Keisuke Honda scored an injury-time penalty in a 1-1 draw against Australia to secure Japan's place at the finals for a fifth successive time.
Japan have 14 points and an unassailable seven-point lead over the 3rd placed Australia in their Asian qualifying group, with the top two team automatically progressing to the Finals.
Australia are still battling with Jordan, Oman and Iraq for either the second qualification spot, or third place, which would result in a home and away playoff with the third placed team from Group A.
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| Oman | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Australia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Jordan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Iraq | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
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