How to watch Socceroos vs Japan in Australia: TV channel, live stream for World Cup qualifier

The Socceroos face their biggest challenge yet in World Cup qualifying when they travel to Saitama to face Japan.

The Tony Popovic era finally got off to a successful start when Australia came from behind to beat China 3-1 in Adelaide last Thursday thanks to a superb performance from Craig Goodwin.

They will have to be much better and more consistent if they want to beat the Japanese team, who have won every game in the third qualifying round so far without conceding a goal.

The weight of history is also against the Socceroos as they have a poor record against the Samurai Blue.

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How to watch Socceroos vs Japan in Australia

The only way to watch the Socceroos’ qualifier against Japan is on Paramount+.

The streaming platform, which is home to both domestic and international football in Australia, will broadcast the game live and exclusively. Coverage begins at 8:45pm AEDT.

If you don’t have access to Paramount+ or are watching from outside Australia, you can use NordVPN to access the game.

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When is Socceroos vs Japan in Australia?

The Socceroos vs Japan match begins on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:35 p.m. local time at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama.

Here’s how this corresponds to regions across Australia:

City	Time
Sydney	9:35pm AEDT
Melbourne	9:35pm AEDT
Brisbane	8:35pm AEDT
Adelaide	9:05 p.m. ACDT
Perth	6:35pm AWST

Socceroos squad for the World Cup qualifier against Japan

position	player	Association	Hats
goalkeeper	Joe Gauci	Aston Villa (England)	5
goalkeeper	Paul Izzo	Randers (Denmark)	0
goalkeeper	Matt Ryan	Roma (Italy)	95
defender	Aziz Behich	Melbourne city	74
defender	Harry Souttar	Sheffield United (England)	33
defender	Kye Rowles	Hearts (Scotland)	24
defender	Jordy Bos	Westerloo (Belgium)	16
defender	Cameron Burgess	Ipswich Town (England)	10
defender	Lewis Miller	Hibernian (Scotland)	7
defender	Thomas Deng	Albirex Niigata (Japan)	5
defender	Gianni Stensness	Viking (Norway)	2
defender	Jason Geria	Melbourne victory	2
midfielder	Jackson Irvine	St. Pauli (Germany)	73
midfielder	Luke Brattan	Macarthur FC	0
midfielder	Ajdin Hrustic	Salernitana (Italy)	28
midfielder	Riley McGree	Middlesbrough (England)	26
midfielder	Patrick Yazbek	Nashville SC (USA)	1
midfielder	Keanu Baccus	Mansfield Town (England)	20
midfielder	Aiden O’Neill	Standard Liège (Belgium)	15
Forward	Mitch Duke	Machida Zelvia (Japan)	43
Forward	Craig Goodwin	Al-Wehda (Saudi Arabia)	28
Forward	Daniel Arzani	Melbourne victory	7
Forward	Sam Silvera	Portsmouth (England)	7
Forward	Nestory Irankunda	Bayern Munich (Germany)	5
Forward	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	Motherwell (Scotland)	1
Forward	Nishan Velupillay	Melbourne victory	1