The world number one ranked Kookaburras opened their Olympic campaign with a 5-3 victory over host nation Japan, to successfully begin their gold medal assault at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Day 1 (Saturday).
Aus 5 Japan 3 :Kookaburras Survive Tenacious Challenge From Hosts
![Daniel James Beale #23 and Thomas William Craig #2 of Team Australia celebrate Team Australia's fifth goal against Japan during the Men's Pool A match on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Oi Hockey Stadium o](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.olympics.com.au%2Fpublic%2Fstyles%2Flandscape_header_section%2Fs3%2F2021-07%2FHockey%2520Australia.jpg.webp%3Fitok%3DXANuYMrB&w=1200&q=90)