Japan vs China: World Cup Qualification Asia Showdown

Japan ✓

7–0Match Finished

HT 2–0

China

Match Summary

In a highly anticipated World Cup - Qualification Asia match, Japan faced China. The match showcased intense competition, with both teams striving for crucial points. Japan, playing at home, demonstrated their skills and tactical prowess, while China aimed to secure a vital away result. The clash captivated fans, highlighting the passion and determination of both sides as they vied for advancement in the tournament.

Match Events

12'W. Endo (T. Kubo) Japan
18'Zexiang Yang Foul China
39'Yuning Zhang Foul China
45'K. Mitoma (R. Doan) Japan
46'Xie Wenneng (Gao Zhunyi) China
52'T. Minamino (K. Mitoma) Japan
58'T. Minamino Japan
61'Zhang Yuning (Fernandinho) China
61'Wu Lei (Alan) China
61'Xu Haoyang (Abduweli Behram) China
63'K. Mitoma (J. Ito) Japan
63'R. Doan (D. Maeda) Japan
70'Alan Foul China
71'K. Itakura (K. Takai) Japan
71'W. Endo (A. Tanaka) Japan
76'Y. Li (Wang Shangyuan) China
77'J. Ito (T. Kubo) Japan
79'A. Ueda (K. Ogawa) Japan
87'D. Maeda (J. Ito) Japan
90'T. Kubo (J. Ito) Japan

Statistics

Japan		China
9	Shots on Goal	0
7	Shots off Goal	1
17	Total Shots	1
1	Blocked Shots	0
13	Shots insidebox	0
4	Shots outsidebox	1
20	Fouls	9
5	Corner Kicks	2
0	Offsides	1
77%	Ball Possession	23%
0	Yellow Cards	3
	Red Cards
0	Goalkeeper Saves	2
712	Total passes	215
640	Passes accurate	132
90%	Passes %	61%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Japan 3-4-2-1

1Z. Suzuki

16K. Machida

3S. Taniguchi

4K. Itakura

7K. Mitoma

6W. Endo

5H. Morita

10R. Doan

8T. Minamino

20T. Kubo

9A. Ueda

1 Z. Suzuki G
4 K. Itakura D
3 S. Taniguchi D
16 K. Machida D
10 R. Doan M
5 H. Morita M
6 W. Endo M
7 K. Mitoma M
20 T. Kubo F
8 T. Minamino F
9 A. Ueda F

Substitutes

21 K. Takai D
19 K. Ogawa F
14 J. Ito F
2 Y. Sugawara D
11 D. Maeda F
22 Y. Nakayama D
13 K. Nakamura F
18 T. Asano F
23 K. Tani G
12 K. Osako G
17 A. Tanaka M
15 D. Kamada M

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

China 4-4-2

14Wang Dalei

2Browning Tyias

16Jiang Shenglong

21Y. Li

20Xie Wenneng

9Zhang Yuning

7Wu Lei

14 Wang Dalei G
15 Yang Zexiang D
2 Browning Tyias D
5 Zhu Chenjie D
19 Liu Yang D
20 Xie Wenneng M
21 Y. Li M
16 Jiang Shenglong M
10 Xu Haoyang M
7 Wu Lei F
9 Zhang Yuning F

Substitutes

1 Yan Junling G
4 Li Lei D
6 Wang Shangyuan M
8 Wei Zhen D
11 Lin Liangming F
12 Liu Dianzuo G
13 Wang Haijian M
17 Fernandinho
18 Han Pengfei D
22 Alan F
23 Abduweli Behram F
3 Gao Zhunyi D

Coach: Branko Ivanković

Player Stats

Top Rated: Takefusa Kubo (highest match rating)

Japan

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Zion Suzuki	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Ko Itakura	D	71'	—	0	7.3
Shogo Taniguchi	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Koki Machida	D	90'	—	0	7.6
Ritsu Doan	M	63'	—	1	7.3
Hidemasa Morita	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Wataru Endo	M	71'	1	0	7.3
Kaoru Mitoma	M	63'	1	1	8.6
Takefusa Kubo ★ Top Rated	F	90'	1	2	9.9
Takumi Minamino	F	90'	2	0	8.9
Ayase Ueda	F	79'	—	1	7
Junya Ito sub	F	27'	1	2	8.6
Daizen Maeda sub	F	27'	1	0	7.2
Kota Takai sub	D	19'	—	0	6.6
Ao Tanaka sub	M	19'	—	0	6.9
Koki Ogawa sub	F	11'	—	0	6.9
Keisuke Osako sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kosei Tani sub	G	—	—	—	—
Yuta Nakayama sub	D	—	—	—	—
Yukinari Sugawara sub	D	—	—	—	—
Daichi Kamada sub	M	—	—	—	—
Takuma Asano sub	F	—	—	—	—
Keito Nakamura sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Zion Suzuki	—	12/–/12%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ko Itakura	–/1	79/1/76%	—	3/4	—	1/1	0/0
Shogo Taniguchi	—	129/–/125%	1	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Koki Machida	—	111/–/102%	1	8/13	—	3/4	0/0
Ritsu Doan	1/1	30/2/26%	—	2/3	1/1	–/1	0/0
Hidemasa Morita	–/1	72/1/58%	—	4/5	1/1	1/1	0/0
Wataru Endo	1/1	44/–/37%	1	3/6	—	1/1	0/0
Kaoru Mitoma	1/1	42/3/35%	—	2/6	1/2	–/2	0/0
Takefusa Kubo	2/4	65/4/58%	1	5/9	2/4	2/1	0/0
Takumi Minamino	2/4	37/–/31%	1	4/7	1/2	1/3	0/0
Ayase Ueda	—	9/2/4%	1	3/9	2/2	–/2	0/0
Junya Ito	1/1	14/3/12%	—	1/3	1/2	–/1	0/0
Daizen Maeda	1/1	8/–/8%	—	–/3	–/1	—	0/0
Kota Takai	—	27/–/25%	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
Ao Tanaka	—	30/–/28%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Koki Ogawa	–/1	3/–/3%	—	1/2	—	–/1	0/0
Keisuke Osako	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kosei Tani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yuta Nakayama	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yukinari Sugawara	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Daichi Kamada	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Takuma Asano	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Keito Nakamura	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

China

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Dalei Wang	G	90'	—	0	5.5
Zexiang Yang	D	90'	—	0	5.6
Tyias Browning	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Chenjie Zhu	D	90'	—	0	5.5
Yang Liu	D	90'	—	0	5.6
Wenneng Xie	M	45'	—	0	6.3
Yuanyi Li	M	76'	—	0	6.5
Shenglong Jiang	M	90'	—	0	5.6
Haoyang Xu	M	61'	—	0	6.2
Wu Lei	F	61'	—	0	6.2
Yuning Zhang	F	61'	—	0	6.2
Zhunyi Gao sub	D	45'	—	0	5.6
Baihelamu Abuduwaili sub	F	29'	—	0	6.3
Fernandinho sub	F	29'	—	0	6.3
Alan sub	F	29'	—	0	6.5
Shangyuan Wang sub	M	14'	—	0	6.2
Junling Yan sub	G	—	—	—	—
Dianzuo Liu sub	G	—	—	—	—
Lei Li sub	D	—	—	—	—
Zhen Wei sub	D	—	—	—	—
Pengfei Han sub	D	—	—	—	—
Haijian Wang sub	M	—	—	—	—
Liangming Lin sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Dalei Wang	—	37/1/18%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Zexiang Yang	—	29/–/18%	3	6/8	—	2/2	1/0
Tyias Browning	—	15/–/11%	1	3/4	—	2/–	0/0
Chenjie Zhu	—	19/–/13%	1	3/7	—	2/1	0/0
Yang Liu	—	24/–/16%	2	5/8	1/1	1/–	0/0
Wenneng Xie	—	3/–/3%	—	1/7	1/2	–/1	0/0
Yuanyi Li	—	17/–/9%	—	2/4	—	2/1	0/0
Shenglong Jiang	—	13/–/12%	—	2/8	–/1	—	0/0
Haoyang Xu	—	11/–/9%	1	2/5	—	–/1	0/0
Wu Lei	—	13/–/9%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Yuning Zhang	–/1	9/–/2%	1	3/8	–/1	1/2	1/0
Zhunyi Gao	—	8/–/4%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Baihelamu Abuduwaili	—	4/–/2%	—	3/6	1/1	1/–	0/0
Fernandinho	—	4/–/3%	—	3/3	—	3/–	0/0
Alan	—	7/–/2%	—	2/3	—	1/1	1/0
Shangyuan Wang	—	2/–/1%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Junling Yan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Dianzuo Liu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lei Li	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Zhen Wei	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Pengfei Han	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Haijian Wang	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Liangming Lin	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Asia
Round: 3rd Round - 1
Venue: Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Referee: A. Al Jassim