(This entry was originally posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009)
Asian football fans are now eagerly waiting for today’s (11 February 2009) high-profile AFC world cup qualifying match between Japan and Australia. Both the teams are favorite from AFC zone to qualify for the 2010 world cup final which will take place in South Africa. Australia and Japan are considered to be two football powers in AFC zone and they have a very successful past in world football compared to other AFC member countries.
Australia is currently leading the group A with 9 points having played 3 games, while Japan takes the second position in the group with 2 points adrift of leader Australia. That means, Japan can move to the first place in the group with a victory against Australia today. Japan will have home advantage as the match will take place at the International Stadium Yokohama, Japan. Australia, on the other hand, must pick up at least 1 point if they want to hold on to the top place in the group. A victory for either side would not ensure world cup qualification, but the winner of the match will definitely boost up their confidence level.
Japanese and Australian football fans are now excited with the match and want their favorite team to outperform the opposition. The match between Japan and Australia will be telecast live on Star Sports television channel. So, if you do not want to miss this seemingly exciting match then tune on to Star Sports television channel when the match resumes. The match kicks off at 09:45 GMT. Star Sports is one of the leading sports channel in Asia and it is available in almost every Asian countries. So, if you are currently in Asia and want to enjoy each and every action of the match, then you do not need to worry about it because you can watch the match live in Star Sports television channel.
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