Updated 5 June 2025, after full time.
Australia 1-0 Japan in the WC Qualification Asia at Optus Stadium on 5 June 2025. Scorers: Aziz Behich for Australia. In their last 1 meetings, Australia have won 0, Japan 0, with 1 draw.
Australia 1-0 Japan was the final score in the WC Qualification Asia on Thursday 5 June 2025 at Optus Stadium. Scorers: Aziz Behich for Australia. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Australia vs Japan was played at Optus Stadium on Thursday 5 June 2025, the home ground of Australia, which holds 60,000 people. It finished Australia 1-0 Japan in the WC Qualification Asia, with kick-off at 12:10 UK time.
Australia have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 8, with results reading L D D D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-4 defeat at home to Brazil in the Friendly International on 29 September.
Japan have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 5, with results reading W D L W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-1 win at home to Venezuela in the Friendly International on 28 September.
Across the last 1 meetings Australia have won 0, Japan have won 0 and 1 was drawn, with Australia scoring 1 goals to Japan's 1. The most recent was Japan 1-1 Australia on 15 October 2024 in the WC Qualification Asia.
Nestory Irankunda leads Australia with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Australia player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Australia player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ayase Ueda leads Japan with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Japan player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Japan player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Nasser Salim Abdullah Ambusaidi refereed Australia vs Japan in the WC Qualification Asia on Thursday 5 June 2025. Their record this season appears on the referee card once they have taken charge of a game.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2024 | WC Qualification Asia | Japan vs Australia | 1-1 |
| Stat | Australia | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 31% | 69% |
| Shots | 6 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 1 | 8 |
| Fouls | 8 | 13 |
| Tackles | 17 | 13 |
| Passes | 297 | 640 |
Australia: A. Behich 90'.