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The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two rounds doubled as the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams. Only the first round acted as qualifiers for the cancelled 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup as the six teams which were eliminated from the first round of the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup joint qualifiers. The ...
Australia's AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record Year Hosts Round Pos. Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Group Pos. Pld W D* L GF GA; 1956–2004: Not an AFC member: Not an AFC member: 2007 Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam: Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5 Squad: 1st: 4 3 0 1 7 3 2011 Qatar: Runners-up: 2nd: 6: 4: 1: 1: 13: 2: Squad: 1st: 6 3 2 1 6 ...
At the end of July 2023, the draw for the groups of the second round of the AFC 2026 World Cup qualifiers was conducted, with Australia drawn in Group I, together with Palestine, Lebanon, and the winner between Maldives and Bangladesh from the first round. [6] In September 2023, Australia played a friendly game against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.
The proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds for FIFA World Cup qualifiers with those for the Asian Cup was ratified by the AFC Competitions Committee. [1] The tournament was expanded to 24 teams from previous number of 16. The qualification structure is as follows: [1] [2]
This match was the first time the two teams had faced each other in an Asian Cup, with their most recent competitive fixtures happening during the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, with Qatar winning one and one draw. Although Qatar were the stronger team on paper, Palestine forced Qatar to work hard at the first minutes.
Australia's coach Tony Popovic gestures during the World Cup 2026 Group C qualifying soccer match between Australia and China at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia, Thursday Oct. 10, 2024.
To prepare for the upcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Australia played a series of friendlies against formidable opponents such as Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and England, before setting themselves in a fine style at the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying cycle, beating Bangladesh 7–0 in the opener and won against Palestine in a hard-fought ...
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 2019 , with hosts Qatar the defending champions.