[3] Japan 2-1 Saudi Arabia [1] 2016-11-15 10:35
Weather: Good Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Pitch: Excellent Round: 5
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari Home Manager: Vahid Halilhodzic Away Manager: Lambertus van Marwijk
Home History
| International Match | 2016/11/11 10:20 | Japan v Oman | W | 4-0 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/10/11 09:00 | Australia v Japan | D | 1-1 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/10/06 10:35 | Japan v Iraq | W | 2-1 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/09/06 12:15 | Thailand v Japan | W | 0-2 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/09/01 10:35 | Japan v United Arab Emirates | L | 1-2 |
| African Nations C'ship Qualifying | 2016/06/07 10:30 | Japan v Bosnia-Herzegovina | L | 1-2 |
| African Nations C'ship Qualifying | 2016/06/03 10:40 | Japan v Bulgaria | W | 7-2 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/03/29 10:34 | Japan v Syria | W | 5-0 |
Away History
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/10/11 17:45 | Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates | W | 3-0 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/10/06 17:45 | Saudi Arabia v Australia | D | 2-2 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/09/06 11:00 | Iraq v Saudi Arabia | W | 1-2 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/09/01 17:30 | Saudi Arabia v Thailand | W | 1-0 |
| African Nations C'ship Qualifying | 2016/08/24 16:30 | Saudi Arabia v Laos | W | 4-0 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/03/29 15:00 | United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia | D | 1-1 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2016/03/24 17:30 | Saudi Arabia v Malaysia | W | 2-0 |
| Asia - World Cup Qualifying | 2015/11/17 07:00 | Timor Leste v Saudi Arabia | W | 0-10 |