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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia

FT
0 - 0

Saudi Arabia

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Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 27,491

Line-Ups

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Joe Gauci (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
21	Cameron Burgess
8	Jason Geria
22	Jackson Irvine
13	Aiden O'Neill
5	Jordan Bos
3	Lewis Miller
15	Mitchell Duke
14	Riley McGree
10	Ajdin Hrustic

Australia Substitutes:

Brandon Borrello, Patrick Yazbek, Kusini Yengi, Nishan Velupillay, Kye Rowles, Maximilien Balard, Milos Degenek, Aziz Behich, Mathew Ryan, Rhyan Grant, Paul Izzo, Anthony Cáceres.

Saudi Arabia (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Ahmed Al-Kassar (GK)
5	Ali Al-Bulayhi
17	Hassan Al-Tombakti
16	Faisal Al-Ghamdi
13	Yasser Al-Shahrani
12	Saud Abdulhamid
6	Nasser Al-Dawsari
10	Musab Al-Juwayr
9	Feras Al-Brikan
8	Marwan Al-Sahafi
11	Saleh Al-Shehri

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Abdullah Radif, Saad Al Nasser, Ayman Fallatah, Ali Lajami, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Awn Al-Saluli, Hamed Al-Shanqiti, Mohammed Al-Yami, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Sultan Al-Ghannam.

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