Japan v Syria, 29 March 2016
| Score | 5-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Alireza Faghani |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group E |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 57,475 |
View Japan v Syria head to head
Kick Off: 19:34 Local (11:34 BST). Also AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualification (2nd round, Group E)
5
Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
Goals:
| Hamdi Al Masri | own goal | 17 |
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| Shinji Kagawa | 66 |
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| Keisuke Honda | 86 |
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| Genki Haraguchi | 90 |
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| Shinji Kagawa | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Masato Morishige
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Takashi Usami
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Genki Haraguchi for Hotaru Yamaguchi | 58 |
| Mu Kanazaki for Shinji Okazaki | 77 |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake for Takashi Usami | 85 |
Cards:
| Yūto Nagatomo | 65 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Hiroki Fujiharu
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Gen Shoji
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Mu Kanazaki
Midfielder
Yosuke Kashiwagi
Forward
Mike Havenaar
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Manabu Saito
Comments:
Japan recorded an 8th consecutive win against Syria and were unbeaten in all 10 matches played against Syria (P10 W9 D1)
0
Syria
Manager: Fajr Ibrahim
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ibrahim Alma
Goalkeeper
Mouaiad Al Ajaan
Defender
Hamdi Al Masri
Defender
Omar Al Midani
Defender
Ahmad Kalasi
Defender
Nadim Sabag
Defender
(captain)
Mahmoud Al Mawas
Midfielder
Khaled Al Mbayed
Midfielder
Zaher Al Medani
Midfielder
Osama Omari
Midfielder
Omar Khribin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Saad Al Ahmad for Ahmad Kalasi | 46 |
| Abdelrazaq Al Hussain for Osama Omari | 60 |
| Ahmad Al Ashkar for Khaled Al Mbayed | 77 |
Cards:
| Khaled Al Mbayed | 55 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Moussab Balhous
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Madanieh
Defender
Saad Al Ahmad
Midfielder
Ahmad Al Ashkar
Midfielder
Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
Forward
Mahmoud Al Bahar