Japan v United Arab Emirates, 01 September 2016
| Score | 2-1 to United Arab Emirates |
| Referee | Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium, Saitama |
| Attendance | 58,895 |
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1
Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
Goals:
| Keisuke Honda | 11 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Masato Morishige
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
(captain)
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Ryota Ohshima
Midfielder
Mitsunori Yoshida
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
| Takashi Usami for Hiroshi Kiyotake | 62 |
| Takuma Asano for Shinji Okazaki | 67 |
| Genki Haraguchi for Ryota Ohshima | 75 |
Cards:
| Hiroki Sakai | 16 | Y |
| Mitsunori Yoshida | 19 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Akihiro Hayashi
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Defender
Ota Kosuke
Defender
Yuichi Maruyama
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Takashi Usami
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
Forward
Yoshinori Mutō
2
United Arab Emirates
Manager: Mahdi ALI
Goals:
| Ahmed Khalil | 20 |
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| Ahmed Khalil | penalty | 54 |
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Starting lineup:
Khalid Eisa
Goalkeeper
Ismail Ahmed
Defender
Mohamed Ahmed Gharib
Defender
Mohanad Salem
Defender
Abdelaziz Sanqour
Defender
Amer Abdulrahman
Midfielder
Ismail Al Hammadi
Midfielder
Khamis Ismail
Midfielder
Omar Abdulrahman
Forward
Ahmed Ali Al Abri
Forward
Ahmed Khalil
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Walid Abbas for Abdelaziz Sanqour | 46 |
| Mohamed Fawzi for Ahmed Khalil | 73 |
| Habib Al Fardan for Ismail Al Hammadi | 79 |
Cards:
| Mohanad Salem | 10 | Y |
| Walid Abbas | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ali Khaseif
Goalkeeper
Ahmed Mahmoud
Defender
Walid Abbas
Defender
Hamdan Al Kamali
Defender/Midfielder
Abdulaziz Haikal
Midfielder
Habib Al Fardan
Midfielder
Sultan Al Shamsi
Midfielder
Mohamed Fawzi
Midfielder
Khalid Jalal
Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Abdulrahman
Midfielder/Forward
Salem Saleh
Forward
Khalid Bawazir