KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) " A second-half penalty from Mile Jedinak gave Australia a 1-1 draw against Japan in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. Genki Haraguchi had put Japan ahead in the sixth minute after a mistake from the Australian backline, but the forward then gave away a penalty five minutes after the restart, with a push on Tomi Juric. Jedinak, who plays for Aston Villa, then scored from the spot early in the second half. After four Group B games, Australia is unbeaten with eight points and Japan has seven. The top two of the six teams in Groups A and B will qualify automatically for the World Cup, with the two third-place teams going to a fourth-round match to decide which of them makes the intercontinental playoffs.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2016 10:52 UTC