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

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Bahrain

75': Mahdi Abduljabbar
77': Mahdi Abduljabbar

FT
2 - 2

Australia

1': Kusini Yengi
90'+6': Kusini Yengi

Socceroos rescue point in rollercoaster World Cup clash

Australia have held on to the second automatic qualifying place in their 2026 World Cup group, drawing 2-2 in Bahrain after a dramatic finale.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 6,873

Line-Ups

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
2	Amine Benaddi
16	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
23	Abdulla Al Khalasi
5	Hamed Al-Shamsan
4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed
14	Ali Abdula Haram
8	Mohamed Marhoon
7	Ali Jaafar Madan
11	Ibrahim Al Khatal
19	Komail Al-Aswad

Bahrain Substitutes:

Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Sayed Al Wadaei, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Ahmed Awad, Abbas Al-Asfoor, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Ammar Mohamed, Husain Abdulkarim, Moses Atede Jona, Hazaa Ali, Mahdi Abduljabbar.

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
21	Cameron Burgess
17	Hayden Matthews
22	Jackson Irvine
7	Anthony Cáceres
16	Aziz Behich
3	Lewis Miller
9	Kusini Yengi
14	Riley McGree
23	Craig Goodwin

Australia Substitutes:

Brandon Borrello, Jordan Bos, Maximilien Balard, Joe Gauci, Aiden O'Neill, Mitchell Duke, Martin Boyle, Ajdin Hrustic, Rhyan Grant, Milos Degenek, Jason Geria, Paul Izzo.

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