Japan beat China 7-0. Takumi Minamino scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was Tatsuhiko Kubo, rated 9.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   JPN 3-4-2-1·4-4-2 CHN
   Coach: Hajime Moriyasu · Branko IvankovićReferee: A. Al Jassim📍 Saitama Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 12'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Wataru EndōAssist: T. Kubo
   3. 18'
      

      CHN
      Yellow card
      Yang Zexiang
   4. 39'
      

      CHN
      Yellow card
      Zhang Yuning
   5. 45'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!K. MitomaAssist: R. Doan
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Gao Zhunyi▼Xie Wenneng
   3. 52'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Takumi MinaminoAssist: K. Mitoma
   4. 58'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Takumi Minamino
   5. 61'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Fernandinho▼Zhang Yuning
   6. 61'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Alan▼Wu Lei
   7. 61'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Abduweli Behram▼Xu Haoyang
   8. 63'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲J. Ito▼K. Mitoma
   9. 63'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Daizen Maeda▼Ritsu Dōan
   10. 70'
       

       CHN
       Yellow card
       Alan
   11. 71'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲K. Takai▼K. Itakura
   12. 71'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Ao Tanaka▼Wataru Endō
   13. 76'
       

       CHN
       Substitution
       ▲Wang Shangyuan▼Y. Li
   14. 77'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!J. ItoAssist: T. Kubo
   15. 79'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲K. Ogawa▼Ayase Ueda
   16. 87'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!Daizen MaedaAssist: J. Ito
   17. 90'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!Tatsuhiko KuboAssist: J. Ito