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2006 World Cup · Group F · 2006-06-12 · 15:00 · Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Australia 3–1 Japan
3–1. Tim Cahill 84’, 89’ · John Aloisi 90+2’ — Shunsuke Nakamura 26’
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Australia
| # | Player | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Schwarzer | GK | |
| 2 | Lucas Neill | CB | |
| 3 | Craig Moore ↓ 61’ | CB | ▮ |
| 5 | Jason Culina | LM | |
| 7 | Brett Emerton | CM | |
| 9 | Mark Viduka | CF | |
| 10 | Harry Kewell | CF | |
| 13 | Vince Grella | CM | ▮ |
| 14 | Scott Chipperfield | CB | |
| 20 | Luke Wilkshire ↓ 75’ | RM | |
| 23 | Mark Bresciano ↓ 53’ | CM | |
| 4 | Tim Cahill ↑ 53’ | MF | ⚽⚽ ▮ |
| 15 | John Aloisi ↑ 75’ | FW | ⚽ ▮ |
| 19 | Joshua Kennedy ↑ 61’ | FW |
Manager · Guus Hiddink
Japan
| # | Player | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yūichi Komano | RM | |
| 5 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | CB | ▮ |
| 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata | CM | |
| 9 | Naohiro Takahara | CF | ▮ |
| 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura | AM | ⚽ |
| 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa ↓ 79’ | CF | |
| 14 | Alessandro Santos | LM | |
| 15 | Takashi Fukunishi | CM | |
| 19 | Keisuke Tsuboi ↓ 56’ | CB | |
| 22 | Yuji Nakazawa | CB | |
| 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | GK | |
| 2 | Teruyuki Moniwa ↓ 90+1’ ↑ 56’ | DF | ▮ |
| 16 | Masashi Oguro ↑ 90+1’ | FW | |
| 18 | Shinji Ono ↑ 79’ | MF |
Manager · Zico