Japan 5-0 Syria (Nov 21, 2023) Lineups

Japan

AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Popovic lays foundations for rest of Socceroos' WCQ campaign

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Japan

AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Popovic lays foundations for rest of Socceroos' WCQ campaign

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

2-0-0, 6 PTS

Takefusa Kubo - 32'
Ayase Ueda - 37', 40'
Yukinari Sugawara - 47'
Mao Hosoya - 82'

1
Alma
17
Youssef
5
Al-Midani
13
Krouma
6
Jenyat
18
Anez
21
Hesar
14
Osman
4
Ham
3
Oues
9
Al-Somah

No.Name
1Ibrahim Alma
5Omar Al-Midani
13Thaer Krouma
18Mohammad Anez 8Kamel Hmeisheh
17Fahad Youssef
6Amro Jenyat
14Mohammed Osman
4Ezequiel Ham
21Ibrahim Hesar 10Mahmoud Al-Mawas
3Abdul Rahman Oues 12Ammar Ramadan
9Omar Al-Somah 20Mardik Mardikian

Substitutes
16Mohammad Al-Hallaq
19Muayad Al-Khouli
23Taha Mosa
7Omar Khribin
22Ahmad Madanieh
2Saad Al-Ahmad
15Khaled Kourdaghli
11Yaseen Samia

23
Suzuki
21
Ito
16
Tomiyasu
3
Taniguchi
2
Sugawara
5
Morita
6
Endo
18
Asano
20
Kubo
14
Ito
9
Ueda

No.Name
23Zion Suzuki
16Takehiro Tomiyasu 4Koki Machida
3Shogo Taniguchi
21Hiroki Ito
2Yukinari Sugawara
20Takefusa Kubo 10Ritsu Doan
5Hidemasa Morita
6Wataru Endo 17Ao Tanaka
9Ayase Ueda 11Mao Hosoya
18Takuma Asano 13Takumi Minamino
14Junya Ito

Substitutes
15Tsuyoshi Watanabe
7Kaishu Sano
8Yuki Soma
19Yuta Nakayama
12Keisuke Osako
1Daiya Maekawa
22Seiya Maikuma

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

9:45 AM, November 21, 2023

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 6,130

Referees:
Ma Ning

In the same year he lifted the AFC Asian Cup, Akram Afif has once again been recognised as the continent's Player of the Year.

With Indonesia's influx of foreign-born imports, Shin Tae-Yong now faces a tricky balancing act.

Three at the back, two wing-backs bombing forward and the ability to change things at the break. Australia now knows what to expect from Tony Popovic's Socceroos.

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