Japan 1-0 Iraq - September 11, 2012 / World Cup Qualifying - Asia Zone 2014
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JAP
25' - Goal
Ryoichi Maeda25
JAP
64' - Substitution
Amjad Radhiis substituted by Younis Mahmoud
75' - Substitution
Alaa Abdul-Zahrais substituted by Nashat Akram
78' - Substitution
Ahmed Yasinis substituted by Karrar Jassim
89' - Substitution
Hiroshi Kiyotakeis substituted by Hajime Hosogai89
91' - Substitution
Ryoichi Maedais substituted by Mike Havenaar91
IRA
IRA
Team line-ups
Japan
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Eiji Kawashima | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Masahiko Inoha | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Maya Yoshida | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Yuto Nagatomo | 25 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Yuichi Komano | 31 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yasuhito Endo | 32 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Makoto Hasebe | 28 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hiroshi Kiyotake | 89 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Keisuke Honda | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Shinji Okazaki | 26 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ryoichi Maeda | 2590+1 | 30 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
46
Iraq
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Noor Sabri | 28 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Khaldoun Ibrahim | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ali Bahjat | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Waleed Salem | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Husam Kadhim | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ibrahim Ahmed Al Qafaje | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Muthana Khalid | 23 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ahmed Yasin | 78 | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 75 | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Amjad Radhi | 64 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Hammadi Ahmed | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
22.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Hajime Hosogai | 89 | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mike Havenaar | 90+1 | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Karrar Jassim | 78 | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Nashat Akram | 75 | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Younis Mahmoud | 64 | 29 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Shinji Okazaki
IN
Shinji Kagawa
OUT
Ryoichi Maeda
IN
Mike Havenaar
OUT
Yuto Nagatomo
IN
Hiroki Sakai
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ahmed Yasin
IN
Karrar Jassim
OUT
Khaldoun Ibrahim
IN
Salam Shakir
OUT
Amjad Radhi
IN
Mustafa Karim
OUT
Ali Bahjat
IN
Mahdi Karim
OUT
Waleed Salem
IN
Abbas Hussein Rahima
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
28
Success rate in this team:
64 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Zaccheroni vs Iraq
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Zaccheroni vs Zico
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
59
22
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Zico vs Japan
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Zico vs Zaccheroni
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Abdul Bashir
5 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Japan6 matches | General total | Iraq2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Japan1 match | Season total | Iraq1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 11, 2012 | Latest figure on September 11, 2012 | |||||||
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Key figures
Japan keeps its 19 matches with only one goal conceded at most running (since 29/01/2011). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/02/1981 (18 matches)
Japan keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Iraq at home running (since 28/10/1993). It's a record streak. The first of history
Japan keeps its 3 consecutive wins vs Iraq running (since 24/10/2000). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LJapan 0-1 Uzbekistan29/02/2012 | VJapan 2-0 Azerbaijan23/05/2012 | VJapan 3-0 Oman03/06/2012 | VJapan 6-0 Jordan08/06/2012 | DJapan 1-1 Venezuela15/08/2012 | VJapan 1-0 United Arab Emirates06/09/2012 |
| Overall | VJapan 2-0 Azerbaijan23/05/2012 | VJapan 3-0 Oman03/06/2012 | VJapan 6-0 Jordan08/06/2012 | DAustralia 1-1 Japan12/06/2012 | DJapan 1-1 Venezuela15/08/2012 | VJapan 1-0 United Arab Emirates06/09/2012 |
Current form
| Away | VJordan 1-3 Iraq15/11/2011 | DQatar 0-0 Iraq16/12/2011 | LLebanon 1-0 Iraq22/01/2012 | DBotswana 1-1 Iraq28/05/2012 | DJordan 1-1 Iraq03/06/2012 | VSaudi Arabia 0-1 Iraq05/07/2012 |
| Overall | DIraq 1-1 Oman12/06/2012 | VIraq 1-0 Lebanon24/06/2012 | VIraq 2-1 Egypt U-2127/06/2012 | DSudan 1-1 Iraq30/06/2012 | LMorocco 2-1 Iraq03/07/2012 | VSaudi Arabia 0-1 Iraq05/07/2012 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 9 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
9 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
10 |
|
5 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
24 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
18 |
|
18 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.8 |
|
3.6 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.75 |
|
0.44 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.6 |
|
0.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-0 |
Bookings
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
14 |
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Shinji Okazaki | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Younis Mahmoud | |
 | Keisuke Honda | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Nashat Akram | |
| Keisuke Honda | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Hawar Mulla |  |
| Keisuke Honda | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 2 assists | Karrar Jassim | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Karrar Jassim | |
||
| Keisuke Honda | 4 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 7 goals during the last 7 matches | Younis Mahmoud | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
2 ga
Away
0 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
6 gf
3 ga
Total
8 gf
6 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
0 ga
Away
2 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
6 ga
Total
6 gf
8 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
October 24, 2000 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
February 12, 2004 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
September 18, 1981 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 18, 1981 |
Latest head to head
February 12, 2004 - Rencontres amicales 2004
October 24, 2000 - Coupe d'Asie 2000
October 28, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Asie 1994
November 28, 1982 - Jeux d'Asie 1982
September 18, 1981 - Merdeka Cup 1981
Best historical scorers against Iraq
 |
Hiroshi Nanami | 2 goals | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Atsushi Yanagisawa | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Tomokazu Myojin | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Naohiro Takahara | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Masashi Nakayama | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Alex Santos | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
Best historical scorers against Japan
Players with most games played vs Iraq
 |
Shunsuke Nakamura | 2 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
|
Tomokazu Myojin | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Kazuyoshi Miura | 1 match | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Masahiro Fukuda | 1 match | 1993 - 1993 |
|
Alex Santos | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Japan
 |
Haitham Khadim Taher | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Salih Sadir | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Haidar Obeid | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Ahmed Salah | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Mahdi Karim | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Saeed Mohsen | 1 match | 2004 - 2004 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 11, 2012
October 16, 2012
November 14, 2012
March 26, 2013
June 04, 2013
June 11, 2013
June 18, 2013
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