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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Japan

12': Wataru Endo
45'+2': Kaoru Mitoma
52': Takumi Minamino
58': Takumi Minamino
77': Junya Ito
87': Daizen Maeda
90'+5': Takefusa Kubo

FT
7 - 0

China

About

Japan are hosting China at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

12': Wataru Endo (Japan) Goal at 12'
18': Yang Zexiang (China) Yellow Card at 18'
39': Yuning Zhang (China) Yellow Card at 39'
45'+2': Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) Goal at 47'
45': Gao Zhunyi (China) Substitution at 45'
52': Takumi Minamino (Japan) Goal at 52'
58': Takumi Minamino (Japan) Goal at 58'
61': Alan (China) Substitution at 61'
61': Behram Abduweli (China) Substitution at 61'
61': Fernandinho (China) Substitution at 61'
63': Junya Ito (Japan) Substitution at 63'
63': Daizen Maeda (Japan) Substitution at 63'
70': Alan (China) Yellow Card at 70'
71': Ao Tanaka (Japan) Substitution at 71'
71': Kota Takai (Japan) Substitution at 71'
76': Wang Shangyuan (China) Substitution at 76'
77': Junya Ito (Japan) Goal at 77'
79': Koki Ogawa (Japan) Substitution at 79'
87': Daizen Maeda (Japan) Goal at 87'
90'+5': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) Goal at 95'

Statistics

CHN		JPN
9	Fouls	20
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	0
22.8	Possession	77.2
1	SHOTS	17
0	ON GOAL	9
0.0	On Target %	0.5
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
0	Blocked Shots	1
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: 52,398

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Japan	2	+12	6
2	Saudi Arabia	2	+1	4
3	Bahrain	2	-4	3
4	Indonesia	2	0	2

Full Table

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
3	Shogo Taniguchi
16	Koki Machida
4	Kou Itakura
6	Wataru Endo
5	Hidemasa Morita
7	Kaoru Mitoma
10	Ritsu Doan
9	Ayase Ueda
8	Takumi Minamino
20	Takefusa Kubo

Japan Substitutes:

Daichi Kamada, Keito Nakamura, Keisuke Osako, Yuta Nakayama, Takuma Asano, Kosei Tani, Ao Tanaka, Daizen Maeda, Yukinari Sugawara, Koki Ogawa, Kota Takai, Junya Ito.

China (4-4-2)

No.	Name
14	Wang Dalei (GK)
5	Zhu Chenjie
2	Jiang Guangtai
19	Liu Yang
15	Yang Zexiang
16	Jiang Shenglong
21	Li Yuanyi
10	Xu Haoyang
20	Xie Wenneng
9	Yuning Zhang
7	Wu Lei

China Substitutes:

Behram Abduweli, Liangming Lin, Wang Haijian, Wei Zhen, Liu Dianzuo, Yan Junling, Fernandinho, Li Lei, Alan, Gao Zhunyi, Han Pengfei, Wang Shangyuan.

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