FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia vs Lebanon, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Australia
  • 5': Keanu Baccus
  • 54': Kye Rowles
FT
2 - 0
Lebanon

    About

    Australia are hosting Lebanon at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Adam Taggart (Australia).
    • 1': Maher Sabra (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Ali Tneich (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Riley McGree (Australia).
    • 5': Goal! Australia 1, Lebanon 0. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 11': Foul by Kye Rowles (Australia).
    • 11': Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Keanu Baccus.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Riley McGree (Australia).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hassan Chaitou.
    • 16': Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Riley McGree because of an injury.
    • 17': Foul by Kye Rowles (Australia).
    • 17': Mostafa Matar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Matar (Lebanon).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Delay in match (Australia).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
    • 20': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Ali Tneich.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Harry Souttar (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kye Rowles following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Adam Taggart (Australia).
    • 22': Maher Sabra (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Kusini Yengi (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
    • 28': Adam Taggart (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Ali Tneich (Lebanon).
    • 28': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Nassar Nassar.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bos with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Walid Shour.
    • 30': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Australia).
    • 30': Khalil Khamis (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Maher Sabra.
    • 36': Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Bitar (Lebanon).
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Bos (Australia).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Maher Sabra (Lebanon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Bos (Australia).
    • 42': Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Jordan Bos because of an injury.
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Adam Taggart (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Maher Sabra (Lebanon).
    • 45'+3': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Walid Shour.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Australia 1, Lebanon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Australia 1, Lebanon 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Lebanon. Mohamad Haidar replaces Hasan Srour.
    • 48': Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
    • 48': Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
    • 49': Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by Ali Tneich (Lebanon).
    • 52': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).
    • 52': Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Walid Shour.
    • 54': Goal! Australia 2, Lebanon 0. Kye Rowles (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cameron Burgess following a corner.
    • 55': Ali Tneich (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Ali Tneich (Lebanon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bassel Jradi.
    • 61': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia).
    • 61': Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Substitution, Lebanon. Daniel Lajud replaces Hassan Maatouk.
    • 66': Substitution, Australia. Mitch Duke replaces Kusini Yengi.
    • 67': Substitution, Australia. John Iredale replaces Adam Taggart.
    • 70': Foul by Mitch Duke (Australia).
    • 70': Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
    • 74': Offside, Australia. Mitch Duke is caught offside.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Maher Sabra (Lebanon).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
    • 78': Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Lebanon. Nader Matar replaces Ali Tneich.
    • 78': Substitution, Lebanon. Karim Darwich replaces Omar Bugiel.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Daniel Lajud (Lebanon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bassel Jradi.
    • 82': Daniel Lajud (Lebanon) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Mohamad Haidar.
    • 82': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Khalil Khamis.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Lebanon. Gabriel Bitar replaces Bassel Jradi.
    • 88': Attempt saved. John Iredale (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Iredale.
    • 89': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mohamad Haidar.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitch Duke.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Khalil Khamis (Lebanon).
    • 90'+2': John Iredale (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Karim Darwich (Lebanon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Daniel Lajud (Lebanon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Bitar with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Australia 2, Lebanon 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Australia 2, Lebanon 0.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 3
    36.1 Possession 63.9
    6 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    274 Accurate Passes 553
    353 Passes 632
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    14 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    53 Long Balls 49
    22 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    21 Effective Tackles 11
    26 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 13
    23 Effective Clearances 15
    23 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 27,026

    Line-Ups

    AUS Australia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    21 Cameron Burgess
    19 Harry Souttar
    4 Kye Rowles
    3 Nathaniel Atkinson Yellow Card
    22 Jackson Irvine
    17 Keanu Baccus
    14 Riley McGree
    8 Connor Metcalfe
    23 Adam Taggart
    11 Kusini Yengi
    Australia Substitutes:
    Thomas Glover, Patrick Yazbek, John Iredale, Brandon Borrello, Jordan Bos, Mitchell Duke, Samuel Silvera, Ajdin Hrustic, Gethin Jones, Bruno Fornaroli, Thomas Deng, Joe Gauci.

    LIB Lebanon (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    21 Mostafa Matar (GK)
    16 Walid Shour
    3 Maher Sabra
    13 Khalil Khamis
    4 Hassan Chaitou
    5 Nassar
    12 Hassan Srour
    20 Ali Tneich
    22 Bassel Jradi
    7 Hassan Maatouk
    11 Omar Chaaban
    Lebanon Substitutes:
    Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini, Leonardo Farah Shahin, Mehdi Khalil, Ali Al Haj, Mohamad Haidar, Gabriel Bitar, Ali Sabeh, Karim Darwiche, Daniel Kuri, Jackson Khoury, Hussein Sharafeddine, Nader Matar.

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