Australia v Japan, 12 June 2012
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group B |
| Venue | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| Attendance | 40,189 |
View Australia v Japan head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
1
Australia
Manager: Holger Osieck
Goals:
| Luke Wilkshire | penalty | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Schwarzer
Defender
Jade North
Defender
Sasa Ognenovski
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Neill
(captain)
Midfielder
Mark Bresciano
Midfielder
Dave Carney
Midfielder
Matt McKay
Midfielder
Carl Valeri
Midfielder
Luke Wilkshire
Midfielder/Forward
Tim Cahill
Forward
Alex Brosque
Substitutions:
| Mark Milligan for Mark Bresciano | 13 |
| Nikita Rukavytsya for Matt McKay | 64 |
| Robbie Kruse for Luke Wilkshire | 90 |
Cards:
| Mark Milligan | 25 | Y |
| Mark Milligan | 55 | Y |
| Mark Milligan | 55 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nathan Coe
Goalkeeper
Mitchell Langerak
Defender
Matt Spiranovic
Defender/Midfielder
Mile Jedinak
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Milligan
Defender/Midfielder
Rhys Williams
Midfielder
Neil Kilkenny
Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kewell
Midfielder/Forward
Robbie Kruse
Midfielder/Forward
Nikita Rukavytsya
Forward
Josh Kennedy
Forward
Archie Thompson
1
Japan
Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni
Goals:
| Yuzo Kurihara | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Yuzo Kurihara
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
(captain)
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Ryoichi Maeda
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Substitutions:
| Hiroki Sakai for Atsuto Uchida | 72 |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake for Shinji Okazaki | 85 |
| Masahiko Inoha for Shinji Kagawa | 90 |
Cards:
| Yuzo Kurihara | 22 | Y |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 29 | Y |
| Atsuto Uchida | 70 | Y |
| Keisuke Honda | 83 | Y |
| Yuzo Kurihara | 89 | Y |
| Yuzo Kurihara | 89 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Midfielder
Hajime Hosogai
Midfielder
Masahiko Inoha
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Hideto Takahashi
Midfielder/Forward
Ryo Miyaichi
Forward
Mike Havenaar
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake