FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Japan
  • 66': Daichi Kamada
  • 87': Takefusa Kubo
FT
2 - 0
Bahrain

    Kamada, Kubo strike as Japan become first nation to qualify for World Cup

    VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF JAPAN PLAYING BAHRAIN IN A SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

    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

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bhr.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBHR JPNhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/jpn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    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

    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

    JPN 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.

    BHR Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
    3 Waleed Al-Hayam
    2 Amine Benaddi Yellow Card
    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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