Japan beat Tajikistan 4-1. Best on the pitch was K. Furuhashi, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   JPN 4-2-3-1·4-2-3-1 TAJ
   Coach: H. Moriyasu · U. TashevReferee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim📍 Panasonic Stadium Suita
2. 1. First half
   2. 6'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!K. Furuhashi
   3. 9'
      TAJ
      GOOOAL!E. Pandzhshanbe
   4. 40'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Takumi Minamino
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲T. Sakamoto▼Genki Haraguchi
   3. 46'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Daichi Kamada▼Takumi Minamino
   4. 46'
      TAJ
      Substitution
      ▲T. Islomov▼A. Nazarov
   5. 51'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!K. Hashimoto
   6. 59'
      TAJ
      Substitution
      ▲S. Samiev▼M. Dzhalilov
   7. 62'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲R. Ogawa▼S. Sasaki
   8. 63'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      K. Furuhashi
   9. 66'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      K. Hashimoto
   10. 66'
       TAJ
       Substitution
       ▲S. Boboev▼K. Tursunov
   11. 68'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Hidemasa Morita▼K. Hashimoto
   12. 71'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!H. Kawabe
   13. 74'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲S. Taniguchi▼Takuma Asano
   14. 83'
       TAJ
       Substitution
       ▲Rustam Soirov▼P. Umarbaev
   15. 83'
       TAJ
       Substitution
       ▲Z. Dzhuraboev▼D. Ergashev