Australia v China

2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

AustraliaAustraliaAUS

5-4-1, 19 PTS

ChinaChinaCHN

3-0-7, 9 PTS

Lewis Miller - 45'+2'

Craig Goodwin - 53'

Nishan Velupillay - 90'+2'

Xie Wenneng - 20'

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

Adelaide Oval

5:10 PM, 10 October 2024

Adelaide, Australia

Attendance: 46,219

Referees:
Muhammed Nazmi Nasaruddin

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 pm - AAP

Australia

China

20
36
45
45+2
45
53
66
68
75
77
83
90+2
90+4

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Australia v China

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Popovic's Socceroos sink China to revive WC hope

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