Japan beat Bahrain 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 12 shots. Best on the pitch was Tatsuhiko Kubo, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   JPN 3-4-2-1·4-2-3-1 BAH
   Coach: Hajime Moriyasu · Dragan TalajićReferee: A. Al Jassim📍 Saitama Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 10'
      

      JPN
      VAR review
      Wataru Endō
   3. 19'
      BAH
      Yellow card
      A. Benaddi
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Ao Tanaka▼Hidemasa Morita
   3. 61'
      BAH
      Substitution
      ▲Mohamed Al Romaihi▼M. Abduljabbar
   4. 63'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲J. Ito▼Ritsu Dōan
   5. 63'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Daichi Kamada▼Takumi Minamino
   6. 66'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Daichi KamadaAssist: T. Kubo
   7. 76'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲K. Nakamura▼K. Mitoma
   8. 82'
      BAH
      Substitution
      ▲V. Emmanuel▼H. Al Shamsan
   9. 85'
      BAH
      Substitution
      ▲H. Abdulkarim▼Ali Madan
   10. 86'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Shūto Machino▼Ayase Ueda
   11. 87'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!Tatsuhiko KuboAssist: J. Ito
   12. 88'
       

       JPN
       Yellow card
       Tatsuhiko Kubo