Japan vs Saudi Arabia

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 1 Feb 2022, 10:14
Japan
Japan
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Ko Hyung-Jin Round 8

Match report

Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 1 February 2022.

Saudi Arabia dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Japan had 10 shots to Saudi Arabia's 4.

The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama), with Ko Hyung-Jin in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 10 - 4 On target 3 - 1 Corners 1 - 8 Fouls 10 - 6 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Junya Ito
Japan · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Takumi Minamino 1 goal
8 Hiroki Sakai captained the side
7 Shuichi Gonda captained the side
7 Ko Itakura captained the side
First half vs second half
Japan stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–1 7–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 1–1
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 0–5 1–3
Attacks 45–64 64–76
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 140
47 Dangerous Attacks 40
3 On Target 1
6 Off Target 2
10 Shots Total 4
3 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 1
4 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 6
1 Corners 8
3 Offsides 4
40% Ball Possession 60%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
392 Passes Total 595
290 Passes Accurate 482
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
Saudi Arabia · 4-2-3-1
21 M. Al-Owais
2 S. Al-Ghannam 4 A. Al-Amri 5 A. Al-Boleahi 13 Y. Al-Shahrani
15 A. Al-Hassan 8 A. Malki
19 F. Muwallad 23 M. Kanno 10 S. Al-Dawsari
9 F. Albirakan
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 1 Eiji Kawashima
  • 23 Daniel Schmidt
  • 16 Shinnosuke Nakatani
  • 20 Yuta Nakayama
  • 22 Miki Yamane
  • 2 Naomichi Ueda
  • 9 Daizen Maeda
  • 7 Gaku Shibasaki
  • 21 Ritsu Doan
  • 8 Genki Haraguchi
  • 11 Takefusa Kubo
  • 18 Takuma Asano
Saudi Arabia
Coach
Pizzi
Substitutes
  • 22 Fawaz Al Qarni
  • 1 Mohammed Al Yami
  • 6 Mohammed Al-Burayk
  • 12 Saud Abdulhamid
  • 3 Ziyad Al-Sahafi
  • 17 Ahmed Sharahili
  • 7 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
  • 18 Hattan Bahebri
  • 20 Khalid Al-Ghannam
  • 16 Sami Al-Najei
  • 14 Haitham Asiri
  • 11 Abdullah Al Hamddan
Substitutions
  • 23' ↑ Abdullah Al Khaibari ↓ Abdulelah Al Malki Saudi Arabia
  • 55' ↑ Saud Abdul Hamid ↓ Ali Al-Hassan Saudi Arabia
  • 55' ↑ Hattan Bahebri ↓ Fahad Al Muwallad Saudi Arabia
  • 68' ↑ Y. Nakayama ↓ Y. Nagatomo Japan
  • 68' ↑ D. Maeda ↓ Y. Ōsako Japan
  • 75' ↑ Khalid Al Ghannam ↓ Sultan Al-Ghannam Saudi Arabia
  • 75' ↑ Abdullah Al Hamdan ↓ Firas Al Brikan Saudi Arabia
  • 78' ↑ T. Asano ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 90' ↑ G. Haraguchi ↓ W. Endo Japan
Cards
  • 4' A. Albulayhi Saudi Arabia
  • 21' K. Itakura Japan
  • 74' H. Bahebri Saudi Arabia
Head-to-head
Japan 2 1 draws 1 Saudi Arabia
2025-03-25 Japan vs Saudi Arabia 0 - 0
2024-10-10 Saudi Arabia vs Japan 0 - 2
2022-02-01 Japan vs Saudi Arabia 2 - 0
2021-10-07 Saudi Arabia vs Japan 1 - 0
Recent form
Japan D W W W D
Saudi Arabia D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Japan won 2-0 against Saudi Arabia on 1 February 2022.
Who won Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Japan won the match 2-0.
Where was Japan vs Saudi Arabia played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.