FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FULL TIME
Japan WLWWW 5
–
Syria WLDWL 0
  • Ayase Ueda 13'
  • Ritsu Doan 19'
  • Thaer Krouma 21' OG
  • Yuki Soma 73' P
  • Takumi Minamino 85'
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JPN325
SYR000
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima · 26,650 att.

Match Leaders

JPN

  • Ritsu Doan M Total Shots 5

SYR

  • Emiliano Amor D Total Shots 1

Head to Head

JPN leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

Confirmed

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. Keisuke OsakoG12
  2. Kou ItakuraCD4
  3. Koki MachidaCD-L16
  4. Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R22
  5. Wataru EndoCM-L6
  6. Ao TanakaCM-R17
  7. Keito NakamuraLM13
  8. Ritsu DoanRM10
  9. Ayase UedaF9
  10. Takumi MinaminoCF-L8
  11. Takefusa KuboCF-R20

Substitutes

  1. Yuki SomaSUB11
  2. Shogo TaniguchiSUB3
  3. Takuma KawamuraSUB7
  4. Daichi KamadaSUB15
  5. Hidemasa MoritaSUB5
  6. Yukinari SugawaraSUB2
  7. Hiroki ItoSUB21
  8. Kosei TaniSUB23
  9. Koki OgawaSUB19
  10. Reo HatateSUB18
  11. Daiki HashiokaSUB14
  12. Daiya MaekawaSUB1

SYR · 4-4-2

  1. Esteban GlellelG1
  2. Emiliano AmorCD-L15
  3. Thaer KroumaCD-R13
  4. Moayad AjanLB3
  5. Abdul Rahman OuesRB2
  6. Ezequiel HamCM-L4
  7. Elmar AbrahamCM-R14
  8. Ibrahim HesarLM21
  9. Jalil ElíasRM8
  10. Omar Al-SomahCF-L9
  11. Ariel CerveraCF-R20

Substitutes

  1. Amro JenyatSUB6
  2. Omar Al-MidaniSUB5
  3. Fahad YoussefSUB17
  4. Antonio YakoubSUB7
  5. Mohammad AnezSUB18
  6. Ahmad MadaniehSUB22
  7. Ammar RamadanSUB12
  8. Elias HadayaSUB23
  9. Mohammad Al-HallaqSUB10
  10. Alaa Al DaliSUB11
  11. Khaled KourdaghliSUB16
  12. Muayad Al-KhouliSUB19

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 89'

    Substitution, Syria. Mohammad Anez replaces Ezequiel Ham.

    Mohammad Anez
  2. Goal 85'

    Goal! Japan 5, Syria 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.

    Takumi Minamino
  3. Yellow Card 79'

    Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Daichi Kamada
  4. Yellow Card 78'

    Ezequiel Ham (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Ezequiel Ham
  5. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Japan. Kosei Tani replaces Keisuke Osako.

    Kosei Tani
  6. Penalty - Scored 73'

    Goal! Japan 4, Syria 0. Yuki Soma (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    Yuki Soma
  7. Substitution 73'

    Substitution, Japan. Takumu Kawamura replaces Ao Tanaka.

    Takuma Kawamura
  8. Yellow Card 72'

    Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Abdul Rahman Oues
  9. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Wataru Endo.

    Daichi Kamada
  10. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Takefusa Kubo.

    Yuki Soma
  11. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Syria. Ammar Ramadan replaces Elmar Abraham.

    Ammar Ramadan
  12. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Keito Nakamura.

    Hiroki Ito
  13. Own Goal 21'

    Own Goal by Thaer Krouma, Syria. Japan 3, Syria 0.

    Thaer Krouma
  14. Goal 19'

    Goal! Japan 2, Syria 0. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.

    Ritsu Doan
  15. Goal - Header 13'

    Goal! Japan 1, Syria 0. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.

    Ayase Ueda
  1. End Regular Time 90'+4'

    Second Half ends, Japan 5, Syria 0.

  2. Substitution 89'

    Substitution, Syria. Mohammad Anez replaces Ezequiel Ham.

    Mohammad Anez
  3. Goal 85'

    Goal! Japan 5, Syria 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.

    Takumi Minamino
  4. Yellow Card 79'

    Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Daichi Kamada
  5. Yellow Card 78'

    Ezequiel Ham (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Ezequiel Ham
  6. Substitution 76'

    Substitution, Japan. Kosei Tani replaces Keisuke Osako.

    Kosei Tani
  7. Penalty - Scored 73'

    Goal! Japan 4, Syria 0. Yuki Soma (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    Yuki Soma
  8. Substitution 73'

    Substitution, Japan. Takumu Kawamura replaces Ao Tanaka.

    Takuma Kawamura
  9. Yellow Card 72'

    Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Abdul Rahman Oues
  10. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Wataru Endo.

    Daichi Kamada
  11. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Takefusa Kubo.

    Yuki Soma
  12. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Syria. Ammar Ramadan replaces Elmar Abraham.

    Ammar Ramadan
  13. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Japan 3, Syria 0.

  14. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Keito Nakamura.

    Hiroki Ito
  15. Halftime 45'+3'
  16. Own Goal 21'

    Own Goal by Thaer Krouma, Syria. Japan 3, Syria 0.

    Thaer Krouma
  17. Goal 19'

    Goal! Japan 2, Syria 0. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.

    Ritsu Doan
  18. Goal - Header 13'

    Goal! Japan 1, Syria 0. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.

    Ayase Ueda
  19. Kickoff

WCQ - AFC News

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