Japan beat Australia 0-2. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 19 shots. K. Mitoma scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was K. Mitoma, rated 8.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   AUS 4-4-2·4-1-4-1 JPN
   Coach: G. Arnold · H. MoriyasuReferee: Nawaf Shukralla📍 Stadium Australia
2. 1. First half
   2. 10'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      Y. Nagatomo
   3. 15'
      

      AUS
      Yellow card
      Connor Metcalfe
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      AUS
      Substitution
      ▲J. Jeggo▼Connor Metcalfe
   3. 54'
      

      AUS
      Yellow card
      G. Stensness
   4. 63'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Nakayama▼Y. Nagatomo
   5. 63'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Ayase Ueda▼Takuma Asano
   6. 68'
      

      AUS
      Substitution
      ▲B. Fornaroli▼Mitchell Duke
   7. 68'
      

      AUS
      Substitution
      ▲M. Tilio▼Awer Mabil
   8. 84'
      

      AUS
      Substitution
      ▲Jamie Maclaren▼Martin Boyle
   9. 84'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Genki Haraguchi▼Ao Tanaka
   10. 84'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲K. Mitoma▼Takumi Minamino
   11. 89'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!K. MitomaAssist: M. Yamane
   12. 90'
       

       AUS
       Substitution
       ▲Ben Folami▼G. Stensness
   13. 90+4'
       

       JPN
       GOOOAL!K. MitomaAssist: G. Haraguchi