Syria 0-5 Japan: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Syria

Japan

T. Kubo 32'

A. Ueda 37'

A. Ueda 40'

Y. Sugawara 47'

M. Hosoya 82'

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Group B - 2

November 21, 2023 2:45pm

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Key stats

Ball Possession

29%

71%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Syria 4-1-4-1

Japan 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

Ibrahim Alma

6.3

Z. Suzuki

7.0

Defenders

Fahad Youssef

5.6

H. Ito

7.5

Omar Al Midani

6.7

T. Tomiyasu

6.9

Thaer Krouma

5.9

S. Taniguchi

7.0

Amro Jenyat

5.9

Y. Sugawara

7.9

Midfielders

Mohammad Anz

6.7

H. Morita

7.9

I. Hesar

6.5

W. Endo

7.0

Mohammed Osman

6.0

T. Asano

7.2

E. Ham

6.0

T. Kubo

9.2

Abdul Rahman Oues

6.5

J. Ito

9.7

Forwards

Omar Al Somah

6.3

A. Ueda

7.7

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Highest rating

7.0

Mahmoud Al Mawas

9.7

J. Ito

Match Summary

On November 21, 2023 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Syria faced off against Japan at Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah. The game concluded with Japan securing a victory. With 29% possession, Syria versus Japan's 71% and shots on goal at 0 to 8. Japan had 89% successful passes (of 639 passes) over Syria which had 69% successful passes (of 262 passes). The outstanding efforts by Mahmoud Al Mawas and J. Ito played a key role.

Lineup

4-1-4-1

4-2-3-1

Alma

6.3

Played:
93Min

Saves:
3 of 8

Accurate passes:
16/29

Jenyat

5.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/21

Won duels:
3/5

Krouma

5.9

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
18/21

Won duels:
0/2

Midani

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
24/32

Won duels:
5/7

Youssef

5.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
26/31

Won duels:
2/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Anz

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
17/22

Won duels:
2/2

Oues

6.5

Played:
62Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
10/16

Won duels:
3/6

Ham

6.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/23

Won duels:
1/5

Osman

6.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
16/24

Won duels:
5/9

Hesar

6.5

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
6/8

Won duels:
3/7

Somah

6.3

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
3/6

Won duels:
4/9

Ueda

7.7

Played:
66Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/9

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/8

Dribbles:
0/1

Asano

7.2

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
31/40

Won duels:
6/8

Dribbles:
1/2

Kubo

9.2

Played:
76Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
33/37

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Ito

9.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
40/49

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
1/3

Morita

7.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
71/77

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/9

Endo

7.0

Played:
83Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
52/59

Won duels:
5/10

Ito

7.5

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
72/83

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/4

Tomiyasu

6.9

Played:
76Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
57/60

Won duels:
2/4

Taniguchi

7.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
93/102

Won duels:
5/8

Sugawara

7.9

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
52/56

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/4

Suzuki

7.0

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
22/25

Substitutes

Coach

H. Cúper

Mardikian

6.3

Played:
48Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
7/10

Won duels:
6/12

Ramadan

6.5

Played:
31Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
5/9

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
0/2

Mawas

7.0

Played:
31Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
5/10

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/2

Khouli

Kerdagli

Khribin

Madania

Mosa

Hallak

Samia

Coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Minamino

6.7

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
13/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/2

Hosoya

7.2

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
3/5

Machida

6.7

Played:
17Min

Accurate passes:
13/13

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Dōan

6.6

Played:
17Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
5/7

Won duels:
1/1

Tanaka

6.7

Played:
10Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
1/1

Maekawa

Soma

Maikuma

Nakayama

Osako

Sano

Watanabe

Stats

Ball Possession

Syria Syria: 29%

Japan Japan: 71%

Total Shots

Syria Syria: 2

Japan Japan: 19

Shots on Goal

Syria Syria: 0

Japan Japan: 8

Corner Kicks

Syria Syria: 1

Japan Japan: 5

Offsides

Syria Syria: 5

Japan Japan: 4

Fouls

Syria Syria: 8

Japan Japan: 10

Yellow Cards

Syria Syria: 0

Japan Japan: 0

Red Cards

Syria Syria: 0

Japan Japan: 0

Total Passes

Syria Syria: 262

Japan Japan: 639

Passes Accuracy

Syria Syria: 181 (69%)

Japan Japan: 567 (89%)

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Syria 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

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline