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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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    Japan3-4-2-1
    • 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
    Bahrain4-2-3-1
    • 22
      Lutfalla
    • 23
      Al-Khalasi
    • 3
      Al-Hayam
    • 2
      Benaddi
    • 5
      Al-Shamsan
    • 10
      Al-Aswad
    • 4
      Dhiya Saeed
    • 20
      Al-Humaidan
    • 8
      Marhoon
    • 7
      Madan
    • 12
      Abduljabbar
    No.Name
    22Ebrahim Lutfalla
    3Waleed Al-Hayam
    2Amine Benaddi
    23Abdulla Al-Khalasi
    5Hamed Al-Shamsan
    6Vincent Ani Emmanuel
    8Mohamed Marhoon
    10Komail Al-Aswad
    4Sayed Dhiya Saeed
    12Mahdi Abduljabbar
    13Mohamed Al-Romaihi
    20Mahdi Al-Humaidan
    7Ali Jaafar Madan
    19Husain Abdulkarim
    Substitutes
    1Abdulkarim Fardan
    16Sayed Mahdi Baqer
    11Ismail Abdullatif
    21Sayed Mohamed Jaafar
    9Ebrahim Al-Khatal
    14Ali Abdula Haram
    15Jasim Al-Shaikh
    18Hazza Ali Mubarak
    17Sayed Ahmed Al Wadaei

    BHR @ JPN Videos

    Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo react to Japan's World Cup 2026 qualification
    • 0:42

    Game Information

    Saitama Stadium 2002
    6:35 AM, March 20, 2025
    Saitama, Japan
    Line: JPN -2.5
    Over/Under: 3.5
    Attendance: 58,137
    • Referees:
    • Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

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