Saudi Arabia beat Japan 1-0. Best on the pitch was M. Al Owais, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   KSA 4-2-3-1·4-2-3-1 JPN
   Coach: H. Renard · H. MoriyasuReferee: Adham Makhadmeh📍 King Abdullah Sports City
2. 1. Second half
   2. 59'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Genki Haraguchi▼Takuma Asano
   3. 59'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲K. Furuhashi▼Takumi Minamino
   4. 64'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲Sami Al-Najei▼Abdulrahman Ghareeb
   5. 64'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲Firas Al-Buraikan▼Saleh Al-Shehri
   6. 71'
      

      KSA
      GOOOAL!Firas Al-Buraikan
   7. 73'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Hidemasa Morita▼Gaku Shibasaki
   8. 73'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲A. Onaiwu▼Daichi Kamada
   9. 86'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲Nasser Al-Dawsari▼A. Al Malki
   10. 87'
       

       KSA
       Substitution
       ▲S. Abdulhamid▼Fahad Al Muwallad
   11. 90+1'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Y. Nakayama▼Y. Nagatomo
   12. 90+3'
       

       KSA
       Substitution
       ▲Ali Al-Boleahi▼Salman Al Faraj