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Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs
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.
What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway
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For Arnie's Socceroos, it's déjà vu all over again
Australia were expected to ease past Bahrain on Thursday night, but what transpired instead evoked a familiar feeling for the Socceroos.
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.
The main talking points as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup begins
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The 18 teams contesting the third round of Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup
18 teams are still in the hunt to reach the World Cup as the third round of Asian qualifiers kick off on Thursday.
Graham Arnold ponders unleashing Nestory Irankunda vs. Bahrain
Socceroos boss Graham Arnold says that his biggest conundrum heading into Thursday's World Cup qualifier is whether or not to start Bayern prodigy Nestory Irankunda.
Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia to clash again in Asian World Cup qualifiers
Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia will renew their respective rivalries in the third round of the Asian World Cup qualifiers.
The 18 teams advancing to the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
With the second round of the Asian qualifiers completed, 18 teams are still in the hunt to reach the World Cup.
AFC Asian Cup 2023 bracket, results and venues
Check out all the results and venues for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, including the knockout bracket.
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 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | China | 2 | -8 | 0 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
| # | Player | Goals | M | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayed Mahdi Ba.. | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Mohamed Marhoo.. | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Ibrahim Al Kha.. | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Top Assists
| # | Player | Assists | M | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Marhoo.. | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| Komail Al-Aswa.. | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Hazaa Ali | 1 | 5 | 0 |