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Japan 5-0 Afghanistan: Final score, stats and lineups

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC · Round Two
Japan 7-1-0
  • Shinji Okazaki 43'
  • Hiroshi Kiyotake 58'
  • Maya Yoshida 74'
  • Mu Kanazaki 78'
5-0 FT
Afghanistan 3-0-5
  • Sharif Mukhammed (OG) 63'

Key events

  1. 30'
    Mustafa ZazaiOff: Mustafa Hadid
  2. Shinji Okazaki
    43'
  3. Halftime 45'
  4. Hiroshi Kiyotake
    58'
  5. Sharif Mukhammed (OG)
    63'
  6. Shinji KagawaOff: Yosuke Kashiwagi
    64'
  7. 64'
    Noraollah AmiriOff: Josef Shirdel
  8. Mike HavenaarOff: Shinji Okazaki
    73'
  9. Maya Yoshida
    74'
  10. 74'
    Ahmad Arash HatifiOff: Kanischka Taher
  11. Mu Kanazaki
    78'
  12. Daigo KobayashiOff: Mu Kanazaki
    80'
  13. End Regular Time 90'

Match info

Competition
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Round
Round Two
Kickoff
Thursday, March 24, 2016, 6:34 AM ET
Venue
Saitama Stadium 2002, Japan

Times in Eastern. Live data refreshes on its own while the game is on.

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