FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Khalifa International Stadium

Match Report

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Australia hit three past China to top Group B

Australia have made a perfect start to the next step of World Cup qualifying, defeating China 3-0 at Qatar's Khalifa International Stadium.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

AUS

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 16Aziz BehichD
  3. 19Harry SouttarD
  4. 4Rhyan GrantD
  5. 20Trent SainsburyD
  6. 6Martin BoyleM
  7. 10Ajdin HrusticM
  8. 11Awer MabilM
  9. 23Tom RogicM
  10. 22Jackson IrvineM
  11. 9Adam TaggartF

CHN

  1. 1Yan JunlingG
  2. 6Jiang GuangtaiD
  3. 3Wang ShenchaoD
  4. 22Yu DabaoD
  5. 5Zhang LinpengD
  6. 7Wu LeiM
  7. 13Jin JingdaoM
  8. 15Wu XiM
  9. 17Wu XinghanM
  10. 9ElkesonF
  11. 10Zhang XizheF

Timeline

  1. 24' Awer Mabil (Australia) Goal at 24'
  2. 26' Martin Boyle (Australia) Goal at 26'
  3. 45' Hao Junmin (China) Substitution at 45'
  4. 45' Wang Gang (China) Substitution at 45'
  5. 60' Wei Shihao (China) Substitution at 60'
  6. 63' Hongbo Yin (China) Substitution at 63'
  7. 67' Wang Shenchao (China) Yellow Card at 67'
  8. 69' Aaron Mooy (Australia) Substitution at 69'
  9. 69' Mitch Duke (Australia) Substitution at 69'
  10. 70' Mitch Duke (Australia) Goal at 70'
  11. 71' Hongbo Yin (China) Yellow Card at 71'
  12. 79' Callum Elder (Australia) Substitution at 79'
  13. 79' James Jeggo (Australia) Substitution at 79'
  14. 80' Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Yellow Card at 80'
  15. 82' Yu'Ning Zhang (China) Substitution at 82'
  16. 87' Riley McGree (Australia) Substitution at 87'

WCQ - AFC News

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