Australia vs Japan, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia

FT
0 - 2

Japan

89': Kaoru Mitoma
90'+4': Kaoru Mitoma

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Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: ANZ Stadium
Location: Suva, Australia
Attendance: 41,852

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	6	+7	14
2	Iraq	6	+2	11
4	Oman	6	-3	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Australia

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
2	Milos Degenek
20	Trent Sainsbury
13	Joel King
4	Rhyan Grant
11	Awer Mabil
3	Connor Metcalfe
6	Martin Boyle
19	Gianni Stensness
10	Ajdin Hrustic
15	Mitchell Duke

Australia Substitutes:

Aziz Behich, Bruno Fornaroli, Denis Genreau, Kenneth Dougall, Danny Vukovic, Alex Wilkinson, Andrew Redmayne, James Jeggo, Ben Folami, Fran Karacic, Jamie Maclaren, Marco Tilio.

Japan

No.	Name
12	Shuichi Gonda (GK)
16	Miki Yamane
5	Yuto Nagatomo
22	Maya Yoshida
4	Kou Itakura
10	Takumi Minamino
13	Hidemasa Morita
6	Wataru Endo
17	Ao Tanaka
14	Junya Ito
18	Takuma Asano

Japan Substitutes:

Eiji Kawashima, Ayase Ueda, Kaoru Mitoma, Sho Sasaki, Reo Hatate, Shogo Taniguchi, Naomichi Ueda, Gaku Shibasaki, Takefusa Kubo, Daniel Schmidt, Yuta Nakayama, Genki Haraguchi.

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