Japan vs Syria 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

13': Ayase Ueda
19': Ritsu Doan
21': Thaer Krouma (OG)
73': Yuki Soma (P)
85': Takumi Minamino

FT
5 - 0

Introduction

Japan are hosting Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

13': Goal! Japan 1, Syria 0. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.
19': Goal! Japan 2, Syria 0. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
21': Own Goal by Thaer Krouma, Syria. Japan 3, Syria 0.
45': Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Keito Nakamura.
45': Second Half begins Japan 3, Syria 0.
62': Substitution, Syria. Ammar Ramadan replaces Elmar Abraham.
62': Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Takefusa Kubo.
62': Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Wataru Endo.
72': Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Japan. Takumu Kawamura replaces Ao Tanaka.
73': Goal! Japan 4, Syria 0. Yuki Soma (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
76': Substitution, Japan. Kosei Tani replaces Keisuke Osako.
78': Ezequiel Ham (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Goal! Japan 5, Syria 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
89': Substitution, Syria. Mohammad Anez replaces Ezequiel Ham.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 5, Syria 0.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Stadium
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 26,650

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Japan	0	0	0
0	Australia	0	0	0
0	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
0	Bahrain	0	0	0

Full Table

Statistics

SYR		JPN
12	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	3
8	Saves	0
33.1	Possession	66.9
7	SHOTS	21
0	ON GOAL	13
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
206	Accurate Passes	557
299	Passes	623
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	44
15	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.2	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	12
12	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	14
8	Effective Clearances	13
8	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Kou Itakura
16	Koki Machida
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu
6	Wataru Endo
17	Ao Tanaka
13	Keito Nakamura
10	Ritsu Doan
9	Ayase Ueda
8	Takumi Minamino
20	Takefusa Kubo

Substitutes:

Yuki Soma, Shogo Taniguchi, Takuma Kawamura, Daichi Kamada, Hidemasa Morita, Yukinari Sugawara, Hiroki Ito, Kosei Tani, Koki Ogawa, Reo Hatate, Daiki Hashioka, Daiya Maekawa.

Syria (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Esteban Glellel (GK)
15	Emiliano Amor
13	Thaer Krouma
3	Mouaiad Al Ajaan
2	Abdul Rahman Oues
4	Ezequiel Ham
14	Elmar Abraham
21	Ibrahim Hesar
8	Jalil Elías
9	Omar Al-Somah
20	Ariel Cervera

Substitutes:

Amro Jenyat, Amr Al-Midani, Fahad Youssef, Antonio Yakoub, Mohammad Anez, Ahmad Madanieh, Ammar Ramadan, Elias Hadaya, Mohamad Al Hallak, Alaa Al Dali, Khaled Kourdaghli, Muayad Al Khouli.