Japan vs Australia

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 12 Oct 2021, 10:14
Japan
Japan
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Australia
Australia
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Abdulrahman Al Jassim Round 4

Match report

Japan edged past Australia 2-1 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 12 October 2021.

Japan had 11 shots to Australia's 9.

The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama), with Abdulrahman Al Jassim in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 11 - 9 On target 6 - 4 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 10 - 7 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Ao Tanaka
Japan · 1 goal
8 Ajdin Hrustic 1 goal
7 Shuichi Gonda 3 saves
7 Hiroki Sakai captained the side
7 Maya Yoshida 62 passes (81% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 6–3
Shots On Goal 2–3 4–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 3–3 0–0
Attacks 43–39 45–38
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
88 Attacks 77
59 Dangerous Attacks 46
5 On Target 2
6 Off Target 7
11 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 3
0 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 7
3 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
401 Passes Total 480
320 Passes Accurate 399
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan · 4-3-3
12 S. Gonda
19 H. Sakai 22 M. Yoshida 16 T. Tomiyasu 5 Y. Nagatomo
17 Ao Tanaka 6 W. Endo 13 H. Morita
14 J. Ito 15 Y. Osako 10 T. Minamino
Australia · 4-3-1-2
1 M. Ryan
2 F. Karacic 20 T. Sainsbury 19 H. Souttar 16 A. Behich
22 J. Irvine 10 A. Hrustic 13 A. Mooy
23 T. Rogic
6 M. Boyle 9 A. Taggart
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 23 Kosei Tani
  • 1 Eiji Kawashima
  • 2 Naomichi Ueda
  • 3 Sei Muroya
  • 4 Ko Itakura
  • 7 Gaku Shibasaki
  • 18 Takuma Asano
  • 20 Yuta Nakayama
  • 8 Genki Haraguchi
  • 11 Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 21 Ado Onaiwu
  • 9 Daichi Kamada
Australia
Coach
G. Arnold
Substitutes
  • 18 Danny Vukovic
  • 12 Lawrence Thomas
  • 8 Bailey Wright
  • 3 Callum Elder
  • 5 Ryan McGowan
  • 4 Rhyan Grant
  • 17 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 11 Awer Mabil
  • 14 Kenneth Dougall
  • 21 Riley McGree
  • 7 James Jeggo
  • 15 Mitchell Duke
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ K. Furuhashi ↓ Y. Ōsako Japan
  • 61' ↑ A. Mabil ↓ A. Mooy Australia
  • 62' ↑ M. Duke ↓ A. Taggart Australia
  • 78' ↑ T. Asano ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 82' ↑ J. Jeggo ↓ T. Rogić Australia
  • 85' ↑ Y. Nakayama ↓ Y. Nagatomo Japan
  • 85' ↑ G. Shibasaki ↓ H. Morita Japan
  • 89' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ M. Boyle Australia
  • 89' ↑ R. Grant ↓ F. Karačić Australia
Cards
  • 63' A. Behich Australia
  • 68' H. Morita Japan
  • 90+3' H. Souttar Australia
Head-to-head
Japan 2 1 draws 1 Australia
2025-06-05 Australia vs Japan 1 - 0
2024-10-15 Japan vs Australia 1 - 1
2022-03-24 Australia vs Japan 0 - 2
2021-10-12 Japan vs Australia 2 - 1
Recent form
Japan D W W W D
Australia D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan vs Australia?
Japan won 2-1 against Australia on 12 October 2021.
Who won Japan vs Australia?
Japan won the match 2-1.
Where was Japan vs Australia played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan vs Australia?
Australia had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.