Syria vs Japan: World Cup Qualifying Match Report

Syria

0–5Match Finished

HT 0–3

Japan ✓

Match Summary

The World Cup qualifying match between Syria and Japan took place on November 21, 2023. Throughout the game, both teams exhibited tactical prowess and resilience. The match ended with Japan securing a convincing victory over Syria, reflecting their dominance in the group stage. This result leaves both sides with important implications for their World Cup aspirations.

Match Events

32'T. Kubo (J. Ito) Japan
37'A. Ueda (J. Ito) Japan
40'A. Ueda (J. Ito) Japan
46'O. Al Somah (M. Mardikian) Syria
47'Y. Sugawara (T. Kubo) Japan
62'I. Hesar (M. Al Mawas) Syria
62'A. Oues (A. Ramadan) Syria
66'T. Asano (T. Minamino) Japan
66'A. Ueda (M. Hosoya) Japan
76'T. Tomiyasu (K. Machida) Japan
76'T. Kubo (R. Doan) Japan
82'M. Hosoya (J. Ito) Japan
83'W. Endo (A. Tanaka) Japan
86'M. Anez (K. Hameesheh) Syria

Statistics

Syria		Japan
0	Shots on Goal	8
2	Shots off Goal	8
2	Total Shots	19
0	Blocked Shots	3
2	Shots insidebox	11
0	Shots outsidebox	8
8	Fouls	10
1	Corner Kicks	5
5	Offsides	4
29%	Ball Possession	71%
	Yellow Cards
	Red Cards
3	Goalkeeper Saves	0
262	Total passes	639
181	Passes accurate	567
69%	Passes %	89%
	expected_goals

Lineups

Syria 4-1-4-1

1I. Alma

17F. Youssef

5O. Al Midani

13T. Krouma

6A. Jenyat

18M. Anez

21I. Hesar

14M. Osman

4E. Ham

3A. Oues

9O. Al Somah

1 I. Alma G
6 A. Jenyat
13 T. Krouma D
5 O. Al Midani D
17 F. Youssef
18 M. Anez M
3 A. Oues
4 E. Ham M
14 M. Osman M
21 I. Hesar M
9 O. Al Somah F

Substitutes

22 A. Madanieh G
23 T. Mosa G
2 S. Al Ahmad M
15 K. Kourdoghli
19 M. Alkhouli D
8 K. Hameesheh M
10 M. Al Mawas
7 O. M. Khribin F
11 Y. Samia F
12 A. Ramadan
16 M. Al Hallaq F
20 M. Mardikian

Coach: José Lana

Japan 4-2-3-1

23Z. Suzuki

21H. Ito

16T. Tomiyasu

3S. Taniguchi

2Y. Sugawara

5H. Morita

6W. Endo

18T. Asano

20T. Kubo

14J. Ito

9A. Ueda

23 Z. Suzuki G
2 Y. Sugawara D
3 S. Taniguchi D
16 T. Tomiyasu D
21 H. Ito D
6 W. Endo M
5 H. Morita M
14 J. Ito M
20 T. Kubo M
18 T. Asano M
9 A. Ueda F

Substitutes

1 D. Maekawa G
12 K. Osako G
4 K. Machida D
15 T. Watanabe D
19 Y. Nakayama D
22 S. Maikuma D
7 K. Sano M
10 R. Doan M
13 T. Minamino M
17 A. Tanaka M
8 Y. Soma F
11 M. Hosoya F

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Player Stats

Top Rated: Junya Ito (highest match rating)

Syria

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Ibrahim Alma	G	93'	—	—	6.3
Amro Jenyat	D	93'	—	—	5.9
Thaer Krouma	D	93'	—	—	5.9
Amr Al Midani	D	93'	—	—	6.7
Fahd Youssef	D	93'	—	—	5.6
Mohammad Anez	M	93'	—	—	6.7
Abdul Rahman Weiss	M	62'	—	—	6.5
Ezequiel Ham	M	93'	—	—	6
Mohammed Osman	M	93'	—	—	6
Ibrahim Hesar	M	62'	—	—	6.5
Omar Al-Somah	F	45'	—	—	6.3
Mardik Mardikian sub	F	48'	—	—	6.3
Mahmoud Al Mawas sub	F	31'	—	—	7
Ammar Ramadan sub	F	31'	—	—	6.5
Taha Mousa sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ahmad Madanieh sub	G	—	—	—	—
Saad Ahmad sub	M	—	—	—	—
Moayad Al Khouli sub	D	—	—	—	—
Khaled Kerdagli sub	D	—	—	—	—
Kamel Hamisha sub	M	—	—	—	—
Mohammad Al-Hallaq sub	F	—	—	—	—
Yaseen Samia sub	F	—	—	—	—
Omar Kharbin 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)
Ibrahim Alma	—	29/–/16%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Amro Jenyat	—	21/–/11%	2	3/5	—	—	0/0
Thaer Krouma	—	21/–/18%	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
Amr Al Midani	—	32/–/24%	3	5/7	—	1/–	0/0
Fahd Youssef	—	31/–/26%	1	2/7	1/1	–/1	0/0
Mohammad Anez	—	22/–/17%	1	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Abdul Rahman Weiss	—	16/–/10%	—	3/6	—	1/–	0/0
Ezequiel Ham	—	23/–/17%	1	1/5	—	–/1	0/0
Mohammed Osman	—	24/–/16%	1	5/9	—	2/1	0/0
Ibrahim Hesar	—	8/–/6%	1	3/7	—	1/2	0/0
Omar Al-Somah	—	6/–/3%	—	4/9	—	2/–	0/0
Mardik Mardikian	–/1	10/–/7%	2	6/12	—	–/2	0/0
Mahmoud Al Mawas	—	10/1/5%	1	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Ammar Ramadan	–/1	9/–/5%	1	2/5	–/2	1/–	0/0
Taha Mousa	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ahmad Madanieh	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Saad Ahmad	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Moayad Al Khouli	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Khaled Kerdagli	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kamel Hamisha	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mohammad Al-Hallaq	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yaseen Samia	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Omar Kharbin	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Japan

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Zion Suzuki	G	93'	—	—	7
Yukinari Sugawara	D	93'	1	—	7.9
Shogo Taniguchi	D	93'	—	—	7
Takehiro Tomiyasu	D	76'	—	—	6.9
Hiroki Ito	D	93'	—	—	7.5
Wataru Endo	M	83'	—	—	7
Hidemasa Morita	M	93'	—	—	7.9
Junya Ito ★ Top Rated	M	93'	—	4	9.7
Takefusa Kubo	M	76'	1	1	9.2
Takuma Asano	M	66'	—	—	7.2
Ayase Ueda	F	66'	2	—	7.7
Takumi Minamino sub	M	27'	—	—	6.7
Mao Hosoya sub	F	27'	1	—	7.2
Koki Machida sub	D	17'	—	—	6.7
Ritsu Doan sub	M	17'	—	—	6.6
Ao Tanaka sub	M	10'	—	—	6.7
Daiya Maekawa sub	G	—	—	—	—
Keisuke Osako sub	G	—	—	—	—
Tsuyoshi Watanabe sub	D	—	—	—	—
Yuta Nakayama sub	D	—	—	—	—
Seiya Maikuma sub	D	—	—	—	—
Kaishu Sano sub	M	—	—	—	—
Yuki Soma 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	—	25/–/22%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yukinari Sugawara	1/1	56/2/52%	—	2/4	—	1/1	0/0
Shogo Taniguchi	—	102/–/93%	1	5/8	—	1/–	0/0
Takehiro Tomiyasu	—	60/–/57%	1	2/4	—	1/2	0/0
Hiroki Ito	–/1	83/2/72%	—	2/4	—	1/1	0/0
Wataru Endo	—	59/–/52%	2	5/10	—	–/2	0/0
Hidemasa Morita	–/3	77/2/71%	1	3/9	—	1/–	0/0
Junya Ito	–/2	49/4/40%	1	6/10	1/3	1/1	0/0
Takefusa Kubo	1/1	37/4/33%	2	3/6	–/1	1/–	0/0
Takuma Asano	1/2	40/–/31%	2	6/8	1/2	—	0/0
Ayase Ueda	4/5	9/2/7%	—	3/8	–/1	1/1	0/0
Takumi Minamino	—	14/1/13%	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
Mao Hosoya	1/1	5/–/3%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Koki Machida	—	13/–/13%	—	1/3	1/1	–/1	0/0
Ritsu Doan	—	7/–/5%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Ao Tanaka	—	3/–/3%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Daiya Maekawa	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Keisuke Osako	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tsuyoshi Watanabe	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yuta Nakayama	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Seiya Maikuma	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kaishu Sano	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yuki Soma	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Asia
Round: 2nd Round - Group B - 2
Venue: Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Ma Ning