World Cup - Qualification Asia
·Matchday 7
Featured match
- Y. Osako 13' (pen)
- J. Ito 61'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Japan beat China 2-0. Scorers for Japan: Y. Osako 13' (pen), J. Ito 61'. Japan had 63% of possession.
Japan
China
- Full-time 2 - 0
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89'
Liu Yang Out: Wu Lei · China Substitution for China: Liu Yang comes on for Wu Lei
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89'
Deng Hanwen Out: Linpeng Zhang · China Substitution for China: Deng Hanwen comes on for Linpeng Zhang
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85'
R. Dōan Out: J. Ito · Japan Substitution for Japan: R. Dōan comes on for J. Ito
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85'
G. Haraguchi Out: T. Minamino · Japan Substitution for Japan: G. Haraguchi comes on for T. Minamino
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73'
T. Kubo Out: W. Endo · Japan Substitution for Japan: T. Kubo comes on for W. Endo
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64'
Dai Wai-tsun Out: Zheng Zheng · China Substitution for China: Dai Wai-tsun comes on for Zheng Zheng
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61'
J. Ito 2-0 Goal · Assist: Y. Nakayama · Japan Y. Nakayama provides, J. Ito finishes for Japan (2-0)
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58'
Daizen Maeda Out: Y. Osako · Japan Substitution for Japan: Daizen Maeda comes on for Y. Osako
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58'
Y. Nakayama Out: Y. Nagatomo · Japan Substitution for Japan: Y. Nakayama comes on for Y. Nagatomo
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56'
Wei Shihao Out: Hao Junmin · China Substitution for China: Wei Shihao comes on for Hao Junmin
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56'
A Lan Out: Zhang Yuning · China Substitution for China: A Lan comes on for Zhang Yuning
- Half-time 1 - 0
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35'
Wu Lei Yellow card · China Wu Lei of China is booked
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13'
Y. Osako 1-0 Penalty goal · Japan Goal! Y. Osako scores a penalty for Japan. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Japan
China
WLWWW
Last 5 matches LWLDD
2Position5
22Pts6
3.8Goals scored per match2.4
0.5Goals conceded per match1.2
5Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Japan4-1-4-1
4
6.2
Shenchao
Wang Shenchao
Player profile
6
7.2
Guangtai
Jiang Guangtai
Player profile
5
6.7
Zhang
89'
Linpeng Zhang
- 89'Out
- 64'Out
10
7.3
Minamino
85'
T. Minamino
- 85'Out
- 13'Penalty goal
- 58'Out
Japan4-1-4-1
Coach: H. Moriyasu
Starting XI
- 12GK S. Gonda 6.9
- 5DF Y. Nagatomo58' 6.5
- 19DF Hiroki Sakai 7.3
- 3DF S. Taniguchi 7.3
- 4DF K. Itakura 7.3
- 6MF W. Endo73' 7.2
- 17MF Ao Tanaka 7.3
- 13MF H. Morita 7.3
- 15FW Y. Osako13'58' 7.7
- 10MF T. Minamino85' 7.3
- 14MF J. Ito61'85' 8.0
Substitutes
- 20DF Y. Nakayama58' 7.3
- 9FW Daizen Maeda58' 6.3
- 11MF T. Kubo73' 7.0
- 8MF G. Haraguchi85' 6.7
- 21FW R. Dōan85' 6.7
- 23GK D. Schmidt
- 7MF G. Shibasaki
- 22DF M. Yamane
- 1GK E. Kawashima
- 2DF N. Ueda
- 16DF Shinnosuke Nakatani
China4-2-3-1
Coach: Li Xiaopeng
Starting XI
- 1GK Yan Junling 6.7
- 2DF Zheng Zheng64' 6.3
- 5DF Linpeng Zhang89' 6.7
- 6DF Jiang Guangtai 7.2
- 4MF Wang Shenchao 6.2
- 20DF Zhu Chenjie 6.9
- 8MF Hao Junmin56' 6.2
- 15MF Wu Xi 6.2
- 13MF Xu Xin 6.2
- 7MF Wu Lei35'89' 5.9
- 9FW Zhang Yuning56' 6.7
Substitutes
- 11FW A Lan56' 6.9
- 17FW Wei Shihao56' 6.3
- 21MF Dai Wai-tsun64' 6.3
- 3DF Deng Hanwen89'
- 19DF Liu Yang89'
- 12GK Liu Dianzuo
- 16MF Jin Jingdao
- 14MF Chi Zhongguo
- 10MF Zhang Xizhe
- 22DF Yu Dabao
- 18FW Tan Long
- 23GK Wang Dalei
Japan
China
63%
37%
16
Shots
2
6
On target
0
8
Off target
2
11
Corners
1
13
Fouls
12
3
Offsides
0
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Saves
4
584
Passes
357
83%
Pass accuracy
68%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iran
|
18 | 26 | 8 | 26:8 | +18 | 44 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
17 | 23 | 5 | 23:5 | +18 | 39 |
| 3 |
United Arab Emirates
|
18 | 13 | 13 | 13:13 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 |
Iraq
|
18 | 12 | 21 | 12:21 | -9 | 17 |
| 5 |
Syria
|
18 | 17 | 30 | 17:30 | -13 | 11 |
| 6 |
Lebanon
|
18 | 10 | 25 | 10:25 | -15 | 11 |
Next round
Japan wins1Draws0
China wins0