Japan are now 10 points clear at the summit with second-placed Australia due to face Bahrain in Riffa later on Tuesday. Indonesia pulled themselves into contention in Group C with victory over ...

Australia’s home battle with Japan in Perth will be followed by a June 10 clash against Saudi Arabia in Jeddah. “They’re all crucial,” Foxe said. “We’re in a really good position.

There is no guarantee the Japan game will determine the Socceroos ... The NSL grand finals in the 2000s were an important reminder Australia is a soccer country — no matter what the naysayers ...