FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Japan vs Bahrain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Japan
  • 66': Daichi Kamada
  • 87': Takefusa Kubo
FT
2 - 0
Bahrain

    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

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
    Location: Saitama, Japan
    Attendance: 58,137

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Zion Suzuki (GK)
    4 Kou Itakura
    21 Hiroki Ito
    22 Ayumu Seko
    5 Hidemasa Morita
    6 Wataru Endo
    7 Kaoru Mitoma
    10 Ritsu Doan
    9 Ayase Ueda
    8 Takumi Minamino
    20 Takefusa Kubo
    Japan Substitutes:
    Junya Ito, Kosei Tani, Keisuke Osako, Yuta Nakayama, Kota Takai, Daizen Maeda, Yukinari Sugawara, Ao Tanaka, Reo Hatate, Keito Nakamura, Daichi Kamada, Shuto Machino.

    BHR Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
    3 Waleed Al-Hayam
    2 Amine Benaddi Yellow Card
    23 Abdulla Al Khalasi
    5 Hamed Al-Shamsan
    8 Mohamed Marhoon
    10 Komail Al-Aswad
    4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
    12 Mahdi Abduljabbar
    20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan
    7 Ali Jaafar Madan
    Bahrain Substitutes:
    Abdulkarim Fardan, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Husain Abdulkarim, Ismail Abdullatif, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Ali Abdula Haram, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Hazaa Ali, Mohamed Al-Romaihi, Sayed Al Wadaei.

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