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FT Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Curaçao WDWDL 1
–
Australia WLLLW 5
1st2ndT
CUW011
AUS145
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · 16,764 att.

Match Report

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Big gun cameos seal Socceroos' World Cup send-off win

Scintillating cameos from Nestory Irankunda, Jordy Bos and Riley McGree have delivered a 5-1 win over Curacao to send the Socceroos off to the World Cup on a powerful winning note.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
18
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
3
53.5
Possession
46.5
7
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
431
Accurate Passes
362
496
Passes
430
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
6
0.1
Cross %
0.3
70
Long Balls
45
42
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
11
8
Effective Clearances
19
8
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:17 Awer Mabil opens the scoring for Australia against Curacao Watch on ESPN 01:03 Curacao equalise just after halftime through Martha Watch on ESPN 01:15 Back-to-back goals give Socceroos commanding lead Watch on ESPN 01:40 Brace and boogie: Irankunda steals the show against Curacao Watch on ESPN

Lineups

AUS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 23Alessandro CircatiCD
  3. 4Kye RowlesCD-L
  4. 26Lucas HerringtonCD-R
  5. 8Connor MetcalfeCM-L
  6. 13Aiden O'NeillCM-R
  7. 16Aziz BehichLM
  8. 15Kai TrewinRM
  9. 24Deni JuricF
  10. 10Ajdin HrusticCF-L
  11. 11Awer MabilCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Patrick BeachSUB
  2. 14Riley McGreeSUB
  3. 6Martin BoyleSUB
  4. 9Nishan VelupillaySUB
  5. 12Paul IzzoSUB
  6. 25Ante SutoSUB
  7. 5Jordan BosSUB
  8. 17Patrick YazbekSUB
  9. 21Cameron BurgessSUB
  10. 7Nestory IrankundaSUB
  11. 22Alex RobertsonSUB
  12. 3Jacob ItalianoSUB
  13. 19Jason GeriaSUB
  14. 20Paul Okon-EngstlerSUB
  15. 2Milos DegenekSUB

CUW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 4Roshon van EijmaCD-L
  3. 3Juriën GaariCD-R
  4. 5Sherel FloranusLB
  5. 2Shurandy SamboRB
  6. 10Leandro BacunaCM
  7. 7Juninho BacunaLM
  8. 8Livano ComenenciaRM
  9. 9Brandley KuwasF
  10. 11Jeremy AntonisseLF
  11. 13Tahith ChongRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Joshua BrenetSUB
  2. 16Jearl MargarithaSUB
  3. 21Kevin FelidaSUB
  4. 6Godfried RoemeratoeSUB
  5. 23Trevor DoornbuschSUB
  6. 12Sontje HansenSUB
  7. 24Riechedly BazoerSUB
  8. 17Tyrese NoslinSUB
  9. 15Ar'jany MarthaSUB
  10. 22Tyrick BodakSUB
  11. 19Gervane KastaneerSUB
  12. 14Kenji GorréSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Australia 1, Curaçao 0. Awer Mabil (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Australia. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ajdin Hrustic because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Australia. Jason Geria replaces Lucas Herrington.
  4. 45' Substitution, Australia. Paul Okon replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  5. 45' Substitution, Curaçao. Ar'Jany Martha replaces Tahith Chong.
  6. 45' Substitution, Curaçao. Godfried Roemeratoe replaces Livano Comenencia.
  7. 45' Substitution, Curaçao. Gervane Kastaneer replaces Jeremy Antonisse.
  8. 45' Substitution, Curaçao. Jearl Margaritha replaces Brandley Kuwas.
  9. 50' Goal! Australia 1, Curaçao 1. Ar'Jany Martha (Curaçao) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gervane Kastaneer with a headed pass.
  10. 63' Substitution, Curaçao. Tyrese Noslin replaces Shurandy Sambo.
  11. 64' Substitution, Curaçao. Joshua Brenet replaces Sherel Floranus.
  12. 66' Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Aziz Behich.
  13. 67' Substitution, Australia. Riley McGree replaces Awer Mabil.
  14. 67' Substitution, Australia. Nestory Irankunda replaces Deni Juric.
  15. 67' Substitution, Australia. Cameron Burgess replaces Kye Rowles.
  16. 67' Goal! Australia 2, Curaçao 1. Alessandro Circati (Australia) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross following a set piece situation.
  17. 71' Goal! Australia 3, Curaçao 1. Jordan Bos (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  18. 73' Substitution, Curaçao. Kevin Felida replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  19. 80' Goal! Australia 4, Curaçao 1. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  20. 81' Substitution, Australia. Milos Degenek replaces Alessandro Circati.
  21. 81' Substitution, Australia. Alex Robertson replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  22. 82' Substitution, Curaçao. Trevor Doornbusch replaces Eloy Room.
  23. 82' Substitution, Curaçao. Sontje Hansen replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  24. 84' Goal! Australia 5, Curaçao 1. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay with a through ball.

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