Japan 2-0 China (Jan 27, 2022) Lineups

China

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

China

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

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

1-2-5, 5 PTS

Yuya Osako - 13' Pen
Junya Ito - 61'

No.Name
12Shuichi Gonda
4Kou Itakura
3Shogo Taniguchi
19Hiroki Sakai
5Yuto Nagatomo 20Yuta Nakayama
17Ao Tanaka
10Takumi Minamino 8Genki Haraguchi
13Hidemasa Morita
6Wataru Endo 11Takefusa Kubo
14Junya Ito 21Ritsu Doan
15Yuya Osako 9Daizen Maeda

Substitutes
7Gaku Shibasaki
22Miki Yamane
2Naomichi Ueda
23Daniel Schmidt
16Shinnosuke Nakatani
1Eiji Kawashima

No.Name
1Yan Junling
20Zhu Chenjie
2Zheng 21Wai-Tsun Dai
6Jiang Guangtai
5Zhang Linpeng 3Hanwen Deng
8Hao Junmin 17Wei Shihao
4Wang Shenchao
15Wu Xi
13Xu Xin
7Wu Lei 19Liu Yang
9Zhang Yuning 11Alan

Substitutes
18Long Tan
23Wang Dalei
14Chi Zhongguo
10Zhang Xizhe
22Yu Dabao
16Jin Jingdao
12Liu Dianzuo

Saitama Stadium 2002

5:01 AM, January 27, 2022

Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 11,753

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

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