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    Japan v Bahrain

    WCQ - AFC, FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
    JPN
    JapanJapanJPN
    7-2-1, 23 PTS
    2
    7-2-1, 23 PTS
    FT
    BHR
    BahrainBahrainBHR
    1-3-6, 6 PTS
    0
    1-3-6, 6 PTS
    Daichi Kamada - 66'
    Takefusa Kubo - 87'
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    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Ueda
    9
    Minamino
    8
    Kubo
    20
    1
    Mitoma
    7
    Morita
    5
    Endo
    6
    Doan
    10
    Ito
    21
    Itakura
    4
    Seko
    22
    Suzuki
    1
    Substitutions
    #17A. Tanaka
    #5H. Morita
    45'
    #14J. Ito
    #10R. Doan
    63'
    #15D. Kamada
    #8T. Minamino
    63'
    66'
    #13K. Nakamura
    #7K. Mitoma
    76'
    #18S. Machino
    #9A. Ueda
    86'
    Bench
    #23K. Tani
    #12K. Osako
    #16Y. Nakayama
    #3K. Takai
    #11D. Maeda
    #2Y. Sugawara
    #19R. Hatate
    Soccer pitch
    Abduljabbar
    12
    Al-Humaidan
    20
    Marhoon
    8
    Madan
    7
    Al-Aswad
    10
    Dhiya Saeed
    4
    Al-Khalasi
    23
    Al-Shamsan
    5
    Al-Hayam
    3
    Benaddi
    2
    Lutfalla
    22
    Substitutions
    #13M. Al-Romaihi
    #12M. Abduljabbar
    61'
    #6V. Emmanuel
    #5H. Al-Shamsan
    82'
    #19H. Abdulkarim
    #7A. Madan
    85'
    Bench
    #1A. Fardan
    #16S. Baqer
    #11I. Abdullatif
    #21S. Jaafar
    #9Ibrahim Al Khatal
    #14A. Haram
    #15J. Al-Shaikh
    #18Hazaa Ali
    #17S. Al Wadaei

    Match Leaders

    JPNBHR
    20
    3
    T. KuboF
    2 SOG, 1 G
    3
    Total Shots
    2
    M. Al-HumaidanF
    1 SOG, 0 G
    2
    --
    None
    --
    Accurate Passes
    --
    None
    --
    --
    None
    --
    Saves
    2
    E. LutfallaG
    2 GA
    2

    Game Information

    Saitama, Japan

    Crew Member:Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

    Kamada, Kubo strike as Japan become first nation to qualify for World Cup

    VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF JAPAN PLAYING BAHRAIN IN A SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
    Mar 21, 2025, 01:55 am - Reuters

    Match Timeline

    JPNJPN
    KOHTFT
    BHRBHR
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    Head-To-Head

    JPN
    JPN
    Last 5 Matchups
    BHR
    BHR
    5
    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    FT
    @ BHR
    0
    3
    2023 AFC Asian Cup, Round of 16
    FT
    @ BHR
    1
    2
    2010
    FT
    @ JPN
    0
    1
    2010 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Four
    FT
    @ JPN
    0
    3
    2010 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Four
    FT
    @ BHR
    2

    WCQ - AFC News

    Paul Okon on any changes to the XI against Paraguay

    Paul Okon on any changes to the XI against Paraguay

    Socceroos assistant Paul Okon believes Australia will make changes to the starting XI in their final World Cup group stage clash against Paraguay.

    7d

    Daichi Kamada reiterates Japan's goal to win World Cup after record victory

    Daichi Kamada reiterates Japan's goal to win World Cup after record victory

    In the milestone 1,000th game at the FIFA World Cup, Japan made some history of their own at Estadio BBVA on Saturday.

    9d

    In FIFA World Cup's milestone 1,000th match, Japan arise to make history of their own

    In FIFA World Cup's milestone 1,000th match, Japan arise to make history of their own

    This may still not be the year Japan become the newest world champions. But, if their most dominant of World Cup displays on Saturday is anything to go by, they are definitely on the right path at long last.

    7d

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