Iran v Japan, 28 January 2019
| Score | 3-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Chris Beath |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Finals semi-final |
| Venue | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| Attendance | 23,262 |
View Iran v Japan head to head
Kick-off: 6.00pm local
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Iran
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alireza Beiranvand
Defender
Hossein Kanani
Defender
Milad Mohammadi
Defender
Morteza Pouraliganji
Defender/Midfielder
Vahid Amiri
Defender/Midfielder
Ehsan Hajsafi
Defender/Midfielder
Ramin Rezaeian
Midfielder
Omid Ebrahimi
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder/Forward
Ashkan Dejagah
(captain)
Forward
Sardar Azmoun
Substitutions:
| Karim Ansarifard for Vahid Amiri | 58 |
| Saman Ghoddos for Ashkan Dejagah | 71 |
| Mehdi Torabi for Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 71 |
Cards:
| Vahid Amiri | 24 | Y |
| Omid Ebrahimi | 44 | Y |
| Sardar Azmoun | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Amir Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Payam Niazmand
Defender
Majid Hosseini
Defender
Pejman Montazeri
Defender/Midfielder
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender/Midfielder
Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder
Ahmad Nourollahi
Midfielder
Masoud Shojaei
Midfielder/Forward
Karim Ansarifard
Midfielder/Forward
Saman Ghoddos
Forward
Vouria Ghafouri
3
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Yūya Osako | 56 |
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| Yūya Osako | penalty | 67 |
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| Genki Haraguchi | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender
(captain)
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder
Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward
Yūya Osako
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tsukasa Shiotani for Wataru Endo | 60 |
| Sei Muroya for Hiroki Sakai | 73 |
| Junya Ito for Ritsu Doan | 89 |
Cards:
| Hiroki Sakai | 46 | Y |
| Yūto Nagatomo | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Genta Miura
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Sho Sasaki
Defender
Tsukasa Shiotani
Midfielder
Takashi Inui
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Forward
Koya Kitagawa
Forward
Yoshinori Mutō