FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Vietnam vs Australia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

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Australia beat Vietnam in Asian World Cup qualifying with Rhyan Grant header

Rhyan Grant's header earned Australia back-to-back victories in Asia's World Cup preliminaries as Graham Arnold's side defeated Vietnam.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: My Dinh National Stadium
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

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

VIE Vietnam

No. Name
23 Van Lâm Dang (GK)
7 Phong Hong Duy Nguyen
3 Ngoc Hai Que
8 Trong Hoàng Nguyen
16 Thanh Chung Nguyen
4 Tien Dung Bui
11 Nguyen Tuan Anh
20 Van Duc Phan
14 Hoàng Duc Nguyen
19 Quang Hai Nguyen
22 Tien Linh Nguyen

AUS Australia

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
19 Harry Souttar
4 Rhyan Grant
3 Brad Smith
20 Trent Sainsbury
23 Tom Rogic
22 Jackson Irvine
10 Ajdin Hrustic
11 Awer Mabil
14 Riley McGree
9 Adam Taggart

WCQ - AFC News

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