Saudi Arabia v Japan, 07 October 2021
| Score | 1-0 to Saudi Arabia |
| Referee | Adham Makhadmeh |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah |
| Attendance | 51,218 |
View Saudi Arabia v Japan head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
1
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Hervé Renard
Goals:
| Firas Al Buraikan | 71 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Al Owais
Defender
Abdulelah Al Amri
Defender
Sultan Al Ghannam
Defender
Yasser Al Shahrani
Defender
Abdullah Madu
Midfielder
Salman Al Faraj
(captain)
Midfielder
Abdulellah Al Malki
Midfielder
Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder/Forward
Abdulrahman Ghareeb
Forward
Fahad Al Muwallad
Forward
Saleh Al Shehri
Substitutions:
| Firas Al Buraikan for Saleh Al Shehri | 64 |
| Sami Al Najei for Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 64 |
| Saud Abdulhamid for Fahad Al Muwallad | 86 |
| Nasser Al Dawsari for Abdulellah Al Malki | 86 |
| Ali Al Bulayhi for Salman Al Faraj | 90 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Zaid Al Bawardi
Goalkeeper
Fawaz Al Qarni
Defender
Ali Al Bulayhi
Defender
Mohammed Khubrani
Defender
Hussain Qassem
Defender/Midfielder
Saud Abdulhamid
Defender/Midfielder
Nasser Al Dawsari
Midfielder
Ayman Yahya
Midfielder/Forward
Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
Midfielder/Forward
Sami Al Najei
Forward
Firas Al Buraikan
Forward
Abdulrahman Al Obud
0
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender
(captain)
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder
Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Yūya Osako
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kyogo Furuhashi for Takumi Minamino | 59 |
| Genki Haraguchi for Takuma Asano | 59 |
| Ado Onaiwu for Daichi Kamada | 73 |
| Hidemasa Morita for Gaku Shibasaki | 73 |
| Yuta Nakayama for Yūto Nagatomo | 90 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Kosei Tani
Defender
Ko Itakura
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Yuta Nakayama
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Midfielder
Kyogo Furuhashi
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Koji Miyoshi
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Ado Onaiwu