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AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Popovic lays foundations for rest of Socceroos' WCQ campaign

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AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Popovic lays foundations for rest of Socceroos' WCQ campaign

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LAST FIVE GAMES			Date	COMPETITION
Saudi Arabia	0 - 2	Japan	10 Oct, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Japan	2 - 0	Saudi Arabia	1 Feb, 2022	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Saudi Arabia	1 - 0	Japan	7 Oct, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Japan	1 - 0	Saudi Arabia	21 Jan, 2019	AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia	1 - 0	Japan	5 Sep, 2017	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

In the same year he lifted the AFC Asian Cup, Akram Afif has once again been recognised as the continent's Player of the Year.

With Indonesia's influx of foreign-born imports, Shin Tae-Yong now faces a tricky balancing act.

Three at the back, two wing-backs bombing forward and the ability to change things at the break. Australia now knows what to expect from Tony Popovic's Socceroos.

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