Saudi Arabia vs Japan

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 7 Oct 2021, 17:00
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah) 👤 Adham Makhadmeh Round 3

Match report

Saudi Arabia edged past Japan 1-0 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 7 October 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Saudi Arabia had 11 shots to Japan's 10.

The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah), with Adham Makhadmeh in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 11 - 10 On target 3 - 4 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 14 - 14
8
Player of the match
Mohammed Al-Owais
Saudi Arabia · 4 saves
8 Abdulelah Al-Amri captained the side
8 Mohamed Kanno captained the side
8 Daichi Kamada captained the side
7 Firas Albirakan 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 4–6
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–1
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 2–3 0–2
Attacks 62–54 51–44
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 98
50 Dangerous Attacks 62
3 On Target 4
5 Off Target 2
11 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 6
5 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 14
2 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
52% Ball Possession 48%
4 Saves 2
431 Passes Total 398
347 Passes Accurate 314
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Saudi Arabia · 4-2-3-1
21 M. Al-Owais
2 S. Al-Ghannam 17 A. Al-Amri 3 A. Madu 13 Y. Al-Shahrani
23 M. Kanno 8 A. Malki
19 F. Muwallad 7 S. Al-Faraj 18 A. Ghareeb
11 S. Al-Shehri
Japan · 4-2-3-1
12 S. Gonda
19 H. Sakai 22 M. Yoshida 16 T. Tomiyasu 5 Y. Nagatomo
6 W. Endo 7 G. Shibasaki
18 T. Asano 9 D. Kamada 10 T. Minamino
15 Y. Osako
Saudi Arabia
Coach
H. Renard
Substitutes
  • 22 Fawaz Al Qarni
  • 1 Zaid Al-Bawardi
  • 5 Ali Al-Boleahi
  • 4 Mohammed Al-Khabrani
  • 14 Hussain Qasim
  • 12 Saud Abdulhamid
  • 10 Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
  • 15 Ayman Yahya
  • 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari
  • 20 Abdulrahman Alobud
  • 16 Sami Al-Najei
  • 9 Firas Albirakan
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 1 Eiji Kawashima
  • 23 Kosei Tani
  • 4 Ko Itakura
  • 3 Sei Muroya
  • 2 Naomichi Ueda
  • 14 Koji Miyoshi
  • 8 Genki Haraguchi
  • 13 Hidemasa Morita
  • 17 Ao Tanaka
  • 20 Yuta Nakayama
  • 11 Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 21 Ado Onaiwu
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ G. Haraguchi ↓ T. Asano Japan
  • 59' ↑ K. Furuhashi ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 64' ↑ Sami Al-Najei ↓ Abdulrahman Ghareeb Saudi Arabia
  • 64' ↑ Firas Al-Buraikan ↓ Saleh Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia
  • 73' ↑ H. Morita ↓ G. Shibasaki Japan
  • 73' ↑ A. Onaiwu ↓ D. Kamada Japan
  • 86' ↑ Nasser Al-Dawsari ↓ Abdulelah Al-Malki Saudi Arabia
  • 87' ↑ Saud Abdul Hamid ↓ Fahad Al Muwallad Saudi Arabia
  • 90+3' ↑ Ali Al-Bulaihi ↓ Salman Al-Faraj Saudi Arabia
  • 90+1' ↑ Y. Nakayama ↓ Y. Nagatomo Japan
Head-to-head
Saudi Arabia 1 1 draws 2 Japan
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
Saudi Arabia D L D L W
Japan D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Saudi Arabia vs Japan?
Saudi Arabia won 1-0 against Japan on 7 October 2021.
Who won Saudi Arabia vs Japan?
Saudi Arabia won the match 1-0.
Where was Saudi Arabia vs Japan played?
The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah).
Who had more possession in Saudi Arabia vs Japan?
Saudi Arabia had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.