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
Yasuyuki Konno
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
(captain)
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
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