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Australia defeats China in thrilling World Cup qualifier
Hangzhou, March 25, 2025 – Australia defeated China 2-0 in a thrilling match at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, in the Asian qualifying third round for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The match, refereed by Mooud Bonyadifard of Iran, was marked by Australian effectiveness in attack.
Despite a similar possession (51% for Australia and 49% for China), the Socceroos showed greater precision. J. Irvine opened the scoring in the 16th minute, and N. Velupillay extended the lead in the 29th minute. China tried to react, generating 11 shots (only one on target), but the Australian defense proved solid. Xie Wenneng received a yellow card in the 13th minute. The match ended with a 2-0 victory for Australia, a significant step towards qualifying for the final stage of the World Cup.
Substitutions china: at minute 34 Abduweli Behram came in and Cao Yongjing went out., at minute 46 Serginho came in and Wei Shihao went out., at minute 67 Y. Wang came in and Xie Wenneng went out., at minute 67 Wang Haijian came in and Huang Zhengyu went out., at minute 87 Wang Ziming came in and Zhang Yuning went out.
Substitutions australia: at minute 77 A. O’Neill came in and R. Teague went out., at minute 77 F. Karacic came in and L. Miller went out., at minute 82 M. Duke came in and B. Borrello went out., at minute 82 A. Caceres came in and N. Velupillay went out., at minute 90 D. Arzani came in and M. Boyle went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
China
Australia
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