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Japan

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A. Tanaka 2'

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AFC World Cup Qualification 2026
Match Finished
Group B - 3
Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Highest rating
fav
7.9
D. Maeda

D. Maeda
star
7.0
Ok-Chol Choe

Ok-Chol Choe
Lineup
4-4-2
4-4-2
Japan
Suzuki
7.3
Played:
90Min
Saves:
3 of 3
Accurate passes:
15/21
Sugawara
7.3
Played:
74Min
Tackles:
1
Blocked:
1
Interceptions:
1
Accurate passes:
30/37
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
2/4
Itakura
7.3
Played:
90Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
46/51
Won duels:
6/7
Machida
7.3
Played:
90Min
Tackles:
1
Interceptions:
1
Accurate passes:
48/56
Won duels:
3/4
Ito
7.3
Played:
90Min
Interceptions:
3
Accurate passes:
24/34
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
1/3
Dōan
7.7
Played:
73Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
15/17
Key passes:
3
Won duels:
1/3
Tanaka
7.9
Played:
90Min
Tackles:
2
Accurate passes:
53/61
Won duels:
5/6
Dribbles:
1/1
Morita
6.9
Played:
58Min
Tackles:
2
Accurate passes:
23/26
Won duels:
3/3
Minamino
6.5
Played:
74Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
7/12
Won duels:
1/3
Dribbles:
0/1
Maeda
7.9
Played:
90Min
Tackles:
7
Accurate passes:
5/6
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
10/14
Dribbles:
0/2
Ueda
6.3
Played:
81Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
8/11
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
3/8
Dribbles:
0/1
North Korea
Han
6.6
Played:
90Min
Accurate passes:
7/10
Won duels:
3/9
Dribbles:
1/3
Il-Gwan
6.7
Played:
68Min
Accurate passes:
3/4
Won duels:
2/5
Ju-Song
6.5
Played:
45Min
Accurate passes:
1/2
Won duels:
1/2
Un-Chol
6.5
Played:
45Min
Accurate passes:
0/3
Kim
6.5
Played:
90Min
Blocked:
1
Accurate passes:
17/24
Won duels:
2/4
Dribbles:
0/1
Paek
6.5
Played:
90Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
9/14
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
1/4
Kim
6.6
Played:
83Min
Tackles:
2
Interceptions:
1
Accurate passes:
11/18
Won duels:
2/3
Yu-Song
6.3
Played:
90Min
Blocked:
1
Accurate passes:
20/25
Won duels:
2/7
Jang
6.3
Played:
90Min
Tackles:
2
Accurate passes:
25/39
Won duels:
7/12
Kyong-Sok
6.0
Played:
52Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
4/7
Won duels:
1/5
Dribbles:
0/1
Kang
6.3
Played:
90Min
Saves:
2 of 3
Accurate passes:
11/25
Substitutes
Endo
6.7
Played:
32Min
Accurate passes:
22/24
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
0/4
Asano
6.9
Played:
16Min
Tackles:
1
Accurate passes:
9/9
Won duels:
3/5
Dribbles:
1/1
Taniguchi
6.6
Played:
17Min
Tackles:
2
Accurate passes:
7/9
Won duels:
3/3
Hashioka
6.9
Played:
16Min
Accurate passes:
9/11
Won duels:
3/3
Ogawa
6.5
Played:
9Min
Accurate passes:
4/4
Won duels:
1/3
Osako
Nagatomo
Kawamura
Watanabe
Maekawa
Kubo
Nakamura
Il-Song
6.6
Played:
45Min
Accurate passes:
9/12
Won duels:
3/8
Dribbles:
0/1
Kuk-Chol
6.7
Played:
45Min
Tackles:
1
Interceptions:
1
Accurate passes:
26/33
Key passes:
1
Won duels:
2/7
Dribbles:
0/1
Choe
7.0
Played:
38Min
Tackles:
1
Interceptions:
2
Accurate passes:
11/23
Key passes:
2
Won duels:
3/5
Dribbles:
1/1
Kuk-Jin
6.3
Played:
22Min
Accurate passes:
2/2
Won duels:
0/3
Dribbles:
0/1
In-Ju
6.3
Played:
11Min
Accurate passes:
3/5
Sung-Hye
Sin
Kye
Yu
Choe
Kum-Song
Jo-Guk
Stats
Ball Possession

JapanJapan: 61%

North KoreaNorth Korea: 39%

Total Shots

JapanJapan: 12

North KoreaNorth Korea: 6

Shots on Goal

JapanJapan: 3

North KoreaNorth Korea: 3

Corner Kicks

JapanJapan: 7

North KoreaNorth Korea: 3

Offsides

JapanJapan: 2

North KoreaNorth Korea: 2

Fouls

JapanJapan: 5

North KoreaNorth Korea: 8

Yellow Cards

JapanJapan: 1

North KoreaNorth Korea: 3

Red Cards

JapanJapan: 0

North KoreaNorth Korea: 0

Total Passes

JapanJapan: 389

North KoreaNorth Korea: 246

Passes Accuracy

Japan Japan: 325 (84%)

North Korea North Korea: 159 (65%)


Events


Match Summary

On March 21, 2024 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Japan faced off against North Korea at Japan National Stadium, Tokyo. The game concluded with Japan securing a victory. With 61% possession, Japan versus North Korea's 39% and shots on goal at 3 to 3. Japan had 84% successful passes (of 389 passes) over North Korea which had 65% successful passes (of 246 passes). The outstanding efforts by D. Maeda and Ok-Chol Choe played a key role.