Tony Popovic’s side host Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Melbourne’s AAMI Park.
After getting Australia’s World Cup qualification campaign back on track, coach Tony Popovic has urged the Socceroos to embrace the challenge of beating Saudi Arabia and wrest their fate firmly into their own hands.
The top two teams in Group C secure direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while third and fourth place go into the next round of qualifying. We have a capacity crowd expected at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, as it is known in the Asian Football Confederation, and whoever wins this match will take a big step towards direct qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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