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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Goals:
| Tim Cahill | 59 |
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| Tim Cahill | 77 |
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Goals:
| Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 39 |
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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
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Hideo Hashimoto
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Jacob Burns for Rhys Williams | 77 |
| Scott McDonald for Nick Carle | 77 |
| Dario Vidosic for Tim Cahill | 84 |
Substitutions:
| Kisho Yano for Daisuke Matsui | 67 |
| Shinzo Koroki for Hideo Hashimoto | 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
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Ryota Tsuzuki
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Forward
Shinzo Koroki
Forward
Kisho Yano