Saudi Arabia vs Japan, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saudi Arabia

71': Feras Al-Brikan

FT
1 - 0

Japan

About

Saudi Arabia are hosting Japan at Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 5,218

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Saudi Arabia	2	+1	4
2	Iraq	2	+1	4
3	Indonesia	2	-2	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Saudi Arabia

No.	Name
21	Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
17	Abdulelah Al-Amri
13	Yasser Al-Shahrani
3	Abdullah Madu
2	Sultan Al-Ghannam
7	Salman Al-Faraj
18	Abdulrahman Ghareeb
23	Mohamed Kanno
19	Fahad Al-Muwallad
8	Abdulelah Al-Malki
11	Saleh Al-Shehri

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Saud Abdulhamid, Feras Al-Brikan, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Zaid Al-Bawardi, Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Hussain Salem, Sami Al-Najei, Aiman Yahya, Mohammed Khubrani.

Japan

No.	Name
12	Shuichi Gonda (GK)
19	Hiroki Sakai
5	Yuto Nagatomo
22	Maya Yoshida
16	Takehiro Tomiyasu
18	Takuma Asano
7	Gaku Shibasaki
6	Wataru Endo
10	Takumi Minamino
9	Daichi Kamada
15	Yuya Osako

Japan Substitutes:

Naomichi Ueda, Kyogo Furuhashi, Ado Onaiwu, Genki Haraguchi, Ao Tanaka, Kou Itakura, Sei Muroya, Hidemasa Morita, Yuta Nakayama, Kosei Tani, Koji Miyoshi, Eiji Kawashima.

WCQ - AFC News

Matildas 'winning ugly' at Women's Asian Cup

ESPN's The Far Post discuss the Matildas' 2-1 win and how the win wasn't pretty but sometimes that's how you have to get results in tournament football.

Alanna Kennedy thriving in midfield role for Matildas

With four goals to her name already, ESPN's The Far Post laud Alanna Kennedy's move into the midfield and how her goalscoring is helping the Matildas.

'Chronically underrated' Matilda shines in opener

Clare Wheeler was one of the Matildas' standouts against the Philippines with ESPN's The Far Post heaping praise on the versatile midfielder.

Mary Fowler was back like she never left

Despite her limited preparation, ESPN The Far Post was impressed by Mary Fowler's cameo in the Matildas' 1-0 win over the Philippines at the Women's Asian Cup.

Ex-Iraq coach Jesús Casas takes over at the helm of Lion City Sailors

Singapore Premier League champions Lion City Sailors have appointed ex-Iraq boss Jesús Casas as their new coach.