Japan Earns a Place , in the 2022 World Cup , With Dramatic Victory Over Australia.<br />Japan Earns a Place , in the 2022 World Cup , With Dramatic Victory Over Australia.<br />BBC reports that both Japan and Saudi Arabia <br />have qualified for the 2022 World Cup. .<br />BBC reports that both Japan and Saudi Arabia <br />have qualified for the 2022 World Cup. .<br />Japan scored a dramatic victory <br />over Australia in Sydney with two <br />late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma. .<br />Japan scored a dramatic victory <br />over Australia in Sydney with two <br />late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma. .<br />Mitoma came off the bench to beat goalkeeper <br />Mat Ryan twice in the last six minutes <br />of the game to break a deadlock draw. .<br />Mitoma came off the bench to beat goalkeeper <br />Mat Ryan twice in the last six minutes <br />of the game to break a deadlock draw. .<br />It was Japan's first victory over the Australian <br />team on their own home soil since 1998. .<br />It was Japan's first victory over the Australian <br />team on their own home soil since 1998. .<br />The win placed Japan at the top of Group B and guaranteed their place in the World Cup. .<br />The win placed Japan at the top of Group B and guaranteed their place in the World Cup. .<br />Australia now faces a playoff campaign in order <br />to earn a place in a fifth successive World Cup. .<br />Australia now faces a playoff campaign in order <br />to earn a place in a fifth successive World Cup. .<br />The Australian team will play <br />Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on March 29. .<br />The Australian team will play <br />Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on March 29. .<br />On June 7, Australia will enter a playoff <br />with the country in third place in Group A. .<br />On June 7, Australia will enter a playoff <br />with the country in third place in Group A. .<br />Currently, the United Arab Emirates holds <br />the third-place position in Group A. .<br />They lead Lebanon by three points and Iraq by four. .<br />They lead Lebanon by three points and Iraq by four. .<br />The winner of that playoff match will then <br />face the fifth-place team from South America. .<br />The winner of that playoff match will then <br />face the fifth-place team from South America.
