Australia sweeps China to continue journey to 2026 World Cup

Australia managed to achieve a crushing victory over its Chinese counterpart with a score of 3-1 in the match that took place on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Adelaide Oval Stadium, as part of the 2026 Asian World Cup qualifiers.

Australia vs China match China opened the scoring in the 20th minute through Wenning Xie, but Australia quickly equalised through Lewis Miller in the second minute of first-half stoppage time (+45).

In the second half, Craig Goodwin scored Australia's second goal in the 53rd minute, while Nishan Velupillai added the third goal in the second minute of stoppage time (+90), to end the match with Australia winning 3-1.

Group arrangement The victory raised Australia's tally to 4 points, placing it third in the group on goal difference behind Saudi Arabia, which still has a postponed match in the third round and is in second place, while China is in last place without any points after losing to Australia.

Next Australia match date After this victory, the Australian national team is preparing to face its Japanese counterpart in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 01:35 PM Cairo and Saudi Arabia time, while the Chinese national team will meet the Indonesian national team on the same day at 03:00 PM Cairo and Saudi Arabia time.