Japan 2-0 China (Jan 27, 2022) Final Score

China

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

China

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

Match Timeline

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1-2-5, 5 PTS

Yuya Osako (13' Pen)
Junya Ito (61')

No.Name
12Shuichi Gonda
4Kou Itakura
3Shogo Taniguchi
19Hiroki Sakai
5Yuto Nagatomo 20Yuta Nakayama
17Ao Tanaka
10Takumi Minamino 8Genki Haraguchi
13Hidemasa Morita
6Wataru Endo 11Takefusa Kubo
14Junya Ito 21Ritsu Doan
15Yuya Osako 9Daizen Maeda

Substitutes
7Gaku Shibasaki
22Miki Yamane
2Naomichi Ueda
23Daniel Schmidt
16Shinnosuke Nakatani
1Eiji Kawashima

Saitama Stadium 2002

5:01 AM, January 27, 2022

Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 11,753

Japan

China

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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