{"id":28411,"date":"2026-04-01T04:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:03:25","slug":"england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-england-ben-white-of-england-and-team-mates-look-dejected-after-the-international-6836177.jpg?r=1774990834216\" alt=\"England vs Japan - International Friendly Match\" title=\"England vs Japan - International Friendly Match\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">England suffered a loss to Japan. <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty)<\/span><span class=\"magnifier\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-england-ben-white-of-england-and-team-mates-look-dejected-after-the-international-6836177.jpg?r=1774990834216\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>England played in a way that called into question their World Cup qualification in a 1-0 defeat to Japan thanks to a first-half goal from Kaoru Mitoma. The Brighton star is used to playing against English opponents given his experience in the Premier League and was in the perfect position to score a counter-attack in the first half. Japan had a chance to further extend their advantage as Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side ended the international break in very disappointing fashion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Following their draw with Uruguay, hosts England, without Harry Kane through injury, lacked any real edge as they started without a recognized striker and suffered a defeat. Substitute Marcus Rashford&#8217;s 77th-minute shot was, surprisingly, England&#8217;s first shot on target. Morgan Rogers then fired at point-blank range. Express Sport brings you Wembley player ratings&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<h3>England vs. Japan player ratings<\/h3>\n<p>Jordan Pickford &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>He had few chances in Japan&#8217;s opening game, but he made a fine save using his legs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>We were caught up many times on defense. significantly below face value. genuine responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Tuchel was a big favorite and did his best to keep the backline together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>He was handed the armband to show Tuchel&#8217;s confidence in him, but it was far from his best performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>It was unfortunate that Mitoma&#8217;s efforts were missed. The back remains exposed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>He put in a solid performance and hit a shot over the crossbar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-england-ben-white-of-england-reacts-with-thomas-tuchel-head-coach-of-england-during-6836179.jpg?r=1774990834241\" alt=\"England vs Japan - International Friendly Match\" title=\"England vs Japan - International Friendly Match\" width=\"590\" height=\"379\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Ben White struggled against Japan <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty)<\/span><span class=\"magnifier\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-england-ben-white-of-england-reacts-with-thomas-tuchel-head-coach-of-england-during-6836179.jpg?r=1774990834241\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>They were neat and composed, and were able to make some distribution, but they were unable to truly unleash Japan&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Although they played hard, they gave up the ball in front of Japan&#8217;s goal. Far from his best performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>It drifted a lot and I struggled to make an impact. They tried to create chances, but lacked the decisive opening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>His pace and direct running posed at least some danger. Among England&#8217;s outstanding performers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Deploying as a false 9 has little effect and minimizes the attack threat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<h3>substitute<\/h3>\n<p>Bowen, for Palmer, 59 minutes, 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Solanke, Foden, 59 minutes, 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>libramento, white, 59 minutes, 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Hall, for O&#8217;Reilly, 59 minutes, 7<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Garner, Mainu, 71 minutes, 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Rashford, for Gordon, 71 minutes, 7<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Maguire vs. Guehi, 83 minutes, n\/a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Burn, concert, 83 minutes, n\/a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2189002\/england-player-ratings-vs-japan-phil-foden-morgan-rogers\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England suffered a loss to Japan. (Image: Getty) England played in a way that called into question their World Cup qualification in a 1-0 defeat to Japan thanks to a first-half goal from Kaoru Mitoma. The Brighton star is used to playing against English opponents given his experience in the Premier League and was in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-matches"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"England suffered a loss to Japan. (Image: Getty) England played in a way that called into question their World Cup qualification in a 1-0 defeat to Japan thanks to a first-half goal from Kaoru Mitoma. The Brighton star is used to playing against English opponents given his experience in the Premier League and was in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-01T04:03:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-england-ben-white-of-england-and-team-mates-look-dejected-after-the-international-6836177.jpg?r=1774990834216\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin_ok9yktt6\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin_ok9yktt6\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/\",\"name\":\"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6836178.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-01T04:03:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6836178.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6836178.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/\",\"name\":\"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\",\"description\":\"EPL VIP is your ultimate source for all things related to the English Premier League. Get the latest EPL news, live match updates, transfer rumors, team analysis, fixtures, and exclusive insights for true football fans.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9\",\"name\":\"admin_ok9yktt6\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin_ok9yktt6\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/author\/admin_ok9yktt6\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","og_description":"England suffered a loss to Japan. (Image: Getty) England played in a way that called into question their World Cup qualification in a 1-0 defeat to Japan thanks to a first-half goal from Kaoru Mitoma. The Brighton star is used to playing against English opponents given his experience in the Premier League and was in","og_url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/","og_site_name":"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","article_published_time":"2026-04-01T04:03:25+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-england-ben-white-of-england-and-team-mates-look-dejected-after-the-international-6836177.jpg?r=1774990834216","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin_ok9yktt6","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin_ok9yktt6","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/","name":"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6836178.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-01T04:03:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6836178.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6836178.jpg","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/england-vs-japan-players-rated-4-10-1-as-foden-and-rodgers-struggle-soccer-sports\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"England vs Japan players rated 4\/10 1 as Foden and Rodgers struggle | Soccer | Sports"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/","name":"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","description":"EPL VIP is your ultimate source for all things related to the English Premier League. Get the latest EPL news, live match updates, transfer rumors, team analysis, fixtures, and exclusive insights for true football fans.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9","name":"admin_ok9yktt6","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin_ok9yktt6"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/eplvip.com"],"url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/author\/admin_ok9yktt6\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}