Two heavyweights steal attention

Tuesday, the third day of the latest round of Asian qualifying for the World Cup of FIFA Brazil 2014 ™ promises thrills, because Australia receives Japan in a clash between the two best classified teams of the continent.

The Japanese, who travel to Brisbane after having started with two WINS at home, rely on further strengthening its leadership in Group B with a third consecutive victory. However, the big moment of the blue Samurai will be seriously as proof by a Socceroo which, historically, have a great strength in his feud, and that try at all costs to reduce the disadvantage with the Asian champions, adding his first victory.

Iraq and Oman, meanwhile, face in Doha in search of his first victory in the other match of the group. In Group A, four old acquaintances of the previous round will be the faces: Iran receives Qatar, while the Korea Republic will face the visit of the Lebanon in a highly anticipated rematch. FIFA.com gives in detail the previous of these exceptional duels.

Parties of the 3rd day of the latest round of Asian qualifying:
June 12 
Group A: Iran-Qatar, Republic of Corea-libano
Group B: Australia-Japon, Iraq-Oman

The prominent party
Australia-Japon
Both teams have played 5 races of great importance in recent years, starting with his duel in the World Cup of 2006 FIFA, where Australia culminated a comeback Anthology (3-1). However, Japan was graceful in their last confrontation, in the final of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, where a volley in the extension of Tadanari Lee, goal gave Alberto Zaccheroni combined a brilliant triumph 1 - 0. However, the Socceroos Holger Osieck may be guided in their superiority in the internationalist character crashes where remain undefeated before Japan with 2 WINS and 1 tie.

Keisuke Honda is emerging as the key man of Japan in your heart rate to locals. Midfielder CSKA of Moscow, whose impressive performances against Oman and Jordan are still fresh in the retina, will seek to continue deploying its dangerous forays into attack and its lethal definition. Local training, for its part, will draw on the creativity of Mark Bresciano, which, in the 0-0 against Oman was saved as the best player of a disappointing Australia mostly. However, remain questions about the physical form of the charismatic Tim Cahill, who did not play in the first commitment of your choice in Muscat.

The previous
Iraq and Oman would be the major beneficiaries where Osieck men reinstated escape points at home, since either would be second behind Japan with a victory. On the orders of Paul Le Guen, Oman comes to Doha with a surprisingly favorable balance in their particular clashes of the last decade, since it dominates Iraq by 4 WINS to 2; including a 4-0 in a friendly match in three years. However, they are Iraqis who now trains Zico who have been strongest in important competitions. Joined 4 points in their double confrontation against the Omani way Italy 1990, before winning 2-0 in a qualifying match for the 2000 Asian Cup.

Lebanon visit to the Republic of Korea regretting yet down to their injured captain, Roda Antar. In the previous round, without the concurrence of Shandong Luneng midfielder, the Cedars were a painful Goyang 6-0 in their first clash of the League against the South Koreans. In the second, however, with Antar moving the threads of the team, Theo Buckner's men surprised the Taeguk Warriors 2-1. Despite the decline in front of the Arsenal Park Chu-Young, who scored three goals at Lebanon in the aforementioned scoring, the born-again disciples Choi Kang-Hee crushed Qatar by 1-4 in his debut in this round, and rely on re-edit his sensational start against Lebanon. Visitors, encouraged by the improvement shown in their 1-1 against Uzbekistan, must confirm that they are able to maintain optimal performance, with or without Antar.

Moreover, Iran and Qatar be settled their seventh clash in a World Cup qualifying after a record of 2 WINS and 2 draws in their previous 6 clashes in Tehran. Both selections will pop up to the lawn of the Azadi Stadium in search of a victory that could give them the leadership; Although Paulo Autuori visitors must leave behind their overwhelming defeat at home to the Republic of Korea (1-4), while local, trained by Carlos Queiroz, they shall improve its performance after winning with quite Fortune Uzbekistan (0-1) in its first commitment. The absence due to injury of the brain Mojtaba Jabari, expected that Ali Karimi lit the wick of the Iranian attack from the spinal cord. The Qataris, probably be performed company to his striker Yousef Ahmad while Ibrahim Khalfan, who opened the scoring in the 2-2 between both combined from the previous round.

Player to follow 
Tim Cahill (AUS)
Cahill has been a nightmare for Japan in recent years, to have marked two goals with Australia in Germany 2006 3-1 win and 2-1 on the Japanese on their way to South Africa 2010.

Numbers that speak
7: Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki and the Iraqi Captain Younis Mahmoud, tied 6 goals, because this day in order to match, or even exceed, the stop of 7 targets achieved in the Asian preliminary competition by the Vietnamese gunner Le Cong Vinh.

The phrase
"We lost three points (against the Republic of Korea), but we have to stay with that we are growing and we are improving". We have to learn from our mistakes and we can not shrink us. "I hope my players to forget this game and focus on Iran". Paulo Autuori, coach of Qatar.