Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure being with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE MATCH |PREMIERE WITH VICTORY FOR JAPAN
⏱️ 90'
We're going until 95'
⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
GOAL FROM JAPAN. GOAL BY UEDA.
Ueda scores the fourth for the Japanese National Team after Kubo's assist, he even touched a Vietnam player and ended up going in. A bit that is practically the sentence of the meeting
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⏱️ 80'
Final stretch of the match and everything remains to be decided
🔃 76'
Maikuma and Sano enter the ranks of Japan, while Truong takes the field for Vietnam
⏱️ 70'
Vietnam continues to press and this time forces the Japanese goalkeeper to take the ball for a throw-in
🔃 64'
Changes in both teams. We remember that Vietnam has only two left and Japan three
⏱️ 60'
Meeting time has passed and Japan continues to lead the scoreboard
⏱️ 57'
In this second half, the Vietnam team has more possession, while Japan holds back in search of a counterattack.
⏱️ 51'
Lê Pham Thành Long hit him from a far distance, and the ball went wide
⏱️ 46'
The second half begins with a modification in both teams
HALF TIME
At the end of the first half, Japan leaves with an advantage on the scoreboard
⚽ GOOOAAALLL
GOAL FROM JAPAN. NAMURA GOAL.
With a cutback and a shot that the goalkeeper couldn't reach, Keito Nakamura puts Japan ahead on the stroke of half-time, sending the ball into the top corner.
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⏱️ 45'
Six minutes of added time
⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
GOAL FROM JAPAN. MINAMINO GOAL.
Filtered pass to Minamino, who was inside the area, and with a tight shot he tied the score to make his double.
⏱️ 40'
Shot by Hiroki Ito from outside the area, which goes well over the goal
⚽ GOOOAALLLL
VIETNAM GOAL. GOAL BY TUAN HAI.
The Vietnam team turns the score around. Bui Hoang's header is taken out by the Japan goalkeeper, but the rebound falls to Pham Tuan Hai, who sends the ball into the back of the net
🟨 33'
Yellow from Yukinari Sugawara, to cut off a clear Vietnam counterattack
⏱️ 30'
Half an hour into the match and we are still tied at one on the scoreboard. Although the clear dominator is the Japanese team
⏱️ 25'
Minamino's shot, which goes just past the goal
⏱️ 22'
The center of Vietnam's winger, Võ Minh Trong, is too powerful and no player finishes the ball
⚽ GOOOAALLL
VIETNAM GOAL. GOAL BY DINH BAC
Corner kick that was finished off at the near post by Nguyen Dình Bac with a header, which beat goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
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This was Japan's first goal
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⏱️ 15'
Vietnam now attacks in search of reaction
⚽ GOOOOOAALL
GOAL FROM JAPAN. MINAMINO GOAL.
Japan's first goal came from a corner kick where the Vietnam goalkeeper went half way out and after a shot that the defense took out, the rebound fell to Minamino who sent the ball into the back of the net.
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⏱️ 5'
No chances in the first stages of the match. But the Japanese team is the one that has the initiative
⏱️ 1'
STARTS THE MATCH. The first possession of the game is for the Japanese National Team
ALL READY
The 22 protagonists already on the grass. In a few minutes the meeting will start. Before the start the national anthems are played
We review the starting elevens
These are the two formations of Japan and Vietnam
They arrive at the stadium
This has been the arrival of Japan at the Al Thumama Stadium
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Today's matches in the Asian Cup
These three matches that we have this Sunday in the Asian Cup with these three games, all of them can be followed here on VAVEL
XI Vietnam
They come out with a defensive line of three in search of defeating one of the favorites
XI Japón
One of the novelties is the absence of Kubo, who begins the Asian Cup on the bench
WE CAME BACK
In a few minutes the match between Japan and Vietnam will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL
Stay tuned to follow the Japan vs Vietnam game
In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Japan vs Vietnam as well as the latest information from Al Thumama Stadium. Stay tuned to VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage of the match.
Where to watch Japan vs Vietnam in Asian Cup?
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What time is the match between Japan vs Vietnam in International Friendly?
This is the starting time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 5:30 AM
Bolivia: 4:30 AM
Brazil: 5:30 AM
Chile: 4:30 AM
Colombia: 3:30 AM
Ecuador: 3:30 AM
USA: 6:30 AM
Spain: 12:30 PM
Mexico: 5:30 AM
Paraguay: 6:30 AM
Peru: 6:30 AM
Uruguay: 7:30 AM
Venezuela: 6:30 AM
England: 10:30 AM
Australia : 19:30 AM
India: 15:45 AM
Watch out for this player from Vietnam
Van Toan Nguyen, a 27-year-old striker who plays for Nam Dinh in the Vietnamese league. This season he has managed to score three goals in nine games for his club. He has 53 caps for the national team, scoring seven goals and two assists.
Watch out for this player from Japan
Take Kubo is one of the references in the attack of the Japanese team. The 22-year-old winger plays for Real Sociedad. This season he has six goals and four assists. He is three goals away from equaling his numbers from last season. His last goal was last December 9 against Villarreal. He has 29 international caps with the senior national team where he has three goals and six assists, two of them were achieved in this past 2023.
News - Vietnam
The Vietnam national team has lost five of its last six matches. They ended the year with a 2-0 win over the Philippines and a narrow loss to Iraq. Both matches were in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Their last major tournament was the one they played almost a year ago in the AFF Championship where they were finalists, but lost in the final against Thailand with a 3-2 aggregate score.
This will be their fifth participation in the Asian Cup and for the first time in history they will do it twice in a row. It is true that they have finished twice in fourth position as South Vietnam, but being Vietnam their best participations have been reaching the quarterfinals, something they did in the last edition and also in 2007.
News - Japan
The Japan national team has now won a total of 10 consecutive matches. Their last defeat was against Colombia in March 2023 in a friendly match. They closed 2023 with two important victories in their fight to reach the 2026 World Cup. While they have played two preparatory matches for the Asian Cup where they scored two thrashings, 5-0 against Thailand and 6-1 against Jordan. In their last major tournament, the 2022 World Cup they reached the round of 16 defeating Spain and Germany in the group stage.
This will be Japan's tenth position in the Asian Cup where in their last edition they finished second after losing 1-3 to Qatar in the final. A total of four times they have won this tournament and also in 2011, the last time the Asian Cup was held in Qatar they managed to lift the title.
Background
A total of six duels between Japan and Vietnam with a favorable balance for the Japanese team that has won five times, while one duel has been won by Vietnam. The last time they met was in November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier where Japan won 0-1. Five years ago, in 2019 they met in the AFC Asian Cup in the quarterfinals where Japan won 0-1.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Al Thumama Stadium, which is located in Doha, Qatar. It was inaugurated in October 2021 and has a capacity for 44400 spectators.
Preview of the match
Japan and Vietnam will meet this Sunday, January 14, 2024 in the first match of the group stage of the Asian Cup. Both teams are in Group D alongside Indonesia and Iraq.
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of Japan vs Vietnam in the Asian Cup.
My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your host for this match. The analysis and news prior to the match will be offered to you here live from VAVEL.