Japan 2-0 Saudi Arabia (1 Feb, 2022) Final Score

Saudi Arabia

How close are Japan to Hajime Moriyasu's bold target of winning the FIFA World Cup?

Son Heung-Min lauds Palestine spirit as example to follow

Why Asian champions Qatar are struggling in the World Cup qualifiers is anyone's guess

Japan

Saudi Arabia

How close are Japan to Hajime Moriyasu's bold target of winning the FIFA World Cup?

Son Heung-Min lauds Palestine spirit as example to follow

Why Asian champions Qatar are struggling in the World Cup qualifiers is anyone's guess

Match Formations

Game Information

Match Timeline

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

6-1-1, 19 PTS

Takumi Minamino - 31'
Junya Ito - 50'

No.Name
12Shuichi Gonda
4Kou Itakura
19Hiroki Sakai
5Yuto Nagatomo 20Yuta Nakayama
3Shogo Taniguchi
10Takumi Minamino 18Takuma Asano
13Hidemasa Morita
6Wataru Endo 8Genki Haraguchi
14Junya Ito
17Ao Tanaka
15Yuya Osako 9Daizen Maeda

Substitutes
11Takefusa Kubo
21Ritsu Doan
7Gaku Shibasaki
1Eiji Kawashima
23Daniel Schmidt
16Shinnosuke Nakatani
22Miki Yamane
2Naomichi Ueda

Saitama Stadium 2002

10:14 AM, 1 February 2022

Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 19,118

Japan

Saudi Arabia

Hajime Moriyasu has said Japan's goal is not to reach the World Cup but to win it. Are they a realistic chance?

Son Heung-Min praised Palestine for the spirit they showed in holding South Korea to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.

Qatar have won the last two AFC Asian Cups -- so why are they struggling in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers?

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