We are building up to the Australia vs Japan WC Qualifiers - Asia clash which is scheduled to start shortly, and the teams have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Australia which is confirmed as follows:
Australia
Mat Ryan
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Plumpton, Australia
Aziz Behich
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Alessandro Circati #39
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Fidenza, Italy
Cameron Burgess #15
Defender
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Aberdeen, Scotland
Miloš Degenek
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Knin, Croatia
Lewis Miller #2
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Ryan Teague #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Randwick, Australia
Aiden O'Neill #21
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Brisbane, Australia
Connor Metcalfe #24
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Newcastle, Australia
Martin Boyle #10
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Aberdeen, Scotland
Brandon Borrello #26
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Adelaide, Australia
The starting line-up for Japan has also been confirmed as follows:
Japan
Kosei Tani #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Koki Machida #28
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ibaraki, Japan
Tsuyoshi Watanabe #4
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hiroki Sekine #4
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Joel Chima Fujita #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Kota Tawaratsumida #33
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kaishu Sano #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tsuyama-shi, Japan
Yuito Suzuki #28
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ehime, Japan
Yu Hirakawa #17
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuki Ohashi #23
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
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