Japan v Bahrain, 22 June 2008
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group 2 |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 51,180 |
View Japan v Bahrain head to head
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Atsuto Uchida | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender/Midfielder
Michihiro Yasuda
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Yuto Sato
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Koji Yamase for Yuto Sato | 64 |
| Yasuyuki Konno for Michihiro Yasuda | 73 |
| Seiichiro Maki for Keisuke Honda | 80 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Kazumicih Takagi
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Keita Suzuki
Midfielder
Koji Yamase
Forward
Seiichiro Maki
Forward
Kisho Yano
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Bahrain
Manager: Milan Macala
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Abdulkarim
Goalkeeper
Sayed Mohammed Jaafer
Goalkeeper
Sayed Adnan
Defender
Hussain Ali Baba
Defender
Salman Isa
Defender
Fouzi Aaish
Midfielder
Mahmoud Ayyad Abbas
Midfielder
Abdullah Omar
Midfielder
Hamed Rakea
Midfielder
Mohmood Jalal Sayed
Midfielder
Ismaeel Abdullatif
Forward
Substitutions:
| Rashed Al Allan for Mahmoud Ayyad Abbas | 72 |
| Rashed Jamal Salem for Ismaeel Abdullatif | 78 |
Cards:
| Mohmood Jalal Sayed | 39 | Y |
| Sayed Adnan | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Abbas Ahmed
Defender
Rashed Al Allan
Midfielder
Mohamed Mahmood
Midfielder
Mohmood Jalal Sayed
Forward
Rashed Jamal Salem