World Cup - Qualification Asia · 3rd Round - 4
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 · 18:14 · Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama · Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim
Japan2 : 1
Full-time
AustraliaHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 8'A. TanakaNormal Goal
- 61'Y. Ōsako (assist: K. Furuhashi)Substitution 1
- 61'A. Mooy (assist: A. Mabil)Substitution 1
- 62'A. Taggart (assist: M. Duke)Substitution 2
- 63'Aziz BehichYellow Card
- 67'Ajdin HrustićPenalty confirmed
- 68'Hidemasa MoritaYellow Card
- 70'A. HrustićNormal Goal
- 78'T. Minamino (assist: T. Asano)Substitution 2
- 82'T. Rogić (assist: J. Jeggo)Substitution 3
- 85'Y. Nagatomo (assist: Y. Nakayama)Substitution 3
- 85'H. Morita (assist: G. Shibasaki)Substitution 4
- 86'A. BehichOwn Goal
- 89'M. Boyle (assist: C. Ikonomidis)Substitution 4
- 89'F. Karačić (assist: R. Grant)Substitution 5
- 90+3'Harry SouttarYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal4
5Shots off Goal3
11Total Shots9
0Blocked Shots2
9Shots insidebox4
2Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls7
3Corner Kicks3
1Offsides0
46%Ball Possession54%
1Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
3Goalkeeper Saves5
401Total passes480
320Passes accurate399
80%Passes %83%
Japan4-3-3
Starting XI
- 12S. Gonda(G)
- 22M. Yoshida(D)
- 5Y. Nagatomo(D)
- 19H. Sakai(D)
- 16T. Tomiyasu(D)
- 6W. Endo(M)
- 17A. Tanaka(M)
- 13H. Morita(M)
- 15Y. Ōsako(F)
- 10T. Minamino(F)
- 14J. Ito(F)
Substitutes
- 11K. Furuhashi(M)
- 18T. Asano(F)
- 20Y. Nakayama(D)
- 7G. Shibasaki(M)
- 3S. Muroya(D)
- 9D. Kamada(M)
- 23K. Tani(G)
- 1E. Kawashima(G)
- 8G. Haraguchi(M)
- 2N. Ueda(D)
- 4K. Itakura(D)
- 21A. Onaiwu(F)
Australia4-3-1-2
Starting XI
- 1M. Ryan(G)
- 16A. Behich(D)
- 20T. Sainsbury(D)
- 19H. Souttar(D)
- 2F. Karačić(D)
- 13A. Mooy(M)
- 6M. Boyle(F)
- 22J. Irvine(M)
- 23T. Rogić(M)
- 10A. Hrustić(M)
- 9A. Taggart(F)
Substitutes
- 11A. Mabil(F)
- 15M. Duke(F)
- 7J. Jeggo(M)
- 17C. Ikonomidis(F)
- 4R. Grant(D)
- 14K. Dougall(M)
- 21R. McGree(M)
- 12L. Thomas(G)
- 18D. Vuković(G)
- 5R. McGowan(D)
- 3C. Elder(D)
- 8B. Wright(D)
Head-to-Head
- Australia 1 - 0 JapanThursday, 5 June 2025
- Japan 1 - 1 AustraliaTuesday, 15 October 2024
- Australia 0 - 2 JapanThursday, 24 March 2022
- Japan 2 - 1 AustraliaTuesday, 12 October 2021
- Japan 2 - 0 AustraliaThursday, 31 August 2017
Japan — recent form
LWLWD
Australia — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Japan | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Australia | 10 | 6 | 15 |