Japan v Australia, 12 October 2021
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 14,437 |
View Japan v Australia head to head
Kick-off: 7.14pm local
2
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Ao Tanaka | 8 |
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| Aziz Behich | own goal | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Forward
Yūya Osako
Substitutions:
| Kyogo Furuhashi for Yūya Osako | 61 |
| Takuma Asano for Takumi Minamino | 78 |
| Yuta Nakayama for Yūto Nagatomo | 85 |
| Gaku Shibasaki for Hidemasa Morita | 85 |
Cards:
| Hidemasa Morita | 68 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Kosei Tani
Defender
Ko Itakura
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Yuta Nakayama
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Midfielder
Kyogo Furuhashi
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder/Forward
Ado Onaiwu
Forward
Takuma Asano
1
Australia
Manager: Graham Arnold
Goals:
| Ajdin Hrustić | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Mat Ryan
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Trent Sainsbury
Defender
Harry Souttar
Defender
Aziz Behich
Defender/Midfielder
Fran Karačić
Defender/Midfielder
Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder
Jackson Irvine
Midfielder
Tom Rogić
Midfielder
Martin Boyle
Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Mooy
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Taggart
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mitch Duke for Aaron Mooy | 62 |
| Awer Mabil for Adam Taggart | 62 |
| James Jeggo for Tom Rogić | 82 |
| Rhyan Grant for Fran Karačić | 89 |
| Chris Ikonomidis for Martin Boyle | 89 |
Cards:
| Aziz Behich | 63 | Y |
| Harry Souttar | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lawrence Thomas
Goalkeeper
Danny Vuković
Defender
Callum Elder
Defender
Rhyan Grant
Defender
Ryan McGowan
Defender
Bailey Wright
Midfielder
Ken Dougall
Midfielder
Chris Ikonomidis
Midfielder
James Jeggo
Midfielder
Riley McGree
Midfielder/Forward
Awer Mabil
Forward
Mitch Duke