On Thursday, the qualification process for the World Cup will continue. In the Asian Football Confederation, the 1st match will be between Australia and Japan. After 8 games, Australia has 3 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, a total of 13 points and 2nd place, while Japan has 6 wins, 2 draws, a total of 20 points and 1st place. In this game, I predict that Australia won't lose.

There are 2 games left for Australia in this qualification phase. They have 3 more points than Saudi Arabia and we are sure that everything will be determined on June 10, when Australia will play against Saudi Arabia. So far in the qualification, Australia has lost only once, and that was at home against Bahrain, but the Australians got the red card and they conceded an own goal in the 89th minute. In March, Australia secured two important victories. At home, they ran over Indonesia 5:1, and it was followed by a win over China on the road.

Japan already has secured the 1st spot in the group, so the last two games aren't so important for them. We already see that after their roster, as the head coach has chosen to make some roster changes. Well-known players like Kaoru Mitoma, Ao Tanaka, Ko Itakura, Ayase Ueda and Hidemasa Morita won't help Japan in this game, and the national team has called 7 new players for the 1st time.

I'm sure Australia will be able to get at least a point in this game. Last year in October, both teams drew and got a point. Now, with the situation in the standings being clear, Australia will be motivated to get all 3 points, while Japan will test new players. Australia has been a very good team at home, and they will get at least 1 point.

周四，世界杯预选赛将继续进行。在亚足联，第一场比赛将在澳大利亚和日本之间进行。8场比赛结束后，澳大利亚3胜4平1负，积13分排名第二，而日本6胜2平，积20分排名第一。在这场比赛中，我预测澳大利亚不会输。

在预选赛阶段，澳大利亚还剩下2场比赛。他们比沙特阿拉伯多3分，我们相信一切都将在6月10日决定，届时澳大利亚将对阵沙特阿拉伯。到目前为止，澳大利亚在预选赛中只输过一次，那是在主场对阵巴林，但澳大利亚人得到了红牌，并在第89分钟丢了一个乌龙球。3月，澳大利亚取得了两场重要胜利。在主场，他们以5:1击败了印尼，随后又在客场战胜了中国队。

日本队已经锁定小组第一，所以最后两场比赛对他们来说并不那么重要。我们已经看到，在他们的名单之后，主教练选择了一些名单上的变化。三马薰、田中昂、Itakura Ko、上田绫濑和森田秀正等知名球员将不会参加本场比赛，国家队也首次征召了7名新球员。

我相信澳大利亚队至少能在这场比赛中得到一分。去年10月，两队战平并各得一分。现在，随着积分榜的形势明朗，澳大利亚将有动力获得全部3分，而日本将测试新球员。澳大利亚在主场表现非常出色，他们至少能拿到1分。