Australia v Japan, 17 June 2009
| Score | 2-1 to Australia |
| Referee | Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group 1 |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Attendance | 74,100 |
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Australia
Manager: Peter Verbeek
Goals:
| Tim Cahill | 59 |
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| Tim Cahill | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Schwarzer
Defender
Jade North
Defender
Shane Stefanutto
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Neill
Defender/Midfielder
Rhys Williams
Midfielder
Nick Carle
Midfielder
Jason Culina
Midfielder
Vince Grella
Midfielder/Forward
Tim Cahill
Forward
Josh Kennedy
Forward
Mile Sterjovski
Substitutions:
| Jacob Burns for Rhys Williams | 77 |
| Scott McDonald for Nick Carle | 77 |
| Dario Vidosic for Tim Cahill | 84 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Michael Petkovic
Defender
Adrian Madaschi
Defender
Matt Spiranovic
Midfielder
Jacob Burns
Midfielder
Dario Vidosic
Forward
Bruce Djite
Forward
Scott McDonald
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 39 |
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Starting lineup:
Seigo Narazaki
Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender
Yasuyuki Konno
Defender/Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Hideo Hashimoto
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kisho Yano for Daisuke Matsui | 67 |
| Shinzo Koroki for Hideo Hashimoto | 84 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Ryota Tsuzuki
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Forward
Shinzo Koroki
Forward
Kisho Yano