Japan v Uzbekistan, 29 February 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Uzbekistan |
| Referee | Abdullah Balideh |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group C |
| Venue | Toyota Stadium, Toyota |
| Attendance | 42,720 |
View Japan v Uzbekistan head to head
Kick-off: 7.30pm local
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Japan
Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Jengo Fujimoto
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
(captain)
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Forward
Mike Havenaar
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
| Takashi Inui for Jengo Fujimoto | 59 |
| Tadanari Lee for Mike Havenaar | 65 |
| Yūichi Komano for Yūto Nagatomo | 83 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Goalkeeper
Kaito Yamamoto
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yuzo Kurihara
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Midfielder
Hajime Hosogai
Midfielder
Masahiko Inoha
Midfielder
Takashi Inui
Midfielder
Chikashi Masuda
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder/Forward
Ryo Miyaichi
Forward
Tadanari Lee
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Uzbekistan
Manager: Vadim Abramov
Goals:
| Aleksandr Shadrin | 54 |
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Starting lineup:
Ignatiy Nesterov
Goalkeeper
Artyom Filiposyan
Defender
Islom Inomov
Defender
Anzur Ismailov
Defender
Stanislav Andreev
Defender/Midfielder
Jasur Hasanov
Midfielder
Temur Kapadze
Midfielder
(captain)
Azizbek Khaydarov
Midfielder
Ildar Magdeyev
Midfielder
Baxodir Nasimov
Forward
Aleksandr Shadrin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Oybek Qilichev for Ildar Magdeyev | 38 |
| Dilshod Rahmatullayev for Stanislav Andreev | 57 |
| Shavkat Salomov for Aleksandr Shadrin | 64 |
Cards:
| Aleksandr Shadrin | 64 | Y |
| Shavkat Salomov | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Akbar Toʻrayev
Defender
Aleksandr Merzlyakov
Defender
Ibroxim Rakhimov
Defender
Komoliddin Tadjiyev
Defender/Midfielder
Akbar Ismatullayev
Midfielder
Oybek Qilichev
Midfielder
Dilshod Rahmatullayev
Forward
Shavkat Salomov