Japan 1-1 Australia (Oct 15, 2024) Lineups

Australia

AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Popovic lays foundations for rest of Socceroos' WCQ campaign

Japan

Australia

AFC Asian Cup-winning exploits once again sees Akram Afif crowned Player of the Year

Foreign-born heritage imports vs. homegrown Indonesian talent: Shin Tae-Yong's balancing act

Popovic lays foundations for rest of Socceroos' WCQ campaign

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

1-2-1, 5 PTS

Cameron Burgess - 76' OG

Shogo Taniguchi - 58' OG

1
Suzuki
16
Machida
3
Taniguchi
4
Itakura
7
Mitoma
5
Morita
17
Tanaka
10
Doan
8
Minamino
20
Kubo
9
Ueda

No.Name
1Zion Suzuki
3Shogo Taniguchi
16Koki Machida
4Kou Itakura
5Hidemasa Morita
17Ao Tanaka
7Kaoru Mitoma
10Ritsu Doan 14Junya Ito
9Ayase Ueda 19Koki Ogawa
8Takumi Minamino 15Daichi Kamada
20Takefusa Kubo 13Keito Nakamura

Substitutes
18Henry Mochizuki
2Yukinari Sugawara
22Ayumu Seko
6Joel Chima Fujita
12Keisuke Osako
11Daizen Maeda
21Reo Hatate
23Kosei Tani

18
Gauci
21
Burgess
19
Souttar
8
Geria
5
Bos
22
Irvine
20
Brattan
3
Miller
14
McGree
15
Duke
10
Hrustic

No.Name
18Joe Gauci
19Harry Souttar
21Cameron Burgess
8Jason Geria
22Jackson Irvine
20Luke Brattan 6Patrick Yazbek
5Jordan Bos 16Aziz Behich
3Lewis Miller 17Keanu Baccus
15Mitchell Duke 7Nishan Velupillay
14Riley McGree
10Ajdin Hrustic 23Craig Goodwin

Substitutes
12Paul Izzo
1Mathew Ryan
11Nestory Irankunda
9Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
13Daniel Arzani
2Thomas Deng
4Kye Rowles

Saitama Stadium 2002

6:35 AM, October 15, 2024

Saitama, Japan

Line: JPN -1.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 58,730

Referees:
Ahmed Al-Ali

In the same year he lifted the AFC Asian Cup, Akram Afif has once again been recognised as the continent's Player of the Year.

With Indonesia's influx of foreign-born imports, Shin Tae-Yong now faces a tricky balancing act.

Three at the back, two wing-backs bombing forward and the ability to change things at the break. Australia now knows what to expect from Tony Popovic's Socceroos.

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