Saudi Arabia vs Japan

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 10 Oct 2024, 18:00
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah) 👤 Kim Jong-Hyeok Round 3

Match report

Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 10 October 2024.

Saudi Arabia had 13 shots to Japan's 7.

The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah), with Kim Jong-Hyeok in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 13 - 7 On target 2 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 8 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Shogo Taniguchi
Japan · captained the side
8 Hidemasa Morita 1 assist
7 Daichi Kamada 1 goal
7 Koki Ogawa 1 goal
7 Ahmed Al-Kassar captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 5–3
Shots On Goal 2–2 0–1
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 5–2 2–3
Attacks 51–54 69–36
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
6 Substitution 5
120 Attacks 90
49 Dangerous Attacks 31
3 On Target 3
10 Off Target 4
13 Shots Total 7
2 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 12
7 Corners 5
1 Offsides 4
57% Ball Possession 43%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 2
592 Passes Total 452
515 Passes Accurate 375
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Saudi Arabia · 4-3-3
22 A. Al-Kassar
12 S. Abdulhamid 17 H. Tambakti 4 A. Lajami 14 H. Kadesh
7 M. Aljuwayr 8 A. Al-Malki 6 N. Al-Dawsari
23 A. Ahmed 9 F. Al-Buraikan 19 S. Al-Dawsari
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
4 Ko Itakura 3 S. Taniguchi 16 K. Machida
10 R. Doan 6 W. Endo 5 H. Morita 7 K. Mitoma
8 T. Minamino 15 D. Kamada
9 A. Ueda
Saudi Arabia
Coach
R. Mancini
Substitutes
  • 11 Saleh Al-Shehri
  • 16 Faisal Al-Ghamdi
  • 20 Abdullah Radif
  • 15 Abdullah Alkhaibari
  • 18 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
  • 1 Mohammed Al-Rubaie
  • 21 Raghid Najjar
  • 5 Meshal Ali Khayrallah
  • 2 Rayan Hamed
  • 3 Awn Al Saluli
  • 13 Ali Al-Asmari
  • 10 Mohammed Khalil Marran
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 11 Daizen Maeda
  • 19 Koki Ogawa
  • 20 Takefusa Kubo
  • 13 Keito Nakamura
  • 23 Kosei Tani
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 21 Ayumu Seko
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 22 Reo Hatate
  • 17 Ao Tanaka
  • 18 Yuki Ohashi
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Saleh Al Shehri ↓ Aiman Yahya Saudi Arabia
  • 46' ↑ J. Ito ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 61' ↑ Faisal Al Ghamdi ↓ Musab Al Juwayr Saudi Arabia
  • 63' ↑ D. Maeda ↓ D. Kamada Japan
  • 76' ↑ K. Ogawa ↓ A. Ueda Japan
  • 77' ↑ Abdullah Radif ↓ Nasser Al Dawsari Saudi Arabia
  • 82' ↑ Abdulrahman Ghareeb ↓ Feras Al Brikan Saudi Arabia
  • 82' ↑ Abdullah Al Khaibari ↓ Abdulelah Al Malki Saudi Arabia
  • 88' ↑ K. Nakamura ↓ K. Mitoma Japan
  • 88' ↑ T. Kubo ↓ R. Doan Japan
Cards
  • 28' T. Minamino Japan
  • 62' K. Machida Japan
  • 70' S. Abdulhamid Saudi Arabia
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 lost 0-2 against Japan on 10 October 2024.
Who won Saudi Arabia vs Japan?
Japan won the match 2-0.
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 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.