China 1-3 Japan in the World Cup Qual. AFC, round 6 at Xiamen Stadium, Xiamen.

China won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 13.

Japan won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–W–W), scoring 19 and conceding 1.

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

Foul by Wang Haijian (China PR).

Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daiki Hashioka.

Offside, Japan. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.

Substitution, China PR. Wang Haijian replaces Xie Wenneng.

Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).

Ayumu Seko (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Japan. Daizen Maeda replaces Takefusa Kubo.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

Foul by Xu Haoyang (China PR).

Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

Substitution, China PR. Wang Ziming replaces Wei Shihao.

Substitution, China PR. Wei Zhen replaces Jiang Shenglong because of an injury.

Yang Zexiang (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).

Substitution, Japan. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Koki Ogawa.

Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Junya Ito.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Yang Zexiang.

Attempt missed. Jiang Shenglong (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Corner, China PR. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.

Attempt saved. Wei Shihao (China PR) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zhang Yuning.

Foul by Li Yuanyi (China PR).

Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.