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

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Bahrain

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Japan

37': Ayase Ueda (P)
47': Ayase Ueda
61': Hidemasa Morita
64': Hidemasa Morita
81': Koki Ogawa

About

Bahrain are hosting Japan at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

37': Ayase Ueda (Japan) Penalty - Scored at 37'
37': Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) Substitution at 37'
45': Jasim Al-Shaikh (Bahrain) Substitution at 45'
45': Junya Ito (Japan) Substitution at 45'
47': Ayase Ueda (Japan) Goal at 47'
61': Hidemasa Morita (Japan) Goal at 61'
64': Hidemasa Morita (Japan) Goal at 64'
65': Koki Ogawa (Japan) Substitution at 65'
65': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) Substitution at 65'
67': Husain Abdulkarim (Bahrain) Substitution at 67'
67': Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 67'
73': Keito Nakamura (Japan) Substitution at 73'
77': Abdulwahab Al-Malood (Bahrain) Substitution at 77'
81': Koki Ogawa (Japan) Goal at 81'
82': Takuma Asano (Japan) Substitution at 82'
88': Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

JPN		BHR
11	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	4
76.1	Possession	23.9
14	SHOTS	3
9	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
1	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: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 22,729

Line-Ups

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
2	Amine Benaddi
16	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
23	Abdulla Al-Khalasi
17	Vincent Ani Emmanuel
4	Abbas Al-Asfoor
14	Ali Abdula Haram
8	Mohamed Marhoon
7	Ali Jaafar Madan
19	Komail Al-Aswad
12	Mahdi Abduljabbar

Bahrain Substitutes:

Ammar Mohamed, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Waleed Al-Hayam, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Ahmed Nabeel, Husain Abdulkarim, Hazza Ali Mubarak, Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Ebrahim Al-Khatal, Moses Atede Jona.

Japan (3-4-3)

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

Japan Substitutes:

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

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