FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Japan vs China, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

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Japan
  • 13': Yuya Osako (P)
  • 61': Junya Ito
FT
2 - 0
China

    About

    Japan are hosting China at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
    Location: Saitama, Japan
    Attendance: 11,753

    WCQ - AFC Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 South Korea 4 +5 10
    2 Jordan 4 +4 7
    3 Iraq 4 +1 7
    4 Oman 4 -3 3
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan

    No. Name
    12 Shuichi Gonda (GK)
    4 Kou Itakura
    3 Shogo Taniguchi
    19 Hiroki Sakai
    5 Yuto Nagatomo
    17 Ao Tanaka
    10 Takumi Minamino
    13 Hidemasa Morita
    6 Wataru Endo
    14 Junya Ito
    15 Yuya Osako
    Japan Substitutes:
    Gaku Shibasaki, Miki Yamane, Naomichi Ueda, Takefusa Kubo, Ritsu Doan, Daniel Schmidt, Yuta Nakayama, Shinnosuke Nakatani, Daizen Maeda, Eiji Kawashima, Genki Haraguchi.

    CHN China

    No. Name
    1 Yan Junling (GK)
    20 Zhu Chenjie
    2 Zheng
    6 Jiang Guangtai
    5 Zhang Linpeng
    8 Hao Junmin
    4 Wang Shenchao
    15 Wu Xi
    13 Xu Xin
    7 Wu Lei Yellow Card
    9 Yuning Zhang
    China Substitutes:
    Alan, Wei Shihao, Long Tan, Wang Dalei, Chi Zhongguo, Zhang Xizhe, Yu Dabao, Jin Jingdao, Hanwen Deng, Liu Dianzuo, Tsun Dai, Liu Yang.

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