Japan beat Australia 2-1. Best on the pitch was Ao Tanaka, rated 7.6.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   JPN 4-3-3·4-3-1-2 AUS
   Coach: H. Moriyasu · G. ArnoldReferee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim📍 Saitama Stadium 2002
2. 1. First half
   2. 8'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Ao Tanaka
3. 1. Second half
   2. 61'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲K. Furuhashi▼Yuya Osako
   3. 61'
      

      AUS
      Substitution
      ▲Awer Mabil▼A. Mooy
   4. 62'
      

      AUS
      Substitution
      ▲Mitchell Duke▼A. Taggart
   5. 63'
      

      AUS
      Yellow card
      A. Behich
   6. 67'
      

      AUS
      VAR review
      A. Hrustic
   7. 68'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      Hidemasa Morita
   8. 70'
      

      AUS
      GOOOAL!A. Hrustic
   9. 78'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Takuma Asano▼Takumi Minamino
   10. 82'
       

       AUS
       Substitution
       ▲J. Jeggo▼Tom Rogic
   11. 85'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Y. Nakayama▼Y. Nagatomo
   12. 85'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲Gaku Shibasaki▼Hidemasa Morita
   13. 86'
       

       AUS
       Own goalA. Behich
   14. 89'
       

       AUS
       Substitution
       ▲Chris Ikonomidis▼Martin Boyle
   15. 89'
       

       AUS
       Substitution
       ▲R. Grant▼F. Karacic
   16. 90+3'
       

       AUS
       Yellow card
       Harry Souttar