Japan 3-2 Turkmenistan (Jan 9, 2019) Lineups

Turkmenistan

How close are Japan to Hajime Moriyasu's bold target of winning the FIFA World Cup?

Son Heung-Min lauds Palestine spirit as example to follow

Why Asian champions Qatar are struggling in the World Cup qualifiers is anyone's guess

Japan

Turkmenistan

How close are Japan to Hajime Moriyasu's bold target of winning the FIFA World Cup?

Son Heung-Min lauds Palestine spirit as example to follow

Why Asian champions Qatar are struggling in the World Cup qualifiers is anyone's guess

Game Information

AFC Asian Cup Standings

AFC Asian Cup News

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Yuya Osako - 56', 60'
Ritsu Doan - 71'

Arslanmurat Amanov - 26'
Ahmet Atayev - 79' Pen

12
Gonda
5
Nagatomo
20
Makino
22
Yoshida
19
Sakai
7
Shibasaki
16
Tomiyasu
8
Haraguchi
9
Minamino
21
Doan
15
Osako

No.Name
12Shuichi Gonda
20Tomoaki Makino
22Maya Yoshida
5Yuto Nagatomo
19Hiroki Sakai
9Takumi Minamino 11Koya Kitagawa
7Gaku Shibasaki
16Takehiro Tomiyasu
15Yuya Osako
8Genki Haraguchi
21Ritsu Doan

Substitutes
2Genta Miura
1Masaaki Higashiguchi
18Tsukasa Shiotani
23Daniel Schmidt
4Sho Sasaki
17Toshihiro Aoyama
10Takashi Inui
3Sei Muroya
6Wataru Endo
13Yoshinori Muto
14Junya Ito

1
Orazmuhamedov
6
Batyrov
5
Vezirgeldi
2
Babajanov
4
Saparov
12
Annaorazov
7
Amanov
19
Atayev
21
Hojayev
8
Mingazov
9
Orazsakhedov

No.Name
1Mamed Orazmuhamedov
2Zafar Babajanov
5Ylyasov Vezirgeldi
4Mekan Saparov
6Gurbangeldi Batyrov
12Serdar Annaorazov
19Ahmet Atayev
21Resul Hojayev
7Arslanmurat Amanov 11Murat Yakshiyev
8Ruslan Mingazov 15Mihail Titov
9Vahyt Orazsakhedov 17Altymyrat Annadurdyyev

Substitutes
22Nikita Gorbunov
16Batyr Babayev
18Serdar Geldiyev
13Merdan Kurbanov
3Annaguliyev Guychmyrat
10Suleyman Muhadov
14Ilya Tamurkin
20Myrat Annayev
23Dovran Orazalyyev

Al Nahyan Stadium

6:00 AM, January 9, 2019

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Attendance: 5,725

Referees:
Alireza Faghani

Hajime Moriyasu has said Japan's goal is not to reach the World Cup but to win it. Are they a realistic chance?

Son Heung-Min praised Palestine for the spirit they showed in holding South Korea to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.

Qatar have won the last two AFC Asian Cups -- so why are they struggling in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers?

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