Saudi Arabia vs Australia 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
Socceroos seal World Cup berth with Saudi win
The Socceroos will head to a sixth consecutive World Cup after beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in their final group game.
Match Commentary
- 19': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Saudi Arabia) Goal at 19'
- 33': Martin Boyle (Australia) Yellow Card at 33'
- 42': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) Goal at 42'
- 47': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 47'
- 48': Mitchell Duke (Australia) Goal at 48'
- 61': Nasser Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 61'
- 62': Marwan Al-Sahafi (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 62'
- 65': Mohamed Toure (Australia) Substitution at 65'
- 66': Riley McGree (Australia) Substitution at 66'
- 73': Hassan Al-Tombakti (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 73'
- 77': Ryan Teague (Australia) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Marco Tilio (Australia) Substitution at 77'
- 85': Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) Penalty - Saved at 85'
- 86': Saleh Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+6': Anthony Cáceres (Australia) Substitution at 96'
Game Information
Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 24,620
Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK) |
| 14 | Hassan Mahbub |
| 4 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
| 13 | Nawaf Boushal |
| 2 | Ali Majrashi |
| 16 | Ziyad Aljohani |
| 7 | Musab Al-Juwayr |
| 23 | Mohamed Kanno |
| 9 | Feras Al-Brikan |
| 10 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 20 | Abdulrahman Al-Obud |
Australia (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 2 | Milos Degenek |
| 21 | Cameron Burgess |
| 22 | Jason Geria |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 3 | Lewis Miller |
| 19 | Patrick Yazbek |
| 13 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 8 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 6 | Martin Boyle  |
| 15 | Mitchell Duke |
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