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.

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.

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BBC reports that both Japan and Saudi Arabia have qualified for the 2022 World Cup.

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Japan scored a dramatic victory over Australia in Sydney with two late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma.

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Japan scored a dramatic victory over Australia in Sydney with two late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma.

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Mitoma came off the bench to beat goalkeeper Mat Ryan twice in the last six minutes of the game to break a deadlock draw.

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Mitoma came off the bench to beat goalkeeper Mat Ryan twice in the last six minutes of the game to break a deadlock draw.

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It was Japan's first victory over the Australian team on their own home soil since 1998.

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It was Japan's first victory over the Australian team on their own home soil since 1998.

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The win placed Japan at the top of Group B and guaranteed their place in the World Cup.

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The win placed Japan at the top of Group B and guaranteed their place in the World Cup.

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Australia now faces a playoff campaign in order to earn a place in a fifth successive World Cup.

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Australia now faces a playoff campaign in order to earn a place in a fifth successive World Cup.

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The Australian team will play Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on March 29.

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The Australian team will play Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on March 29.

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On June 7, Australia will enter a playoff with the country in third place in Group A.

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On June 7, Australia will enter a playoff with the country in third place in Group A.

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Currently, the United Arab Emirates holds the third-place position in Group A.

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They lead Lebanon by three points and Iraq by four.

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They lead Lebanon by three points and Iraq by four.

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The winner of that playoff match will then face the fifth-place team from South America.

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The winner of that playoff match will then face the fifth-place team from South America.