FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Bahrain
    FT
    0 - 5
    Japan
    • 37': Ayase Ueda (P)
    • 47': Ayase Ueda
    • 61': Hidemasa Morita
    • 64': Hidemasa Morita
    • 81': Koki Ogawa

    About

    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

    BHR 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.

    JPN 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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