FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia vs Bahrain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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  • Red Card 77': Kusini Yengi
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0 - 1
  • 89': Harry Souttar (OG)

Bahrain frustrate Socceroos in shock qualifier loss

A 10-man Socceroos outfit has suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Bahrain on the Gold Coast in a disastrous setback to their hopes of direct World Cup qualification.

Match Commentary

  • 58': Kye Rowles (Australia) Yellow Card at 58'
  • 58': Nestory Irankunda (Australia) Substitution at 58'
  • 62': Abdulla Al Khalasi (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 62'
  • 67': Husain Abdulkarim (Bahrain) Substitution at 67'
  • 67': Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) Substitution at 67'
  • 68': Alessandro Circati (Australia) Yellow Card at 68'
  • 72': Mitchell Duke (Australia) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Harry Souttar (Australia) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 77': Kusini Yengi (Australia) Red Card at 77'
  • 82': Awer Mabil (Australia) Substitution at 82'
  • 84': Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Substitution at 84'
  • 86': Abbas Al-Asfoor (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 86'
  • 88': Waleed Al-Hayam (Bahrain) Substitution at 88'
  • 89': Harry Souttar (Australia) Own Goal at 89'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
28.7 Possession 71.3
3 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
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 3
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Attendance: 24,644

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan 6 +20 16
2 Australia 6 +1 7
3 Indonesia 6 -3 6
4 Saudi Arabia 6 -3 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AUS Australia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
4 Kye Rowles Yellow Card
19 Harry Souttar Yellow Card
16 Aziz Behich
13 Alessandro Circati Yellow Card
8 Connor Metcalfe
5 Aiden O'Neill
22 Jackson Irvine
11 Kusini Yengi Red Card
23 Craig Goodwin
6 Martin Boyle

BHR Bahrain (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
2 Amine Benaddi
16 Sayed Mahdi Baqer
23 Abdulla Al Khalasi Yellow Card
17 Vincent Ani Emmanuel
4 Abbas Al-Asfoor Yellow Card
14 Ali Abdula Haram
8 Mohamed Marhoon
7 Ali Jaafar Madan
12 Mahdi Abduljabbar
19 Komail Al-Aswad

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