Japan 7-0 China (Sep 5, 2024) Team Stats

China

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

Japan

China

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

Form

Form

Head To Head Record

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Wataru Endo - 12'
Kaoru Mitoma - 45'+2'
Takumi Minamino - 52', 58'
Junya Ito - 77'
Daizen Maeda - 87'
Takefusa Kubo - 90'+5'

Match Stats

JPN

CHN

Possession

77.2%

22.8%

Shots on Goal

Shot Attempts

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Corner Kicks

Saves

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Japan	5 - 0	Syria	Jun 11, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Myanmar	0 - 5	Japan	Jun 6, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	North Korea	0 - 3	Japan	Mar 26, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Japan	1 - 0	North Korea	Mar 21, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	Iran	2 - 1	Japan	Feb 3, 2024	AFC Asian Cup

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	South Korea	1 - 0	China	Jun 11, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
D	China	1 - 1	Thailand	Jun 6, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	China	4 - 1	Singapore	Mar 26, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
D	Singapore	2 - 2	China	Mar 21, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	Qatar	1 - 0	China	Jan 22, 2024	AFC Asian Cup

					Date	COMPETITION
Japan		2 - 0		China	Jan 27, 2022	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
China		0 - 1		Japan	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saitama Stadium 2002

6:35 AM, September 5, 2024

Saitama, Japan

Line: JPN -2.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 52,398

Referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

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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