Japan 2-0 China (27 Jan, 2022) Final Score

China

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

China

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

1-2-5, 5 PTS

Yuya Osako - 13' Pen
Junya Ito - 61'

No.Name
12Shuichi Gonda
4Kou Itakura
3Shogo Taniguchi
19Hiroki Sakai
5Yuto Nagatomo 20Yuta Nakayama
17Ao Tanaka
10Takumi Minamino 8Genki Haraguchi
13Hidemasa Morita
6Wataru Endo 11Takefusa Kubo
14Junya Ito 21Ritsu Doan
15Yuya Osako 9Daizen Maeda

Substitutes
7Gaku Shibasaki
22Miki Yamane
2Naomichi Ueda
23Daniel Schmidt
16Shinnosuke Nakatani
1Eiji Kawashima

Saitama Stadium 2002

10:01 AM, 27 January 2022

Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 11,753

Japan

China

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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