Australia vs Japan

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 5 Jun 2025, 11:10
Australia
Australia
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 Optus Stadium (Perth) 👤 Qasim Matar Ali Al Hatmi Round 9

Match report

Australia edged past Japan 1-0 in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 5 June 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Japan dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 13 shots to Australia's 6.

The match was played at Optus Stadium (Perth), with Qasim Matar Ali Al Hatmi in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 6 - 13 On target 3 - 1 Corners 1 - 8 Fouls 8 - 13
8
Player of the match
Aziz Behich
Australia · 1 goal
8 Cameron Burgess captained the side
8 Yu Hirakawa captained the side
7 Mathew Ryan captained the side
7 Alessandro Circati captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 4–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 3–0
Ball Possession 30–70 —
Corners 1–5 0–3
Attacks 24–67 25–81
Match statistics
1 Corners 8
5 Substitution 6
49 Attacks 148
21 Dangerous Attacks 47
4 On Target 1
3 Off Target 12
6 Shots Total 13
3 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 5
0 Shots Blocked 7
4 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 6
8 Fouls 13
1 Corners 8
0 Offsides 1
31% Ball Possession 69%
1 Saves 2
298 Passes Total 640
215 Passes Accurate 570
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Australia · 3-4-2-1
1 M. Ryan
23 A. Circati 2 M. Degenek 21 C. Burgess
3 L. Miller 13 A. O'Neill 17 R. Teague 16 A. Behich
6 M. Boyle 8 C. Metcalfe
11 B. Borrello
Japan · 3-4-2-1
23 K. Tani
2 H. Sekine 4 T. Watanabe 16 K. Machida
11 Yu Hirakawa 7 J. Fujita 5 K. Sano 20 K. Tawaratsumida
8 Y. Suzuki 15 D. Kamada
9 Y. Ohashi
Australia
Coach
T. Popović
Substitutes
  • 19 Patrick Yazbek
  • 14 Riley McGree
  • 22 Jason Geria
  • 15 Mitchell Duke
  • 10 Daniel Arzani
  • 12 Paul Izzo
  • 18 Joe Gauci
  • 4 Kye Rowles
  • 7 Kai Trewin
  • 5 Anthony Caceres
  • 20 Marco Tilio
  • 9 Adam Taggart
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 22 Ayumu Seko
  • 10 Takefusa Kubo
  • 13 Keito Nakamura
  • 3 Kota Takai
  • 18 Shuto Machino
  • 1 Zion Suzuki
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 21 Koki Kumasaka
  • 6 Wataru Endo
  • 17 Ryoya Morishita
  • 19 Kodai Sano
  • 14 Shunsuke Mito
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. McGree ↓ M. Boyle Australia
  • 46' ↑ P. Yazbek ↓ R. Teague Australia
  • 46' ↑ A. Seko ↓ K. Machida Japan
  • 64' ↑ T. Kubo ↓ K. Sano Japan
  • 64' ↑ K. Nakamura ↓ K. Tawaratsumida Japan
  • 68' ↑ M. Duke ↓ B. Borrello Australia
  • 68' ↑ J. Geria ↓ L. Miller Australia
  • 69' ↑ K. Takai ↓ T. Watanabe Japan
  • 70' ↑ S. Machino ↓ Y. Ohashi Japan
  • 80' ↑ D. Arzani ↓ C. Metcalfe Australia
Head-to-head
Australia 1 1 draws 2 Japan
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
Australia W W W W W
Japan D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Australia vs Japan?
Australia won 1-0 against Japan on 5 June 2025.
Who won Australia vs Japan?
Australia won the match 1-0.
Where was Australia vs Japan played?
The match was played at Optus Stadium (Perth).
Who had more possession in Australia vs Japan?
Japan had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.