At 18:35 Beijing time on September 5, 2026 US, Canada and Mexico World Cup qualifying round of the third stage of the Asian zone (18 rounds), Group C first round of the match between Japan and China in Saitama 2002 stadium. In the first half, the national football team’s possession rate of less than 30%, Wang Dalei made several saves, but it was difficult to stop the Japanese team’s offensive many times, Endo Hang header broke the first record, Sanfonium Omao extended the score in the extra period, Yang Zexiang, Zhang Yuning yellow, Japan’s team at halftime 2-0 lead over the Chinese team.
Japan continued to attack the Chinese team, Takumi Minamino scored twice in a row, Aran and Fernando came on as substitutes, but it was hard for them to make any progress, while Junya Ito and Daizan Maeda scored for Japan, and Jianying Kubo added another goal in extra time.
At the end of the match, Japan beat China 7-0, ushering in the opening of the 18-team tournament, while China suffered the largest score in team history against Japan, in addition, the Chinese team has 16 consecutive matches against Japan without a win, of which 10 matches ended in a loss, the last time the Chinese team beat the Japanese team in 1998 Dinas Cup.
The match had its twists and turns before the kickoff: China’s manager Ivan revealed that the national soccer team was delayed in arriving at the stadium before the match due to traffic jams; moreover, the match was originally scheduled to kick off at 18:35 GMT, but due to a malfunction in the communication equipment between the referees, the match ended up kicking off after a six-minute delay.
In the 12th minute, Kubo Kenyoung took a corner kick! Endo Hang heads the ball home! Japan takes a 1-0 lead!
Wang Dalei had two great saves in the first half!
In the second minute of the first half, Don Yasutoshi sent a long diagonal pass to Sanfonium Omura, who was unmarked in front of the goal, and he scored! Wang Dalei can’t do anything against such a close shot!
Yang Zesho was shown a yellow card for Takumi Minamino and Zhang Yuning was shown a yellow card for elbowing Itakura Hwang!
Half-time stats: The Chinese soccer team lags behind in possession, passes and shots, with only 25.3% of the ball in hand.
In the 52nd minute, Takumi Minamino won the ball on the edge of the field and crotched through Jiang Shenglong, who was on the rush, and then easily rolled a shot into the goal! Japan leads China 3-0!
In the 58th minute, Takumi Minamino played another trick on the Chinese defense! He crosses the ball in the penalty area and shoots a powerful shot into the goal! He scores his second goal of the match, giving Japan a 4-0 lead over China!
In the 77th minute, substitute Junya Ito took a left-footed shot from inside the penalty area, which was deflected into the net by Jiang Guangtai’s leg! China has conceded another goal and is down 0-5! Junya Ito scored after a 7-month absence from the national team!
In the 87th minute, Junya Ito gave an assist to substitute Daizo Maeda, who scored a header to give Japan a 6-0 lead over China!
In extra time, Kubo Kenyoung scored with a shot from inside the penalty area, giving Japan a 7-0 lead over China!
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