England vs Japan LIVE commentary: Kick-off time and team news as Three Lions continue World Cup prep

England welcome Japan to Wembley on Tuesday night as Thomas Tuchel continues his preparations for the World Cup.

The Three Lions were held to a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in London on Friday.

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The returning Ben White fired England in front late on, but the spoils were shared after Federico Valverde duly dispatched of a second half injury time penalty.

And England will hope to ramp up their 2026 World Cup prep by returning to winning ways when they face the Samurai Blue.

Japan make the trip south of the border having beaten Scotland 1-0 over the weekend.

Genk forward Junya Ito scored the decisive goal late on as the Far East nation came away from Hampden with a narrow victory.

Tuesday’s clash will mark the first time England have faced Japan since claiming a 2-1 win in May 2010.

England vs Japan: Date and how to follow

This international friendly will take place at Wembley on Tuesday, March 31.

The match will kick off at 7:45pm.

talkSPORT will have live commentary of the friendly clash.

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Adrian Durham presents coverage of at the clash at Wembley, which starts at 7pm on the Kick Off.

Commentary will be provided by Jim Proudfoot and former England captain Stuart Pearce.

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England vs Japan: Team news

The England squad has been hit with further withdrawals following Friday’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay.

Noni Madueke was forced off in the first half of the stalemate and has returned to Arsenal.

Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka have also dropped out of the squad and linked back up with the Gunners for ‘medical assessments’.

Manchester City pair Phil Foden and John Stones also miss Tuesday’s game due to injury, while Adam Wharton, Aaron Ramsdale, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Fikayo Tomori have returned to their respective club sides.

Tuchel has been left with a 27-man squad for Tuesday’s game as a result of the high number of withdrawals.

Jude Bellingham will not feature for England.

For Japan, former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu was forced to depart the squad, but is the sole notable exclusion.

Japan came through their 1-0 win over Scotland relatively unscathed, and means manager Hajime Moriyasu has plenty of options for the clash at Wembley.

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England vs Japan: What’s been said?

England boss Tuchel insists that the Uruguay experiment went well despite conceding a late equaliser.

“I was looking forward to that match, I tell you. I was looking forward to it because we had some good training sessions and the group was a lively group,” Tuchel said.

“I liked the group a lot. I was excited to coach them. I was very happy when I did it. It seemed like we got a win for it. But it was good. It was nice.

“It was nice to see everyone back and we need to make sure that they are ready now against Japan.”