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    Japan v Bahrain

    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'
    • Summary
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    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups
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    Match Formations

    • 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

    Game Information

    Saitama Stadium 2002
    6:35 AM, March 20, 2025
    Saitama, Japan
    Attendance: 58,137
    • Referees:
    • Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

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    Match Timeline

    JapanJapan
    BahrainBahrain
    • 19
    • 45
    • 61
    • 63
    • 66
    • 76
    • 82
    • 85
    • 86
    • 87
    • 88

    Betting Results
    Odds byESPN BET

    OpenMLTotalSpread
    JapanJapanJPN
    (6-1-0)
    (6-1-0, 19 pts)
    -1100
    ML
    win outcome
    -900
    o3.5
    EVEN
    -2.5
    +105
    BahrainBahrainBHR
    (1-3-3)
    (1-3-3, 6 pts)
    u3.5
    -170
    +1200
    win outcome
    u3.5
    -135
    win outcome
    +2.5
    -150
    DrawDrawDraw
    +700
    Draw
    +650
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