Japan v Australia, 31 August 2017
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Alireza Faghani |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group B |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
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2
Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodzic
Goals:
| Takuma Asano | 41 |
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| Yosuke Ideguchi | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Gen Shoji
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
(captain)
Midfielder
Yosuke Ideguchi
Midfielder
Takashi Inui
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Yūya Osako
Substitutions:
| Genki Haraguchi for Takashi Inui | 75 |
| Shinji Okazaki for Yūya Osako | 87 |
| Yuya Kubo for Takuma Asano | 89 |
Cards:
| Yūya Osako | 42 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Goalkeeper
Kosuke Nakamura
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Genta Miura
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Yuki Kobayashi
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Forward
Yuya Kubo
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
0
Australia
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mat Ryan
Goalkeeper
Trent Sainsbury
Defender
Brad Smith
Defender
Matt Spiranovic
Defender
Mark Milligan
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Jackson Irvine
Midfielder
Massimo Luongo
Midfielder
Tom Rogić
Midfielder
James Troisi
Midfielder
Robbie Kruse
Midfielder/Forward
Mathew Leckie
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Tomi Jurić for James Troisi | 61 |
| Tim Cahill for Tom Rogić | 70 |
| Mustafa Amini for Jackson Irvine | 86 |
Cards:
| Robbie Kruse | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Adam Federici
Goalkeeper
Danny Vuković
Defender
Miloš Degenek
Defender
Alex Gersbach
Defender
Ryan McGowan
Defender
Bailey Wright
Midfielder
Mustafa Amini
Midfielder/Forward
Tim Cahill
Midfielder/Forward
Awer Mabil
Forward
Tomi Jurić
Forward
Jamie Maclaren