The Subway Socceroos begin their FIFA World Cup Third Round Qualifiers in September with a double header which will see them face off against Bahrain and Indonesia.
Graham Arnold's side impressed throughout their Second Round Qualifiers - scoring 22 goals without conceding and will carry that unblemished record into this next stage.
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How to Watch the Subway Socceroos World Cup Qualifiers
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The Socceroos vs Bahrain clash will be live and free on 10 and 10 Play from 7:30pm AEST on Thursday, 5 September.
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The Indonesia vs Socceroos match will be able to stream live and exclusive on Paramount+ from 9:30pm AEST on Tuesday, 10 September.
Australia have been drawn in to Group C which features Japan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China PR and Indonesia. It’s the third consecutive occasion in which the Subway Socceroos have met Japan and Saudi Arabia at this stage of Qualification.
Scheduled to be played from September 2024 to June 2025, the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 will feature three groups of six teams playing in a home-and-away, round-robin format, offering direct qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ for the top two finishers of each group.
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Socceroos head to Gold Coast and Jakarta for World Cup Qualifiers
Australia will kick off their Third Round Qualifiers at Gold Coast's Robina Stadium against Bahrain on Thursday, 5 September.
Bahrain finished second in their group (behind United Arab Emirates) following the completion of the Second Round Qualifiers with 11 points to their name.
The Reds enter Gold Coast's clash on the back of consecutive draws with their last win arriving back in March against Nepal.
This will be Australia's seventh encounter against Bahrain and the second time this year with Arnold's side having rounded off their Asian Cup preparations against the Pearl Divers.
However, prior to that you would have to go back to the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 to catch when these two nations last went head to head.
The Subway Socceroos will then venture to Jakarta for their showdown with Indonesia on Tuesday, 10 September.
Indonesia performed well in the previous round of qualifiers as they finished second in a group that featured Iraq, Vietnam and the Philippines.
The Garuda Warriors have been going from strength to strength in recent times and created history when they made it out of the Asian Cup group stages for the first time earlier this year.
It was the Socceroos who awaited them in the Round of 16 with the Green and Gold running out convincing winners on that occasion with 4-0 the full time score.
SUBWAY SOCCEROOS’ SQUAD l SEPTEMBER FIFA MEN’S INTERNATIONAL WINDOW
| Name | Current Club, Country | ‘A’ Caps (Goals) | Junior Club (Member Federation/Country) |
| Keanu BACCUS | Mansfield Town FC, England | 19 (1) | Parklea FC / Football NSW |
| Aziz BEHICH | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 71 (2) | Meadow Park SC / Football VIC |
| Martin BOYLE | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 29 (9) | Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland) |
| Cameron BURGESS | Ipswich Town FC, England | 9 (0) | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Alessandro CIRCATI | Parma Calcio 1913, Italy | 2 (0) | Perth SC / Football West |
| Thomas DENG | Albirex Niigata, Japan | 4 (0) | Adelaide Blue Eagles / Football SA |
| Cameron DEVLIN | Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland | 4 (0) | Sutherland Sharks FC / Football NSW |
| Mitchell DUKE | FC Machida Zelvia, Japan | 40 (12) | Liverpool Rangers SC / Football NSW |
| Joe GAUCI (Gk) | Aston Villa FC, England | 4 (0) | Cumberland United FC / Football SA |
| Craig GOODWIN | Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia | 25 (6) | Munno Para City FC / Football SA |
| Nestory IRANKUNDA | FC Bayern Munich, Germany | 2 (1) | Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC / Football SA |
| Jackson IRVINE | FC St Pauli, Germany | 70 (11) | Ringwood City SC / Football VIC |
| Paul IZZO (Gk) | Randers FC, Denmark | 0 | Campbelltown City SC / Football SA |
| Awer MABIL | Grasshopper Club Zurich, Switzerland | 33 (9) | Saint Augustines FC / Football SA |
| Connor METCALFE | FC St. Pauli, Germany | 23 (0) | South Cardiff FC / NNSW Football |
| Lewis MILLER | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 6 (0) | Pittwater RSL FC / Football NSW |
| Joshua NISBET | Ross County FC, Scotland | 2 (0) | St Mary’s FC / Football QLD |
| Aiden O’NEILL | Standard de Liège, Belgium | 13 (0) | University of Queensland Football Club / Football QLD |
| Kye ROWLES | Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland | 21 (1) | Palm Beach SC / Football QLD |
| Mat RYAN (c) | AS Roma, Italy | 93 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Sam SILVERA | Portsmouth FC, England | 6 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Harry SOUTTAR | Sheffield United FC, England | 30 (11) | Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland) |
| Adam TAGGART | Perth Glory FC, Australia | 20 (7) | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Kusini YENGI | Portsmouth FC, England | 8 (4) | Fulham United FC / Football SA |
