Bahrain vs Australia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

Nov 19, 2024, 6:15 PM · FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

75': Mahdi Abduljabbar
77': Mahdi Abduljabbar

FT
2 - 2

1': Kusini Yengi
90'+6': Kusini Yengi

Socceroos rescue point in rollercoaster World Cup clash

Australia have held on to the second automatic qualifying place in their 2026 World Cup group, drawing 2-2 in Bahrain after a dramatic finale.

Match Timeline

1': Kusini Yengi (Australia) Goal at 1'
45': Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 45'
62': Anthony Cáceres (Australia) Yellow Card at 62'
62': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) Substitution at 62'
63': Jason Geria (Australia) Substitution at 63'
66': Ahmed Alsherooqi (Bahrain) Substitution at 66'
66': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Substitution at 66'
68': Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Substitution at 68'
69': Jordan Bos (Australia) Substitution at 69'
74': Sayed Mahdi Baqer (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 74'
75': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Goal at 75'
77': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Goal at 77'
81': Brandon Borrello (Australia) Substitution at 81'
90'+1': Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Ahmed Nabeel (Bahrain) Substitution at 91'
90'+6': Kusini Yengi (Australia) Goal at 96'

Statistics

AUS		BHR
10	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	2
58.6	Possession	41.4
8	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.4
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	4
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
6:15 PM, Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 6,873

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
	Japan
	Australia
	Saudi Arabia
	Indonesia

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
2	Amine Benaddi
16	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
23	Abdulla Al Khalasi
5	Hamed Al-Shamsan
4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed
14	Ali Abdula Haram
8	Mohamed Marhoon
7	Ali Jaafar Madan
11	Ibrahim Al Khatal
19	Komail Al-Aswad

Bahrain Substitutes:

Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Sayed Al Wadaei, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Ahmed Nabeel, Abbas Al-Asfoor, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Ammar Mohamed, Husain Abdulkarim, Moses Atede Jona, Hazaa Ali, Mahdi Abduljabbar.

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
21	Cameron Burgess
17	Hayden Matthews
22	Jackson Irvine
7	Anthony Cáceres
16	Aziz Behich
3	Lewis Miller
9	Kusini Yengi
14	Riley McGree
23	Craig Goodwin

Australia Substitutes:

Brandon Borrello, Jordan Bos, Maximilien Balard, Joe Gauci, Aiden O'Neill, Mitchell Duke, Martin Boyle, Ajdin Hrustic, Rhyan Grant, Milos Degenek, Jason Geria, Paul Izzo.

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