They claimed to have read about the current crisis through the media, as pundits and former players are commenting on a daily basis. Okazaki played only a handful of minutes late on against the Socceroos while stalwart Keisuke Honda never got off the bench. “It will not push through there in Australia. Australia’s 2-0 loss away to Japan last week put their qualifying hopes on a knife edge. All credit to Samit and Brendan, they took the game away from us. Of course if you are not doing the right things on the court, of course you need to be in some way affected, no. Mesut Ozil advices former Gunners to stop talking and start supporting. Fognini, the world number 26, had already been fined ,000 for the incident. Group A, meanwhile, has a four-way tussle for the two remaining spots that could lead to the World Cup. Australia’s fate continues to rest in the hands of the Japanese.