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    Australia v China

    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    AUS
    AustraliaAustraliaAUS
    5-4-1, 19 PTS
    3
    5-4-1, 19 PTS
    FT
    CHN
    ChinaChinaCHN
    3-0-7, 9 PTS
    1
    3-0-7, 9 PTS
    Lewis Miller - 45'+2'
    Craig Goodwin - 53'
    Nishan Velupillay - 90'+2'
    Xie Wenneng - 20'
    • Summary
    • Report
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    • 18
      Gauci
    • 4
      Rowles
    • 19
      Souttar
    • 2
      Deng
    • 16
      Behich
    • 22
      Irvine
    • 13
      O'Neill
    • 3
      Miller
    • 11
      Irankunda
    • 23
      Goodwin
    • 15
      Duke
    No.Name
    18Joe Gauci
    19Harry Souttar
    4Kye Rowles
    2Thomas Deng
    8Jason Geria
    22Jackson Irvine
    13Aiden O'Neill
    16Aziz Behich
    5Jordan Bos
    3Lewis Miller
    15Mitchell Duke
    7Nishan Velupillay
    11Nestory Irankunda
    14Riley McGree
    23Craig Goodwin
    10Ajdin Hrustic
    Substitutes
    6Patrick Yazbek
    21Cameron Burgess
    9Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
    17Keanu Baccus
    12Paul Izzo
    1Mathew Ryan
    20Luke Brattan

    Game Information

    Adelaide Oval
    5:10 AM, October 10, 2024
    Adelaide, Australia
    Attendance: 46,219
    • Referees:
    • Muhammed Nazmi Nasaruddin
    Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

    Popovic's Socceroos sink China to revive WC hope

    New coach Tony Popovic has steered the Socceroos to a 3-1 victory against China to revitalise hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.
    Oct 10, 2025, 07:53 am - AAP

    Match Timeline

    AustraliaAustralia
    ChinaChina
    • 20
    • 36
    • 45
    • 45+2
    • 45
    • 53
    • 66
    • 68
    • 75
    • 77
    • 83
    • 90+2
    • 90+4
    Data is currently unavailable.

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