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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Match Timeline

15': Ahmed Al-Kassar (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 15'
45': Nishan Velupillay (Australia) Substitution at 45'
57': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 57'
57': Abdullah Al-Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 57'
63': Ali Al-Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 63'
65': Riley McGree (Australia) Yellow Card at 65'
74': Anthony Cáceres (Australia) Substitution at 74'
74': Brandon Borrello (Australia) Substitution at 74'
82': Aziz Behich (Australia) Substitution at 82'
88': Awn Al-Saluli (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 88'
88': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 88'
90': Kusini Yengi (Australia) Substitution at 90'
90'+2': Jason Geria (Australia) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+7': Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 97'

Statistics

KSA		AUS
8	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	1
57.6	Possession	42.4
3	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
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
1	Blocked Shots	6
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 27,491

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Japan	6	+20	16
2	Australia	6	+1	7
3	Indonesia	6	-3	6
4	Saudi Arabia	6	-3	6

Full Table

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-Tambakti
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-Hamddan, Sultan Al-Ghannam.

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