Men's World Cup · 2006 · group stage
Australia vs Japan
A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.
- Date
- Jun 12, 2006
- Stage
- group stage
- Group
- Group F
- Venue
- Fritz-Walter-Stadion
- City
- Kaiserslautern
- Attendance
- Not recorded
Goal events
4 recorded goals
| Minute | Scorer | Credited team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26' | Shunsuke Nakamura | Japan | — |
| 84' | Tim Cahill | Australia | — |
| 89' | Tim Cahill | Australia | — |
| 90'+2' | John Aloisi | Australia | — |
Player sheets
Lineups and squad entries
Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.
Australia
Starting lineup
- #1 Mark Schwarzer goal keeper
- #2 Lucas Neill center back
- #3 Craig Moore center back
- #5 Jason Culina left midfielder
- #7 Brett Emerton center midfielder
- #9 Mark Viduka center forward
- #10 Harry Kewell center forward
- #13 Vince Grella center midfielder
- #14 Scott Chipperfield center back
- #20 Luke Wilkshire right midfielder
- #23 Mark Bresciano center midfielder
Substitutes who appeared
- #4 Tim Cahill midfielder
- #15 John Aloisi forward
- #19 Joshua Kennedy forward
Japan
Starting lineup
- #3 Yūichi Komano right midfielder
- #5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto center back
- #7 Hidetoshi Nakata center midfielder
- #9 Naohiro Takahara center forward
- #10 Shunsuke Nakamura attacking midfielder
- #13 Atsushi Yanagisawa center forward
- #14 Alessandro Santos left midfielder
- #15 Takashi Fukunishi center midfielder
- #19 Keisuke Tsuboi center back
- #22 Yuji Nakazawa center back
- #23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi goal keeper
Substitutes who appeared
- #2 Teruyuki Moniwa defender
- #16 Masashi Oguro forward
- #18 Shinji Ono midfielder
Disciplinary record
7 recorded cards
| Minute | Player | Card | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31' | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | Yellow card | Japan |
| 33' | Vince Grella | Yellow card | Australia |
| 40' | Naohiro Takahara | Yellow card | Japan |
| 58' | Craig Moore | Yellow card | Australia |
| 68' | Teruyuki Moniwa | Yellow card | Japan |
| 69' | Tim Cahill | Yellow card | Australia |
| 78' | John Aloisi | Yellow card | Australia |
Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.