Round 9 of the final Asian qualifying round for the right to participate in the Soccer World Cup Qatar Tournament.

The Japanese national team will play away against Australia from 6:10 pm Japan time.


If Japan wins this match, it will be decided to participate in the World Cup for seven consecutive tournaments.


We will keep you updated on the progress of the match.

[Starter member]

Japan


[GK]


Shuichi Gonda


[DF]


Hiroshi Itakura / Yuto Nagatomo / Maya Yoshida


[MF / FW]


Wataru Endo / Takumi Minamino / Hidemasa Morita / Junya Ito / Ao Tanaka / Takuma Asano



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(GK ) Eiji Kawashima / Schmidt Daniel / Akio Tani


(DF) Sho Sasaki / Shinnosuke Nakatani / Shogo Taniguchi / Naomichi Ueda / Yuta Nakayama


(MF / FW) Daichi Hayashi / Genki Haraguchi / Gaku Shibasaki / Kaoru Misaki / Reio Ueda / Kiyoshi Ueda World / Takefusa Kubo

[Conditions for participation in Japan ...]

In the final qualifying, if you are in the 2nd place in the group, you can get the right to participate in this tournament unconditionally, and if you are in the 3rd place, you will be in the playoffs.



[Conditions for participation]


In Group B of the final qualifying, Japan finished 8 games and finished 2nd with 6 wins and 2 losses.


If Japan beats Australia in the 9th round, the points will be "21", and Australia with "15" points will not be able to reverse, so Japan's second place or higher is confirmed.


Since the 1998 France tournament, with one final qualifying match left, the seventh consecutive World Cup appearance will be decided.



<Japan vs. Australia>


・ Japan wins → Japan's World Cup participation decision


・ Japan loses or draws → Depending on the result of the final match



▽ If Japan draws with Australia Japan will


participate in the World Cup if it is more than a draw in the final match against Vietnam Decision.



▽ If Japan loses to


Australia Japan and Australia line up with 18 points, but Japan falls to 3rd place due to the difference in goals.

Depending on the result of the match between Saudi Arabia and China that will be held before dawn on the 25th of Japan time, it is possible that Japan will not be able to break through on its own.



<Final Round Card>


Japan x Vietnam Starts at 19:35 on the 29th


Saudi Arabia x Australia Starts at 3:00 am on the 30th of Japan time