Japan Earns a Place in the 2022 World Cup With Dramatic Victory Over Australia

Japan Earns a Place , in the 2022 World Cup , With Dramatic Victory Over Australia.
Japan Earns a Place , in the 2022 World Cup , With Dramatic Victory Over Australia.
BBC reports that both Japan and Saudi Arabia
have qualified for the 2022 World Cup. .
BBC reports that both Japan and Saudi Arabia
have qualified for the 2022 World Cup. .
Japan scored a dramatic victory
over Australia in Sydney with two
late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma. .
Japan scored a dramatic victory
over Australia in Sydney with two
late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma. .
Mitoma came off the bench to beat goalkeeper
Mat Ryan twice in the last six minutes
of the game to break a deadlock draw. .
Mitoma came off the bench to beat goalkeeper
Mat Ryan twice in the last six minutes
of the game to break a deadlock draw. .
It was Japan's first victory over the Australian
team on their own home soil since 1998. .
It was Japan's first victory over the Australian
team on their own home soil since 1998. .
The win placed Japan at the top of Group B and guaranteed their place in the World Cup. .
The win placed Japan at the top of Group B and guaranteed their place in the World Cup. .
Australia now faces a playoff campaign in order
to earn a place in a fifth successive World Cup. .
Australia now faces a playoff campaign in order
to earn a place in a fifth successive World Cup. .
The Australian team will play
Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on March 29. .
The Australian team will play
Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on March 29. .
On June 7, Australia will enter a playoff
with the country in third place in Group A. .
On June 7, Australia will enter a playoff
with the country in third place in Group A. .
Currently, the United Arab Emirates holds
the third-place position in Group A. .
They lead Lebanon by three points and Iraq by four. .
They lead Lebanon by three points and Iraq by four. .
The winner of that playoff match will then
face the fifth-place team from South America. .
The winner of that playoff match will then
face the fifth-place team from South America.