World Cup - Qualification Asia · 3rd Round - 1: Japan beat China 7-0. The match was played on Thursday, 5 September 2024 at Saitama Stadium (Saitama); refereed by A. Al Jassim.
W. Endo 12' (Japan) · K. Mitoma 45' (Japan) · T. Minamino 52' (Japan) · T. Minamino 58' (Japan) · J. Ito 77' (Japan) · D. Maeda 87' (Japan) · T. Kubo 90' (Japan)
After a 2-0 first half, the game finished 7-0.
Japan held 77% of possession against 23%, attempting 17 shots to China's 1.
Shots on target read 9-0 and corners 5-2.
Substitutes: K. Takai, K. Ogawa, J. Ito, Y. Sugawara, D. Maeda, Y. Nakayama, K. Nakamura, T. Asano, K. Tani, K. Osako, A. Tanaka, D. Kamada
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Substitutes: Yan Junling, Li Lei, Wang Shangyuan, Wei Zhen, Lin Liangming, Liu Dianzuo, Wang Haijian, Fernandinho, Han Pengfei, Alan, Abduweli Behram, Gao Zhunyi
Coach: Branko Ivanković
Takefusa Kubo (Japan) — named player of the match with a 9.9 rating.