FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Japan 5–0 Syria

Tuesday 29 Mar 2016 · Saitama, Japan

Japan5–0Syria

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Al-Massri Kagawa Honda Kagawa Haraguchi

17′1–0Hamdi Al-Massri Japan · own goal
66′2–0Shinji Kagawa Japan
86′3–0Keisuke Honda Japan
90′4–0Shinji Kagawa Japan
90′5–0Kenki Haraguchi Japan

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Japan

Came on

8Kenki HaraguchiFW●↑58′
15Mu KanazakiMF↑78′
13Hiroshi KiyotakeMF↑85′

Syria

Came on

14Saad Al AhmadDF↑46′
10Abdelrazaq Al HussainMF↑60′
19Ahmad Al-AshkarMF↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1843 → 1853
Syria: 1614 → 1604

Expected score for Japan: 86.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 13, 1978–2024.

Japan wins: 11
Draws: 2
Syria wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–0 v Syria 8 Oct 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
1–1 v Iran 13 Oct 2015 · Friendly
3–0 v Singapore 12 Nov 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
2–0 v Cambodia 17 Nov 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
5–0 v Afghanistan 24 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

After

7–2 v Bulgaria 3 Jun 2016 · Kirin Cup 2016
1–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Jun 2016 · Kirin Cup 2016
1–2 v United Arab Emirates 1 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–0 v Thailand 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–1 v Iraq 6 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Syria

Before

0–3 v Japan 8 Oct 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
5–2 v Afghanistan 13 Oct 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
2–1 v Singapore 17 Nov 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
1–0 v Iraq 18 Mar 2016 · Friendly
6–0 v Cambodia 24 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

After

0–2 v Vietnam 31 May 2016 · Friendly
2–2 v Thailand 3 Jun 2016 · King's Cup 2016
1–0 v United Arab Emirates 5 Jun 2016 · King's Cup 2016
0–0 v Tajikistan 27 Aug 2016 · Friendly
0–1 v Uzbekistan 1 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Road through the tournament

Japan

5–0 v Afghanistan 24 Mar 2016
5–0 v Syria 29 Mar 2016
1–2 v United Arab Emirates 1 Sep 2016
2–0 v Thailand 6 Sep 2016
2–1 v Iraq 6 Oct 2016
1–1 v Australia 11 Oct 2016
2–1 v Saudi Arabia 15 Nov 2016

Syria

6–0 v Cambodia 24 Mar 2016
0–5 v Japan 29 Mar 2016
0–1 v Uzbekistan 1 Sep 2016
0–0 v South Korea 6 Sep 2016
1–0 v China PR 6 Oct 2016
0–1 v Qatar 11 Oct 2016
0–0 v Iran 15 Nov 2016

Every Japan v Syria match13

From Japan's side.


11 Jun 2024	Syria	5–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
21 Nov 2023	Syria	5–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
7 Jun 2017	Syria	1–1	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2017	—
29 Mar 2016	Syria	5–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
8 Oct 2015	Syria	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015	—
13 Jan 2011	Syria	2–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2011	Group stage
13 Nov 2008	Syria	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
2 Feb 2005	Syria	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
6 Dec 1996	Syria	2–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1996	Group stage
25 Jul 1986	Syria	2–1	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1986	—
7 Jun 1983	Syria	1–0	Home	Kirin Cup 1983	—
12 Feb 1983	Syria	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
17 Jul 1978	Syria	3–2	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1978	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN