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    China v Australia

    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    CHN
    ChinaChinaCHN
    3-0-7, 9 PTS
    0
    3-0-7, 9 PTS
    FT
    AUS
    AustraliaAustraliaAUS
    5-4-1, 19 PTS
    2
    5-4-1, 19 PTS
    Jackson Irvine - 16'
    Nishan Velupillay - 29'
    • Summary
    • Report
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    • 14
      Dalei
    • 4
      Lei
    • 16
      Shenglong
    • 2
      Pengfei
    • 8
      Zexiang
    • 18
      Zhengyu
    • 20
      Xie
    • 7
      Haoyang
    • 19
      Yongjing
    • 10
      Shihao
    • 9
      Yuning
    No.Name
    14Wang Dalei
    16Jiang Shenglong
    2Han Pengfei
    18Huang Zhengyu
    21Wang Haijian
    4Li Lei
    8Yang Zexiang
    19Cao Yongjing
    23Behram Abduweli
    20Wenneng Xie
    11Yudong Wang
    7Xu Haoyang
    10Wei Shihao
    6Serginho
    9Zhang Yuning
    22Wang Ziming
    Substitutes
    1Yan Junling
    5Wei Zhen
    13Hetao Hu
    12Liu Dianzuo
    15Jin Cheng
    3Wu Shaocong
    17Zhen'ao Wang

    Game Information

    Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
    7:00 AM, March 25, 2025
    Hangzhou, China PR
    Attendance: 70,588
    • Referees:
    • Mooud Bonyadifard
    Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

    Irvine leads Socceroos to WCQ win over China

    Australia's quest to secure automatic World Cup qualification is set to go down to the wire, despite the Socceroos earning a 2-0 away win over China.
    Mar 25, 2025, 11:38 pm - AAP

    Match Timeline

    ChinaChina
    AustraliaAustralia
    • 13
    • 16
    • 29
    • 34
    • 45
    • 66
    • 67
    • 77
    • 82
    • 87
    • 90+2
    Data is currently unavailable.

    WCQ - AFC News

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