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    Japan v Australia

    2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
    JPN
    JapanJapanJPN
    6-2-1, 20 PTS
    2
    6-2-1, 20 PTS
    FT
    AUS
    AustraliaAustraliaAUS
    4-4-1, 16 PTS
    0
    4-4-1, 16 PTS
    Takuma Asano - 41'
    Yosuke Ideguchi - 82'
    • Summary
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    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    No.Name
    --Eiji Kawashima
    19Hiroki Sakai
    --Yuto Nagatomo
    --Gen Shoji
    22Maya Yoshida
    24Yosuke Ideguchi
    --Hotaru Yamaguchi
    11Takashi Inui
    8Genki Haraguchi
    --Makoto Hasebe
    --Yuya Osako
    9Shinji Okazaki
    18Takuma Asano
    11Yuya Kubo
    Substitutes
    7Gaku Shibasaki
    13Yu Kobayashi
    20Tomoaki Makino
    10Shinji Kagawa
    4Keisuke Honda
    6Genta Miura
    12Masaaki Higashiguchi
    23Kosuke Nakamura
    21Gotoku Sakai

    Game Information

    Saitama Stadium 2002
    11:35 AM, 31 August 2017
    Saitama, Japan

    Japan beat Australia, book World Cup spot

    AFC World Cup Qualifying
    May 17, 2023, 05:42 am - AAP

    Match Timeline

    JapanJapan
    AustraliaAustralia
    • 41
    • 42
    • 61
    • 70
    • 75
    • 82
    • 86
    • 87
    • 89
    • 90

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Saudi Arabia2110+14
    Iraq2110+14
    Indonesia2002-20
    Full Table

    WCQ - AFC News

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    After historic win over England, how far could Japan go at the FIFA World Cup?

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    'Best thing I've done': Hamza Choudhury reflects on first year representing Bangladesh

    It's been a year since Hamza Choudhury first represented Bangladesh. He believes it's the best thing he's done.
    Socceroos on 'mission to wreck' USMNT's World Cup

    Socceroos on 'mission to wreck' USMNT's World Cup

    There will be no need for extra motivation when the Socceroos head to the World Cup to take on co-hosts United States.
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