Australia coach Tony Popovic has warned his buoyant team they still "need to do a job" after propelling themselves to the cusp of a sixth successive World Cup."We need to do a job in Saudi," he told reporters.

Australia are almost certainly on the way to 2026 World Cup after defeating Japan 1-0. Re-live the play-by-play from Thursday night's game.

By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) -Uzbekistan qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Thursday as a 0-0 draw with the United Arab Emirates confirmed the nation's progress to next year's finals as Australia and Jordan moved to the verge of booking berths in North America.