China vs Australia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCIrvine leads Socceroos to qualifying win over China
Australia's quest to secure automatic World Cup qualification is set to go down to the wire, despite the Socceroos earning a 2-0 away win over China.
Match Timeline
- 13': Xie Wenneng (China) Yellow Card at 13'
- 16': Jackson Irvine (Australia) Goal at 16'
- 29': Nishan Velupillay (Australia) Goal at 29'
- 34': Behram Abduweli (China) Substitution at 34'
- 45': Serginho (China) Substitution at 45'
- 66': Wang Yudong (China) Substitution at 66'
- 67': Wang Haijian (China) Substitution at 67'
- 77': Fran Karacic (Australia) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) Substitution at 77'
- 82': Mitchell Duke (Australia) Substitution at 82'
- 82': Anthony Cáceres (Australia) Substitution at 82'
- 87': Wang Ziming (China) Substitution at 87'
- 90'+2': Daniel Arzani (Australia) Substitution at 92'
Statistics
 AUS |
CHN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 51 | Possession | 49 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 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
Venue: Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Location: Hangzhou, China PR
Attendance: 70,588
WCQ - AFC Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | +22 | 20 |
| 2 | Australia | 8 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 8 | -6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
China (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 14 | Wang Dalei (GK) |
| 16 | Jiang Shenglong |
| 2 | Han Pengfei |
| 18 | Huang Zhengyu |
| 4 | Li Lei |
| 8 | Yang Zexiang |
| 19 | Cao Yongjing |
| 20 | Xie Wenneng  |
| 7 | Xu Haoyang |
| 10 | Wei Shihao |
| 9 | Zhang Yuning |
Australia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 2 | Milos Degenek |
| 21 | Cameron Burgess |
| 8 | Jason Geria |
| 17 | Ryan Teague |
| 22 | Jackson Irvine |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 3 | Lewis Miller |
| 11 | Brandon Borrello |
| 7 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 6 | Martin Boyle |
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