Bahrain v Japan, 06 September 2008
| Score | 3-2 to Japan |
| Referee | Malik Abdul Bashir |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group 1 |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View Bahrain v Japan head to head
Goals:
| Salman Isa | 87 |
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| Marcus Tulio Tanaka | own goal | 89 |
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Goals:
| Shunsuke Nakamura | 18 |
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| Yasuhito Endo | penalty | 44 |
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| Kengo Nakamura | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sayed Jaafer
Defender
Sayed Adnan
Defender
Salman Isa
Defender
Abdulla Marzooq
Defender
Husain Mohammed Mohammed
Midfielder
Fouzi Aaish
Midfielder
Abdulla Abdo
Midfielder
Sayed Jalal
Midfielder
Ismaeel Latif
Midfielder
Mohamed Salmeen
Forward
A'ala Ahmed Hubeil
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
(captain)
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Tatsuya Tanaka
Substitutions:
| Mahmood Abdulrahman for A'ala Ahmed Hubeil | 62 |
| Jojo for Ismaeel Latif | 62 |
| Jamal Rahman for Mohamed Salmeen | 82 |
Substitutions:
| Kengo Nakamura for Daisuke Matsui | 70 |
| Hisato Sato for Keiji Tamada | 78 |
| Yasuyuki Konno for Makoto Hasebe | 84 |
Cards:
| Husain Mohammed Mohammed | 30 | Y |
| Fouzi Aaish | 44 | Y |
| Husain Mohammed Mohammed | 66 | Y |
| Husain Mohammed Mohammed | 66 | R |
| Abdulla Abdo | 73 | Y |
Cards:
| Daisuke Matsui | 35 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Abbas Ahmed
Defender
Rashed Al Allan
Midfielder
Mahmood Abdulrahman
Forward
Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel
Forward
Jojo
Forward
Jamal Rahman
Forward
Rashad Salem
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Kazumicih Takagi
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Forward
Seiichiro Maki
Forward
Hisato Sato