Japan v Saudi Arabia, 15 November 2016
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Muhammad Taqi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium |
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Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
Goals:
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | penalty | 45 |
|
| Genki Haraguchi | 80 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Masato Morishige
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
(captain)
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Yuya Kubo
Forward
Yūya Osako
Substitutions:
| Keisuke Honda for Yuya Kubo | 46 |
| Shinji Kagawa for Hiroshi Kiyotake | 64 |
| Shinji Okazaki for Yūya Osako | 90 |
Cards:
| Hiroki Sakai | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Yuichi Maruyama
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Ryota Nagaki
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Manabu Saito
1
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Bert van Marwijk
Goals:
| Omar Hawsawi | 90 |
|
Starting lineup:
Mohammed Al Owais
Goalkeeper
Yasser Al Shahrani
Defender
Omar Hawsawi
Defender
Osama Hawsawi
Defender
(captain)
Nawaf Al Abed
Midfielder
Salman Al Faraj
Midfielder
Taiseer Al Jassam
Midfielder
Abdulmalek Al Khaibri
Midfielder
Yahia Al Shehri
Midfielder
Mohammad Al Sahlawi
Forward
Mukhtar Fallatah
Forward
Substitutions:
| Fahad Al Muwallad for Yahia Al Shehri | 57 |
| Abdulmajeed Al Ruwaili for Abdulmalek Al Khaibri | 70 |
| Nassir Al Shamrani for Taiseer Al Jassam | 79 |
Cards:
| Abdulmalek Al Khaibri | 9 | Y |
| Mukhtar Fallatah | 10 | Y |
| Osama Hawsawi | 48 | Y |
| Osama Hawsawi | 90 | Y |
| Yasser Al Shahrani | 90 | Y |
| Osama Hawsawi | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Waleed Abdullah
Goalkeeper
Assaf Al Qarni
Defender
Mohammed Al Breik
Defender
Mansour Al Harbi
Defender
Motaz Hawsawi
Defender
Mohammed Jahfali
Midfielder
Housain Al Moqahwi
Midfielder
Salman Al Muwashar
Midfielder
Abdulmajeed Al Ruwaili
Forward
Fahad Al Muwallad
Forward
Nassir Al Shamrani
Forward
Naif Hazazi