Man Japan should prolly turn those two defenders into strikers the way they're finishing at that match. VERY unlucky game for Japan, disappointing from England, Japan deserved it a lot. Hopefully they'd go far in the world cup, they're my underdog team!

Only Japan can manage to be so awesome, and yet so unlucky... in a way they make me think of Colombia back in the day!

I hope Japan cleans up their defense for the WC, and the keeper is as awesome as he was for this game!

To be fair, the second one looked likely to have gone in anyway.

Gerrard is a poor man's Kaka - the former has no close control. His heavy touch render him average against world-class midfielders. DID ANYBODY SEE HIS TOUCH ON THE BALL IN THE BOX WITH THE ONE-TWO WITH ROONEY? Lampard is the same. Awful touch. He just mops up and has a good engine in a world-class Chelsea team. His team-mates make him look good. THESE TWO PLAYERS WILL BE FOUND WANTING IN THE WORLD CUP.

how can a team score 3 goals and lose a match by 2-1 loool and how can a team score none and manage to win loool

I'd Say England Didn't deserve the victory, if japan plays like that in the world cup they may have a chance...Besides the own goals...

What's up with the Chelsea players choking? We kinda need them for England.

Japan were super unlucky they could have easily beat England!
England really have to step up the level of play or they wont get far. I am saying this as an England fan at the moment I can see Japan going further Japan are a good team.

I find it kind of funny how much people buy into what these friendlies mean since the answer is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! As a Germany fan I know this better than anyone hahaha. If friendlies decided anything Germany wouldn't even be a top 15 footballing nation. So don't worry about how things went in this one....England will still perform well but fail as a team in the latter stages of the tournament as they always do!!! I wouldn't have been the slightest bit worried if England had lost this one.......

Hehe everything is obvious ... but cant say this is Englands level... They are way batter then this... its just a matter of playing a few games together before worldcup.. I am confident that Capello's team will giv a good fight...

Those were some two own goals, very spectacular.

england was so lucky, japan played so much better than they did.

England is a candidate for being winners of the world cup. So if Japan gave them a challenge regardless of who was playing for England means soccer fans all over the world should watch how Japan does in the world cup.

who mentioned scholes??