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    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia

    1-1-1, 4 PTS
    0
    Japan
    Japan

    Japan

    3-0-0, 9 PTS
    2Winner Icon Japan
    • Daichi Kamada - 14'
    • Koki Ogawa - 81'
    • Summary
    • Commentary
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups
    Saudi Arabia4-3-3
    • 22
      Al-Kassar
    • 14
      Kadesh
    • 4
      Lajami
    • 17
      Al-Tambakti
    • 12
      Abdulhamid
    • 6
      Al-Dawsari
    • 8
      Al-Malki
    • 7
      Al-Juwayr
    • 19
      Al-Dawsari
    • 9
      Al-Brikan
    • 23
      Yahya
    No.Name
    22Ahmed Al-Kassar
    4Ali Lajami
    17Hassan Al-Tambakti
    14Hassan Kadesh
    12Saud Abdulhamid
    8Abdulelah Al-Malki
    15Abdullah Al-Khaibari
    6Nasser Al-Dawsari
    20Abdullah Radif
    7Musab Al-Juwayr
    16Faisal Al Ghamdi
    9Feras Al-Brikan
    18Abdulrahman Ghareeb
    19Salem Al-Dawsari
    23Aiman Yahya
    11Saleh Al-Shehri
    Substitutes
    3Awn Al-Saluli
    2Rayane Hamidou
    1Mohammed Al-Yami
    10Mohammed Maran
    21Raghid Al-Najjar
    13Ali Alasmari
    5Meshal Sibyani
    Japan3-4-2-1
    • 1
      Suzuki
    • 16
      Machida
    • 3
      Taniguchi
    • 4
      Itakura
    • 7
      Mitoma
    • 5
      Morita
    • 6
      Endo
    • 10
      Doan
    • 15
      Kamada
    • 8
      Minamino
    • 9
      Ueda
    No.Name
    1Zion Suzuki
    3Shogo Taniguchi
    16Koki Machida
    4Kou Itakura
    5Hidemasa Morita
    6Wataru Endo
    7Kaoru Mitoma
    13Keito Nakamura
    10Ritsu Doan
    20Takefusa Kubo
    9Ayase Ueda
    19Koki Ogawa
    15Daichi Kamada
    11Daizen Maeda
    8Takumi Minamino
    14Junya Ito
    Substitutes
    22Reo Hatate
    17Ao Tanaka
    21Ayumu Seko
    18Yuki Ohashi
    23Kosei Tani
    2Yukinari Sugawara
    12Keisuke Osako

    Game Information

    Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
    2:00 PM, October 10, 2024
    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Line: JPN -0.5
    Over/Under: 2.5
    Attendance: 56,283
    • Referees:
    • Jong-Hyeok Kim

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Japan8620+2220
    Australia8341+713
    Saudi Arabia8242-210
    Indonesia8233-69
    Bahrain8134-86
    China8206-136
    Full Table

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