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North Korea

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

World Cup qualifiers Asia: Will Australia miss 2026? Who is Son's heir?

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

1-0-2, 3 PTS

Ao Tanaka - 2', 2'

23
Suzuki
21
Ito
15
Machida
4
Itakura
2
Sugawara
17
Tanaka
5
Morita
11
Maeda
8
Minamino
10
Doan
9
Ueda

No.Name
23Zion Suzuki
15Koki Machida
4Kou Itakura
21Hiroki Ito
2Yukinari Sugawara 14Daiki Hashioka
8Takumi Minamino 18Takuma Asano
17Ao Tanaka
5Hidemasa Morita 6Wataru Endo
9Ayase Ueda 19Koki Ogawa
11Daizen Maeda
10Ritsu Doan 3Shogo Taniguchi

Substitutes
20Takefusa Kubo
12Keisuke Osako
1Daiya Maekawa
22Yuto Nagatomo
13Keito Nakamura
16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
7Takuma Kawamura

1
Ju-Hyok
4
Pom-Hyok
16
Yu-Song
3
Kuk-Chol
2
Kim
12
Ju-Song
15
Un-Chol
22
Kim
20
Chung-Song
10
Kwang-Song
11
Il-Gwan

No.Name
1Kang Ju-Hyok
16Kim Yu-Song
3Jang Kuk-Chol
4Kim Pom-Hyok 7Mun In-Ju
2Kyong Sok Kim 14Choe Ok-Chol
15Ri Un-Chol 17Kang Kuk-Chol II
22Kim Kuk-Bom
12Choe Ju-Song 13Ri Il-Song
20Paek Chung-Song
10Han Kwang-Song
11Jong Il-Gwan 8Kim Kuk-Jin

Substitutes
9Ri Jo-Guk
6Tam Kye
18Sin Tae-Song
5Jong Kum-Song
21Yu Kwang-Jun
19Kim Sung-Hye
23Jin Nam Choe

New Japan National Stadium

6:23 AM, March 21, 2024

Tokyo, Japan

Line: JPN -2.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 59,354

Referees:
Adel Al Naqbi

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