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

Mar 20, 2025, 10:35 AM · FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Japan

66': Daichi Kamada
87': Takefusa Kubo

FT
2 - 0

Bahrain

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Match Timeline

19': Amine Benaddi (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 19'
45': Ao Tanaka (Japan) Substitution at 45'
61': Mohamed Al-Romaihi (Bahrain) Substitution at 61'
63': Junya Ito (Japan) Substitution at 63'
63': Daichi Kamada (Japan) Substitution at 63'
66': Daichi Kamada (Japan) Goal at 66'
76': Keito Nakamura (Japan) Substitution at 76'
82': Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) Substitution at 82'
85': Husain Abdulkarim (Bahrain) Substitution at 85'
86': Shuto Machino (Japan) Substitution at 86'
87': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) Goal at 87'
88': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

BHR		JPN
5	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	2
39.3	Possession	60.7
7	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
10:35 AM, Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 58,137

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Japan	8	+22	20
2	Australia	8	+7	13
3	Saudi Arabia	8	-2	10
4	Indonesia	8	-6	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
4	Kou Itakura
21	Hiroki Ito
22	Ayumu Seko
5	Hidemasa Morita
6	Wataru Endo
7	Kaoru Mitoma
10	Ritsu Doan
9	Ayase Ueda
8	Takumi Minamino
20	Takefusa Kubo

Japan Substitutes:

Junya Ito, Kosei Tani, Keisuke Osako, Yuta Nakayama, Kota Takai, Daizen Maeda, Yukinari Sugawara, Ao Tanaka, Reo Hatate, Keito Nakamura, Daichi Kamada, Shuto Machino.

Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
2	Amine Benaddi
23	Abdulla Al Khalasi
5	Hamed Al-Shamsan
8	Mohamed Marhoon
10	Komail Al-Aswad
4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed
12	Mahdi Abduljabbar
20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan
7	Ali Jaafar Madan

Bahrain Substitutes:

Abdulkarim Fardan, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Husain Abdulkarim, Ismail Abdullatif, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Ali Abdula Haram, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Hazaa Ali, Mohamed Al-Romaihi, Sayed Al Wadaei.

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