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Australia 1-0 Japan · World Cup Qualification AFC

Australia beat Japan 1-0 in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Australia and Japan met in the World Cup Qualification AFC at Optus Stadium in Perth on Thursday, 5 June 2025.

Goalscorers

Australia: A. Behich 90'. Japan did not score.

Line-ups

Australia started in a 3-4-2-1: Mathew Ryan, Alessandro Circati, Miloš Degenek, Cameron Burgess, Lewis Miller, Aiden O'Neill, Ryan Teague, Aziz Behich, Martin Boyle, Connor Metcalfe, Brandon Borrello.

Japan started in a 3-4-2-1: Kosei Tani, Hiroki Sekine, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koki Machida, Yu Hirakawa, Joel Chima Fujita, Kaishu Sano, Kota Tawaratsumida, Yuito Suzuki, Daichi Kamada, Yuki Ohashi.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Australia 0-0 Japan.
  2. 90'Goal! Australia 1-0 Japan. A. Behich (Australia) scores, assisted by R. McGree.
  3. 90'Full-time. Australia 1-0 Japan.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Australia vs Japan.
  2. 5'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Japan), header. xG 0.03.
  3. 7'Attempt blocked. D. Kamada (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  4. 25'Attempt blocked. Y. Suzuki (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  5. 28'Attempt missed. Y. Suzuki (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 33'Attempt missed. C. Metcalfe (Australia), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  7. 37'Attempt missed. Y. Hirakawa (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 43'Attempt blocked. D. Kamada (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 44'Attempt saved. Y. Hirakawa (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  10. 45'1 minute of added time.
  11. 45+1'Attempt missed. C. Metcalfe (Australia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 45'Half-time. Australia 0-0 Japan.
  13. 46'The second half is under way.
  14. 46'Substitution, Japan: A. Seko comes on for K. Machida.
  15. 46'Substitution, Australia: R. McGree comes on for M. Boyle.
  16. 46'Substitution, Australia: P. Yazbek comes on for R. Teague.
  17. 48'Attempt missed. A. Behich (Australia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  18. 49'Attempt blocked. K. Tawaratsumida (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 60'Attempt saved. C. Burgess (Australia), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  20. 61'Attempt missed. Y. Ohashi (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 64'Substitution, Japan: T. Kubo comes on for K. Sano.
  22. 64'Substitution, Japan: K. Nakamura comes on for K. Tawaratsumida.
  23. 68'Substitution, Australia: J. Geria comes on for L. Miller.
  24. 68'Substitution, Australia: M. Duke comes on for B. Borrello.
  25. 69'Substitution, Japan: K. Takai comes on for T. Watanabe.
  26. 70'Substitution, Japan: S. Machino comes on for Y. Ohashi.
  27. 70'Attempt blocked. S. Machino (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 74'Attempt blocked. K. Nakamura (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  29. 78'Attempt saved. A. Circati (Australia), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  30. 80'Substitution, Australia: D. Arzani comes on for C. Metcalfe.
  31. 80'Attempt missed. T. Kubo (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  32. 82'Attempt missed. Y. Suzuki (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  33. 90'Goal! Australia 1-0 Japan. A. Behich (Australia) scores, assisted by R. McGree.
  34. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  35. 90'Full-time. Australia 1-0 Japan.
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