Japan v Saudi Arabia, 01 February 2022
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | KO Hyung-jin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 19,118 |
View Japan v Saudi Arabia head to head
Kick-off: 7.14pm local
2
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Takumi Minamino | 31 |
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| Junya Ito | 50 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Defender
Ko Itakura
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Defender/Midfielder
Shogo Taniguchi
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Forward
Yūya Osako
Substitutions:
| Daizen Maeda for Yūya Osako | 68 |
| Yuta Nakayama for Yūto Nagatomo | 68 |
| Takuma Asano for Takumi Minamino | 78 |
| Genki Haraguchi for Wataru Endo | 90 |
Cards:
| Ko Itakura | 21 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Shinnosuke Nakatani
Defender
Yuta Nakayama
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Defender
Miki Yamane
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder/Forward
Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda
Forward
Takuma Asano
0
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Hervé Renard
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mohammed Al Owais
Goalkeeper
Abdulelah Al Amri
Defender
Ali Al Bulayhi
Defender
Sultan Al Ghannam
Defender
Yasser Al Shahrani
Defender
Salem Al Dawsari
Midfielder
(captain)
Ali Al Hassan
Midfielder
Abdulellah Al Malki
Midfielder
Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder
Firas Al Buraikan
Forward
Fahad Al Muwallad
Forward
Substitutions:
| Abdullah Al Khaibari for Abdulellah Al Malki | 23 |
| Saud Abdulhamid for Ali Al Hassan | 55 |
| Hattan Bahebri for Fahad Al Muwallad | 55 |
| Khalid Al Ghannam for Sultan Al Ghannam | 75 |
| Abdullah Al Hamdan for Firas Al Buraikan | 75 |
Cards:
| Ali Al Bulayhi | 4 | Y |
| Hattan Bahebri | 74 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Fawaz Al Qarni
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Al Yami
Defender
Mohammed Al Breik
Defender
Ziyad Al Sahafi
Defender
Ahmed Sharahili
Defender/Midfielder
Saud Abdulhamid
Midfielder
Abdullah Al Khaibari
Midfielder/Forward
Sami Al Najei
Midfielder/Forward
Haitham Asiri
Midfielder/Forward
Hattan Bahebri
Forward
Khalid Al Ghannam
Forward
Abdullah Al Hamdan