FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Saitama Stadium 2002 · 14,437 att.

Match Report

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Australia's record-breaking World Cup qualifying run ended by late own goal vs. Japan

Australia's record-breaking run in World Cup qualifying ended on Tuesday when Aziz Behich's late own goal handed Japan the win.

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Head to Head

JPN leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

JPN

  1. 12Shuichi GondaG
  2. 16Takehiro TomiyasuD
  3. 5Yuto NagatomoD
  4. 22Maya YoshidaD
  5. 19Hiroki SakaiD
  6. 13Hidemasa MoritaM
  7. 6Wataru EndoM
  8. 17Ao TanakaM
  9. 10Takumi MinaminoF
  10. 14Junya ItoF
  11. 15Yuya OsakoF

Substitutes

  1. 23Kosei TaniSUB
  2. 9Daichi KamadaSUB
  3. 20Yuta NakayamaSUB
  4. 11Kyogo FuruhashiSUB
  5. 4Kou ItakuraSUB
  6. 21Ado OnaiwuSUB
  7. 3Sei MuroyaSUB
  8. 1Eiji KawashimaSUB
  9. 18Takuma AsanoSUB
  10. 2Naomichi UedaSUB
  11. 7Gaku ShibasakiSUB
  12. 8Genki HaraguchiSUB

AUS

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 19Harry SouttarD
  3. 2Fran KaracicD
  4. 20Trent SainsburyD
  5. 16Aziz BehichD
  6. 13Aaron MooyM
  7. 22Jackson IrvineM
  8. 23Tom RogicM
  9. 10Ajdin HrusticM
  10. 6Martin BoyleF
  11. 9Adam TaggartF

Substitutes

  1. 15Mitchell DukeSUB
  2. 3Callum ElderSUB
  3. 11Awer MabilSUB
  4. 7James JeggoSUB
  5. 17Christopher IkonomidisSUB
  6. 4Rhyan GrantSUB
  7. 12Lawrence ThomasSUB
  8. 14Kenneth DougallSUB
  9. 18Danny VukovicSUB
  10. 8Bailey WrightSUB
  11. 5Ryan McGowanSUB
  12. 21Riley McGreeSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Ao Tanaka (Japan) Goal at 8'
  2. 61' Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) Substitution at 61'
  3. 61' Awer Mabil (Australia) Substitution at 61'
  4. 62' Mitch Duke (Australia) Substitution at 62'
  5. 63' Aziz Behich (Australia) Yellow Card at 63'
  6. 68' Hidemasa Morita (Japan) Yellow Card at 68'
  7. 70' Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Goal at 70'
  8. 78' Takuma Asano (Japan) Substitution at 78'
  9. 82' James Jeggo (Australia) Substitution at 82'
  10. 85' Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) Substitution at 85'
  11. 85' Yuta Nakayama (Japan) Substitution at 85'
  12. 86' Aziz Behich (Australia) Own Goal at 86'
  13. 89' Christopher Ikonomidis (Australia) Substitution at 89'
  14. 89' Rhyan Grant (Australia) Substitution at 89'
  15. 90'+3' Harry Souttar (Australia) Yellow Card at 93'

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