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    Australia v Japan

    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    AUS
    AustraliaAustraliaAUS
    5-4-1, 19 PTS
    1
    5-4-1, 19 PTS
    FT
    JPN
    JapanJapanJPN
    7-2-1, 23 PTS
    0
    7-2-1, 23 PTS
    Aziz Behich - 90'
    • Summary
    • Report
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    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    • 1
      Ryan
    • 21
      Burgess
    • 2
      Degenek
    • 23
      Circati
    • 16
      Behich
    • 17
      Teague
    • 13
      O'Neill
    • 3
      Miller
    • 8
      Metcalfe
    • 6
      Boyle
    • 11
      Borrello
    No.Name
    1Mathew Ryan
    2Milos Degenek
    21Cameron Burgess
    23Alessandro Circati
    17Ryan Teague
    19Patrick Yazbek
    13Aiden O'Neill
    16Aziz Behich
    3Lewis Miller
    22Jason Geria
    11Brandon Borrello
    15Mitchell Duke
    8Connor Metcalfe
    10Daniel Arzani
    6Martin Boyle
    14Riley McGree
    Substitutes
    5Anthony Cáceres
    7Kai Trewin
    4Kye Rowles
    18Joe Gauci
    20Marco Tilio
    12Paul Izzo
    9Adam Taggart

    Game Information

    Optus Stadium
    7:10 PM, 5 June 2025
    Perth, Australia
    Attendance: 57,226
    • Referees:
    • Kassem Matar Al-Hatmi
    Aziz Behich
    Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

    Behich winner all but secures Socceroos WC spot

    The Socceroos have effectively punched their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an Aziz Behich stunner in the 90th minute lifted them to a 1-0 win over Japan at a sold-out Optus Stadium.
    Jun 5, 2025, 09:49 pm - AAP

    Match Timeline

    AustraliaAustralia
    JapanJapan
    • 45
    • 45
    • 64
    • 68
    • 69
    • 70
    • 80
    • 90
    Data is currently unavailable.

    WCQ - AFC News

    Japan 'came here to win the World Cup, not fun' - Yukinari Sugawara

    Japan 'came here to win the World Cup, not fun' - Yukinari Sugawara

    Japan wingback Yukinari Sugawara has reiterated that his team are at the World Cup not just to participate, but to win it.
    Fourth World Cup still has South Korea captain Son Heung-Min feeling 'like a kid'

    Fourth World Cup still has South Korea captain Son Heung-Min feeling 'like a kid'

    South Korea captain Son Heung-min says he feels like a "kid" as he enters his fourth World Cup, where he will debut against the Czech Republic in a Group A match in Guadalajara on Thursday.
    Will 2026 prove to be Son Heung-Min's final FIFA World Cup hurrah?

    Will 2026 prove to be Son Heung-Min's final FIFA World Cup hurrah?

    Son Heung-Min's previous three World Cups perfectly mirrored where he was in his career. So what does 2026 hold for him?
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