Japan 2-0 Saudi Arabia (Feb 1, 2022) Final Score

Saudi Arabia

Whatever happened to Japan's 2002 FIFA World Cup stars who formed the first wave to Europe?

Shinji Ono might have gone quietly into the night but his genius will linger long in the memory

Once the scapegoat for Malaysia's failings, Darren Lok is finally feeling the love in more ways than one

Japan

Saudi Arabia

Whatever happened to Japan's 2002 FIFA World Cup stars who formed the first wave to Europe?

Shinji Ono might have gone quietly into the night but his genius will linger long in the memory

Once the scapegoat for Malaysia's failings, Darren Lok is finally feeling the love in more ways than one

Match Formations

Game Information

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6-1-1, 19 PTS

Takumi Minamino (31')
Junya Ito (50')

No.Name
12Shuichi Gonda
4Kou Itakura
19Hiroki Sakai
5Yuto Nagatomo 20Yuta Nakayama
3Shogo Taniguchi
10Takumi Minamino 18Takuma Asano
13Hidemasa Morita
6Wataru Endo 8Genki Haraguchi
14Junya Ito
17Ao Tanaka
15Yuya Osako 9Daizen Maeda

Substitutes
11Takefusa Kubo
21Ritsu Doan
7Gaku Shibasaki
1Eiji Kawashima
23Daniel Schmidt
16Shinnosuke Nakatani
22Miki Yamane
2Naomichi Ueda

Saitama Stadium 2002

5:14 AM, February 1, 2022

Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 19,118

Japan

Saudi Arabia

With the retirement of Shinji Ono, only one member from Japan's star-studded 2002 World Cup squad remains active -- but whatever happened to them?

Shinji Ono called time on his storied career amid minimal fanfare at the age of 44 but his genius will linger for those who witnessed him at his peak.

Once unfairly regarded as the villain of Malaysian football, Darren Lok is finally feeling the love. And in more ways than one.

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