Australia–Japan football rivalry

The Australia–Japan football rivalry or the Australia–Japan soccer rivalry is an association football rivalry between the Australia men's national soccer team (the Socceroos) and the Japan national football team, as well as between the Australia women's national soccer team (the Matildas) and the Japan women's national football team.

The reason for the rivalry is due to Australia and Japan being two of the "Big Four" nations in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the other two being Saudi Arabia and South Korea. These are the four most successful Asian countries in international soccer.

Related pages
 Australia–Japan relations

Japan
Category:Football in Japan