The Japan national football team has finished all 10 games of the Asian final qualifying round of the World Cup Qatar tournament.
Looking back on the battle of the Japanese national team in the final qualifying round in Asia.
[Round 1] Japan 0-1 Oman (Home 2021 / 9/2)
<Comment>
Japan suffered from Oman's defense and high pressure from the early stages.
In the 43rd minute of the second half, the left side was destroyed and the final point was taken, and the final qualifying started with a black star.
<Japan's starting members>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Naomichi Ueda / Yuto Nagatomo / Hiroki Sakai / Maya Yoshida
MF: Wataru Endo / Gaku Shibasaki / Genki Haraguchi / Daichi Kamada / Junya Ito
FW: Yuya Osako
(player change)
Half Time Genki Haraguchi → Toru Furuhashi
63 minutes Junya Ito → Ritsu Doan
70 minutes Daichi Kamada → Takehide Kubo
[Round 2] Japan 1-0 China (Away 2021 / 9/7)
<War criticism>
Japan replaced four starting members from the match against Oman.
In the early stages, China's defense, which had solidified in front of the goal, could not be broken, but in the 40th minute of the first half, Yuya Osako matched the cross ball from the right side of Junya Ito with his right foot to take the lead.
I ran away as it was.
▽ Japanese scorer
40 minutes Yuya Osako
<Japan's starting member>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Shigeru Muroya / Yuto Nagatomo / Takehiro Tomiyasu / Maya Yoshida
MF: Wataru Endo / Takeshi Shibasaki / Junya Ito / Takehide Kubo
FW : Yuya Osako / Tomiyasu Furuhashi
(player change)
50 minutes Tomiyasu Furuhashi → Genki Haraguchi
76 minutes Junya Ito → Daichi Kamada
88 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Sho Sasaki
[Round 3] Japan 0-1 Saudi Arabia (Away 2021/10/7)
<War criticism>
Japan made a decisive scene centered on Yuya Osako from the first half, but could not score a goal.
In the 26th minute of the second half, Gaku Shibasaki's back pass was robbed by his opponent and he was preempted.
After that, even attacking players such as Ado Onaiwu could not catch up.
<Japan's starting members>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Yuto Nagatomo / Takehiro Tomiyasu / Hiroki Sakai / Maya Yoshida
MF: Wataru Endo / Gaku Shibasaki / Daichi Kamada / Takumi Minamino
FW: Yuya Osako / Takuma Asano
(player change)
59 minutes Takumi Minamino → Toru Furuhashi
59 minutes Takuma Asano → Genki Haraguchi
73 minutes Gaku Shibasaki → Hidemasa Morita
73 minutes Daichi Kamada → Onaiu Ado
90 + 1 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
[Round 4] Japan 2-1 Australia (Home 2021/10/12)
<Comment> In
Japan, Ao Tanaka, who received a pass from the left side of Takumi Minamino in the 8th minute of the first half, scored the first goal.
In the 25th minute of the second half, a free kick was directly scored by the opponent and the score was tied, but in the 41st minute, Takuma Asano's shot in response to Maya Yoshida's long ball invited the opponent's own goal to win.
▽ Japanese scorer
8 minutes Ao Tanaka
86 minutes Own goal
<Starter member of Japan>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Yuto Nagatomo / Takehiro Tomiyasu / Hiroki Sakai / Maya Yoshida
MF: Wataru Endo / Takumi Minamino / Hidemasa Morita / Ito Junya / Ao Tanaka
FW: Yuya Osako
(player change)
61 minutes Yuya Osako → Tomiyasu Furuhashi
78 minutes Takumi Minamino → Takuma Asano
85 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
85 minutes Hidemasa Morita → Takeshi Shibasaki
[Round 5] Japan 1-0 Vietnam (Away 2021/11/11)
<Comment>
In the 17th minute of the first half, Junya Ito ran into Takumi Minamino's pass and put his left foot in the lead.
Although he couldn't get any additional points, he escaped by preventing the opponent's attack, centered on Maya Yoshida and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
▽ Scorer
17 minutes Junya Ito
<Japan's starting member>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Miki Yamane / Yuto Nagatomo / Takehiro Tomiyasu / Maya Yoshida
MF: Wataru Endo / Takumi Minamino / Hidemasa Morita / Junya Ito / Aoi Tanaka
FW: Yuya Osako
(player change)
63 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
63 minutes Takumi Minamino → Takuma Asano
75 minutes Aoi Tanaka → Toru Furuhashi
75 minutes Yuya Osako → Takeshi Shibasaki
88 minutes Hidemasa Morita → Genki Haraguchi
[Round 6] Japan 1-0 Oman (Away 2021/11/16)
<Comment>
Japan made a chance by attacking from the side in the first half, but could not score a goal.
In the second half, Kaoru Mitoma, who participated in the middle of the game, made a rhythm of attack by dribbling, and Junya Ito took the lead with a cross ball from Kaoru Mitoma in the 36th minute.
I ran away as it was.
▽ Scorer
81 minutes Junya Ito
<Japan's starting member>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Miki Yamane / Yuto Nagatomo / Takehiro Tomiyasu / Maya Yoshida
MF: Wataru Endo / Takeshi Shibasaki / Takumi Minamino / Junya Ito / Aoi Tanaka
FW: Yuya Osako
(player change)
Half time Takeshi Shibasaki → Kaoru Misaki
62 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
62 minutes Takumi Minamino → Toru Furuhashi
82 minutes Junya Ito → Takuma Asano
88 minutes Yuya Osako → Genki Haraguchi
[Round 7] Japan 2-0 China (Home 2022/1/27)
<Comment> In
the 13th minute of the first half, Yuya Osako decided the penalty kick that he got with his opponent's hand and took the lead.
In the second half, Junya Ito headed a cross ball from Yuta Nakayama, who participated on the way, and scored an additional point.
▽ Scorer
13 minutes Yuya Osako
61 minutes Junya Ito
<Starter member of Japan>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Shogo Taniguchi / Hiroshi Itakura / Yuto Nagatomo / Hiroki Sakai
MF: Wataru Endo / Takumi Minamino / Hidemasa Morita / Junya Ito / Ao Tanaka
FW: Yuya Osako
(player change)
58 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
58 minutes Yuya Osako → Daizen Maeda
73 minutes Wataru Endo → Takehide Kubo
85 minutes Takumi Nanno → Genki Haraguchi
85 minutes Junya Ito → Ritsu Doyasu
[Round 8] Japan 2-0 Saudi Arabia (Home 2022/2/1)
<Comment> In
the 32nd minute of the first half, Takumi Minamino, who received the cross ball given by Junya Ito from the right side, scored the first goal.
In the 5th minute of the second half, Ito scored a middle shot and widened the lead.
▽ Scorer
32 minutes Takumi Minamino
50 minutes Junya Ito
<Starter member of Japan>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Shogo Taniguchi / Yuto Nagatomo / Hiroki Sakai
MF: Hiroshi Itakura / Wataru Endo / Takumi Minamino / Hidemasa Morita / Junya Ito / Ao Tanaka
FW: Yuya Osako
(player change)
68 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
68 minutes Yuya Osako → Daizen Maeda
78 minutes Takumi Minamino → Takuma Asano
90 minutes Wataru Endo → Genki Haraguchi
[Round 9] Japan 2-0 Australia (Away 2022/3/24)
<Comment> In
the first half, both Japan and Australia made chances but did not score.
Just before the end of the match, when both teams had no goals scored, Kaoru Mitoma, who participated in the middle of the match, ran back to the goal from Miki Yamane and scored the first shot.
Immediately after that, Mitoma dribbled himself and scored an additional point.
With this victory, Japan was confirmed to be 2nd or higher in the final qualifying group B, and decided to participate in the 7th World Cup in 7 consecutive tournaments.
▽ Scorer
89 minutes Kaoru Mitoma
90 + 4 minutes Kaoru Mitoma
<Japan's starting member>
GK: Shuichi Gonda
DF: Yuto Nagatomo / Miki Yamane / Maya Yoshida
MF: Hiroshi Itakura / Wataru Endo / Takumi Minamino / Hidemasa Morita / Junya Ito / Ao Tanaka
FW: Takuma Asano
(player change)
64 minutes Yuto Nagatomo → Yuta Nakayama
64 minutes Takuma Asano → Kiyo Ueda
84 minutes Takumi Minamino → Kaoru Mitoma
84 minutes Ao Tanaka → Genki Haraguchi
[Round 10] Japan 1-1 Vietnam (Home 2022/3/29)
<Comment> In
the first half, Japan started to chase after a corner kick.
In the second half, Maya Yoshida's goal caught up with the tie, and after that he repeatedly approached the goal, but could not break Vietnam's defense and could not win.
Japan drew 1: 1 with Vietnam and finished the final qualifying with 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 22 points.
▽ Scorer
54 minutes Maya Yoshida
<Japan's starting member>
GK: Eiji Kawashima
DF: Shogo Taniguchi / Miki Yamane / Yuta Nakayama / Maya Yoshida
MF: Gaku Shibasaki / Genki Haraguchi / Takefusa Kubo / Kaoru Mitoma
Kaoru
FW: Kiyo Ueda
(player change)
Half time Reo Flagger → Junya Ito
61 minutes Gaku Shibasaki → Ao Tanaka
61 minutes Genki Haraguchi → Hidemasa Morita
61 minutes Takefusa Kubo → Takumi Minamino