Australia 3-1 Japan

Australia fans are in jubilant mood as they gear up for their first World Cup game in 32 years in Kaiserslautern

A Japan fan is in confident mood ahead of the game against Australia predicting a thumping win for his team

Mark Viduka holds off the challenge of Tsuneyasu Miyamoto as Australia make a bright start in the sweltering heat

Celtic's Shunsuke Nakamura puts Japan ahead with a long-range effort, which floats over Mark Schwarzer

Viduka and Harry Kewell protest that Schwarzer was impeded, but their complaints are waved away by Essam Abdel Fatah

Goalscorer Nakamura is congratulated by team-mates Alessandro Santos (l) and Yuji Nakazawa (r)

Luke Wilkshire fouls Hidetoshi Nakata as Japan look to double their lead in the second-half in Kaiserslautern

Guus Hiddink rallies his troops as they take a water-break as the heat begins to take its toll on the Group F game

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi keeps his side in the game with two fine saves from free-kicks from Viduka and John Aloisi

Substitute Tim Cahill celebrates by boxing the corner flag after make it 1-1 with just six minutes of the game remaining

Cahill is mobbed by all his team-mates after firing Australia into the lead with a long-range effort in the 89th minute

John Aloisi adds a third in injury-time to wrap up a deserved 3-1 victory for Australia, their first World Cup finals win

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