FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saudi Arabia vs Australia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Saudi Arabia
  • 19': Abdulrahman Al-Obud
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1 - 2
Australia
  • 42': Connor Metcalfe
  • 48': Mitchell Duke

Socceroos seal World Cup berth with Saudi win

The Socceroos will head to a sixth consecutive World Cup after beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in their final group game.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 24,620

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan 10 +27 23
2 Australia 10 +9 19
3 Saudi Arabia 10 -1 13
4 Indonesia 10 -11 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

KSA Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK)
14 Hassan Mahbub
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri
13 Nawaf Bu Washl
2 Ali Majrashi
16 Ziyad Aljohani
7 Musab Al-Juwayr
23 Mohamed Kanno
9 Feras Al-Brikan
10 Salem Al-Dawsari
20 Abdulrahman Al-Obud
Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
Saud Abdulhamid, Abdullah Madu, Hamed Al-Shanqiti, Moteb Al-Harbi, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Ali Al-Hassan, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Hassan Al-Tombakti, Saleh Al-Shehri, Hammam Al-Hammami, Marwan Al-Sahafi.

AUS Australia (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
2 Milos Degenek
21 Cameron Burgess
22 Jason Geria
16 Aziz Behich
3 Lewis Miller
19 Patrick Yazbek
13 Aiden O'Neill
8 Connor Metcalfe
6 Martin Boyle Yellow Card
15 Mitchell Duke
Australia Substitutes:
Paul Izzo, Kai Trewin, Marco Tilio, Kasey Bos, Mohamed Toure, Riley McGree, Alessandro Circati, Joe Gauci, Kye Rowles, Brandon Borrello, Anthony Cáceres, Ryan Teague.

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