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    Japan v Thailand

    2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
    JPN
    JapanJapanJPN
    5-1-1, 16 PTS
    4
    5-1-1, 16 PTS
    FT
    THA
    ThailandThailandTHA
    0-1-6, 1 PTS
    0
    0-1-6, 1 PTS
    Shinji Kagawa - 8'
    Shinji Okazaki - 19'
    Yuya Kubo - 57'
    Maya Yoshida - 83'
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    Match Formations

    No.Name
    --Eiji Kawashima
    --Hiroki Sakai
    --Yuto Nagatomo
    --Maya Yoshida
    --Masato Morishige
    --Shinji Kagawa
    --Hiroshi Kiyotake
    --Genki Haraguchi
    --Keisuke Honda
    --Hotaru Yamaguchi
    --Gotoku Sakai
    --Yuya Kubo
    11Takashi Usami
    --Shinji Okazaki
    Substitutes
    --Takuma Asano
    19Gen Shoji
    23Akihiro Hayashi
    20Tomoaki Makino
    --Naomichi Ueda
    --Shusaku Nishikawa
    10Shu Kurata
    --Yuki Kobayashi
    --Wataru Endo

    Game Information

    Saitama Stadium 2002
    11:35 AM, 28 March 2017
    Saitama, Japan
    Japan forward Shinji Kagawa
    Masashi Hara/Getty Images

    AFC: Thailand miss pen, routed by Japan

    AFC World Cup Qualifying
    May 17, 2023, 05:46 am - ESPN Staff

    Match Timeline

    JapanJapan
    ThailandThailand
    • 8
    • 19
    • 57
    • 66
    • 73
    • 74
    • 83
    • 84

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Saudi Arabia2110+14
    Iraq2110+14
    Indonesia2002-20
    Full Table

    WCQ - AFC News

    After historic win over England, how far could Japan go at the FIFA World Cup?

    After historic win over England, how far could Japan go at the FIFA World Cup?

    After becoming the first Asian side to defeat England, what does the result mean for Japan's World Cup prospects?
    'Best thing I've done': Hamza Choudhury reflects on first year representing Bangladesh

    'Best thing I've done': Hamza Choudhury reflects on first year representing Bangladesh

    It's been a year since Hamza Choudhury first represented Bangladesh. He believes it's the best thing he's done.
    Socceroos on 'mission to wreck' USMNT's World Cup

    Socceroos on 'mission to wreck' USMNT's World Cup

    There will be no need for extra motivation when the Socceroos head to the World Cup to take on co-hosts United States.
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