Australia 3–1 Japan: 2006 World Cup match
3–1Full time
Match in one glance
AustraliaJapanGoalCard
Australia
Japan
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Australia1Japan
Shunsuke Nakamura opened the scoring at 26′.
Team comparison
AustraliaJapan
3Goals1
4Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1TCTim CahillAustralia · 84′, 89′2goals
- 2JAJohn AloisiAustralia · 90′+2′1goal
- 3SNShunsuke NakamuraJapan · 26′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2006
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2006-06-12
- Venue
- Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Australia / JapanAustralia
Tim Cahill84′
Tim Cahill89′
John Aloisi90+2′′
Japan
Shunsuke Nakamura26′
Complete match timeline
AustraliaJapanGoalCardSubstitution
Australia
Japan
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1S. Nakamura 26′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 0T. Cahill 84′ · T. Cahill 89′ · J. Aloisi 90′+2′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Australia
Reported rolesMS
1Mark SchwarzerLN
2Lucas NeillCM
3Craig MooreSC
14Scott ChipperfieldJC
5Jason CulinaBE
7Brett EmertonVG
13Vince GrellaLW
20Luke WilkshireMB
23Mark BrescianoMV
9Mark VidukaHK
10Harry KewellReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 4TCTim Cahill53′
- 15JAJohn Aloisi75′
- 19JKJoshua Kennedy61′
Match contributions
- Craig Moore▰ 58′
- Vince Grella▰ 33′
- Tim Cahill⚽ 2▰ 69′
- John Aloisi⚽ 1▰ 78′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MSMark SchwarzerGoalkeeper
- 2LNLucas NeillCentre-back
- 3CMCraig MooreCentre-back
- 5JCJason CulinaLeft midfielder
- 7BEBrett EmertonCentral midfielder
- 9MVMark VidukaCentre-forward
- 10HKHarry KewellCentre-forward
- 13VGVince GrellaCentral midfielder
- 14SCScott ChipperfieldCentre-back
- 20LWLuke WilkshireRight midfielder
- 23MBMark BrescianoCentral midfielder
Japan
Reported rolesYK
23Yoshikatsu KawaguchiTM
5Tsuneyasu MiyamotoKT
19Keisuke TsuboiYN
22Yuji NakazawaYK
3Yūichi KomanoHN
7Hidetoshi NakataAS
14Alessandro SantosTF
15Takashi FukunishiSN
10Shunsuke NakamuraNT
9Naohiro TakaharaAY
13Atsushi YanagisawaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 2TMTeruyuki Moniwa56′
- 16MOMasashi Oguro90′+1′
- 18SOShinji Ono79′
Match contributions
- Tsuneyasu Miyamoto▰ 31′
- Naohiro Takahara▰ 40′
- Shunsuke Nakamura⚽ 1
- Teruyuki Moniwa▰ 68′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3YKYūichi KomanoRight midfielder
- 5TMTsuneyasu MiyamotoCentre-back
- 7HNHidetoshi NakataCentral midfielder
- 9NTNaohiro TakaharaCentre-forward
- 10SNShunsuke NakamuraAttacking midfielder
- 13AYAtsushi YanagisawaCentre-forward
- 14ASAlessandro SantosLeft midfielder
- 15TFTakashi FukunishiCentral midfielder
- 19KTKeisuke TsuboiCentre-back
- 22YNYuji NakazawaCentre-back
- 23YKYoshikatsu KawaguchiGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Australia1Japan
Shunsuke Nakamura opened the scoring at 26′.
Team comparison
AustraliaJapan
3Goals1
4Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1TCTim CahillAustralia · 84′, 89′2goals
- 2JAJohn AloisiAustralia · 90′+2′1goal
- 3SNShunsuke NakamuraJapan · 26′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2006
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2006-06-12
- Venue
- Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Australia / JapanAustralia
Tim Cahill84′
Tim Cahill89′
John Aloisi90+2′′
Japan
Shunsuke Nakamura26′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.