Australia vs Bangladesh, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Australia

4': Harry Souttar
20': Brandon Borrello
37': Mitchell Duke
40': Mitchell Duke
49': Jamie Maclaren
70': Jamie Maclaren
84': Jamie Maclaren

FT
7 - 0

Bangladesh

Socceroos thrash Bangladesh 7-0 in first WC qualifier

The Socceroos have kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign in scintillating style, with Jamie Maclaren scoring a hat-trick in a 7-0 thumping of Bangladesh.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Craig Goodwin (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Mohammad Ridoy (Bangladesh).
4': Goal! Australia 1, Bangladesh 0. Harry Souttar (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a set piece situation.
7': Foul by Mitch Duke (Australia).
7': Hasan Murad (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Bangladesh. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
11': Offside, Bangladesh. Sohel Rana tries a through ball, but Rakib Hossain is caught offside.
14': Foul by Rakib Hossain (Bangladesh).
14': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Rakib Hossain (Bangladesh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Attempt missed. Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Bangladesh) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mojibor Jony.
16': Foul by Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Bangladesh).
16': Lewis Miller (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, Australia. Lewis Miller tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
18': Offside, Australia. Lewis Miller tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
20': Goal! Australia 2, Bangladesh 0. Brandon Borrello (Australia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
23': Foul by Saad Uddin (Bangladesh).
23': Lewis Miller (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Australia).
24': Hasan Murad (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
28': Offside, Australia. Lewis Miller tries a through ball, but Mitch Duke is caught offside.
28': Bishwanath Ghosh (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
32': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hasan Murad.
33': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Australia) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Australia).
34': Sohel Rana (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Goal! Australia 3, Bangladesh 0. Mitch Duke (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross.
40': Brandon Borrello (Australia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
40': Goal! Australia 4, Bangladesh 0. Mitch Duke (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
41': Attempt saved. Jackson Irvine (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
41': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mitul Marma.
42': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Saad Uddin.
44': Foul by Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Bangladesh).
44': Lewis Miller (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, Australia. Brandon Borrello tries a through ball, but Lewis Miller is caught offside.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
45'+3': First Half ends, Australia 4, Bangladesh 0.
45': Second Half begins Australia 4, Bangladesh 0.
45': Substitution, Australia. Aziz Behich replaces Craig Goodwin.
45': Substitution, Australia. Jamie Maclaren replaces Mitch Duke.
45': Substitution, Australia. Massimo Luongo replaces Jackson Irvine.
46': Hand ball by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
47': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
47': Saad Uddin (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Brandon Borrello (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Mohammad Ridoy (Bangladesh).
49': Goal! Australia 5, Bangladesh 0. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordy Bos with a cross.
50': Hand ball by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
51': Foul by Hasan Murad (Bangladesh).
51': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Hasan Murad (Bangladesh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
53': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
55': Mohammad Ridoy (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hasan Murad.
58': Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Miller with a cross.
58': Substitution, Bangladesh. Shakil Hossain replaces Hasan Murad.
59': Substitution, Bangladesh. Robiul Hasan replaces Jamal Bhuyan.
59': Substitution, Bangladesh. Rafiqul Islam replaces Rakib Hossain.
62': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
62': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Australia).
62': Robiul Hasan (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Saad Uddin (Bangladesh).
64': Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
64': Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
64': Sohel Rana (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Keanu Baccus.
67': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Shakil Hossain.
67': Attempt missed. Cameron Burgess (Australia) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross following a corner.
69': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.
69': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Shakil Hossain.
69': Attempt blocked. Cameron Burgess (Australia) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a cross.
70': Attempt saved. Massimo Luongo (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Souttar.
70': Goal! Australia 6, Bangladesh 0. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
72': Offside, Australia. Jordy Bos tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Bangladesh. Shekh Morsalin replaces Foysal Ahmed Fahim.
72': Substitution, Australia. Kusini Yengi replaces Brandon Borrello.
73': Foul by Saad Uddin (Bangladesh).
73': Lewis Miller (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Saad Uddin (Bangladesh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt missed. Jordy Bos (Australia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill with a cross following a set piece situation.
76': Foul by Lewis Miller (Australia).
76': Shekh Morsalin (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Delay in match (Australia).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Bos.
80': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tariq Kazi.
81': Foul by Lewis Miller (Australia).
81': Saad Uddin (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Tariq Kazi (Bangladesh).
83': Massimo Luongo (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Goal! Australia 7, Bangladesh 0. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Miller with a cross.
85': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Shakil Hossain.
86': Substitution, Bangladesh. Rahmat Mia replaces Bishwanath Ghosh.
86': Attempt missed. Aziz Behich (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
87': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Australia).
87': Robiul Hasan (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Australia).
88': Rahmat Mia (Bangladesh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Penalty Australia. Aiden O'Neill draws a foul in the penalty area.
89': Penalty conceded by Shakil Hossain (Bangladesh) after a foul in the penalty area.
90': Penalty saved. Massimo Luongo (Australia) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kusini Yengi (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Miller.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Miller with a cross.
90'+2': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Robiul Hasan (Bangladesh).
90'+3': Foul by Sohel Rana (Bangladesh).
90'+3': Lewis Miller (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Australia 7, Bangladesh 0.
0': Match ends, Australia 7, Bangladesh 0.
0': Match ends, Australia 7, Bangladesh 0.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 20,876

Line-Ups

Australia (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
3	Cameron Burgess
19	Harry Souttar
5	Jordan Bos
20	Lewis Miller
22	Jackson Irvine
17	Keanu Baccus
23	Craig Goodwin
8	Connor Metcalfe
15	Mitchell Duke
11	Brandon Borrello

Australia Substitutes:

Aziz Behich, Joe Gauci, Aiden O'Neill, Jamie Maclaren, Samuel Silvera, Kye Rowles, Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Alessandro Circati, Kusini Yengi, Ryan Strain, Massimo Luongo.

Bangladesh (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Mitul Marma (GK)
4	Hasan Murad
14	Tariq Kazi
22	Saad Uddin
12	Bishwanath Ghosh
10	Rakib Hossain
5	Mohammad Ridoy
11	Foysal Ahmed Fahim
17	Sohel Rana
6	Jamal Bhuyan
20	Mojibur Rahman Jony

Bangladesh Substitutes:

Mohamed Pappu Hossain, Isa Faysal, Robiul Hasan, Mehdi Srabon, Mohammad Ibrahim, Shakil Hossain, Rahmat Mia, Jabed Ahmed, Sumon Reza, Rafiqul Islam, Shekh Morsalin.

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