Saudi Arabia 0-2 Japan: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Saudi Arabia

Japan

D. Kamada 14'

Koki Ogawa 81'

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

3rd Round - 3

October 10, 2024 6:00pm

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Key stats

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Saudi Arabia 4-3-3

Japan 3-4-2-1

Goalkeeper

Ahmed Al Kassar

6.5

Z. Suzuki

6.9

Defenders

Hassan Kadesh

6.9

K. Machida

7.3

Ali Lajami

7.3

S. Taniguchi

7.3

Hassan Tambakti

7.2

K. Itakura

6.9

Saud Abdulhamid

6.3

Midfielders

Nasser Al Dawsari

6.9

K. Mitoma

7.2

Abdulelah Al Malki

6.5

H. Morita

7.3

Musab Al Juwayr

6.9

W. Endo

6.9

R. Dōan

6.5

Forwards

Salem Al Dawsari

7.2

D. Kamada

7.2

Feras Al Brikan

7.0

T. Minamino

6.7

Ayman Yahya

6.5

A. Ueda

6.9

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Highest rating

7.3

Ali Lajami

7.5

Koki Ogawa

Match Summary

On October 10, 2024 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Saudi Arabia faced off against Japan at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah. The game concluded with Japan securing a victory. With 57% possession, Saudi Arabia versus Japan's 43% and shots on goal at 2 to 3. Saudi Arabia had 87% successful passes (of 582 passes) over Japan which had 83% successful passes (of 438 passes). The outstanding efforts by Ali Lajami and Koki Ogawa played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

3-4-2-1

Kassar

6.5

Played:
95Min

Saves:
1 of 3

Accurate passes:
17/21

Abdulhamid

6.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
49/58

Won duels:
5/11

Dribbles:
1/4

Tambakti

7.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
87/95

Won duels:
5/8

Lajami

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
78/83

Won duels:
4/7

Kadesh

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
48/56

Won duels:
6/8

Juwayr

6.9

Played:
61Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
36/41

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Malki

6.5

Played:
82Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
60/65

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Dawsari

6.9

Played:
77Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
31/38

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/8

Yahya

6.5

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
9/10

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Brikan

7.0

Played:
82Min

Accurate passes:
20/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/11

Dribbles:
1/1

Dawsari

7.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
35/46

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
2/3

Ueda

6.9

Played:
76Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
12/18

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Kamada

7.2

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
20/22

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Minamino

6.7

Played:
45Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/1

Dribbles:
0/1

Mitoma

7.2

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
24/30

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/12

Dribbles:
0/1

Morita

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
50/58

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
2/2

Endo

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
45/56

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/14

Dribbles:
3/5

Dōan

6.5

Played:
88Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
23/28

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
1/2

Machida

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/47

Won duels:
5/8

Taniguchi

7.3

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
49/54

Won duels:
3/3

Itakura

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
46/55

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Suzuki

6.9

Played:
95Min

Saves:
2 of 2

Accurate passes:
13/22

Won duels:
0/1

Substitutes

Coach

R. Mancini

Shehri

6.7

Played:
50Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
8/12

Won duels:
6/10

Ghamdi

6.9

Played:
34Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
13/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Yami

Najjar

Hamidou

Saluli

Khaibari

6.7

Played:
13Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
13/14

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Ghareeb

6.7

Played:
13Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
2/3

Asmari

Maran

Radif

6.7

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
2/4

Won duels:
1/2

Coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Ito

7.2

Played:
50Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/9

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/3

Maeda

6.7

Played:
32Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/10

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Tani

Osako

Seko

Sugawara

Hatate

Tanaka

Kubo

Played:
7Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
0/4

Dribbles:
0/2

Ogawa

7.5

Played:
19Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
3/5

Ohashi

Nakamura

Played:
7Min

Accurate passes:
5/5

Stats

Ball Possession

Saudi Arabia: 57%

Japan Japan: 43%

Total Shots

Saudi Arabia: 13

Japan Japan: 7

Shots on Goal

Saudi Arabia: 2

Japan Japan: 3

Corner Kicks

Saudi Arabia: 7

Japan Japan: 5

Offsides

Saudi Arabia: 2

Japan Japan: 3

Fouls

Saudi Arabia: 8

Japan Japan: 12

Yellow Cards

Saudi Arabia: 1

Japan Japan: 1

Red Cards

Saudi Arabia: 0

Japan Japan: 0

Total Passes

Saudi Arabia: 582

Japan Japan: 438

Goals Prevented

Saudi Arabia: 0

Japan Japan: 0

Passes Accuracy

Saudi Arabia: 509 (87%)

Japan Japan: 363 (83%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Saudi Arabia vs Japan

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline