Japan vs Australia

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 15 Oct 2024, 10:35
Japan
Japan
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Australia
Australia
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Ahmad Al Ali Round 4

Match report

Japan were held to a 1-1 draw by Australia in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 15 October 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Australia failed to register a single shot on target, while Japan dominated possession with 65% of the ball.

Japan had 12 shots to Australia's 1.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 12 - 1 On target 3 - 0 Corners 9 - 0 Fouls 12 - 9 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Hidemasa Morita
Japan · 85 passes (81% accurate)
8 Keito Nakamura captained the side
7 Ko Itakura 86 passes (87% accurate)
7 Koki Machida 81 passes (93% accurate)
7 Ritsu Doan captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–1 6–0
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–0
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 5–0 4–0
Match statistics
9 Corners 0
4 Substitution 5
153 Attacks 75
81 Dangerous Attacks 20
4 On Target 1
10 Off Target 1
12 Shots Total 1
3 Shots On Goal 0
6 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 0
9 Shots Inside Box 0
3 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 9
9 Corners 0
65% Ball Possession 35%
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 3
599 Passes Total 329
509 Passes Accurate 246
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
4 Ko Itakura 3 S. Taniguchi 16 K. Machida
10 R. Doan 17 Ao Tanaka 5 H. Morita 7 K. Mitoma
20 T. Kubo 8 T. Minamino
9 A. Ueda
Australia · 3-4-3
18 J. Gauci
8 J. Geria 19 H. Souttar 21 C. Burgess
3 L. Miller 20 L. Brattan 22 J. Irvine 5 J. Bos
10 A. Hrustic 15 M. Duke 14 R. McGree
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 15 Daichi Kamada
  • 13 Keito Nakamura
  • 19 Koki Ogawa
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 23 Kosei Tani
  • 22 Ayumu Seko
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 18 Henry Heroki Mochizuki
  • 6 Joel Chima Fujita
  • 21 Reo Hatate
  • 11 Daizen Maeda
Australia
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 6 Patrick Yazbek
  • 16 Aziz Behich
  • 7 Nishan Velupillay
  • 17 Keanu Baccus
  • 23 Craig Goodwin
  • 12 Paul Izzo
  • 1 Mathew Ryan
  • 4 Kye Rowles
  • 2 Thomas Deng
  • 11 Nestory Irankunda
  • 13 Daniel Arzani
  • 9 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Yazbek ↓ L. Brattan Australia
  • 62' ↑ J. Ito ↓ R. Doan Japan
  • 70' ↑ K. Nakamura ↓ T. Kubo Japan
  • 70' ↑ D. Kamada ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 73' ↑ A. Behich ↓ J. Bos Australia
  • 73' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ M. Duke Australia
  • 82' ↑ K. Baccus ↓ L. Miller Australia
  • 83' ↑ K. Ogawa ↓ A. Ueda Japan
  • 88' ↑ C. Goodwin ↓ A. Hrustić Australia
Cards
  • 61' J. Bos Australia
  • 80' P. Yazbek Australia
  • 89' C. Goodwin Australia
  • 90+4' C. Burgess 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 drew 1-1 against Australia on 15 October 2024.
Who won Japan vs Australia?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Japan vs Australia played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan vs Australia?
Japan had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.