Japan validate for sixth unbroken World Cup

• Japan kick Australia 2-0 to sign their place
• Vahid Halilhodzic’s side join Iran, Brazil and hosts Russia in qualifying
• Australia turn on points with Saudi Arabia in second

Japan have competent for a 2018 FIFA World Cupâ„¢, fasten Iran, Brazil and hosts Russia in holding their place during a tellurian finals.

They did so with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Australia in a high-stakes confront during a Saitama Stadium. Both sides had left into a compare meaningful that a victors would be guaranteed a mark in Russia and it was a hosts who seized a beginning only before half-time when Takuma Asano sprung a Australian offside trap to bombardment home from tighten range.

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The Socceroos pushed for an equaliser in a second half though combined changed few opportunities and saw their hopes evaporate with 8 mins remaining.

That was when Yosuke Ideguchi scored a idea estimable of winning any match, charging inside from a left side and curling an unstoppable right-foot shot into a tip dilemma from 25 yards.

The strike hermetic Japan’s place during Russia 2018, surpassing their record of carrying competent for each World Cup given 1998.

Australia, meanwhile, contingency wish to kick Thailand in their final compare and trill Saudi Arabia – who are also on 16 points, and horde a Samurai Blue in their final confront – to second place. Should they finish third, Ange Postecoglou’s side will face a play-off opposite a group from Group A, with a leader surpassing to an intercontinental play-off opposite an competition from a CONCACAF region.

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