Australia vs Japan
Ref: Qasim Matar Ali Al-Hatmi, Oman
Match recap
Australia beat Japan 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Behich scored for Australia. Australia held 31% possession to 69% for Japan.
Second Half
⇄
Teague
⇄
Boyle
46'
⇄
Machida
64'
⇄
Sano
64'
⇄
Tawaratsumida
⇄
Miller
⇄
Borello
70'
⇄
Watanabe
70'
⇄
Ohashi
⇄
Metcalfe
⚽
Behich
Assist: McGree
Match Statistics
AustraliaJapan
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 14 metrics
Attack1 · 5 won
6
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
1
4
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
5
1
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
31%
Possession
69%
298
Total passes
640
215
Accurate passes
570
72%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
13
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
0
Blocked shots
7
Australia
3-4-2-1
Japan
3-4-2-1
Australia
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. RyanG
- 2M. DegenekD
- 3L. MillerM
- 6M. BoyleF
- 8C. MetcalfeF
- 11B. BorelloF
- 13A. O'NeillM
- 16A. BehichM
- 17Ryan TeagueM
- 21C. BurgessD
- 23A. CircatiD
Substitutes
- 4K. RowlesD
- 5A. CáceresM
- 7K. TrewinD
- 9A. TaggartF
- 10D. ArzaniF
- 12P. IzzoG
- 14R. McGreeM
- 15M. DukeF
- 18J. GauciG
- 19P. YazbekM
- 20M. TilioF
- 22J. GeriaD
Japan
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2H. SekineD
- 4T. WatanabeD
- 5K. SanoM
- 7J. FujitaM
- 8Y. SuzukiF
- 9Y. OhashiF
- 11Y. HirakawaM
- 15D. KamadaF
- 16K. MachidaD
- 20K. TawaratsumidaM
- 23K. TaniG
Substitutes
- 1Z. SuzukiG
- 3K. TakaiD
- 6W. EndoM
- 10T. KuboF
- 12K. OsakoG
- 13Keito NakamuraF
- 14S. MitoF
- 17R. MorishitaM
- 18S. MachinoF
- 19K. SanoM
- 21K. KumasakaM
- 22A. SekoD
Australia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Aziz Behich | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Miloš Degenek | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Circati | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Miller | M | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Mathew Ryan(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Teague | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aiden O'Neill | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Connor Metcalfe | F | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Martin Boyle | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kye Rowles | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gauci | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Izzo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Caceres | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Trewin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Tilio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Taggart | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley McGree | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jason Geria | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Yazbek | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Duke | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Arzani | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Japan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Hirakawa | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Hiroki Sekine | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | D | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daichi Kamada(C) | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Koki Machida | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kota Tawaratsumida | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yuito Suzuki | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Kaishu Sano | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kosei Tani | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Koki Kumasaka | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Suzuki | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kodai Sano | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keisuke Osako | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ayumu Seko | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kota Takai | D | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keito Nakamura | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Shuto Machino | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |