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
Yasser Al Shahrani
Defender
Sultan Al Ghannam
Defender/Midfielder
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