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Australia will continue a fierce football rivalry with Japan after the regional powers were drawn together in the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Australia and Japan were drawn in Group B along with fellow World Cup veterans Iraq, Jordan and Oman.
Group A comprises 2002 World Cup semifinalists South Korea, Iran, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and 2022 hosts Qatar.
The top-two teams from each group will advance to the World Cup finals, while the two third-placed teams play-off for a further spot.
The home-and-away matches are scheduled from June 3, 2012 to June.
The Socceroos' first match is away to Oman on June 8 and their first home clash is against Japan four days later.
Socceroos draw:
v Oman, June 8, 2012 (away)
v Japan, June 12, 2012 (home)
v Jordan, September 11, 2012 (away)
v Iraq, October 16, 2012 (away)
v Oman, March 26, 2013 (home)
v Japan, June 4, 2013 (away)
v Jordan, June 11, 2013 (home)
v Iraq, June 18, 2013 (home)
"It's going to be a tough group, particularly the road games," said coach Holger Osieck after Friday night's draw in Kuala Lumpur.