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    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    Japan
    Japan

    Japan

    6-1-0, 19 PTS
    2Winner Icon Japan
    Bahrain
    Bahrain

    Bahrain

    1-3-3, 6 PTS
    0
    • Daichi Kamada - 66'
    • Takefusa Kubo - 87'
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    Match Formations

    • 1
      Suzuki
    • 21
      Ito
    • 4
      Itakura
    • 22
      Seko
    • 7
      Mitoma
    • 5
      Morita
    • 6
      Endo
    • 10
      Doan
    • 8
      Minamino
    • 20
      Kubo
    • 9
      Ueda
    No.Name
    1Zion Suzuki
    4Kou Itakura
    21Hiroki Ito
    22Ayumu Seko
    5Hidemasa Morita
    17Ao Tanaka
    6Wataru Endo
    7Kaoru Mitoma
    13Keito Nakamura
    10Ritsu Doan
    14Junya Ito
    9Ayase Ueda
    18Shuto Machino
    8Takumi Minamino
    15Daichi Kamada
    20Takefusa Kubo
    Substitutes
    23Kosei Tani
    12Keisuke Osako
    16Yuta Nakayama
    3Kota Takai
    11Daizen Maeda
    2Yukinari Sugawara
    19Reo Hatate

    Game Information

    Saitama Stadium 2002
    10:35 AM, 20 March 2025
    Saitama, Japan
    Attendance: 58,137
    • Referees:
    • Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

    Kamada, Kubo strike as Japan become first nation to qualify for World Cup

    VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF JAPAN PLAYING BAHRAIN IN A SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
    Mar 20, 2025, 05:55 pm - Reuters

    Match Timeline

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    BahrainBahrain
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    WCQ - AFC News

    Defending champions Vietnam up and running at ASEAN U-23 Championship

    Defending champions Vietnam up and running at ASEAN U-23 Championship

    Reigning champions Vietnam have begun their ASEAN U-23 Championship title defence with a comfortable 3-0 win over Laos.
    Malaysia put seven past Brunei to get ASEAN U-23 campaign back on track

    Malaysia put seven past Brunei to get ASEAN U-23 campaign back on track

    Malaysia have bounced back from a disappointing opening defeat at the ASEAN U-23 Championship with an emphatic 7-1 win over Brunei Darussalam.
    Indonesia, Saudi Arabia to renew rivalry in fourth round of Asian FIFA World Cup qualifiers

    Indonesia, Saudi Arabia to renew rivalry in fourth round of Asian FIFA World Cup qualifiers

    Indonesia will get the chance to pull off another upset against Saudi Arabia in the next stage of the Asian qualifiers.
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