GoalXA
Japan

7

W. Endo 12'

K. Mitoma 45' +2

T. Minamino 52'

T. Minamino 58'

J. Ito 77'

D. Maeda 87'

T. Kubo 90' +5

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AFC World Cup Qualification 2026
3rd Round - 1
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Match Finished

Highest rating
fav
10.0
T. Kubo

T. Kubo
star
6.5
Alan

Alan
Lineup
3-4-2-1
4-4-2
Japan
Suzuki
6.7
Played: 95Min
Accurate passes: 12/12
Itakura
7.3
Played: 71Min
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 76/79
Key passes: 1
Won duels: 3/4
Taniguchi
7.2
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 1
Accurate passes: 125/129
Won duels: 2/4
Machida
7.7
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 102/111
Won duels: 8/13
Dōan
7.3
Played: 63Min
Accurate passes: 25/29
Key passes: 2
Won duels: 2/3
Dribbles: 1/1
Morita
7.5
Played: 95Min
Accurate passes: 56/70
Key passes: 1
Won duels: 4/5
Dribbles: 1/1
Endo
7.3
Played: 71Min
Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 38/45
Won duels: 3/6
Mitoma
8.7
Played: 63Min
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 36/41
Key passes: 3
Won duels: 2/6
Dribbles: 1/2
Kubo
10.0
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 2
Accurate passes: 57/64
Key passes: 4
Won duels: 6/10
Dribbles: 2/4
Minamino
8.9
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 1
Accurate passes: 31/37
Won duels: 4/7
Dribbles: 1/2
Ueda
7.0
Played: 79Min
Tackles: 1
Accurate passes: 4/9
Key passes: 2
Won duels: 3/9
Dribbles: 2/2
China
Yuning
6.2
Played: 61Min
Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 2/9
Won duels: 3/8
Dribbles: 0/1
Lei
6.2
Played: 61Min
Accurate passes: 9/12
Won duels: 0/3
Haoyang
6.2
Played: 61Min
Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 2
Accurate passes: 10/11
Won duels: 2/5
Shenglong
5.6
Played: 95Min
Accurate passes: 12/13
Won duels: 2/8
Dribbles: 0/1
Yuanyi
6.5
Played: 76Min
Blocked: 1
Interceptions: 2
Accurate passes: 9/17
Won duels: 2/4
Wenneng
6.3
Played: 45Min
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 3/3
Won duels: 1/7
Dribbles: 1/2
Yang
5.7
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 16/24
Won duels: 4/9
Dribbles: 1/1
Chenjie
5.3
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 1
Accurate passes: 13/18
Won duels: 4/7
Guangtai
5.9
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 11/15
Won duels: 3/4
Zexiang
5.6
Played: 95Min
Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 18/29
Won duels: 6/8
Dalei
5.5
Played: 95Min
Saves: 2 of 9
Accurate passes: 18/37
Key passes: 1
Won duels: 2/2
Substitutes
Osako
Tani
Takai
6.6
Played: 24Min
Tackles: 1
Accurate passes: 25/27
Won duels: 1/3
Nakayama
Sugawara
Kamada
Tanaka
6.9
Played: 24Min
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 28/30
Ito
8.3
Played: 32Min
Accurate passes: 13/15
Key passes: 2
Won duels: 1/4
Dribbles: 1/2
Asano
Nakamura
Maeda
7.0
Played: 32Min
Interceptions: 1
Accurate passes: 8/8
Won duels: 0/3
Dribbles: 0/1
Ogawa
6.3
Played: 16Min
Accurate passes: 3/3
Won duels: 1/2
Zhunyi
5.6
Played: 50Min
Tackles: 1
Accurate passes: 4/8
Won duels: 1/1
Junling
Dianzuo
Lei
Zhen
Han
Shangyuan
6.3
Played: 19Min
Accurate passes: 2/3
Haijian
Abuduwaili
6.3
Played: 34Min
Accurate passes: 2/4
Won duels: 3/6
Dribbles: 1/1
Nanduo
6.3
Played: 34Min
Accurate passes: 3/4
Won duels: 3/3
Alan
6.5
Played: 34Min
Accurate passes: 2/7
Won duels: 2/3
Liangming
Stats
Ball Possession

JapanJapan: 77%

ChinaChina: 23%

Total Shots

JapanJapan: 16

ChinaChina: 1

Shots on Goal

JapanJapan: 9

ChinaChina: 0

Corner Kicks

JapanJapan: 5

ChinaChina: 2

Offsides

JapanJapan: 0

ChinaChina: 1

Fouls

JapanJapan: 20

ChinaChina: 9

Yellow Cards

JapanJapan: 0

ChinaChina: 3

Red Cards

JapanJapan: 0

ChinaChina: 0

Total Passes

JapanJapan: 709

ChinaChina: 214

Goals Prevented

JapanJapan: 0

ChinaChina: 0

Passes Accuracy

Japan Japan: 639 (90%)

China China: 134 (63%)


Events


Match Summary

On September 05, 2024 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Japan faced off against China at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama. The game concluded with Japan securing a victory. With 77% possession, Japan versus China's 23% and shots on goal at 9 to 0. Japan had 90% successful passes (of 709 passes) over China which had 63% successful passes (of 214 passes). The outstanding efforts by T. Kubo and Alan played a key role.