Saudi Arabia vs Japan: World Cup Qualification Match Report

Saudi Arabia

0–2Match Finished

HT 0–1

Japan ✓

Match Summary

In a crucial World Cup - Qualification Asia match, Saudi Arabia faced Japan on October 10, 2024. The game showcased intense competition as both teams vied for an important victory. Saudi Arabia controlled significant portions of the match, but Japan's resilience was evident. Ultimately, the match concluded with a final score of Saudi Arabia 2, Japan 1, marking a pivotal moment in their qualification journey.

Match Events

14'D. Kamada (H. Morita) Japan
46'A. Yahya (S. Al Shehri) Saudi Arabia
46'T. Minamino (J. Ito) Japan
61'M. Al Juwayr (F. Al Ghamdi) Saudi Arabia
62'Koki Machida Foul Japan
63'D. Kamada (D. Maeda) Japan
70'Saud Abdulhamid Foul Saudi Arabia
76'A. Ueda (K. Ogawa) Japan
77'N. Al Dawsari (A. Radif) Saudi Arabia
81'K. Ogawa (J. Ito) Japan
82'A. Al Malki (A. Al Khaibari) Saudi Arabia
82'F. Al Buraikan (A. Ghareeb) Saudi Arabia
88'K. Mitoma (K. Nakamura) Japan
88'R. Doan (T. Kubo) Japan

Statistics

Saudi Arabia		Japan
2	Shots on Goal	3
5	Shots off Goal	1
13	Total Shots	7
6	Blocked Shots	3
9	Shots insidebox	5
4	Shots outsidebox	2
8	Fouls	12
7	Corner Kicks	5
1	Offsides	4
57%	Ball Possession	43%
1	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	2
592	Total passes	452
515	Passes accurate	375
87%	Passes %	83%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Saudi Arabia 4-3-3

8A. Al Malki

Substitutes

1 M. Al Rubaie
2 R. Hamidou
3 A. Al Saluli D
5 M. Al Sibyani
10 M. Maran F
11 S. Al Shehri F
13 A. Al Asmari M
15 A. Al Khaibari M
16 F. Al Ghamdi M
18 A. Ghareeb F
20 A. Radif F
21 R. Al Najjar G

Coach: Herve Renard

Japan 3-4-2-1

1Z. Suzuki

16K. Machida

3S. Taniguchi

4K. Itakura

7K. Mitoma

5H. Morita

6W. Endo

10R. Doan

15D. Kamada

8T. Minamino

9A. Ueda

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

Substitutes

2 Y. Sugawara D
11 D. Maeda F
12 K. Osako G
13 K. Nakamura F
14 J. Ito F
17 A. Tanaka M
19 K. Ogawa F
20 T. Kubo F
23 K. Tani G
18 Y. Ohashi F
22 R. Hatate M
21 A. Seko D

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Player Stats

Top Rated: Hidemasa Morita (highest match rating)

Saudi Arabia

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Ahmed Al-Kassar	G	90'	—	0	6.5
Saud Abdulhamid	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Hassan Al Tambakti	D	90'	—	0	7
Ali Lajami	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Hassan Kadesh	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Musab Fahd Aljuwayr	M	61'	—	0	6.9
Abdulelah Al-Malki	M	82'	—	0	6.5
Nasser Al-Dawsari	M	77'	—	0	6.9
Ayman Ahmed	F	45'	—	0	6.5
Firas Al-Buraikan	F	82'	—	0	7
Salem Al-Dawsari	F	90'	—	0	7.2
Saleh Al-Shehri sub	F	45'	—	0	6.3
Faisal Al-Ghamdi sub	M	29'	—	0	6.9
Abdullah Radif sub	F	13'	—	0	6.6
Abdullah Alkhaibari sub	M	8'	—	0	6.9
Abdulrahman Ghareeb sub	F	8'	—	0	6.7
Mohammed Al-Rubaie sub	G	—	—	—	—
Raghid Najjar sub	G	—	—	—	—
Meshal Ali Khayrallah sub	D	—	—	—	—
Rayan Hamed sub	D	—	—	—	—
Awn Al Saluli sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ali Al-Asmari sub	M	—	—	—	—
Mohammed Khalil Marran 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)
Ahmed Al-Kassar	—	21/–/17%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Saud Abdulhamid	1/1	59/–/50%	2	5/11	1/4	1/2	1/0
Hassan Al Tambakti	—	96/–/87%	4	5/8	—	1/1	0/0
Ali Lajami	—	84/–/79%	1	4/7	—	2/–	0/0
Hassan Kadesh	–/1	56/–/48%	3	6/8	—	2/–	0/0
Musab Fahd Aljuwayr	—	41/2/36%	2	2/5	–/1	—	0/0
Abdulelah Al-Malki	—	65/–/60%	2	3/6	–/1	1/2	0/0
Nasser Al-Dawsari	–/1	38/1/31%	4	5/8	—	1/2	0/0
Ayman Ahmed	—	10/–/9%	—	2/4	–/1	1/–	0/0
Firas Al-Buraikan	–/1	22/1/20%	—	7/11	1/1	2/–	0/0
Salem Al-Dawsari	1/1	47/2/35%	2	4/8	2/3	–/1	0/0
Saleh Al-Shehri	–/1	12/–/8%	5	5/9	—	—	0/0
Faisal Al-Ghamdi	—	16/1/14%	1	2/3	–/1	1/–	0/0
Abdullah Radif	–/1	5/–/3%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Abdullah Alkhaibari	—	16/–/15%	2	3/4	1/1	—	0/0
Abdulrahman Ghareeb	—	4/–/3%	2	2/3	—	—	0/0
Mohammed Al-Rubaie	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Raghid Najjar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Meshal Ali Khayrallah	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Rayan Hamed	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Awn Al Saluli	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ali Al-Asmari	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mohammed Khalil Marran	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Japan

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Zion Suzuki	G	90'	—	0	7.2
Ko Itakura	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Shogo Taniguchi	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Koki Machida	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Ritsu Doan	M	88'	—	0	6.5
Wataru Endo	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Hidemasa Morita ★ Top Rated	M	90'	—	1	7.7
Kaoru Mitoma	M	88'	—	0	7.2
Takumi Minamino	F	45'	—	0	6.7
Daichi Kamada	F	63'	1	0	7.2
Ayase Ueda	F	76'	—	0	6.9
Junya Ito sub	F	45'	—	1	7.2
Daizen Maeda sub	F	27'	—	0	6.3
Koki Ogawa sub	F	14'	1	0	7.3
Takefusa Kubo sub	F	10'	—	0	6.2
Keito Nakamura sub	F	10'	—	0	6.3
Kosei Tani sub	G	—	—	—	—
Keisuke Osako sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ayumu Seko sub	D	—	—	—	—
Yukinari Sugawara sub	D	—	—	—	—
Reo Hatate sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ao Tanaka sub	M	—	—	—	—
Yuki Ohashi 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	—	22/–/13%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Ko Itakura	—	56/–/46%	1	3/6	–/1	—	0/0
Shogo Taniguchi	—	55/–/50%	—	3/3	—	—	0/0
Koki Machida	—	47/–/37%	2	5/8	—	–/2	1/0
Ritsu Doan	—	28/–/23%	—	2/9	1/2	1/1	0/0
Wataru Endo	—	59/1/47%	1	6/14	3/5	1/–	0/0
Hidemasa Morita	—	61/2/53%	2	6/11	2/2	–/1	0/0
Kaoru Mitoma	—	30/1/24%	4	7/12	–/1	3/3	0/0
Takumi Minamino	—	18/1/17%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Daichi Kamada	1/1	22/–/20%	—	1/4	–/1	1/1	0/0
Ayase Ueda	1/2	18/–/12%	—	4/10	–/1	1/2	0/0
Junya Ito	—	10/2/8%	—	–/3	—	–/1	0/0
Daizen Maeda	—	11/–/10%	2	2/7	–/1	–/1	0/0
Koki Ogawa	1/1	4/–/4%	1	3/5	—	—	0/0
Takefusa Kubo	—	4/–/4%	—	–/4	–/2	—	0/0
Keito Nakamura	—	7/–/7%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kosei Tani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Keisuke Osako	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ayumu Seko	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yukinari Sugawara	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Reo Hatate	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ao Tanaka	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yuki Ohashi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Asia
Round: 3rd Round - 3
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Referee: K. Jong-Hyeok