Japan vs Bahrain

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 20 Mar 2025, 10:35
Japan
Japan
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Bahrain
Bahrain
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Abdulrahman Al Jassim Round 7

Match report

Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 20 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Japan dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 12 shots to Bahrain's 7.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 12 - 7 On target 4 - 2 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 18 - 5 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Takefusa Kubo
Japan · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Daichi Kamada 1 goal
8 Hiroki Itō 81 passes (88% accurate)
8 Wataru Endo 73 passes (95% accurate)
7 Zion Suzuki captained the side
First half vs second half
Bahrain came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 7–5
Shots On Goal 0–0 4–2
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 6–0 2–1
Attacks 47–56 52–53
Match statistics
8 Corners 1
5 Substitution 3
99 Attacks 109
42 Dangerous Attacks 29
6 On Target 2
6 Off Target 5
12 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 2
18 Fouls 5
8 Corners 1
2 Offsides 3
61% Ball Possession 39%
1 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
566 Passes Total 359
482 Passes Accurate 263
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
22 A. Seko 4 Ko Itakura 21 H. Itō
10 R. Doan 6 W. Endo 5 H. Morita 7 K. Mitoma
20 T. Kubo 8 T. Minamino
9 A. Ueda
Bahrain · 4-2-3-1
22 E. Lutfalla
5 H. Al-Shamsan 2 A. Benaddi 3 W. Al-Hayam 23 A. Al-Khalasi
4 S. Saeed 10 K. Al-Aswad
7 A. Madan 8 M. Marhoon 20 M. Al-Humaidan
12 M. Abduljabbar
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 17 Ao Tanaka
  • 15 Daichi Kamada
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 13 Keito Nakamura
  • 18 Shuto Machino
  • 23 Kosei Tani
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 3 Kota Takai
  • 16 Yuta Nakayama
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 19 Reo Hatate
  • 11 Daizen Maeda
Bahrain
Coach
D. Talajić
Substitutes
  • 13 Mohamed Al Romaihi
  • 6 Vincent Emmanuel
  • 19 Hussein Abdulkarim
  • 21 Sayed Jaafar
  • 1 Abdulkarim Fardan
  • 18 Hazaa Ali
  • 16 Sayed Baqer
  • 14 Ali Haram
  • 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh
  • 17 Sayed Al Wadaei
  • 9 Ibrahim Al-Khatal
  • 11 Ismaeel Abdullatif
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Tanaka ↓ H. Morita Japan
  • 61' ↑ Mohamed Al Romaihi ↓ Mahdi Abduljabbar Bahrain
  • 63' ↑ J. Ito ↓ R. Doan Japan
  • 63' ↑ D. Kamada ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 76' ↑ K. Nakamura ↓ K. Mitoma Japan
  • 82' ↑ Vincent Ani Emmanuel ↓ Hamad Al Shamsan Bahrain
  • 85' ↑ Husain Abdulkarim ↓ Ali Madan Bahrain
  • 86' ↑ S. Machino ↓ A. Ueda Japan
Cards
  • 19' A. Benaddi Bahrain
  • 88' T. Kubo Japan
Head-to-head
Japan 3 0 draws 0 Bahrain
2025-03-20 Japan vs Bahrain 2 - 0
2024-09-10 Bahrain vs Japan 0 - 5
2024-01-31 Bahrain vs Japan 1 - 3
Recent form
Japan D W W W D
Bahrain D L L L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan vs Bahrain?
Japan won 2-0 against Bahrain on 20 March 2025.
Who won Japan vs Bahrain?
Japan won the match 2-0.
Where was Japan vs Bahrain played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan vs Bahrain?
Japan had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.