Japan vs Sweden Prediction, 6/25/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/24/2026

Game: Japan vs Sweden

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX

TV: FOX

Japan (1-1-0) will compete against Sweden (1-0-1) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Thursday. The odds on this World Cup game have Japan at -115 and Sweden is priced at +340. The total is 2.5. The goalies who are expected to start are Zion Suzuki for Japan and Kristoffer Nordfeldt for Sweden.

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Japan beat Tunisia 4-0 in their last match after earning a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in their first World Cup game. Both Ayase Ueda and Daichi Kamada have scored 2 goals for Japan. Zion Suzuki has 4 saves on 6 shots in goal for the Japanese.

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Sweden is coming off a rough 5-1 loss to the Netherlands. In their first World Cup game, the Swedish won 5-1 against Tunisia. So far in the tournament, Yasin Ayari has 2 goals, while Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak, Anthony Elanga, and Mattias Svanberg all have 1 goal apiece. Kristoffer Nordfeldt has only 3 saves and has given up 6 goals for the Swedish.

The man who will defend the goal for Japan is Zion Suzuki. Suzuki has seen the pitch for 8,640 minutes and has earned 288 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.44 (139 total goals allowed) and his save % is 69.4%. The goalkeeper born in Japan has had 415 shots attempted at him in 96 career starts. Suzuki (24-37-35 mark in his career) has totaled 22 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 22.7%% clean sheet percentage.

Kristoffer Nordfeldt is expected to look after the goal for Sweden. So far in his career, Nordfeldt has allowed 581 goals and has tallied 1,414 saves in 417 starts. He has allowed 1.40 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 167-96-152. He has a save % of 71.7% and his clean sheet rate is currently 27.2%%. Nordfeldt has totaled 113 clean sheets and has defended 1,972 shots tried against him in 37,405 minutes throughout his career.

Ayase Ueda is a member of the team who has a chance to score for Japan. The forward representing Japan has 93 goals scored in 12,047 mins. Ueda has been in the starting lineup in 129 matches thus far in his career and he has earned 0.69 G/90. He has 10 assists while tallying 196 pts during his career.

Sweden features Viktor Gyokeres, who is known to give defenses fits. He sports an average of 0.62 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 228 games so far in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Sweden has totaled 20,776 professional minutes while scoring 143 goals. He has 328 points thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 42 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Japan (-115)

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