Bahrain vs Japan, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Bahrain

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Japan

37': Ayase Ueda (P)
47': Ayase Ueda
61': Hidemasa Morita
64': Hidemasa Morita
81': Koki Ogawa

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Bahrain are hosting Japan at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 22,729

Line-Ups

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
2	Amine Benaddi
16	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
23	Abdulla Al Khalasi
17	Vincent Ani Emmanuel
4	Abbas Al-Asfoor
14	Ali Abdula Haram
8	Mohamed Marhoon
7	Ali Jaafar Madan
19	Komail Al-Aswad
12	Mahdi Abduljabbar

Bahrain Substitutes:

Ammar Mohamed, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Waleed Al-Hayam, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Ahmed Nabeel, Husain Abdulkarim, Hazaa Ali, Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Moses Atede Jona.

Japan (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
3	Shogo Taniguchi
16	Koki Machida
4	Kou Itakura
5	Hidemasa Morita
6	Wataru Endo
7	Kaoru Mitoma
10	Ritsu Doan
9	Ayase Ueda
15	Daichi Kamada
8	Takumi Minamino

Japan Substitutes:

Keisuke Osako, Koki Ogawa, Yuta Nakayama, Kosei Tani, Junya Ito, Takuma Asano, Kota Takai, Yukinari Sugawara, Keito Nakamura, Ao Tanaka, Takefusa Kubo, Daizen Maeda.

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