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Saudi Arabia vs Australia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

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Saudi Arabia
  • 65': Salem Al-Dawsari (P)
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Australia

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    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
    Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 51,433

    WCQ - AFC Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Saudi Arabia 2 +1 4
    2 Iraq 2 +1 4
    3 Indonesia 2 -2 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    KSA Saudi Arabia

    No. Name
    21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
    2 Hassan Al-Tombakti
    6 Mohammed Al-Burayk
    13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
    3 Abdullah Madu
    23 Mohamed Kanno
    8 Hatan Bahbri
    16 Sami Al-Najei
    10 Salem Al-Dawsari
    7 Salman Al-Faraj
    9 Feras Al-Brikan
    Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
    Ameen Al-Bukhari, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Saleh Al-Shehri, Saud Abdulhamid, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Ali Al-Hassan, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Ahmed Sharahili.

    AUS Australia

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    20 Trent Sainsbury
    16 Aziz Behich
    19 Gianni Stensness
    2 Nathaniel Atkinson
    6 Martin Boyle
    11 Awer Mabil
    5 James Jeggo
    17 Denis Genreau
    10 Ajdin Hrustic
    9 Bruno Fornaroli
    Australia Substitutes:
    Joel King, Nicholas D'Agostino, Bailey Wright, Ryan McGowan, Danny Vukovic, Connor Metcalfe, Marco Tilio, Mitchell Duke, Andrew Redmayne, Ben Folami, Kenneth Dougall, Fran Karacic.

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