During the Socceroos' return to action in June 2021, seven players were handed their international debutsĮxactly a month later, it was a whole lot closer when the Australia travelled to face Jordan in Amman. Adam Taggart, Jackson Irvine and Souttar all registered braces, as Ajdin Hrustic came off the bench to chip in with a trio of assists. Jamie Maclaren stole the show with his first international hat trick, while Harry Souttar instantly endeared himself to the Australian fans with a brace on debut.įive days later, the squad travelled to Chinese Taipei where they secured their most emphatic result so far, overcoming the home nation 7-1 at Kaohsiung National Stadium. Graham Arnold's side notched an impressive 28 goals at an average of 3.5 per game, while conceding just the two.Ī 3-0 win in Kuwait kicked off the campaign, as Mathew Leckie bagged a memorable brace and Aaron Mooy curled home a stunner to ensure the result.Ī month later, the Socceroos returned home to Canberra where they played out a comfortable 5-0 victory over Nepal. Wit the first four matches played in late 2019 and final half of the group played out in June 2021, the Socceroos secured eight-straight victories: with seven of those coming away from home. "We’ve still got those things in front of us to look at and deal with but overall it is a great Draw.”ĪFC Asian Qualifiers – Round to Qatar (Final Round) Match ScheduleĪustralia has made a perfect start their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, advancing through their first group in perfect fashion. That is one thing that the organisation (Football Australia) will get some clarity on over the next week or so, and then it is about playing either at home, or playing away from home. "One of the biggest things obviously is being able to play our games in Australia, and if we can do that, or we can’t.
"It is always great when you have got some clarity around things and now we can start planning," Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold said. Games in the third round are scheduled to be played on the following match days: 2 September 2021, 7 September 2021, 7 October 2021, 12 October 2021, 11 November 2021, 16 November 2021, 27 January 2022, 1 February 2022, 24 March 2022 and 29 March 2022. To qualify for a fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup™, Australia must finish either first or second in Group B, which includes ten matches to be played from September 2021 to March 2022, to qualify directly.Ī third-place finish would send the Socceroos to a play-off against the third-place team from Group A, followed by an intercontinental play-off.Īlongside the draw, the AFC have released a match schedule - with match locations and times to be confirmed.
With the draw for the Final Round of qualifying now complete, the Socceroos’ path to Qatar 2022 is clear. The draw saw Australia pooled in Group B of qualification, with Group A containing IR Iran, Korea Republic, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. The Socceroos will take on Japan, Saudi Arabia, China PR, Oman, and Vietnam in the Final Round of AFC Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, after the draw for the Final Round was conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Keep an eye out on and the Socceroos social media channels for further details as they emerge. With the Socceroos' Asian Qualifiers Final Round group opponents now determined, the next step of our FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ journey has become clearer.Ĭatch up on all of the latest information surrounding the qualifiers - set to kick off in September - now!