Japan 0-0 Saudi Arabia (25 Mar, 2025) Final Score

Saudi Arabia

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

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Japan

Saudi Arabia

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

Irvine leads Socceroos to qualifying win over China

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Match Formations

Game Information

Match Timeline

Match Commentary

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

2-4-2, 10 PTS

1
Suzuki
21
Ito
4
Itakura
3
Takai
13
Nakamura
17
Tanaka
6
Endo
2
Sugawara
15
Kamada
20
Kubo
11
Maeda

No.Name
1Zion Suzuki
4Kou Itakura
21Hiroki Ito
3Kota Takai
17Ao Tanaka
6Wataru Endo 19Reo Hatate
13Keito Nakamura
2Yukinari Sugawara 14Junya Ito
11Daizen Maeda 9Kyogo Furuhashi
15Daichi Kamada 8Takumi Minamino
20Takefusa Kubo 10Ritsu Doan

Substitutes
5Hiroki Sekine
7Joel Chima Fujita
23Kosei Tani
12Keisuke Osako
22Ayumu Seko
18Shuto Machino
16Yuta Nakayama

Saitama Stadium 2002

10:35 AM, 25 March 2025

Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 58,003

Referees:
Ahmed Al-Ali

Japan

Saudi Arabia

45
61
62
73
74
83
90+2

90'+2' Abdullah Al-Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 92'
83' Takumi Minamino (Japan) Substitution at 83'
74' Reo Hatate (Japan) Substitution at 74'

Match Stats

JPN

KSA

Possession

77.6%

22.4%

Shots on Goal

Shot Attempts

Yellow Cards

Corner Kicks

Saves

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