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(Reuters) - Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu and his players leave for Australia on Sunday knowing that a win in their penultimate qualifying match will confirm the country's appearance at a seventh consecutive World Cup finals.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, throwing Australia's preparation for the crunch World Cup qualifier against Japan into chaos.
Striker Bruno Fornaroli missed out on playing for Uruguay at senior level but is in line for an unlikely international debut at the age of 34 after being included in Australia's squad for crunch World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Uruguay-born Bruno Fornaroli is one of five uncapped players that have been called up to the Socceroos' threadbare squad ahead of this month's must-win World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
After an 18-month injury nightmare, Massimo Luongo's return to form with English third-tier club Sheffield Wednesday hasn't gone unnoticed by Socceroos boss Graham Arnold.
A month out from arguably the Australia's biggest match in 15 years, coach Graham Arnold insists the Socceroos hold the edge over rivals Japan in the race to qualify for this year's World Cup.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold will not be naming teenage wunderkind Cristian Volpato for next month's World Cup qualifiers unless the Italian-based rising star is among his 23 best options.
Australia will stick with coach Graham Arnold until the end of the Socceroos' World Cup qualifying campaign, according to the country's top administrator.