Australia vs China, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia

45'+2': Lewis Miller
53': Craig Goodwin
90'+2': Nishan Velupillay

FT
3 - 1

China

20': Xie Wenneng

Popovic's Socceroos sink China to revive World Cup hope

Lewis Miller #3 of the Socceroos scores [1296x518]

New coach Tony Popovic has steered the Socceroos to a 3-1 victory against China to revitalise hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.

Match Timeline

20': Xie Wenneng (China) Goal at 20'
36': Li Lei (China) Yellow Card at 36'
45'+2': Lewis Miller (Australia) Goal at 47'
45': Behram Abduweli (China) Substitution at 45'
45': Jason Geria (Australia) Substitution at 45'
45': Riley McGree (Australia) Substitution at 45'
53': Craig Goodwin (Australia) Goal at 53'
66': Wang Shangyuan (China) Yellow Card at 66'
68': Jin Cheng (China) Substitution at 68'
68': Liangming Lin (China) Substitution at 68'
75': Jordan Bos (Australia) Substitution at 75'
77': Liu Yang (China) Substitution at 77'
83': Nishan Velupillay (Australia) Substitution at 83'
90'+2': Nishan Velupillay (Australia) Goal at 92'
90'+4': Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

CHN		AUS
12	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	0
27.3	Possession	72.7
7	SHOTS	18
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Adelaide Oval
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 46,219

Line-Ups

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Joe Gauci (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
4	Kye Rowles
2	Thomas Deng
22	Jackson Irvine
13	Aiden O'Neill
16	Aziz Behich
3	Lewis Miller
15	Mitchell Duke
11	Nestory Irankunda
23	Craig Goodwin

Australia Substitutes:

Patrick Yazbek, Riley McGree, Cameron Burgess, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, Jason Geria, Ajdin Hrustic, Keanu Baccus, Paul Izzo, Mathew Ryan, Jordan Bos, Luke Brattan, Nishan Velupillay.

China (4-4-2)

No.	Name
14	Wang Dalei (GK)
16	Jiang Shenglong
2	Jiang Guangtai
4	Li Lei
13	Hu Hetao
8	Li Yuanyi
6	Wang Shangyuan
10	Wei Shihao
20	Xie Wenneng
9	Zhang Yuning
17	Fernandinho

China Substitutes:

Xu Haoyang, Huang Zhengyu, Behram Abduweli, Wang Haijian, Liu Yang, Wei Zhen, Liu Dianzuo, Han Pengfei, Yan Junling, Lin Liangming, Jin Cheng.

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