FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia vs Chinese Taipei, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Two

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Australia
  • 11': Harry Souttar
  • 27': Jamie Maclaren (P)
  • 41': Trent Sainsbury
  • 46': Mitchell Duke
  • 84': Mitchell Duke
FT
5 - 1
Chinese Taipei
  • 62': Gao Wei-Jie

Australia eases past Chinese Taipei in World Cup qualifying

After Australia comfortably defeated Chinese Taipei 5-1 on Monday in Kuwait, the Socceroos will turn their focus to topping Group B.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Location: Ardiya, Kuwait

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Jordan 2 +2 4
2 South Korea 2 +2 4
3 Iraq 2 +1 4
4 Kuwait 2 0 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

AUS Australia

No. Name
18 Danny Vukovic (GK)
4 Rhyan Grant
23 Curtis Good
20 Trent Sainsbury
19 Harry Souttar
13 Kenneth Dougall
21 Riley McGree
5 Denis Genreau
14 Brandon Borrello
15 Mitchell Duke
9 Jamie Maclaren
Australia Substitutes:
Jackson Irvine, Aziz Behich, Nikita Rukavytsya, Christopher Ikonomidis, Connor Metcalfe, Fran Karacic, Andrew Redmayne, Martin Boyle, Mathew Leckie, Ajdin Hrustic, Ruon Tongyik, Lawrence Thomas.

TPE Chinese Taipei

No. Name
23 Shih Shin-An (GK)
14 Chao-An Chen
3 Ting-Yang Chen
5 Hao Cheng
6 Wei-Chuan Chen Yellow Card
20 Pai Shao-Yu
16 Yoshitaka Komori
15 Gao Wei-Jie
11 Wu Chun-Ching
8 Emilio Estevez
22 Chen Jui-Chieh
Chinese Taipei Substitutes:
Ruei Wang, Hsuan Tuan, Wen-Chieh Pan, Hsu Heng-Pin, Mao Li, Shao-Chieh Tu, Tsai Meng-Cheng, Hsu Yi, Hsieh Peng-Lung, Lin Ming-Wei, Chang-Lun Lin, Liang Meng-Hsin.

WCQ - AFC News

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