[ASIAN CUP] Japan and Australia will meet in Friday’s final at the Asian Cup after winning Tuesday’s semifinals. Their paths could not have been more opposite.Japan needed a shootout to dispose of South Korea after their match ended 2-2 when its archrival equalized in the 120th minute, while Australia crushed Uzbekistan, 6-0.

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