Australia vs Brazil, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Australia

68': Nestory Irankunda

FT
1 - 1

Brazil

90'+5': Rayan

Late Brazil equaliser cancels out Irankunda's stunning strike

The Socceroos have let slip a famous victory over Brazil, conceding a goal to the five-time world champions in the final minute and having to settle for a 1-1 draw in Townsville.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
4': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Danilo Santos.
4': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Matheuzinho.
5': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
5': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
6': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Hugo Souza (Brazil). Assisted by Aziz Behich.
7': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hugo Souza.
8': Jacob Italiano (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Douglas Santos (Brazil).
9': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Italiano (Australia).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
20': Endrick (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
21': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia).
23': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia). Assisted by Danilo Santos with a through ball.
23': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Matheuzinho.
24': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Raphinha.
26': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marquinhos.
34': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
34': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Matheuzinho.
35': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Beach (Australia).
38': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
38': Danilo Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
38': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Lucas Herrington.
39': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Endrick.
40': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
41': Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda with a cross following a corner.
42': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
42': Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross following a corner.
45': Harry Souttar (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
45'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Estêvão (Brazil) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
45'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Australia 0-0 Brazil.
45'+3': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+4': Foul by Tete Yengi (Australia).
45'+4': Vitor Reis (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Australia 0, Brazil 0.
45': Second Half begins Australia 0, Brazil 0.
48': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
53': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
57': Paul Okon-Engstler (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Endrick (Brazil).
60': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia). Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
61': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Danilo Santos (Brazil).
62': Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Luiz replaces Bruno Guimarães.
63': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
64': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
64': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
65': Substitution, Brazil. Samuel Lino replaces Vinícius Júnior.
65': Substitution, Brazil. Pedro replaces Endrick.
67': Tete Yengi (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Douglas Santos (Brazil).
67': Foul by Paul Okon-Engstler (Australia).
67': Douglas Luiz (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Paul Okon-Engstler (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
68': Goal! Australia 1, Brazil 0. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
70': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jacob Italiano.
71': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Aziz Behich.
72': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Souttar (Australia).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Substitution, Australia. Riley McGree replaces Nestory Irankunda.
76': Substitution, Brazil. Jair Cunha replaces Vitor Reis.
76': Substitution, Brazil. Mauro Júnior replaces Douglas Santos.
76': Substitution, Brazil. Rayan replaces Estêvão.
77': Lucas Herrington (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Rayan (Brazil).
82': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
83': Attempt blocked. Jair Cunha (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
83': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Lucas Herrington.
83': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
84': Substitution, Australia. Marcus Younis replaces Connor Metcalfe.
84': Substitution, Australia. Jason Geria replaces Jacob Italiano.
84': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Paul Okon-Engstler.
84': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jason Geria.
87': Handball by Aziz Behich (Australia).
90': Substitution, Australia. Patrick Yazbek replaces Jackson Irvine.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Lucas Herrington.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Australia).
90'+3': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jason Geria.
90'+5': Goal! Australia 1, Brazil 1. Rayan (Brazil) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Australia 1, Brazil 1.
0': Match ends, Australia 1, Brazil 1.

Statistics

BRA		AUS
8	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	9
1	Saves	4
64.8	Possession	35.2
16	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
554	Accurate Passes	250
633	Passes	332
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.1
47	Long Balls	39
18	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	11
19	Effective Clearances	29
19	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Location: Townsville, Australia

Line-Ups

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Patrick Beach (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
25	Lucas Herrington
3	Alessandro Circati
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
22	Jackson Irvine
16	Aziz Behich
4	Jacob Italiano
26	Tete Yengi
17	Nestory Irankunda
8	Connor Metcalfe

Australia Substitutes:

Milos Degenek, Kasey Bos, Patrick Yazbek, Jacob Chapman, Dylan Leonard, Nishan Velupillay, Riley McGree, Kealey Adamson, Eli Adams, Yaya Dukuly, Marcus Younis, Aiden O'Neill, Paul Izzo, Jason Geria.

Brazil (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Souza (GK)
14	Vitor Reis
4	Marquinhos
6	Douglas Santos
13	Mateuzinho
10	Raphinha
5	Danilo Santos
8	Bruno Guimarães
9	Endrick
7	Vinícius Júnior
11	Estêvão

Brazil Substitutes:

Breno Bidon, Mauro Júnior, Arthur Dias, Rayan, Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Bontempo, Otávio Costa, Vanderson, Pedro Luccas, Jair Paula, Andrey Santos, Martinelli, Samuel Lino, Douglas Luiz, Pedro.

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