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Tokyo (AFP) - Two-goal hero Kaoru Mitoma could be Japan's secret weapon at the World Cup and will also hope to eventually make his mark in the Premier League with a Brighton side crying out for firepower.

Australia's bid for automatic qualification for the World Cup is over and the Socceroos' tactical failings were badly exposed in their loss to Japan.

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Japan qualified for a seventh successive World Cup after beating Australia 2-0 in Sydney and ending the Socceroos' chances of automatic qualification on Thursday. The result also qualified Saudi Arabia from Asia Group B. Japan was on top of the group with 21 points, two ahead of Saudi Arabia before…

The Socceroos' bid for automatic qualification for the Qatar World Cup is over after they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Japan.

Sydney (AFP) - Substitute Kaoru Mitoma scored twice in the dying minutes as Japan beat Australia 2-0 on Thursday to book their place at a seventh straight World Cup and in doing so also helped Saudi Arabia qualify.

Minute-by-minute report: A late brace from Kaoru Mitoma secured Japan’s qualification and consigned Australia to the playoff route to reach Qatar

Late goals deliver Japan a 2-0 victory, meaning the Socceroos will have to go down the intercontinental knock-out path to reach the World Cup in Qatar.

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