Japan v Iraq, 11 September 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Malik Abdul Bashir |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 60,593 |
View Japan v Iraq head to head
Kick-off: 7.30pm local
1
Japan
Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni
Goals:
| Ryoichi Maeda | 25 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Masahiko Inoha
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Ryoichi Maeda
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
| Hajime Hosogai for Hiroshi Kiyotake | 89 |
| Mike Havenaar for Ryoichi Maeda | 90 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Daiki Iwamasa
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Hiroki Mizumoto
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Hajime Hosogai
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Hideto Takahashi
Forward
Mike Havenaar
0
Iraq
Manager: Zico
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Noor Sabri
Goalkeeper
Ali Bahjat
Defender
Khaldoon Ibrahim
Defender
Husam Kadhim
Defender
Ahmad Khalaf
Defender
Waleed Salim
Defender
Muthanna Khalid
Midfielder
Ahmed Yaseen
Midfielder
Alaa Abdul Zahrah
Midfielder/Forward
Hammadi Ahmed
Forward
Amjad Radhi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Younis Mahmoud for Amjad Radhi | 64 |
| Nashat Akram for Alaa Abdul Zahrah | 75 |
| Karrar Jassim for Ahmed Yaseen | 78 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jalal Hassan
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Kassid
Defender
Samal Saeed
Defender/Midfielder
Ali Erhaima
Midfielder
Nashat Akram
Midfielder
Abbas Hussein
Midfielder
Karrar Jassim
Midfielder
Qusay Muneer
Midfielder
Osamah Rashid
Midfielder/Forward
Husam Ibrahim
Forward
Ali Abduljabbar
Forward
Younis Mahmoud