Saudi Arabia 1-0 Japan (5 Sep, 2017) Game Analysis

Japan

Japan suffer blow with Ayase Ueda out for rest of 2024

AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Saudi Arabia

Japan

Japan suffer blow with Ayase Ueda out for rest of 2024

AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Game Information

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6-2-2, 20 PTS

King Fahd Stadium

6:30 PM, 5 September 2017

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Japan will be without star striker Ayase Ueda for November's Asian qualifiers against Indonesia and China.

In the same year he lifted the AFC Asian Cup, Akram Afif has once again been recognised as the continent's Player of the Year.

With Indonesia's influx of foreign-born imports, Shin Tae-Yong now faces a tricky balancing act.

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