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
Yasser Al Shahrani
Defender
Abdullah Madu
Defender/Midfielder
Sultan Al Ghannam
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
Defender/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