Japan revenge on Saudis in WC qualifying group, ignites the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The Japanese team won an exciting victory over its guest Saudi Arabia, with 2-0, in the match that brought the two teams together, Tuesday, at, Saitama Stadium Park 2002  in the eighth round of the third stage of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 
The first-half goal from Takumi Minamino set Japan on the way to beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday and keeping the host on course for a seventh successive World Cup appearance.
Minamino’s goal from close range after 31 minutes was created by Junya Ito. The Belgian-based winger then added the second soon after the restart with a fierce shot from the edge of the area to seal a first defeat for the Saudis in Asia Group B qualifying.
Saudi Arabia, which would have qualified for a sixth World Cup with a victory, still led the group with 19 points, one more than Japan. Australia will move on to 17 with a win over Oman later Tuesday.The top two teams from each of the two groups automatically qualify. The third-place teams advance to playoffs.
While Saudi Arabia's position is still strong in qualifying for the sixth World Cup, as it has two matches against its host China and then hosts Australia. The group champion and runner-up qualify directly for the World Cup, while the third-placed player will play against his counterpart from Group A, and the winner will face the fifth South American for the last place in the World Cup


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