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Australia 3 - 1 Japan
Australia have laid down a challenge to the other teams in this group; it's not so long ago that players like Davor Sukur would have made Croatia a guarantee for qualification, but when they play Australia, they are going to face a serious threat and possible first-round elimination.
Japan had many chances but failed to finish the game off. They were also denied what may prove to be the clearest penalty of the tournament. Australia had the confidence to belieev that they could turn things around, and so it proved.
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