Syria vs Japan
Ref: Ma Ning
Match recap
Japan beat Syria 5–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Kubo, Ueda, Ueda, Sugawara, and Hosoya scored for Japan. Syria held 29% possession to 71% for Japan.
First Half
32'
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Kubo
Assist: Ito
37'
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Ueda
Assist: Ito
40'
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Ueda
Assist: Ito
Second Half
⇄
Omar Al Somah
47'
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Sugawara
Assist: Kubo
⇄
Unknown
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Hesar
66'
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Asano
66'
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Ueda
76'
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Kubo
76'
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Tomiyasu
82'
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Hosoya
Assist: Ito
83'
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Endo
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Anz
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
SyriaJapan
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 14 metrics
Attack0 · 6 won
2
Shots
19
0
Shots on target
8
2
Shots in the box
11
0
Shots outside box
8
2
Shots off goal
8
1
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
29%
Possession
71%
262
Total passes
639
181
Accurate passes
567
69%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline1 · 1 won
8
Fouls
10
5
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
0
0
Blocked shots
3
Syria
4-1-4-1
Japan
4-2-3-1
Syria
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Ibrahim AlmaG
- 4E. HamM
- 5Omar Al MidaniD
- 9Omar Al SomahF
- 13Thaer KroumaD
- 14Mohammed OsmanM
- 18Mohammad AnzM
- 21I. HesarM
Substitutes
- 2Saad AhmadM
- 7Omar KhribinF
- 8Kamel HameeshehM
- 11Yaseen SamiaF
- 16Mohamad Al HallakF
- 19Moayad Al KhouliD
- 22Ahmad MadaniaG
- 23Taha MosaG
Japan
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Y. SugawaraD
- 3S. TaniguchiD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 6W. EndoM
- 9A. UedaF
- 14J. ItoM
- 16T. TomiyasuD
- 18T. AsanoM
- 20T. KuboM
- 21H. ItoD
- 23Z. SuzukiG
Substitutes
- 1D. MaekawaG
- 4K. MachidaD
- 7K. SanoM
- 8Y. SomaF
- 10R. DōanM
- 11M. HosoyaF
- 12K. OsakoG
- 13T. MinaminoM
- 15T. WatanabeD
- 17A. TanakaM
- 19Y. NakayamaD
- 22S. MaikumaD
Syria
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Anez | M | 93 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amr Al Midani | D | 93 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Hesar | M | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Rahman Weiss | M | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Alma | G | 93 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Al-Somah(C) | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Osman | M | 93 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Ham | M | 93 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amro Jenyat | D | 93 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thaer Krouma | D | 93 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fahd Youssef | D | 93 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kamel Hamisha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Kharbin | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moayad Al Khouli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmad Madanieh | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taha Mousa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammad Al-Hallaq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khaled Kerdagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yaseen Samia | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saad Ahmad | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mahmoud Al Mawas | F | 31 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ammar Ramadan | F | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Mardik Mardikian | F | 48 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Japan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junya Ito | M | 93 | 9.7 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Takefusa Kubo | M | 76 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 93 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 93 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Ayase Ueda | F | 66 | 7.7 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Hiroki Ito | D | 93 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Takuma Asano | M | 66 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Wataru Endo(C) | M | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shogo Taniguchi | D | 93 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Suzuki | G | 93 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | D | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Keisuke Osako | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daiya Maekawa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaishu Sano | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuta Nakayama | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seiya Maikuma | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Soma | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mao Hosoya | F | 27 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Takumi Minamino | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Koki Machida | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ritsu Doan | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |