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High-stakes, noise, and no Irvine: The path ahead for the Socceroos

Yukinari Sugawara hopes high of World Cup qualification can help Southampton beat the drop

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

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High-stakes, noise, and no Irvine: The path ahead for the Socceroos

Yukinari Sugawara hopes high of World Cup qualification can help Southampton beat the drop

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

Ayase Ueda - 13'
Ritsu Doan - 19'
Thaer Krouma - 21' OG
Yuki Soma - 73' Pen
Takumi Minamino - 85'

12
Osako
16
Machida
4
Itakura
22
Tomiyasu
13
Nakamura
6
Endo
17
Tanaka
10
Doan
8
Minamino
20
Kubo
9
Ueda

No.Name
12Keisuke Osako 23Kosei Tani
4Kou Itakura
16Koki Machida
22Takehiro Tomiyasu
6Wataru Endo 15Daichi Kamada
17Ao Tanaka 7Takuma Kawamura
13Keito Nakamura 21Hiroki Ito
10Ritsu Doan
9Ayase Ueda
8Takumi Minamino
20Takefusa Kubo 11Yuki Soma

Substitutes
3Shogo Taniguchi
5Hidemasa Morita
2Yukinari Sugawara
19Koki Ogawa
18Reo Hatate
14Daiki Hashioka
1Daiya Maekawa

1
Glellel
3
Ajan
15
Amor
13
Krouma
2
Oues
21
Hesar
4
Ham
14
Abraham
8
Elías
9
Al-Somah
20
Cervera

No.Name
1Esteban Glellel
15Emiliano Amor
13Thaer Krouma
3Moayad Ajan
2Abdul Rahman Oues
4Ezequiel Ham 18Mohammad Anez
14Elmar Abraham 12Ammar Ramadan
21Ibrahim Hesar
8Jalil Elías
9Omar Al-Somah
20Ariel Cervera

Substitutes
6Amro Jenyat
5Omar Al-Midani
17Fahad Youssef
7Antonio Yakoub
22Ahmad Madanieh
23Elias Hadaya
10Mohammad Al-Hallaq
11Alaa Al Dali
16Khaled Kourdaghli
19Muayad Al-Khouli

Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

6:14 AM, June 11, 2024

Hiroshima, Japan

Line: JPN -2.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 26,650

Referees:
Ahmed Al-Ali

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