Bahrain v Japan, 26 March 2008
| Score | 1-0 to Bahrain |
| Referee | Mark Alexander Shield |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group 2 |
| Venue | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa |
| Attendance | 26,000 |
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Bahrain
Manager: Okada Takeshi
Goals:
| A'ala Ahmed Hubeil | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sayed Jaafer
Defender
Sayed Adnan
Defender
Mohamed Hussain Hasan Bahzad
Defender
Salman Isa
Defender
Abdulla Marzooq
Midfielder
Abdulla Baba
Midfielder
Abdullah Omar
Midfielder
Mohamed Salmeen
Midfielder
Mohmood Jalal Sayed
Forward
Ismaeel Abdullatif
Forward
A'ala Ahmed Hubeil
Substitutions:
| Hamed Rakea for Mohamed Salmeen | 77 |
| Fouzi Aaish for Salman Isa | 80 |
| Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel for Ismaeel Abdullatif | 86 |
Cards:
| Abdulla Baba | 11 | Y |
| Mohmood Jalal Sayed | 41 | Y |
| Hamed Rakea | 81 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Fouzi Aaish
Midfielder
Hamed Rakea
Forward
Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel
Forward
Ahmed Hassan Taleb
Forward
Rashed Jamal Salem
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Michihiro Yasuda
Defender/Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Keita Suzuki
Midfielder
Koji Yamase
Midfielder
Seiichiro Maki
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yasuhito Endo for Koji Yamase | 55 |
| Satoru Yamagishi for Michihiro Yasuda | 71 |
| Keiji Tamada for Yuki Abe | 81 |
Cards:
| Yuki Abe | 58 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Hiroki Mizumoto
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Naotake Hanyu
Midfielder
Satoru Yamagishi
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Yuzo Tashiro