The Japan national soccer team will face Bahrain national team on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024.
The venue is Bahrain National Stadium in Bahrain Refer, and the kickoff time is scheduled to be 25:00 on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 (1:00 on the 11th) (Japan time).
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Although it is not broadcast on terrestrial television, if you install the DAZN app on an Android TV™ function or a smart TV compatible model, you can also watch it on TV.
The Japanese national team will play against the Bahrain national team at the FIFA World Cup 26 Asia Final Qualifier (3rd Qualifier) (Bahrain National Stadium/Refer) to be held on Tuesday, September 10th.
The Japanese national team, aiming to compete in the World Cup for the eighth consecutive year, entered Group B, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Syria and Myanmar in the second round of Asian qualifying rounds, and surpassed the top position with all six wins, and in the final qualifying rounds they entered Group C of the group with Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China and Indonesia. In the first match of the final qualifying round, they faced the Chinese national team at home, winning a huge 7-0 victory. It was his first win in three tournaments.
The last time the Japanese national team and Bahrain national team faced off was in the 16th round of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 on January 31, 2024, when the Japanese national team won 3-1 with goals from Doan Ritsu, Kubo Takefusa and Ueda Kyoyo.
▼Match Highlights
In the latest FIFA rankings, the Japanese national team ranks 18th and the Bahrain national team ranks 80th.
■FIFA World Cup 26 Asia Final Qualifiers (3rd Qualifiers)
- Date and Time: Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, 25:00 Kickoff
- Match venue: Bahrain National Stadium (Refer)
- Match cards: Bahrain vs. Japan
- Online distribution: “DAZN”
Bahrain's national team lost to the Japanese national team in the 16th round of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in January 2024, and manager Juan Antonio Pizzi retired after the tournament. In February of the same year, Dragan Taraich, who was technical director, took over as his successor.
Bahrain's team has made a new start under new manager Taraic, and has won two consecutive victories over Nepal in the second Asian qualifiers. They drew with the Yemeni national team and the UAE national team, and they scored second place behind the UAE with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss (11 points).
The first match of the final qualifying round will be played away against the Australian national team. The ball was dominated, but he persisted and elicited a opposing exit and scored the winning goal with an own goal. He earned three valuable points in the first match.
[Australia vs. Bahrain team match report]
Bahrain national team adopted the basic formation “4-4-2” in the first final qualifying match against Australia (away). On defense, they maintain a narrow distance between players and thoroughly compress the ball side. He was also willing to be absorbed by the final line of both sides. The attack is taken and then aim for a quick counter. Right-side half midfielder Ali Madan, whose speed is his weapon, and left-side half midfielder Mohamed Malhoon, who can overcome the situation with his technique, played a major role both offensively and defensively.
▼GK
22 Ibrahim Lutfara
▼DF
17 Vincent Anie Emmanuel
16 Side Buckle
2 Mohamed Amin Ben Amor
23 Abdullah al-Karashi
▼MF
4 Abbas Fadr Al Asphur
14 Ali Haram
7 Ali Madhan
8 Mohamed Malhoon
▼FW
19 Carmil al Aswad
12 Mahdi Abdul Jabal
▽Bench members
▼GK
1 Anmar Mohamed
21 Sayid Muhammad Jaafar
▼DF
3 Waleed Al Hayyam
5 Hamad al Shamsan
6 Ahmed Nabir
18 Hadza Ali
▼MF
10 Abdulwahab al-Marud
11 Ebrahim Al Hatar
13 Moses Atede
▼FW
9 Hussein Abdulkariem
15 Jasim al-Sheikh
20 Mahadi al-Humeidan
*The number is Australian national team match
Members of the Japan soccer team
The members of the Japanese men's soccer team who will be competing in the FIFA World Cup 26 Asia Final Qualifiers (3rd Qualifiers) in September were announced on Thursday, August 29th.
The members this time include Endo Kou (Liverpool), Doan Ritsu (Freiburg), and Kubo Takefusa (Real Sociedad). In addition, Mito Kaoru (Brighton), who returned from an injury, was the first time he called up since Qatar 2023, which was held from January to February this year, and Ito Junya (Stad Reims) has also made his first return to the national team since the Asian Cup.
In addition, Mochizuki Henry Kaiki (FC Machida Zelvia) and Takai Yukihiro (Kawasaki Frontale) have been called up for the first time, and it has been announced that Hasebe Makoto, who is the new coach of Frankfurt's U-21 team, will be accompanied by the team as coach of the Japanese national team.
The 27 members are as follows: (※ is the first meeting)
▼GK
Osako Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Tani Akio (FC Machida Zelvia)
Suzuki Ayato (Palma Calcio/Italy)
▼DF
Nagatomo Yuto (FC Tokyo)
Taniguchi Shogo (Sint Troyden/Belgium)
Itakura Ko (Borusia MG/Germany)
Nakayama Yuta (FC Machida Zelvia)
Machida Hiroki (Union Saint Giroise/Belgium)
Sugawara Yuse (Southampton/England)
Mochizuki Henry Kaiki (FC Machida Zelvia) *
Takai Yukidai (Kawasaki Frontale) *
▼MF／FW
Endo Wataru (Liverpool/England)
Ito Junya (Stade Reims/France)
Asano Takuma (Mallorca/Spain)
Minamino Takumi (Monaco/France)
Morita Hidemasa (Sporting/Portugal)
Kamata Daichi (Crystal Palace/England)
Mito Kaoru (Brighton/England)
Ogawa Koki (NEC/Netherlands)
Maeda Daizen (Celtic/Scottish)
Hatate Reo (Celtic/Scottish)
Doan Ritsu (Freiburg/Germany)
Ueda Kyoyo (Feyenoord/Netherlands)
Tanaka Aoi (Dusseldorf/Germany)
Nakamura Keito (Stade Reims/France)
Kubo Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
Hosoya Masahiro (Kashiwa Reysol)
Starting members of the Japan soccer team
The Japanese national team will be holding a lineup of 3-4-2-1 in the first match of the important Asian final qualifying round (compared to the Chinese national team). Suzuki Ayato defended the goal, and from the left, Machida Hiroki, Taniguchi Shogo and Itakura Ko came in from the left. The midfielders were captains Endo Kou and Morita Hidemasa, and Doan Ritsu on the right and Mito Kaoru on the left. The two shadows were Kubo Takefusa and Minamino Takumi, and Ueda Kyoyo was the top leader at the front line.
In the second match against Bahrain, one starting player has been changed from the first match. Kamata Daichi was appointed in place of Kubo Takefusa.
▼GK
1 Suzuki Ayato (Palma Calcio/Italy)
▼DF
4 Itakura Ko (Borusia MG/Germany)
3 Taniguchi Shogo (Sint Troyden/Belgium)
16 Machida Hiroki (Union Saint Giroise/Belgium)
▼MF
10 Doan Ritsu (Freiburg/Germany)
6 Endo Wataru (Liverpool/England)
5 Morita Hidemasa (Sporting/Portugal)
7 Mito Kaoru (Brighton/England)
▼FW
15 Kamata Daichi (Crystal Palace/England)
8 Minamino Takumi (Monaco/France)
9 Ueda Kyoyo (Feyenoord/Netherlands)
▽GK
12 Osako Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
23 Tani Akio (FC Machida Zelvia)
▽DF
2 Sugawara Yuse (Southampton/England)
21 Takai Yukidai (Kawasaki Frontale)
22 Nakayama Yuta (FC Machida Zelvia)
▽MF／FW
11 Maeda Daizen (Celtic/Scottish)
13 Nakamura Keito (Stade Reims/France)
14 Ito Junya (Stade Reims/France)
17 Tanaka Aoi (Less/England)
18 Asano Takuma (Mallorca/Spain)
19 Ogawa Koki (NEC/Netherlands)
20 Kubo Takefusa (Real Sociedad/Spain)
Nagatomo Yuto (FC Tokyo)
Mochizuki Henry Kaiki (FC Machida Zelvia)
Hatate Reo (Celtic/Scottish)
Hosoya Masahiro (Kashiwa Reysol)
The FIFA World Cup has expanded to '48' since the 2026 tournament, and as a result, the Asian slot has also expanded to '8.5'. The 18 countries that have advanced to the second round of qualifying will be divided into three groups, each with six countries, and will compete in a round-robin home and away second round-robin format. The top two countries in each group will be in straight sets, with the third and fourth place will compete for two spots in the fourth qualifying round (Asia Playoffs) and one spot in the intercontinental playoffs.
The Japanese national team was decided to enter Group C at the draw for the final Asian FIFA World Cup 26 Asian qualifying round held on June 27th. The combinations and FIFA rankings for each team are as follows:
[Group A]
・Iranian national team: 20th place
・Qatar national team: 35th place
・Uzbekistan national team: 62nd place
・UAE representative: 69 digits
・Kyrgyz Republic Representative: 101st
・North Korea representative: 110th place
[Group B]
・Korea national team: 22nd place
・Iraqi national team: 55th place
・Jordan's representative: 68th place
・Oman national team: 76th place
・Palestine national team: 95th place
・Kuwait representative: 137th place
[Group C]
・Japan representative: 17
・Australia national team: 23rd place
・Saudi Arabia national team: 56th place
・Bahrain representative: 81st place
・Chinese representatives: 88
・Indonesia national team: 134th place
The Japanese national team, scoring seven goals in the first match, took the lead at the end of the first round of Group C. Second place was Bahrain's national team, who won on enemy territory. The third place was the Saudi Arabia and Indonesian national teams, which ended in a 1-1 draw, while the fifth place was the Australian national teams, who lost to Bahrain national teams at home. In sixth place, China was defeated by the Japanese national team.
Rank: Country (winning points/projects)
1: Japanese representative (3/+7)
2nd place: Bahrain national team (3/+1)
3rd place: Saudi Arabia national team (1/0)
3rd place: Indonesian national team (1/0)
5th place: Australian national team (0/-1)
6: Chinese representatives (0/-7)
The Bahrain national team vs. Japan national team match on Tuesday, September 10th will be exclusively streamed live on DAZN/ABEMA de DAZN. Although it is not broadcast on any terrestrial TV station, TVs with Android TV™ function or smart TV compatible models can be viewed on DAZN.
■How to watch “DAZN” on TV (external link)
- Program starts: Tuesday, September 10th, 23:30
- Cast:[Live commentary]Nishioka Akihiko
[Explanation]Ono Shinji, Iwamasa Daiki
[Local Report]Sato Hisato - FAN ZONE: Uchida Atsuto, Tamai Shiori
