Japan 2-0 Australia (Mar 24, 2022) Final Score

Japan

Australia's World Cup bid takes hit in Japan loss

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?

Irvine leads Socceroos to qualifying win over China

Australia

Japan

Australia's World Cup bid takes hit in Japan loss

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?

Irvine leads Socceroos to qualifying win over China

Match Formations

Game Information

Match Timeline

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

7-0-2, 21 PTS

Kaoru Mitoma - 89', 90'+4'

No.Name
1Mathew Ryan
2Milos Degenek
20Trent Sainsbury
13Joel King
4Rhyan Grant
11Awer Mabil 21Marco Tilio
3Connor Metcalfe 8James Jeggo
6Martin Boyle 9Jamie Maclaren
19Gianni Stensness 22Ben Folami
10Ajdin Hrustic
15Mitchell Duke 14Bruno Fornaroli

Substitutes
16Aziz Behich
17Denis Genreau
23Kenneth Dougall
18Danny Vukovic
7Alex Wilkinson
12Andrew Redmayne
5Fran Karacic

ANZ Stadium

5:10 AM, March 24, 2022

Suva, Australia

Attendance: 41,852

Referees:
Nawaf Shukralla

Australia's hopes of automatic qualification for the World Cup are over after suffering a late 2-0 defeat at the hands of Japan in Sydney.

May 16, 2023, 11:58 pm - AAP

Australia

Japan

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45
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63
68
84
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89
90
90+4

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