Socceroos' World Cup hopes hang in balance after Japan qualify with win
Japan 2-0 Australia (Asano 40, Ideguchi 82)
Japan ensure they will be in Russia next year with comfortable victory
Re-emphasising the bold vision he has espoused since succeeding Holger Osieck in 2013, Ange Postecoglou said this week that his team have bigger goals than simply qualifying for the World Cup. On Thursday night, however, that goal looks big enough as the Socceroos’ chances of automatically qualifying for Russia 2018 were put in jeopardy after they were defeated 2-0 by Japan in Saitama.
A first ever win on Japanese soil would have ensured Australia’s qualification but, instead, it is Japan – who scored a goal in each half, the sealer coming in the 82nd minute – who have guaranteed their passage to Russia.
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