Japan vs Saudi Arabia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
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Game Information
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 19,118
WCQ - AFC Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan | 2 | +2 | 4 |
2 | South Korea | 2 | +2 | 4 |
3 | Iraq | 2 | +1 | 4 |
4 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Japan
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Shuichi Gonda (GK) |
4 | Kou Itakura |
19 | Hiroki Sakai |
5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
3 | Shogo Taniguchi |
10 | Takumi Minamino |
13 | Hidemasa Morita |
6 | Wataru Endo |
14 | Junya Ito |
17 | Ao Tanaka |
15 | Yuya Osako |
Saudi Arabia
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
13 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi |
2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam |
4 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
15 | Ali Al-Hassan |
23 | Mohamed Kanno |
10 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
8 | Abdulelah Al-Malki |
19 | Fahad Al-Muwallad |
9 | Feras Al-Brikan |
WCQ - AFC News
Arif Aiman's star rose again as he produced a virtuoso display for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Shanghai Port.
Chinese football looked to have hit an all-time low but a glimmer of hope was offered in Tuesday's ACL Elite action.
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has backed Socceroos boss Graham Arnold to rebound from a winless start to the third phase of Asian qualification, saying the organisation would "put our faith" in the coach to engineer a turnaround.
From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.
Graham Arnold's Socceroos are confronting the same challenges that led to such consternation last qualification campaign. Is anyone really that surprised?