Indonesia vs Australia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Indonesia

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0 - 0

Australia

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Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Attendance: 70,059

Line-Ups

Indonesia (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Maarten Paes (GK)
3	Jay Idzes
23	Justin Hubner
5	Rizky Ridho
2	Calvin Verdonk
6	Sandy Walsh
22	Nathan Tjoe-A-On
18	Ivar Jenner
11	Ragnar Oratmangoen
7	Marselino Ferdinan
9	Rafael Struick

Indonesia Substitutes:

Egy Maulana Vikri, Shayne Pattynama, Ernando Ari, Nadeo Argawinata, Witan Sulaeman, Thom Haye, Wahyu Prasetyo, Hokky Caraka, Pratama Arhan, Ricky Kambuaya, Asnawi Mangkualam, Muhammad Ferarri.

Australia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
21	Cameron Burgess
19	Harry Souttar
16	Aziz Behich
13	Alessandro Circati
17	Keanu Baccus
22	Jackson Irvine
23	Craig Goodwin
7	Samuel Silvera
15	Mitchell Duke
20	Nestory Irankunda

Australia Substitutes:

Awer Mabil, Aiden O'Neill, Adam Taggart, Thomas Deng, Martin Boyle, Paul Izzo, Cameron Devlin, Kye Rowles, Joshua Nisbet, John Iredale, Joe Gauci, Lewis Miller.

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