Syria 0-5 Japan

WC Qualifiers · Asia· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Syria

2-1-3

Japan

6-0-0

Takefusa Kubo 32'
Ayase Ueda 37', 40'
Yukinari Sugawara 47'
Mao Hosoya 82'

0:5

📍 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

Timeline

32'
Takefusa Kubo0-1
🅰 Junya Ito
37'
Ayase Ueda0-2
🅰 Junya Ito
40'
Ayase Ueda0-3
🅰 Junya Ito
Mardik Mardikian
↓ Omar Al-Somah
45'
47'
Yukinari Sugawara0-4
🅰 Takefusa Kubo
Mahmoud Al-Mawas
↓ Ibrahim Hesar
62'
Ammar Ramadan
↓ Abdul Rahman Oues
62'
66'
Mao Hosoya
↓ Ayase Ueda
66'
Takumi Minamino
↓ Takuma Asano
76'
Ritsu Doan
↓ Takefusa Kubo
76'
Koki Machida
↓ Takehiro Tomiyasu
82'
Mao Hosoya0-5
🅰 Junya Ito
83'
Ao Tanaka
↓ Wataru Endo
Kamel Hmeisheh
↓ Mohammad Anez
86'

Game leaders

Syria

Total ShotsA. Ramadan1
SavesI. Alma3

Japan

Total ShotsA. Ueda5

Match info

Kick-off: Tuesday 21 November
Venue: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Referee: Ma Ning
Attendance: 6,130
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Form

SyriaWLWDL

L@Vietnam1-0
DvsMalaysia2-2
W@China1-0
L

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	:	+1	4
2	Iraq	2	1	1	0	:	+1	4

JapanWWWWW

W@Germany4-1
WvsTürkiye4-2
WvsCanada4-1
WvsTunisia2-0
WvsMyanmar5-0

Head to head

JPN leads series 2-0-3

7 Jun 17Japan1-1Syria
29 Mar 16Japan5-0Syria
8 Oct 15Syria0-3Japan
13 Jan 11Syria1-2Japan
13 Nov 08Japan3-1Syria

14Ito

20↓Kubo

18↓Asano

1Alma

5Al-Midani

17Youssef

18↓Anez

13Krouma

6Jenyat

14Osman

21↓Hesar

4Ham

3↓Oues

9↓Al-Somah

Substitutes · Syria

16Mohammad Al-Hallaq
12Ammar Ramadan↑
19Muayad Al-Khouli
23Taha Mosa
8Kamel Hmeisheh↑
7Omar Khribin
22Ahmad Madanieh
10Mahmoud Al-Mawas↑
2Saad Al-Ahmad
15Khaled Kourdaghli
11Yaseen Samia
20Mardik Mardikian↑

Substitutes · Japan

15Tsuyoshi Watanabe
10Ritsu Doan↑
7Kaishu Sano
11Mao Hosoya↑
8Yuki Soma
17Ao Tanaka↑
19Yuta Nakayama
12Keisuke Osako
1Daiya Maekawa
4Koki Machida↑

83'

Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Wataru Endo.

82'

Goal! Syria 0, Japan 5. Mao Hosoya (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.

81'

Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.

79'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

78'

Delay in match because of an injury Thaer Krouma (Syria).

76'

Substitution, Japan. Koki Machida replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.

76'

Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Takefusa Kubo.

75'

Hiroki Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Mardik Mardikian (Syria).

75'

Corner, Syria. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.

74'

Attempt missed. Ammar Ramadan (Syria) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.

72'

Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Dangerous play by Ezequiel Ham (Syria).

71'

Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

71'

Ammar Ramadan (Syria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

69'

Attempt missed. Mardik Mardikian (Syria) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mahmoud Al Mawas with a cross.

69'

Mohammed Osman (Syria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

69'

Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

68'

Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

68'

Attempt blocked. Mao Hosoya (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.

66'

Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Takuma Asano.

66'

Substitution, Japan. Mao Hosoya replaces Ayase Ueda.

66'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

65'

Delay in match because of an injury Amro Jenyat (Syria).

65'

Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

64'

Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.

62'

Substitution, Syria. Ammar Ramadan replaces Abdul Rahman Weiss.

62'

Substitution, Syria. Mahmoud Al Mawas replaces Ibrahim Hesar.

61'

Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.

59'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Amro Jenyat.

58'

Mohammad Anez (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).

54'

Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a cross.

54'

Offside, Syria. Ibrahim Alma tries a through ball, but Mohammed Osman is caught offside.

52'

Offside, Syria. Ibrahim Hesar tries a through ball, but Mardik Mardikian is caught offside.

51'

Mohammed Osman (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

51'

Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

47'

Goal! Syria 0, Japan 4. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo following a set piece situation.

46'

Foul by Thaer Krouma (Syria).

46'

Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'

Substitution, Syria. Mardik Mardikian replaces Omar Al Somah.

45'

Second Half begins Syria 0, Japan 3.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Syria 0, Japan 3.

45'+2'

Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'+2'

Foul by Fahd Youssef (Syria).

45'+1'

Offside, Syria. Mohammed Osman tries a through ball, but Ibrahim Hesar is caught offside.

45'

Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'

Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).

44'

Offside, Japan. Takefusa Kubo tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.

44'

Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.

42'

Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).

42'

Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40'

Goal! Syria 0, Japan 3. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.

37'

Goal! Syria 0, Japan 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito with a headed pass.

35'

Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara following a corner.

35'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Omar Al Midani.

33'

Offside, Syria. Ezequiel Ham tries a through ball, but Omar Al Somah is caught offside.

32'

Goal! Syria 0, Japan 1. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junya Ito.

31'

Offside, Syria. Fahd Youssef tries a through ball, but Omar Al Somah is caught offside.

24'

Offside, Japan. Ayase Ueda tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.

24'

Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita with a headed pass.

23'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Weiss.

23'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mohammad Anez.

23'

Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

20'

Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayase Ueda with a cross following a corner.

19'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Omar Al Midani.

13'

Omar Al Midani (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13'

Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).

12'

Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita with a cross.

11'

Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Foul by Ibrahim Hesar (Syria).

Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.

Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ibrahim Hesar (Syria).

Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a through ball.

Omar Al Somah (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).

Omar Al Somah (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Match info

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