Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0. Saudi Arabia controlled the ball — 60% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was J. Ito, rated 8.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   JPN 4-1-4-1·4-2-3-1 KSA
   Coach: H. Moriyasu · H. RenardReferee: Ko Hyung-Jin📍 Saitama Stadium 2002
2. 1. First half
   2. 4'
      

      KSA
      Yellow card
      Ali Al-Boleahi
   3. 21'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      K. Itakura
   4. 23'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲Abdullah Alkhaibari▼A. Al Malki
   5. 31'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Takumi MinaminoAssist: J. Ito
3. 1. Second half
   2. 50'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!J. ItoAssist: Y. Nagatomo
   3. 55'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲S. Abdulhamid▼Ali Al-Hassan
   4. 55'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲Hattan Bahebri▼Fahad Al Muwallad
   5. 68'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Nakayama▼Y. Nagatomo
   6. 68'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Daizen Maeda▼Yuya Osako
   7. 74'
      

      KSA
      Yellow card
      Hattan Bahebri
   8. 75'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲K. Al Ghannam▼S. Al Ghannam
   9. 75'
      

      KSA
      Substitution
      ▲A. Al Hamdan▼Firas Al-Buraikan
   10. 78'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Takuma Asano▼Takumi Minamino
   11. 90'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Genki Haraguchi▼Wataru Endō