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England rounds off its World Cup Send-Off Series with the visit of Japan to Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, where head coach Thomas Tuchel is set to welcome back several familiar faces to the foldEngland will aim to follow up Friday's draw with Uruguay with a victory over Japan on TuesdayEngland plays its final home game on Tuesday ahead of jetting off to the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer when it takes on Japan at Wembley Stadium.The Three Lions flattered to deceive in the first of their two outings this international break when Uruguay were the visitors to the capital on Friday, being held to a 1-1 draw after Ben White's 81st-minute opener was canceled out by a stoppage-time penalty from Real Madrid's Federico Valverde.Eight players have since left camp, and a much-changed lineup is expected for the visit of Japan, which itself has also qualified for this summer's World Cup and overcame Scotland on Saturday, winning 1-0 at Hampden Park.READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp confirms Liverpool return after emotional welcome during Legends gameREAD MORE: Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of Man City after Giovanni Leoni updateAhead of England's final test on home soil before heading to the United States in June, Liverpool.com tells you all you need to know about Tuesday's matchup with Japan, including how you can watch all the action unfold and who is expected to feature.When is England vs Japan?England vs Japan will kick off at 7:45pm GMT (3:45pm ET / 12:45pm PT) on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.This will be just the fourth ever meeting between the two sides, and the first since May 2010, when two own goals helped England to a 2-1 victory over Japan in Austria in what was the Three Lions' final warm-up game ahead of that year's World Cup in South Africa.Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard featured in England's last meeting with Japan back in May 2010How to watchIn the U.K., the match will be shown live on ITV1, with coverage getting underway at 7pm. The game can also be streamed via ITVX and the ITVX app.In the U.S., fans can catch all the action on Fubo, which new customers can access with a free 5-day trial.Team newsEngland head coach Thomas Tuchel has named a revised squad of 27 players for Tuesday's friendly against Japan following Friday's draw with Uruguay, with eight players leaving camp in the wake of that 1-1 draw.Most notable among those is the Arsenal duo of Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, who require medical assessment despite not featuring in the previous game.
Gunners teammate Noni Madueke will also return to north London after limping off injured in the first-half against Uruguay.England striker Harry Kane (R) is one of nine new players who have linked up with the squad for the Japan gameJohn Stones (Manchester City), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) have also left, but Dean Henderson, Nico O'Reilly, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Dan Burn, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane have joined.As for Japan, there appear to be no fresh injury concerns in the wake of Saturday's victory over Scotland, and Premier League duo Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) and Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) are expected to be restored to the starting lineup at Wembley.
