Japan v Afghanistan, 24 March 2016
| Score | 5-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Mohanad Qassim |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group E |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
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Also AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualification (2nd round, Group E)
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Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
Goals:
| Shinji Okazaki | 43 |
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| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 59 |
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| Hiroki Sakai | 63 |
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| Maya Yoshida | 74 |
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| Mu Kanazaki | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Defender
Masato Morishige
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Mu Kanazaki
Midfielder
Yosuke Kashiwagi
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
| Shinji Kagawa for Yosuke Kashiwagi | 65 |
| Mike Havenaar for Shinji Okazaki | 72 |
| Yū Kobayashi for Mu Kanazaki | 81 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Akihiro Hayashi
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Hiroki Fujiharu
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Gen Shoji
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Takashi Usami
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Mike Havenaar
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
0
Afghanistan
Manager: Petar Segrt
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ovays Azizi
Goalkeeper
Hassan Amin
Defender
Masood Hashemi
Defender/Midfielder
Sharif Mukhammad
Defender/Midfielder
Masih Saighani
Defender/Midfielder
Zubayr Amiri
Midfielder
Modjieb Jamali
Midfielder
Faysal Shayesteh
Midfielder
Kanischka Taher
Midfielder
Mustafa Hadid
Forward
Mohammed Shirdel
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mustafa Zazai for Mustafa Hadid | 31 |
| Noraollah Amiri for Mohammed Shirdel | 55 |
| Ahmad Hatifi for Kanischka Taher | 75 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Emal Gariwal
Goalkeeper
Hamidullah Wakily
Defender
Abdullah Abdalli
Defender
Roholla Iqbalzadeh
Defender/Midfielder
Abassin Alikhil
Defender/Midfielder
Omid Popalzay
Midfielder
Noraollah Amiri
Midfielder
Anoush Dastgir
Midfielder
Ahmad Hatifi
Midfielder
Mustafa Zazai
Midfielder/Forward
Fardin Hakimi
Forward
Khaibar Amani