Japan v Bahrain, 28 March 2009
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | KIM Dong-jin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group 1 |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 57,276 |
View Japan v Bahrain head to head
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Shunsuke Nakamura | 47 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Tatsuya Tanaka
Substitutions:
| Hideo Hashimoto for Makoto Hasebe | 76 |
| Daisuke Matsui for Daisuke Matsui | 79 |
| Shinji Okazaki for Tatsuya Tanaka | 86 |
Cards:
| Tatsuya Tanaka | 86 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ryota Tsuzuki
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Hideo Hashimoto
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
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Bahrain
Manager: Milan Macala
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Sayed Adnan
Defender
Abdulla Marzooq
Defender
Mahmood Mansoor Salman
Defender
Fouzi Aaish
Midfielder
Abdulla Abdo
Midfielder
Mahmood Abdulrahman
Midfielder
Abdulla Baba
Midfielder
Mohamed Hubail
Midfielder
Mohamed Salmeen
Midfielder
Mohmood Jalal Sayed
Midfielder
Jojo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Abdullah Abdi for Abdulla Abdo | 75 |
| Ismaeel Abdullatif for Fouzi Aaish | 91 |
Cards:
| Fouzi Aaish | ||
| Abdulla Abdo | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Mahmoud Ayyad Abbas
Midfielder
Abdullah Abdi
Midfielder
Mohamed Jalal Saad
Forward
Ismaeel Abdullatif
Forward
Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel
Forward
Ebrahim Al Mishkhas