Australia vs China, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
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Australia Leaders
| # | Player | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kusini Yengi | Matches: 6, Goals: 4 |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren | Matches: 2, Goals: 3 |
| Harry Souttar | Matches: 7, Goals: 2 |
China Leaders
| # | Player | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Lei | Matches: 7, Goals: 5 | |
| Wang Shangyuan | Matches: 8, Goals: 1 | |
| Yuning Zhang | Matches: 7, Goals: 1 |
Game Information
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Location: Adelaide, Australia
WCQ - AFC Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
WCQ - AFC News
Chinese football looked to have hit an all-time low but a glimmer of hope was offered in Tuesday's ACL Elite action.
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has backed Socceroos boss Graham Arnold to rebound from a winless start to the third phase of Asian qualification, saying the organisation would "put our faith" in the coach to engineer a turnaround.
From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.
Graham Arnold's Socceroos are confronting the same challenges that led to such consternation last qualification campaign. Is anyone really that surprised?
In more ways than one, Son Heung-Min continues to come to the rescue of South Korea coach Hong Myung-Bo.