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2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
Japan
2-0-2
, 6 PTS
2
Winner Icon Japan
Australia
3-0-1
, 9 PTS
1
Ao Tanaka
- 8'
Aziz Behich
- 86' OG
Ajdin Hrustic
- 70'
Summary
Report
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
JPN
AUS
No.
Name
12
Shuichi Gonda
16
Takehiro Tomiyasu
5
Yuto Nagatomo
20
Yuta Nakayama
22
Maya Yoshida
19
Hiroki Sakai
13
Hidemasa Morita
7
Gaku Shibasaki
6
Wataru Endo
17
Ao Tanaka
10
Takumi Minamino
18
Takuma Asano
14
Junya Ito
15
Yuya Osako
11
Kyogo Furuhashi
Substitutes
23
Kosei Tani
9
Daichi Kamada
4
Kou Itakura
21
Ado Onaiwu
3
Sei Muroya
1
Eiji Kawashima
2
Naomichi Ueda
8
Genki Haraguchi
Game Information
Saitama Stadium 2002
11:14 AM, 12 October 2021
Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 14,437
Koji Watanabe/Getty Images
Late own goal earns Japan win, ends Aus. record
Australia's record-breaking run in World Cup qualifying ended on Tuesday when Aziz Behich's late own goal handed Japan the win.
May 17, 2023, 05:03 am - Reuters
Match Timeline
Japan
Australia
8
61
61
62
63
68
70
78
82
85
86
89
90+3
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
South Korea
6
4
2
0
+7
14
Iraq
6
3
2
1
+2
11
Jordan
6
2
3
1
+4
9
Oman
6
2
0
4
-3
6
Kuwait
6
0
4
2
-6
4
Palestine
6
0
3
3
-4
3
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