Australia–Japan football rivalry
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The Australia–Japan football rivalry is a sports rivalry that exists between the national association football teams of each country, regarded as one of Asia's biggest football rivalries.[1] The rivalry is a relatively recent one, born from a number of highly competitive matches between the two teams since Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.[2] The two teams have played each other in several significant matches, including a World Cup group stage match, the 2011 Asian Cup Final and have been drawn in the same group in four consecutive World Cup qualification campaigns.
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Other names | Socceroos vs Samurai Blue |
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Location | Asia (AFC) |
Teams | Australia Japan |
First meeting | Australia 2–0 Japan 1956 Summer Olympics (27 November 1956) |
Latest meeting | Australia 0–2 Japan 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (24 March 2022) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 27 |
Most wins | Japan (11) |
All-time series | Australia: 7 Draw: 9 Japan: 11 |
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