Japan v Bahrain, 20 March 2025
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group C |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 58,137 |
View Japan v Bahrain head to head
Kick-off: 7.35pm local
2
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Daichi Kamada | 66 |
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| Takefusa Kubo | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zion Suzuki
Defender
Ko Itakura
Defender
Hiroki Ito
Defender
Ayumu Seko
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder/Forward
Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma
Forward
Ayase Ueda
Substitutions:
| Ao Tanaka for Hidemasa Morita | 46 |
| Junya Ito for Ritsu Doan | 63 |
| Daichi Kamada for Takumi Minamino | 63 |
| Keito Nakamura for Kaoru Mitoma | 76 |
| Shūto Machino for Ayase Ueda | 86 |
Cards:
| Takefusa Kubo | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Keisuke Osako
Goalkeeper
Kosei Tani
Defender
Yuta Nakayama
Defender
Yukinari Sugawara
Defender
Kōta Takai
Defender/Midfielder
Reo Hatate
Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Shūto Machino
Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda
Midfielder/Forward
Keito Nakamura
0
Bahrain
Manager: Dragan Talajić
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ebrahim Lutfalla
Goalkeeper
Abdulla Al Khulasi
Defender
Hamad Al Shamsan
Defender
Amine Benaddi
Defender
Waleed Al Hayam
Defender/Midfielder
Ali Madan
Defender/Midfielder
Mahdi Al Humaidan
Midfielder
Mohamed Marhoon {MID}
Midfielder
Sayed Dhiya Saeed
Midfielder
(captain)
Komail Al Aswad
Midfielder/Forward
Mahdi Abduljabbar
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mohamed Al Romaihi for Mahdi Abduljabbar | 61 |
| Vincent Emmanuel for Hamad Al Shamsan | 82 |
| Husain Abdulkarim for Ali Madan | 85 |
Cards:
| Amine Benaddi | 19 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Abdulkarim Fardan
Goalkeeper
Sayed Mohammed Jaafer
Defender
Sayed Mahdi Baqer
Defender
Vincent Emmanuel
Defender/Midfielder
Hazza Ali
Midfielder
Ebrahim Al Khatal
Midfielder
Sayed Al Wadaei
Midfielder/Forward
Husain Abdulkarim
Midfielder/Forward
Jassim Al Shaikh
Midfielder/Forward
Ali Haram
Forward
Ismaeel Abdullatif
Forward
Mohamed Al Romaihi