Australia–Japan football rivalry
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. 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. 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.
| Other names | Socceroos vs Samurai Blue |
|---|---|
| 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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