Japan vs Saudi Arabia

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 25 Mar 2025, 10:35
Japan
Japan
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Ahmad Al Ali Round 8

Match report

Japan played out a goalless draw with Saudi Arabia in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 25 March 2025.

Saudi Arabia failed to register a single shot on target, while Japan dominated possession with 78% of the ball.

Japan had 12 shots to Saudi Arabia's 1.

The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama), with Ahmad Al Ali in charge.

Possession 78% - 22% Shots 12 - 1 On target 2 - 0 Corners 9 - 0 Fouls 10 - 3
8
Player of the match
Ko Itakura
Japan · 123 passes (93% accurate)
8 Hiroki Itō 85 passes (93% accurate)
8 Ao Tanaka 95 passes (91% accurate)
8 Nawaf Boushal captained the side
7 Zion Suzuki captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–1 6–0
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–0
Ball Possession 77–23 —
Corners 3–0 6–0
Attacks 75–37 73–26
Match statistics
9 Corners 0
5 Substitution 4
148 Attacks 63
77 Dangerous Attacks 6
3 On Target 0
8 Off Target 1
12 Shots Total 1
2 Shots On Goal 0
8 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 0
9 Shots Inside Box 1
3 Shots Outside Box 0
10 Fouls 3
9 Corners 0
3 Offsides 0
78% Ball Possession 22%
0 Saves 2
711 Passes Total 212
641 Passes Accurate 111
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
3 K. Takai 4 Ko Itakura 21 H. Itō
2 Y. Sugawara 6 W. Endo 17 Ao Tanaka 13 K. Nakamura
20 T. Kubo 15 D. Kamada
11 D. Maeda
Saudi Arabia · 5-4-1
1 N. Al-Aqidi
2 M. Shanqeeti 5 J. Thakri 4 A. Lajami 17 H. Tambakti 13 N. Boushal
9 F. Al-Buraikan 7 M. Juwayr 16 F. Al-Ghamdi 10 S. Al-Dawsari
8 M. Alsahafi
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 10 Ritsu Doan
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 9 Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 19 Reo Hatate
  • 8 Takumi Minamino
  • 23 Kosei Tani
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 16 Yuta Nakayama
  • 22 Ayumu Seko
  • 5 Hiroki Sekine
  • 7 Joel Chima Fujita
  • 18 Shuto Machino
Saudi Arabia
Coach
H. Renard
Substitutes
  • 12 Ali Majrashi
  • 19 Turki Al-Ammar
  • 23 Ziyad Aljohani
  • 22 Ahmed Al-Kassar
  • 21 Hamed Al-Shanqiti
  • 3 Saad Al-Mousa
  • 14 Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
  • 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari
  • 15 Ayman Yahya
  • 11 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
  • 18 Muhannad Al Saad
  • 20 Abdullah Al-Salem
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Ali Majrashi ↓ Muhannad Al Shanqiti Saudi Arabia
  • 61' ↑ Turki Al Ammar ↓ Musab Al Juwayr Saudi Arabia
  • 61' ↑ Ziyad Al Johani ↓ Marwan Al Sahafi Saudi Arabia
  • 62' ↑ R. Doan ↓ T. Kubo Japan
  • 62' ↑ J. Ito ↓ Y. Sugawara Japan
  • 73' ↑ K. Furuhashi ↓ D. Maeda Japan
  • 74' ↑ R. Hatate ↓ W. Endō Japan
  • 83' ↑ T. Minamino ↓ D. Kamada Japan
  • 90+2' ↑ Abdullah Al Hamddan ↓ Feras Al Brikan Saudi Arabia
Head-to-head
Japan 2 1 draws 1 Saudi Arabia
2025-03-25 Japan vs Saudi Arabia 0 - 0
2024-10-10 Saudi Arabia vs Japan 0 - 2
2022-02-01 Japan vs Saudi Arabia 2 - 0
2021-10-07 Saudi Arabia vs Japan 1 - 0
Recent form
Japan D W W W D
Saudi Arabia D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Japan drew 0-0 against Saudi Arabia on 25 March 2025.
Who won Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Japan vs Saudi Arabia played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Japan had 78% of possession, compared to 22% for the other side.