Australia Defeats Saudi Arabia to Qualify for World Cup Final

Australia Defeats Saudi Arabia to Qualify for World Cup Final

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Australia has confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals.

Australia won 2-1 in the 10th Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the '2026 North-China World Cup' against Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia on June 11 (Korea Standard Time).

Australia lost the first point to Abdullachman al-Obud in the 19th minute, but Conor Matcalf scored the equalizer in the 42nd minute. Mitchell Duke scored a come-from-behind goal in the third minute of the second half to keep the lead to the end by one goal.

Australia was inferior to 30% of the ball possession and 4-14 shooting numbers, but with its unique 'swamp football', it earned three valuable points in the Saudi away game.

With the victory, Australia secured 19 points from five wins, four draws and one loss, finishing second in Group C in the preliminary round, confirming its advance to the World Cup finals. 바카라

Saudi Arabia, which has three wins, four draws, three losses and 13 points, will head to the fourth qualifying round as third place in the group.

The six countries that will advance to the World Cup finals will be confirmed through the third round. They are Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea in Group B, Jordan, Japan in Group C, and Australia.