World Cup - Qualification Asia · 3rd Round - 4: Japan and Australia drew 1-1. The match was played on Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at Saitama Stadium (Saitama); refereed by A. Al Ali.
S. Taniguchi 58' (OG) (Australia) · C. Burgess 76' (OG) (Japan)
After a 0-0 first half, the game finished 1-1.
Japan held 65% of possession against 35%, attempting 12 shots to Australia's 1.
Shots on target read 3-0 and corners 9-0.
Substitutes: K. Osako, K. Tani, Y. Sugawara, H. Mochizuki, A. Seko, J. Fujita, J. Ito, D. Kamada, D. Maeda, K. Nakamura, K. Ogawa, R. Hatate
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Substitutes: M. Ryan, P. Izzo, T. Deng, K. Rowles, A. Behich, P. Yazbek, K. Baccus, N. Velupillay, A. Stamatelopoulos, N. Irankunda, D. Arzani, C. Goodwin
Coach: Anthony Popović
Hidemasa Morita (Japan) — named player of the match with a 7.7 rating.