Bahrain vs Australia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
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Australia have held on to the second automatic qualifying place in their 2026 World Cup group, drawing 2-2 in Bahrain after a dramatic finale.
Match Timeline
- 1': Kusini Yengi (Australia) Goal at 1'
- 45': Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 45'
- 62': Anthony Cáceres (Australia) Yellow Card at 62'
- 62': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) Substitution at 62'
- 63': Jason Geria (Australia) Substitution at 63'
- 66': Ahmed Alsherooqi (Bahrain) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Substitution at 66'
- 68': Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Substitution at 68'
- 69': Jordan Bos (Australia) Substitution at 69'
- 74': Sayed Mahdi Baqer (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 74'
- 75': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Goal at 75'
- 77': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Goal at 77'
- 81': Brandon Borrello (Australia) Substitution at 81'
- 90'+1': Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+1': Ahmed Nabeel (Bahrain) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+6': Kusini Yengi (Australia) Goal at 96'
Statistics
 AUS |
BHR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.6 | Possession | 41.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 6,873
Line-Ups
Bahrain (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK) |
| 2 | Amine Benaddi |
| 16 | Sayed Mahdi Baqer  |
| 23 | Abdulla Al-Khalasi |
| 5 | Hamed Al-Shamsan |
| 4 | Sayed Dhiya Saeed |
| 14 | Ali Abdula Haram |
| 8 | Mohamed Marhoon |
| 7 | Ali Jaafar Madan |
| 11 | Ebrahim Al-Khatal |
| 19 | Komail Al-Aswad |
Australia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 19 | Harry Souttar |
| 21 | Cameron Burgess |
| 17 | Hayden Matthews |
| 22 | Jackson Irvine |
| 7 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 3 | Lewis Miller |
| 9 | Kusini Yengi |
| 14 | Riley McGree |
| 23 | Craig Goodwin |
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