Parma's goalkeeper carries Japan's No.1 shirt into the tournament. Commanding reach and quick recovery define his game.
Tournament Chronicle
A biography that grows match by match- 2026-06-25M036
Two saves after the one that beat him
Zion Suzuki could do little about Anthony Elanga's curled, left-footed cross-shot for Sweden's 62nd-minute equaliser. What he did next mattered more. Minutes later he met Alexander Isak's low, close-range effort with a sharp stop from the edge of the box, then produced a reaction save late on as Sweden pushed for a winner that would have leapfrogged Japan. The 1-1 — and second place in Group F — held because the goalkeeper answered the goal he had just conceded.
- 2026-06-15M031
Kept Japan in it before half-time
Against a Netherlands side that controlled possession and pushed Japan deep, Zion Suzuki was the reason the opener was still goalless at the break. He topped Sofascore's half-time ratings and made the saves that kept Japan within range of a match it was not dominating. The two second-half equalizers only counted because Suzuki had first refused to let the game get away.
