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

China

Sydney's Socceroo Matthews joins Pompey in $2.5m deal

Tony Popovic would love for Socceroos to compete in ASEAN Championship

Popovic wants Arzani, other Socceroos to 'improve significantly'

Japan

China

Sydney's Socceroo Matthews joins Pompey in $2.5m deal

Tony Popovic would love for Socceroos to compete in ASEAN Championship

Popovic wants Arzani, other Socceroos to 'improve significantly'

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

Sydney FC have cashed in on the remarkable rise of Hayden Matthews, selling the Socceroos centre back to English Championship club Portsmouth for a club record fee.

Australia are yet to compete in an ASEAN Championship although Tony Popovic is hoping that will change.

Tony Popovic has thrown down the gauntlet to Daniel Arzani and other Socceroos hopefuls, declaring that only those who can raise their game to an elite level will "survive."

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