Saudi Arabia vs Japan, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCAbout
Game Information
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 5,218
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
Saudi Arabia
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
17 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
13 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
3 | Abdullah Madu |
2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam |
7 | Salman Al-Faraj |
18 | Abdulrahman Ghareeb |
23 | Mohamed Kanno |
19 | Fahad Al-Muwallad |
8 | Abdulelah Al-Malki |
11 | Saleh Al-Shehri |
Japan
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Shuichi Gonda (GK) |
19 | Hiroki Sakai |
5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
22 | Maya Yoshida |
16 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
18 | Takuma Asano |
7 | Gaku Shibasaki |
6 | Wataru Endo |
10 | Takumi Minamino |
9 | Daichi Kamada |
15 | Yuya Osako |
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?