Japan 1 - 3 Australia

Australia is strong!

I believe, most Chinese people are happy to see the result, after Japanese lost, Japanese will back home after 3 losses.

Most our Asian country, are counting on Korean team. and hope & believe they will have a wonderful performance at this cup.

Posted from  China

Hm.. It seems everyone here in Korea is happy to see Japan go down.
But I wonder… Is it not better for Asia if there are at least two country who make it to the top 16?
I personally don’t like japan that much… Historical reasons of course… but I like to see Japs make it to the next stage.

As we say in Asia… Fighting!!!

Posted from  Republic Of Korea

Well IClaw, Australia will be in the AFC for the next qualifying campaign, so if either one of them goes through its good for you guys.

I think Japan might have more success against Croatia than Australia. I get the feeling they’ll be better prepared for that game. Unfortunately, its another afternoon game, which means they’ll have to battle the heat again. Maybe this time Zico will manage his subs a little better.

Posted from  Australia

I thought Australia completely dominated this match and could have won by more than two goals. The only goal Japan got was very lucky and even the ref admitted that it was no goal.
Maybe australia won’t be underestimated anymore.
Bring on Brazil!!!

Posted from  Australia

Mihoo and the others…

Yea sure Japan and Korea to make it to the next stage… Are you dreaming??? It’s Europe here. What happened at the last worldcup was a lousy exception probably backed up by cheating.

There’s no football in Asia… Japan is an eternal emerging country that never made it and Korea is a bunch of dwarf under drugs. As for China and the rest, you have no team worth talking about so obviously the only thing you can afford is to rely on Korea as to promote your tribal whatever bullshit Asian brotherhood… Pity… Croatia will kick the shit out of you as well as France will crush Korea

Watch the Europeans reap off the trophy. Forza Europa!

Alessandro, you manage to perfectly combine European snobbishness, American arrogance and trans-Atlantic rudeness all in one nasty, pointless post.

Well done you.

Posted from  Australia

big talk from a country whop hasnt even got a national team to compete on the low-mediocre level there buddy….

anyway, I though Japan played like trash. Komano got in to thebox to many times to count, and could have shot it near post, but decided to chip it instead of shooting or a ground ball. Takahara and Yanagisawa were also way inconsistent. ZIco should have dropped to a 4-5-1 formation FOR the last 10 minutes, instead of keepin a 3-5-2. He should have brought on Oguro at the 65th, not the 92nd, wat a jackass.

Posted from  Canada

Hmmm.. I don’t know what went through with this match.
I think this was the weirdest match I have ever seen from this year’s tournament.

Posted from  New Zealand

all i know is that this loss ruined my day. but how many are trying to figure out how Japan can get into the round of sixteen?

Posted from  United States

If I was a betting man with 14 teams out of 32 coming from Europe, I’d bet on Europe too. Thats rougly 44% of the teams there so, the rest of the world only comprise 56% including the very gifted south americans, with that kind of representation there Alessandro is not such a nut. Fifa has some issues to sort out of this world cup. Is it really the world game?

Posted from  Australia

well done australia, but then again, well done japan too

i’d like to point out how zico made such a smart move at the end.

seeing how the japanese defence was too strong for the australian, guus subtituted 3 new players, forwards and midfields hoping to get a goal in, yet zico sees that it was still a futile effort. he ended up looking at his own team was not even capable in creating another goal, so he subtituted shinji ono, hoping a counter attack by the japanese would work well.

unfortunately, bad luck for japan, 1 goal in, 1 whole team spirit out.

and plus.
japanese football style is too constrained within their “team work” performance, and hence each individuals could not perform a solo penetration into the oponent’s team. this was costly in my oppinion as the japanese is low in stamina, relying for other team to get in would mean time wasting, and perhaps some innacuracy.

Posted from  Australia

This is the nature of the game. Australia lost its world cup dream in last minutes to Iran in 1998 and won this game in last minutes from Japan! Hopefully Japan can recover from this and show good performance in next 2 games! Still there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Posted from  United States

MAn you guys really left your samurai swrods at home japan!!

GO CROATIA GOOOOO!!!!!!

Posted from  United States

Those Japs got what they deserved! That first goal was not even a goal. That freakin’ Jap cheated by pushing the Australian goal keeper! It should have been 3 to 0!!! And those are Japs anyways!! They are tiny and small and they have no power and they ran out of breath at the end! I freakin’ hate Japs!! Brazil will defeat the Japs with 100 goals to none! Sambaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

Go Aussiesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!

your a dick sean… japan are awesome.. but its more awesome that we won =)

Posted from  Australia

No, I’m a Dick, you dick head. Yeah you faggit Guy!

Guy, you’re a Jap kiss ass! So shut up Punk!

Dick, guy, Sean, whoever. You are all diluded and unrealistic. Did you see how Croatia performed against the defending champions Brazil? If fortune fell our way, we could’ve won and realistically should’ve drawn. Japan has no hope, Australia will get stitched up by Brazil, and even if Austalia salvage a draw from Croatia, our goal difference will be superior. Keep dreaming the rest of you. Maybe see you in South Africa.

Posted from  Australia

Pfft the table at the moment has no goals for ur team Ludilo so I wouldn’t be talking about goal difference idiot

Posted from  Australia

Hey liverpool, what would you know? It’s fantastic you’ve jumped on the football bandwagon and liverpool since they have kewell, but return when you have an idea. We’ll see what brazil does to the skippies, then we’ll talk more about goal difference.

Posted from  Australia

Goal difference? We’ll talk goal difference when Croatia actually score a GOAL and I aint no bandwagon jumper. I’ve supported the Socceroos since 94′. Liverpool since I was a little kid. We’ve had 32 years of heartbreak as a nation, thanks to fifa and their stupid qualification path setout for us. But now its all over and all I can say is,sounds like people like u are not really enjoying our show at the world cup thus far,bit scared are we? well u should be caus the shows only about to get a whole lot BIGGER because Japan was just the beginning. Bring on Brazil!!! GO THE SOCCEROOS!!!!

Posted from  Australia

Alessandro..that was such bs talk about asian football teams..Damn dude..you’re from Canada, so that makes it even more worse, it looks pathetic.
Hehe I would like to see China vs Canada..What’s that gonna be, 4-0? Or what about Japan..? Plz quit posting such stuff, it makes you look like an idiot.

Posted from  Netherlands

well done japan… u a great team… hope your guys give 110% for match today again crotia… hidup JAPAN….

Posted from  Malaysia

World Cup Diary: Japan

Below is a diary of all games played by Japan in FIFA World Cup 2006.

Last Updated: June 18, 2006

Date Played: June 12, 2006 (Group Stage)
Opponent: Australia
Scorer/s: S. Nakamura (JPN 26’), T. Cahill (AUS 84’, 89’), J. Aloisi (…

Posted from  United States

I was very happy because Australai win.

Posted from  Australia