Australia's World Cup bid takes hit in Japan loss
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.
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10
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Yuto Nagatomo Yellow Card
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15
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Connor Metcalfe Yellow Card
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45
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On: James Jeggo|Off: Connor Metcalfe
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54
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Gianni Stensness Yellow Card
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63
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On: Ayase Ueda|Off: Takuma Asano
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63
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On: Yuta Nakayama|Off: Yuto Nagatomo
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68
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On: Bruno Fornaroli|Off: Mitchell Duke
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68
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On: Marco Tilio|Off: Awer Mabil
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84
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On: Genki Haraguchi|Off: Ao Tanaka
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84
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On: Jamie Maclaren|Off: Martin Boyle
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84
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On: Kaoru Mitoma|Off: Takumi Minamino
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89
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Kaoru Mitoma Goal
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90
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On: Ben Folami|Off: Gianni Stensness
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90+4
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Kaoru Mitoma Goal
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Game Information
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VENUE: Accor Stadium
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Sydney, Australia
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ATTENDANCE: 41,852
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REFEREE: Nawaf Shukralla
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