Japan 2-0 Bahrain in the World Cup Qual. AFC, round 7 at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama (63,700 capacity).

Japan won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 2.

Bahrain won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 10 times: Japan 8 wins, Bahrain 2, 0 draws.

Mahdi Al Humaidan (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).

Sayed Dhiya (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).

Sayed Dhiya (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Shuto Machino (Japan).

Offside, Bahrain. Mahdi Al Humaidan is caught offside.

Hand ball by Keito Nakamura (Japan).

Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Shuto Machino (Japan).

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Amine Benaddi.

Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Ayase Ueda.

Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.

Substitution, Bahrain. Husain Abdulkarim replaces Ali Madan.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ebrahim Lutfallah.

Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ko Itakura.

Attempt blocked. Mahdi Al Humaidan (Bahrain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Substitution, Bahrain. Vincent Ani Emmanuel replaces Hamad Al Shamsan because of an injury.

Attempt saved. Abdulla Al Khalasi (Bahrain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Komail Al Aswad.

Hand ball by Daichi Kamada (Japan).

Substitution, Japan. Keito Nakamura replaces Kaoru Mitoma.

Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).

Mohamed Al Romaihi (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.