Australia faces the most daunting road trip in Asia on Tuesday when it faces a dominant Japan at Saitama Stadium, knowing a win would put the Socceroos back on track for a sixth successive World Cup appearance after a mixed start in the third round of qualification.

India lost to Australia by nine runs in Sharjah on Sunday, but Harmanpreet Kaur's women are still in with a chance of making their way through to the semi-final.

Sick of falling short against Japan, the Socceroos are intent on spoiling the Samurai Blue’s FIFA World Cup qualifying “party” in Saitama on Tuesday night.

Australia secure their place in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-run over India, who face a nervous wait to see if they will also qualify.

While India are still mathematically alive in their quest for the semifinal, they need Pakistan to defeat an in-form New Zealand outfit but there's also a catch here.

Defending champion Australia has crushed Pakistan by nine wickets in Dubai to all but qualify for the Women’s T20 World Cup semifinals.