| 11.09.2012 | Saitama | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 60 593 |
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Japan | 1:0 (1:0) | Iraq | |
| [1] Eiji Kawashima, [2] Masahiko Inoha, [3] Yuichi Komano, [4] Keisuke Honda, [5] Yuto Nagatomo, [7] Yasuhito Endo, [8] Hiroshi Kiyotake, [9] Shinji Okazaki, [17] Makoto Hasebe(c), [18] Ryoichi Maeda, [22] Maya Yoshida | [22] Noor Sabri(c), [2] Ahmed Ibrahim, [3] Ali Bahjat, [7] Hammadi Ahmed, [9] Ahmed Yaseen, [11] Amjed Radhi, [14] Khaldoun Ibrahim, [17] Alaa Abdul Zahra, [19] Husam Kadhim, [20] Muthana Khalid, [23] Waleed Salim |
| Coach:Alberto Zaccheroni (ITA) | Zico (BRA) |
| Scorers:25' Ryoichi Maeda | |
| Substitutions:89' in [13] Hajime Hosogai out Hiroshi Kiyotake, 91' in [11] Mike Havenaar out Ryoichi Maeda |
64' in [10] Younis Mahmoud out Amjed Radhi, 75' in [5] Nashat Akram out Alaa Abdul Zahra, 78' in [13] Karrar Jasim out Ahmed Yaseen |
| Cautions: | |
| Referee:Abdul Bashir (SIN) Fourth Official:Thiam Leow (SIN) |
Assistant referee:Jeffrey Gek (SIN), Yew Mun Tang (SIN) |
