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Australia vs Saudi Arabia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

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Australia
FT
0 - 0
Saudi Arabia

World Cup qualifying: Australia in stalemate against table-topping Saudi Arabia

There was no happy homecoming for Australia as they lost defender Harry Souttar to a suspected knee injury in a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 23,314

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 South Korea 4 +5 10
2 Jordan 4 +4 7
3 Iraq 4 +1 7
4 Oman 4 -3 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AUS Australia

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
20 Trent Sainsbury
4 Rhyan Grant
16 Aziz Behich
19 Harry Souttar
6 Martin Boyle
11 Awer Mabil
8 James Jeggo
22 Jackson Irvine
7 Mathew Leckie
10 Ajdin Hrustic
Australia Substitutes:
Denis Genreau, Lawrence Thomas, Jamie Maclaren, Milos Degenek, Andrew Nabbout, Gianni Stensness, Mitchell Duke, Fran Karacic, Kenneth Dougall, Riley McGree, Callum Elder, Danny Vukovic.

KSA Saudi Arabia

No. Name
1 Mohammed Al-Yami (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi Yellow Card
2 Sultan Al-Ghannam
17 Abdulelah Al-Amri Yellow Card
13 Nasser Al-Dawsari
10 Salem Al-Dawsari
7 Salman Al-Faraj
19 Fahad Al-Muwallad
8 Abdulelah Al-Malki
23 Mohamed Kanno
9 Feras Al-Brikan
Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
Ziyad Al Sahafi, Ahmed Sharahili, Zaid Al-Bawardi, Ali Alasmari, Sami Al-Najei, Mohammed Al-Burayk, Saud Abdulhamid, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ali Al-Hassan, Nawaf Alaqidi.

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