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

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Australia

18': Martin Boyle (P)
20': Nishan Velupillay
34': Jackson Irvine
61': Lewis Miller
90': Jackson Irvine

FT
5 - 1

Indonesia

78': Ole Romeny

Superb Socceroos sink Indonesia in major qualifying win

Jackson Irvine of Australia celebrates scoring a goal [1296x729]

The Socceroos have taken a giant step towards automatic World Cup qualification by hammering Indonesia 5-1 in the most emphatic victory of the Tony Popovic era.

Match Timeline

8': Kevin Diks (Indonesia) Penalty - Missed at 8'
18': Martin Boyle (Australia) Penalty - Scored at 18'
20': Nishan Velupillay (Australia) Goal at 20'
34': Jackson Irvine (Australia) Goal at 34'
45': Eliano Reijnders (Indonesia) Substitution at 45'
45': Brandon Borrello (Australia) Substitution at 45'
45': Craig Goodwin (Australia) Substitution at 45'
60': Sandy Walsh (Indonesia) Substitution at 60'
61': Lewis Miller (Australia) Goal at 61'
66': Rizky Ridho (Indonesia) Substitution at 66'
72': Daniel Arzani (Australia) Substitution at 72'
72': Fran Karacic (Australia) Substitution at 72'
78': Ole Romeny (Indonesia) Goal at 78'
79': Ivar Jenner (Indonesia) Substitution at 79'
79': Ramadhan Sananta (Indonesia) Substitution at 79'
87': Milos Degenek (Australia) Substitution at 87'
90': Jackson Irvine (Australia) Goal at 90'

Statistics

IDN		AUS
13	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	3
60.2	Possession	39.8
11	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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	1
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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 35,241

Line-Ups

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
21	Cameron Burgess
4	Kye Rowles
8	Jason Geria
22	Jackson Irvine
13	Aiden O'Neill
16	Aziz Behich
3	Lewis Miller
15	Adam Taggart
7	Nishan Velupillay
6	Martin Boyle

Australia Substitutes:

Paul Izzo, Craig Goodwin, Thomas Glover, Milos Degenek, Daniel Arzani, Jason Davidson, Anthony Cáceres, Kusini Yengi, Kai Trewin, Ryan Teague, Fran Karacic, Brandon Borrello.

Indonesia (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Maarten Paes (GK)
3	Jay Idzes
17	Calvin Verdonk
2	Mees Hilgers
22	Nathan Tjoe-A-On
19	Thom Haye
10	Ole Romeny
21	Dean James
8	Kevin Diks
9	Rafael Struick
7	Marselino Ferdinan

Indonesia Substitutes:

Jordi Amat, Ernando Ari, Ricky Kambuaya, Ivar Jenner, Sandy Walsh, Eliano Reijnders, Shayne Pattynama, Septian Bagaskara, Ramadhan Sananta, Rizky Ridho, Emil Audero, Joel Pelupessy.

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