Japan v Iraq, 06 October 2016
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Referee | KIM Dong-jin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium |
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Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
Goals:
| Genki Haraguchi | 26 |
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| Hotaru Yamaguchi | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Masato Morishige
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
(captain)
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Yosuke Kashiwagi
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
| Hotaru Yamaguchi for Hotaru Yamaguchi | 67 |
| Takuma Asano for Shinji Okazaki | 74 |
| Yū Kobayashi for Keisuke Honda | 81 |
Cards:
| Hiroki Sakai | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Yuichi Maruyama
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Ryota Ohshima
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
Forward
Manabu Saito
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Iraq
Manager: Radhi Shenaishil
Goals:
| Suad Natiq | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Mohammed Hameed
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Ibrahim
Defender
Dhurgham Ismail
Defender
Waleed Salim
Defender
Ali Adnan
Defender/Midfielder
Suad Natiq
Defender/Midfielder
Saad Abdulameer
Midfielder
Ahmed Yaseen
Midfielder
Amjad Attwan
Midfielder/Forward
Alaa Abdul Zahrah
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Mohannad Abdulraheem
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mahdi Kamil for Amjad Attwan | 53 |
| Karrar Jassim for Mohannad Abdulraheem | 69 |
| Bashar Resan for Ahmed Yaseen | 83 |
Cards:
| Waleed Salim | 73 | Y |
| Mohammed Hameed | 82 | Y |
| Alaa Abdul Zahrah | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Kassid
Defender
Ali Mohammed
Defender
Mustafa Nadhim
Midfielder
Karrar Jassim
Midfielder
Mahdi Kamil
Midfielder
Bashar Resan
Midfielder
Amjad Waleed