Australia v Japan, 24 March 2022
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Nawaf Shukralla |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
| Attendance | 41,852 |
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Kick-off: 8.10pm local
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Australia
Manager: Graham Arnold
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mat Ryan
(captain)
Defender
Miloš Degenek
Defender
Rhyan Grant
Defender
Joel King
Defender
Trent Sainsbury
Defender/Midfielder
Connor Metcalfe
Defender/Midfielder
Gianni Stensness
Midfielder
Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder/Forward
Martin Boyle
Midfielder/Forward
Awer Mabil
Forward
Mitch Duke
Substitutions:
| James Jeggo for Connor Metcalfe | 46 |
| Bruno Fornaroli for Mitch Duke | 68 |
| Marco Tilio for Awer Mabil | 69 |
| Jamie Maclaren for Martin Boyle | 84 |
| Ben Folami for Gianni Stensness | 90 |
Cards:
| Connor Metcalfe | 15 | Y |
| Gianni Stensness | 54 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andrew Redmayne
Goalkeeper
Danny Vuković
Defender
Alex Wilkinson
Defender/Midfielder
Aziz Behich
Defender/Midfielder
Fran Karačić
Midfielder
Ken Dougall
Midfielder
Denis Genreau
Midfielder
James Jeggo
Midfielder/Forward
Marco Tilio
Forward
Ben Folami
Forward
Bruno Fornaroli
Forward
Jamie Maclaren
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Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Kaoru Mitoma | 89 |
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| Kaoru Mitoma | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Ko Itakura
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Miki Yamane
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender
(captain)
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Defender/Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yuta Nakayama for Yūto Nagatomo | 64 |
| Ayase Ueda for Takuma Asano | 64 |
| Genki Haraguchi for Ao Tanaka | 84 |
| Kaoru Mitoma for Takumi Minamino | 84 |
Cards:
| Yūto Nagatomo | 10 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Yuta Nakayama
Defender
Sho Sasaki
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Defender/Midfielder
Reo Hatate
Defender/Midfielder
Shogo Taniguchi
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder/Forward
Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma
Forward
Ayase Ueda