Australia vs Japan Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Australia National Football Team squared off with Japan National Football Team in the Qualifying 3rd Round of the World Cup action on June 5. The match concluded with Australia defeating Japan 1-0.

Aziz Behich scored the only goal of the game on the 90th minute of the match, putting Australia in front and ensuring the win.

As Australia and Japan prepare to meet again, the memory of the 1-1 tie in their World cup Qualifying 3rd round encounter from 8 months ago still lingers. On a solid run, Australia National Football Team has claimed wins against China PR and Indonesia, keeping their unbeaten run alive at seven matches.

Japan enter this contest on the back of a draw against Saudi Arabia on March 25, extending their unbeaten streak to eleven matches.

This World cup Qualifying 3rd round match offers a platform for Australia National Football Team and Japan National Football Team’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Australia’s Craig Goodwin and Craig Goodwin have played important roles in ensuring their attack, under Tony Popovic’s guidance, remains effective. With three goals in World cup Qualifying 3rd round, Irvine is Australia’s top scorer in the league, with Goodwin leading their creative tally in the league with three assists. Australia’s offense has also been strengthened by Nishan Velupillay, Jackson Irvine and Martin Boyle, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

Meanwhile, Japan’s top finisher Takumi Minamino and Ayase Ueda have played important roles in ensuring their attack, shaped by Hajime Moriyasu’s vision, remains effective. Ogawa has already scored four goals in World cup Qualifying 3rd round this season, while Ito has been their leading creator in the competition with six assists. Takefusa Kubo, Hidemasa Morita and Kaoru Mitoma have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Australia - Japan in real time.

Australia kicked off the game with Mathew Ryan, Cameron Burgess, Milos Degenek, Alessandro Circati, Aziz Behich, Ryan Teague who got substituted by Patrick Yazbek on the 46th minute, Aiden O'Neill, Lewis Miller who got substituted by Jason Geria on the 68th minute, Connor Metcalfe who got substituted by Daniel Arzani on the 80th minute, Martin Boyle who got substituted by Riley McGree on the 46th minute and Brandon Borrello who got substituted by Mitchell Duke on the 68th minute as starters, with Joe Gauci, Paul Izzo, Kye Rowles, Kai Trewin, Jason Geria, Marco Tilio, Daniel Arzani, Riley McGree, Patrick Yazbek, Anthony Caceres, Mitchell Duke and Adam Taggart on the bench.

Japan's starting eleven were Kosei Tani, Koki Machida who got substituted by Ayumu Seko on the 46th minute, Tsuyoshi Watanabe who got substituted by Kota Takai on the 70th minute, Sekine Hiroki, Daichi Kamada, Kaishu Sano who got substituted by Takefusa Kubo on the 64th minute, Yuito Suzuki, Joel Chima Fujita, Kota Tawaratsumida who got substituted by Keito Nakamura on the 64th minute, Yu Hirakawa and Yuki Ohashi who got substituted by Shuto Machino on the 70th minute, with Keisuke Osako, Zion Suzuki, Ayumu Seko, Kota Takai, Koki Kumasaka, Shunsuke Mito, Ryoya Morishita, Keito Nakamura, Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo, Kodai Sano and Shuto Machino on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Australia vs Japan on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 0.3 - 0.5
• Ball Possession: 31 - 69
• Big Scoring Chances: 0 - 0
• Total Attempts: 6 - 13
• Shots On Target: 3 - 1
• Blocked Shots: 0 - 7
• Shots in the Box: 4 - 7
• Shots from Outside the Box: 2 - 6
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 8 - 13
• Corners: 1 - 8
• Throw-Ins: 26 - 30
• Saves: 1 - 2
• Free Kicks: 13 - 8
• Offsides: 0 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 48 - 191
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 29 - 151
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 12 - 15
• Tackles: 18 - 12
• Completed Tackles: 13 - 10
• Total Crosses: 3 - 25
• Successful Crosses: 1 - 5
• Interceptions: 10 - 7
• Clearances: 21 - 21

Head-to-head

Since October 2016, the teams have clashed five times. Out of the five matches, Japan have won three, and the other two games were draws. Their most recent clash took place on October 15, 2024, finishing in a 1-1 draw. In total, Australia have managed three goals in these five meetings, compared to Japan's eight. So, overall, Japan have the edge in head-to-head matches against Australia in their recent history.

Australia have played ten matches in World cup Qualifying 3rd round, with five wins, four draws, and one losses this season, netting sixteen goals (1.60 per match) and conceding seven (0.70 per match). Japan have won seven of their ten matches in World cup Qualifying 3rd round this season, with two draws and one defeat, scoring 30 goals, averaging 3.00 per match, while conceding three, an average of 0.30 per match.

Recent Form

Australia are currently on a run of two straight wins, with victories against China PR and Indonesia in their last two matches, while Japan are coming off a draw in their last match against Saudi Arabia. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Australia have recorded twelve wins, three losses, and five draws, while over their most recent twenty games, Japan have claimed fifteen victories, suffered three defeats, and drawn two times.

Live Standings

As always, World cup Qualifying 3rd round's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Australia hold 14th place with nineteen points after ten matches, while Japan sit 13th with 23 points from ten matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Australia and Japan in real time. You can watch the goal by Aziz Behich as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Australia - Japan are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.