The Socceroos meet Bahrain at the National Stadium in Riffa, hoping to put right their shock defeat on the Gold Coast in September. Follow live.
The Socceroos meet Bahrain at the National Stadium in Riffa, hoping to put right their shock defeat on the Gold Coast in September.Here's how Dragan Talajić sets his side up, which will likely see them line up in a 3-4-3 system.Waleed Al Hayam and Vincent Ani Emmanuel are both out of the starting line up, the former on account of his red card against China.
This is a tough test for the Socceroos, the Bahraini side play a style that I don't think matches well against this Socceroos team. That is part of the reason Dilmun's Warriors came away with a 1-0 win, but with a new coach in Tony Popovic, perhaps the Socceroos will have enough to beat Dragan Talajić's side.
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