World Cup - Qualification Asia · 3rd Round - 7: Japan beat Bahrain 2-0. The match was played on Thursday, 20 March 2025 at Saitama Stadium (Saitama); refereed by A. Al Jassim.
D. Kamada 66' (Japan) · T. Kubo 87' (Japan)
After a 0-0 first half, the game finished 2-0.
Japan held 61% of possession against 39%, attempting 12 shots to Bahrain's 7.
Shots on target read 4-2 and corners 8-1.
Substitutes: Y. Sugawara, K. Takai, D. Maeda, K. Osako, K. Nakamura, J. Ito, D. Kamada, Y. Nakayama, A. Tanaka, R. Hatate, K. Tani, S. Machino
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Substitutes: V. Emmanuel, A. Al Khattal, I. Abdullatif, M. Al Romaihi, A. Haram, J. Al Shaikh, S. M. Baqer, S. Al Wadaei, H. Ali, H. Abdulkarim, S. Ahmed, A. Fardan
Coach: Dragan Talajic
Takefusa Kubo (Japan) — named player of the match with a 8.3 rating.