Australia vs Japan: Japan win 2-0

Australia and Japan in the World Cup - Qualification Asia table

Australia are 3rd with 15 points from 10 matches (4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats); they have scored 15 goals and conceded 9 goals, and currently sit in the promotion places.

Japan are 2nd with 22 points from 10 matches (7 wins, one draw and 2 defeats); they have scored 12 goals and conceded 4 goals, and currently sit in the promotion places.

Japan are 7 points ahead of their opponents in the current standings.

Saudi Arabia top the table in Group B with 23 points.

Recent form of both teams

Australia collected one win, 3 draws and one defeat in their last 5 matches, scoring 8 goals and conceding 5 goals. Most recent result: Oman and Australia drew 2-2 (World Cup - Qualification Asia).

Japan picked up 5 wins in their last 5 matches and are in excellent form, scoring 8 goals and conceding one goal. Most recent result: Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 (World Cup - Qualification Asia).

Australia vs Japan head-to-head

The sides have met 3 times in the matches on our record: Australia won none of them, one meeting ended level and Japan won 2 times.

Their most recent meeting came on 12 October 2021 in World Cup - Qualification Asia, when Japan beat Australia 2-1.

Venue and officials

The match was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

The referee was Nawaf Shukralla.

TV channel and commentator

World Cup - Qualification Asia matches are usually shown on beIN Sports HD; we will update the broadcaster here as soon as it is confirmed.

Next matches for both teams

Australia play their next match against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday 29 March in World Cup - Qualification Asia.

Japan play their next match against Vietnam on Tuesday 29 March in World Cup - Qualification Asia.