FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Australia LDWDD 2
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Bahrain WLDDL 2
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AUS112
BHR022
Bahrain National Stadium · 6,873 att.

Match Report

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Socceroos rescue point in rollercoaster World Cup clash

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.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 4-1

Lineups

BHR · 4-4-2

  1. 22Ebrahim LutfallaG
  2. 2Amine BenaddiCD-L
  3. 16Sayed Mahdi BaqerCD-R
  4. 23Abdulla Al KhalasiLB
  5. 5Hamed Al-ShamsanRB
  6. 4Sayed Dhiya SaeedCM-L
  7. 14Ali Abdula HaramCM-R
  8. 8Mohamed MarhoonLM
  9. 7Ali Jaafar MadanRM
  10. 11Ibrahim Al KhatalCF-L
  11. 19Komail Al-AswadCF-R

AUS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 19Harry SouttarCD
  3. 21Cameron BurgessCD-L
  4. 17Hayden MatthewsCD-R
  5. 22Jackson IrvineCM-L
  6. 7Anthony CáceresCM-R
  7. 16Aziz BehichLM
  8. 3Lewis MillerRM
  9. 9Kusini YengiF
  10. 14Riley McGreeCF-L
  11. 23Craig GoodwinCF-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Kusini Yengi (Australia) Goal at 1'
  2. 45' Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 45'
  3. 62' Anthony Cáceres (Australia) Yellow Card at 62'
  4. 62' Aiden O'Neill (Australia) Substitution at 62'
  5. 63' Jason Geria (Australia) Substitution at 63'
  6. 66' Ahmed Alsherooqi (Bahrain) Substitution at 66'
  7. 66' Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Substitution at 66'
  8. 68' Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Substitution at 68'
  9. 69' Jordan Bos (Australia) Substitution at 69'
  10. 74' Sayed Mahdi Baqer (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 74'
  11. 75' Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Goal at 75'
  12. 77' Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Goal at 77'
  13. 81' Brandon Borrello (Australia) Substitution at 81'
  14. 90'+1' Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) Substitution at 91'
  15. 90'+1' Ahmed Nabeel (Bahrain) Substitution at 91'
  16. 90'+6' Kusini Yengi (Australia) Goal at 96'

WCQ - AFC News

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