World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Mon 12 Jun 2006, 14:00 BST
- Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 1st Round
| Australia | 3 - 1 | Japan |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Essam Abd El Fatah, Egypt |
| Referee's assistant - Mamadou Ndoye, Senegal |
| Referee's assistant - Dramane Dante, Mali |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 26 | Goal | Japan | Shunsuke Nakamura |
| 1st Half | 31 | Yellow card | Japan | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto |
| 1st Half | 34 | Yellow card | Australia | Vince Grella |
| 1st Half | 40 | Yellow card | Japan | Naohiro Takahara |
| 2nd Half | 53 | Substitution | Australia | Leaving player - Marco Bresciano Entering player - Tim Cahill |
| 2nd Half | 56 | Substitution | Japan | Leaving player - Keisuke Tsuboi Entering player - Teruyuki Moniwa |
| 2nd Half | 57 | Yellow card | Australia | Craig Moore |
| 2nd Half | 61 | Substitution | Australia | Leaving player - Craig Moore Entering player - Josh Kennedy |
| 2nd Half | 68 | Yellow card | Japan | Teruyuki Moniwa |
| 2nd Half | 69 | Yellow card | Australia | Tim Cahill |
| 2nd Half | 75 | Substitution | Australia | Leaving player - Luke Wilkshire Entering player - John Aloisi |
| 2nd Half | 77 | Yellow card | Australia | John Aloisi |
| 2nd Half | 78 | Substitution | Japan | Leaving player - Atsushi Yanagisawa Entering player - Shinji Ono |
| 2nd Half | 84 | Goal | Australia | Tim Cahill |
| 2nd Half | 89 | Goal | Australia | Tim Cahill |
| 2nd Half | 91 | Substitution | Japan | Leaving player - Teruyuki Moniwa Entering player - Masashi Oguro |
| 2nd Half | 93 | Goal | Australia | John Aloisi |
Australia - line-up
| Coach - Guus Hiddink | Captain - Mark Viduka |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Schwarzer | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Lucas Neill | Defender | 2 | 90 |
| Scott Chipperfield | Defender | 14 | 90 |
| Jason Culina | Midfielder | 5 | 90 |
| Brett Emerton | Midfielder | 7 | 90 |
| Vince Grella | Midfielder | 13 | 90 |
| Mark Viduka | Forward | 9 | 90 |
| Harry Kewell | Forward | 10 | 90 |
| Luke Wilkshire | Midfielder | 20 | 74 |
| Craig Moore | Defender | 3 | 60 |
| Marco Bresciano | Midfielder | 23 | 52 |
| Tim Cahill | Midfielder | 4 | 38 |
| Josh Kennedy | Forward | 19 | 30 |
| John Aloisi | Forward | 15 | 16 |
| Zeljko Kalac | Goalkeeper | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Popovic | Defender | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Milligan | Defender | 22 | 0 |
| Michael Beauchamp | Defender | 16 | 0 |
| Mile Sterjovski | Forward | 21 | 0 |
| Josip Skoko | Midfielder | 8 | 0 |
| Stan Lazaridis | Midfielder | 11 | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | Forward | 17 | 0 |
| Ante Covic | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
Japan - line-up
| Coach - Zico | Captain - Tsuneyasu Miyamoto |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidetoshi Nakata | Midfielder | 7 | 90 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Takashi Fukunishi | Midfielder | 15 | 90 |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | Goalkeeper | 23 | 90 |
| Alessandro Santos | Defender | 14 | 90 |
| Yuji Nakazawa | Defender | 22 | 90 |
| Yuichi Komano | Defender | 3 | 90 |
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Naohiro Takahara | Forward | 9 | 90 |
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | Forward | 13 | 77 |
| Keisuke Tsuboi | Defender | 19 | 55 |
| Teruyuki Moniwa | Defender | 2 | 35 |
| Shinji Ono | Midfielder | 18 | 13 |
| Keiji Tamada | Forward | 20 | 0 |
| Yoichi Doi | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Koji Nakata | Defender | 6 | 0 |
| Akira Kaji | Defender | 21 | 0 |
| Yasuhito Endo | Midfielder | 4 | 0 |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | Midfielder | 8 | 0 |
| Junichi Inamoto | Midfielder | 17 | 0 |
| Seiichiro Maki | Forward | 11 | 0 |
| Masashi Oguro | Forward | 16 | 0 |
| Seigo Narazaki | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |