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Iraq 2-1 Japan · AFC Asian Cup 2023

Iraq beat Japan 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup 2023. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Iraq and Japan met in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on Friday, 19 January 2024.

Goalscorers

Iraq: A. Hussein 5', 45'. Japan: W. Endo 90'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Iraq, 1 for Japan).

Line-ups

Iraq started in a 4-2-3-1: Jalal Hassan, Hussein Ali, Saad Natiq, Rebin Sulaka, Ahmed Yahya, Frans Putros, Amir Al-Ammari, Youssef Amyn, Ibrahim Bayesh, Ali Jasim, Aymen Hussein.

Japan started in a 4-2-3-1: Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Ko Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, Hiroki Itō, Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Junya Ito, Takefusa Kubo, Takumi Minamino, Takuma Asano.

More from this competition: AFC Asian Cup 2023 fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 5'Goal! Iraq 1-0 Japan. A. Hussein (Iraq) scores.
  2. 45+4'Goal! Iraq 2-0 Japan. A. Hussein (Iraq) scores, assisted by A. Yahya.
  3. 45'Half-time. Iraq 2-0 Japan.
  4. 57'VAR: penalty awarded to Japan.
  5. 90+3'Goal! Iraq 2-1 Japan. W. Endo (Japan) scores, assisted by R. Hatate.
  6. 90'Full-time. Iraq 2-1 Japan.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Iraq vs Japan.
  2. 4'Attempt saved. A. Jasim (Iraq), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 5'Goal! Iraq 1-0 Japan. A. Hussein (Iraq) scores.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. Y. Amyn (Iraq), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  5. 15'Yellow card for S. Natiq (Iraq).
  6. 22'Attempt missed. W. Endo (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.23.
  7. 31'Attempt missed. A. Al-Ammari (Iraq), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 32'Attempt missed. T. Asano (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 36'Attempt blocked. W. Endo (Japan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  10. 37'Yellow card for J. Ito (Japan).
  11. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  12. 45+4'Goal! Iraq 2-0 Japan. A. Hussein (Iraq) scores, assisted by A. Yahya.
  13. 45'Half-time. Iraq 2-0 Japan.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 46'Substitution, Iraq: M. Doski comes on for H. Ali.
  16. 46'Substitution, Iraq: M. Ali comes on for A. Hussein.
  17. 46'Substitution, Japan: T. Tomiyasu comes on for S. Taniguchi.
  18. 51'Attempt missed. H. Itō (Japan), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  19. 57'VAR: penalty awarded to Japan.
  20. 60'Attempt saved. K. Itakura (Japan), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  21. 61'Substitution, Japan: A. Ueda comes on for T. Asano.
  22. 61'Substitution, Japan: R. Doan comes on for T. Kubo.
  23. 61'Substitution, Iraq: O. Rashid comes on for F. Putros.
  24. 63'Attempt blocked. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  25. 66'Substitution, Iraq: A. Adnan comes on for Y. Amyn.
  26. 67'Attempt missed. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  27. 68'Attempt missed. M. Ali (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  28. 73'Attempt blocked. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  29. 74'Substitution, Japan: D. Maeda comes on for J. Ito.
  30. 74'Substitution, Japan: R. Hatate comes on for H. Morita.
  31. 77'Substitution, Iraq: Z. Tahseen comes on for A. Jasim.
  32. 82'Attempt missed. R. Doan (Japan), header. xG 0.09.
  33. 83'Attempt missed. D. Maeda (Japan), header. xG 0.14.
  34. 87'Attempt missed. M. Ali (Iraq), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  35. 90'Attempt missed. T. Tomiyasu (Japan), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  36. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  37. 90+3'Goal! Iraq 2-1 Japan. W. Endo (Japan) scores, assisted by R. Hatate.
  38. 90+5'Attempt missed. M. Ali (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 90+6'Attempt missed. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
  40. 90+6'Attempt missed. R. Doan (Japan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  41. 90+6'Attempt blocked. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  42. 90'Full-time. Iraq 2-1 Japan.
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