Japan vs China PR

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 27 Jan 2022, 10:00
Japan
Japan
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
China PR
China PR
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Abdulrahman Al Jassim Round 7

Match report

Japan beat China PR 2-0 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 27 January 2022.

China PR failed to register a single shot on target, while Japan dominated possession with 63% of the ball.

Japan had 16 shots to China PR's 2.

The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama), with Abdulrahman Al Jassim in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 16 - 2 On target 6 - 0 Corners 11 - 1 Fouls 13 - 12 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Junya Ito
Japan · 1 goal
8 Yuya Osako 1 goal
7 Shuichi Gonda captained the side
7 Hiroki Sakai captained the side
7 Ko Itakura 77 passes (91% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–0 7–2
Shots On Goal 3–0 3–0
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 7–0 4–1
Attacks 104–37 85–34
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
189 Attacks 71
69 Dangerous Attacks 11
6 On Target 0
11 Off Target 2
16 Shots Total 2
6 Shots On Goal 0
8 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 0
4 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 12
11 Corners 1
3 Offsides 0
63% Ball Possession 37%
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 4
584 Passes Total 357
486 Passes Accurate 242
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan · 4-1-4-1
12 S. Gonda
19 H. Sakai 4 Ko Itakura 3 S. Taniguchi 5 Y. Nagatomo
6 W. Endo
14 J. Ito 17 Ao Tanaka 13 H. Morita 10 T. Minamino
15 Y. Osako
China PR · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Yan
5 L. Zhang 6 T. Browning 20 C. Zhu 2 Z. Zheng
13 X. Xu 4 S. Wang
7 Wu Lei 15 Xi Wu 8 J. Hao
9 Y. Zhang
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 23 Daniel Schmidt
  • 1 Eiji Kawashima
  • 16 Shinnosuke Nakatani
  • 22 Miki Yamane
  • 20 Yuta Nakayama
  • 2 Naomichi Ueda
  • 11 Takefusa Kubo
  • 21 Ritsu Doan
  • 9 Daizen Maeda
  • 7 Gaku Shibasaki
  • 8 Genki Haraguchi
China PR
Coach
M. Lippi
Substitutes
  • 12 Dianzuo Liu
  • 23 Dalei Wang
  • 22 Dabao Yu
  • 3 Hanwen Deng
  • 19 Yang Liu
  • 10 Xizhe Zhang
  • 14 Zhongguo Chi
  • 16 Jingdao Jin
  • 21 Tsun Dai
  • 17 Shihao Wei
  • 11 Alan
  • 18 Long Tan
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ Ā Lán ↓ Zhang Yuning China PR
  • 56' ↑ Wei Shihao ↓ Hao Junmin China PR
  • 58' ↑ Y. Nakayama ↓ Y. Nagatomo Japan
  • 58' ↑ D. Maeda ↓ Y. Ōsako Japan
  • 64' ↑ Dai Wai-Tsun ↓ Zheng Zheng China PR
  • 73' ↑ T. Kubo ↓ W. Endo Japan
  • 85' ↑ G. Haraguchi ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 85' ↑ R. Dōan ↓ J. Ito Japan
  • 89' ↑ Deng Hanwen ↓ Zhang Linpeng China PR
  • 89' ↑ Liu Yang ↓ Wu Lei China PR
Cards
  • 35' Wu Lei China PR
Head-to-head
Japan 5 1 draws 0 China PR
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2022-07-24 Japan vs China PR 0 - 0
2022-01-27 Japan vs China PR 2 - 0
2021-09-07 China PR vs Japan 0 - 1
Recent form
Japan D W W W D
China PR D L L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan vs China PR?
Japan won 2-0 against China PR on 27 January 2022.
Who won Japan vs China PR?
Japan won the match 2-0.
Where was Japan vs China PR played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan vs China PR?
Japan had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.