An early final between Japan and Saudi Arabia in the Cup of Asia today

Round-robin supporters head to the Sharjah club stadium to watch the upcoming match between Japan and Saudi Arabia at the 16th round of the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, which will end early February.

Saudi Arabia beat Japan in the Asian Cup final after finishing second in Group Five with six points ahead of Qatar, while Japan won Group 6 with nine points after three consecutive wins.

The match pitted Japan, the most-crowned title of the Asian Cup, four times, while Saudi Arabia and Iran shared the runner three times.

Argentine Juan Antonio Pietzi, Saudi coach of three midfielders Salem Al Dosari, Fahd Al-Moulad and Hattan Bahbury, are counting on Japan to reach the goal while Yasser Al-Shahrani and Omar Hosawi are about to recover.

Omar Husawi suffered from leg pain, while Yasser al-Shahrani suffered from a sprained ankle.

Japan, meanwhile, hopes to maintain its undefeated record for the ninth consecutive game, having played eight games after missing the 2018 World Cup in Russia, winning seven times in a single game. Against Belgium 23 in the round of 32 of the World Cup of Russia.