Japan vs Syria
Ref: Ahmed Al Alili
Match recap
Japan beat Syria 5–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Ueda, Dōan, Thaer Krouma, Soma, and Minamino scored for Japan. Japan held 67% possession to 33% for Syria.
First Half
⚽
Ueda
Assist: Nakamura
⚽
Dōan
Assist: Kubo
⚽
Thaer Krouma (OG)
Second Half
⇄
Nakamura
62'
⇄
Abraham
⇄
Kubo
⇄
Endo
72'
Abdul Rahman Oues
Yellow Card
⇄
Tanaka
⚽
Soma
Penalty
⇄
Osako
78'
Ham
Yellow Card
Kamada
Yellow Card
⚽
Minamino
Assist: Ito
89'
⇄
Ham
Group B
View all groups →| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | DW |
| 2 |  Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | DW |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
Match Statistics
JapanSyria
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
13
Shots on target
0
13
Shots in the box
1
8
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
6
3
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
619
Total passes
299
554
Accurate passes
207
89%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline1 · 1 won
16
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
8
1
Blocked shots
1
Japan
3-4-2-1
Syria
4-4-2Japan
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 6W. EndoM
- 8T. MinaminoF
- 9A. UedaF
- 10R. DōanM
- 12K. OsakoG
- 13Keito NakamuraM
- 16K. MachidaD
- 17A. TanakaM
- 20T. KuboF
- 22T. TomiyasuD
Substitutes
- 1D. MaekawaG
- 2Y. SugawaraD
- 3S. TaniguchiD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 7T. KawamuraM
- 11Y. SomaF
- 14D. HashiokaD
- 15D. KamadaM
- 18R. HatateM
- 19Koki OgawaF
- 21H. ItoD
- 23K. TaniG
Syria
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. GlellelG
- 4E. HamM
- 8J. ElíasM
- 9Omar Al SomahF
- 13Thaer KroumaD
- 14E. AbrahamM
- 15E. AmorD
- 20A. CerveraF
- 21I. HesarM
Substitutes
- 5Omar Al MidaniD
- 7A. YakoubF
- 10Mohamad Al HallakF
- 18Mohammad AnzM
- 22Ahmad MadaniaG
- 23E. HadayaG
Japan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritsu Doan | M | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 73 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | F | 62 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Keito Nakamura | M | 45 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Ayase Ueda | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Wataru Endo(C) | M | 62 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Takumi Minamino | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Koki Machida | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Keisuke Osako | G | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Reo Hatate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shogo Taniguchi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daiki Hashioka | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daiya Maekawa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Soma | F | 28 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hiroki Ito | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Daichi Kamada | M | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosei Tani | G | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takumu Kawamura | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syria
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Glellel | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Al-Somah(C) | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tobias Cervera | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ezequiel Ham | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Emiliano Amor | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ibrahim Hesar | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalil Elias | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Elmar Abraham | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moayad Ajan | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thaer Krouma | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Abdul Rahman Weiss | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Amr Al Midani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fahd Youssef | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmad Madanieh | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elia Hadaya | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Yakoub | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammad Al-Hallaq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaa Al Dali | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khaled Kerdagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammad Anez | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moayad Al Khouli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amro Jenyat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ammar Ramadan | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |