The state of play is Australia win and they progress pretty much through to the World Cup in 2026. Lose or draw and it will probably come down to the final day match against the Saudis. Saudi Will play Bahrain a bit later on tonight.
Australia 2.90, Draw 3.20, Japan 2.84
Japan will be fielding a 2nd string side but still have a core of Premier League talent available.
From a source I saw last week:
(from a source I saw online)
GK: Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Kosei Tani
CBs: Koki Machida, Junnosuke Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Kota Takai, Ayumu Seko, Hiroki Sekine
1st time call-ups (to the Full A team): Kota Tawaratsumida, Shunsuke Mito, Ryunosuke Sato, Yu Hirakawa, Koki Kumasaka, Kodai Sano & Junnosuke Suzuki
Endo, Kubo and Daichi Kamada Id imagine would be starters straight up. If the Socceroos can't get a result against that lot, they probably deserve to go through the more rigorous route of qualifying.
A draw or loss is no good for the Aussies, so sense Aussies will go out attack for the 3 points.
A draw is more than 'no good' for the Aussies. A win would be better obvs but I'd say they'll be happy enough with the draw. They have a big goal difference advantage over the Saudis if they finish level (does not go on H2H as its FIFA).
A draw is more than 'no good' for the Aussies. A win would be better obvs but I'd say they'll be happy enough with the draw. They have a big goal difference advantage over the Saudis if they finish level (does not go on H2H as its FIFA).