Saudi Arabia 1-0 Japan (Oct 7, 2021) Team Stats

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After years in the doldrums, Chinese football shows hint of life in AFC Champions League Elite

Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

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Japan

After years in the doldrums, Chinese football shows hint of life in AFC Champions League Elite

Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

1-0-2, 3 PTS

Feras Al-Brikan - 71'

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Oman	0 - 1	Saudi Arabia	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	Vietnam	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Saudi Arabia	3 - 0	Uzbekistan	Jun 15, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Singapore	0 - 3	Saudi Arabia	Jun 11, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Saudi Arabia	3 - 0	Yemen	Jun 5, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	China	0 - 1	Japan	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	Japan	0 - 1	Oman	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Japan	5 - 1	Kyrgyz Republic	Jun 15, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Japan	1 - 0	Serbia	Jun 11, 2021	International Friendly
W	Japan	4 - 1	Tajikistan	Jun 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

LAST FIVE GAMES			Date	COMPETITION
Japan	1 - 0	Saudi Arabia	Jan 21, 2019	AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia	1 - 0	Japan	Sep 5, 2017	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Japan	2 - 1	Saudi Arabia	Nov 15, 2016	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Saudi Arabia	0 - 5	Japan	Jan 17, 2011	AFC Asian Cup
Japan	2 - 3	Saudi Arabia	Jul 25, 2007	AFC Asian Cup

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

1:00 PM, October 7, 2021

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 5,218

Chinese football looked to have hit an all-time low but a glimmer of hope was offered in Tuesday's ACL Elite action.

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has backed Socceroos boss Graham Arnold to rebound from a winless start to the third phase of Asian qualification, saying the organisation would "put our faith" in the coach to engineer a turnaround.

From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.

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