Australia 2-0 Lebanon

WC Qualifiers · Asia· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Australia

3-0-0

Keanu Baccus 5'
Kye Rowles 54'

Lebanon

1-3-2

2:0

📍 CommBank Stadium

Timeline

Keanu Baccus1-0
5'
Jordan Bos
↓ Riley McGree
16'
Ajdin Hrustic
↓ Jordan Bos
42'
45'
Mohamad Haidar
↓ Hassan Srour
Kye Rowles2-0
🅰 Cameron Burgess
54'
Nathaniel Atkinson
61'
66'
Daniel Kuri
↓ Hassan Maatouk
Mitchell Duke
↓ Kusini Yengi
66'
John Iredale
↓ Adam Taggart
67'
Keanu Baccus
78'
78'
Nader Matar
↓ Ali Tneich
78'
Karim Darwiche
↓ Omar Chaaban
85'
Gabriel Bitar
↓ Bassel Jradi
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Australia

Total ShotsJ. Irvine2
SavesM. Ryan3

Lebanon

Total ShotsD. Kuri3
SavesM. Matar4

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 21 March
Venue: CommBank Stadium · Sydney, Australia
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
Attendance: 27,026
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Form

AustraliaLWDWW

WvsIndia2-0
W@Syria1-0
DvsUzbekistan1-1
W

LebanonLDLLD

D@Bangladesh1-1
L@Saudi Arabia1-0
L@Qatar3-0
DvsChina0-0
L@Tajikistan2-1

Head to head

AUS leads series 2-0

20 Nov 18Australia3-0Lebanon
6 Sept 12Lebanon0-3Australia

7↓Maatouk

20↓Tneich

22↓Jradi

12↓Srour

1Ryan

21Burgess

4Rowles

19Souttar

3Atkinson

22Irvine

14↓McGree

17Baccus

8Metcalfe

23↓Taggart

11↓Yengi

Substitutes · Australia

12Thomas Glover
6Patrick Yazbek
20John Iredale↑
16Brandon Borrello
5Jordan Bos↑
15Mitchell Duke↑
7Samuel Silvera
10Ajdin Hrustic↑
13Gethin Jones
9Bruno Fornaroli
2Thomas Deng
18Joe Gauci

Substitutes · Lebanon

8Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini
18Leonardo Farah Shahin
1Mehdi Khalil
17Ali Al Haj
10Mohamad Haidar↑
15Gabriel Bitar↑
23Ali Sabeh
9Karim Darwiche↑
19Daniel Kuri↑
6Jackson Khoury

85'

Substitution, Lebanon. Gabriel Bitar replaces Bassel Jradi.

83'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

82'

Delay in match because of an injury Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).

82'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Khalil Khamis.

82'

Daniel Lajud (Lebanon) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Mohamad Haidar.

79'

Attempt missed. Daniel Lajud (Lebanon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bassel Jradi.

78'

Substitution, Lebanon. Karim Darwich replaces Omar Bugiel.

78'

Substitution, Lebanon. Nader Matar replaces Ali Tneich.

78'

Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

78'

Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

78'

Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).

76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

74'

Delay in match because of an injury Maher Sabra (Lebanon).

74'

Offside, Australia. Mitch Duke is caught offside.

72'

Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).

72'

Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

70'

Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

70'

Foul by Mitch Duke (Australia).

67'

Substitution, Australia. John Iredale replaces Adam Taggart.

66'

Substitution, Australia. Mitch Duke replaces Kusini Yengi.

66'

Substitution, Lebanon. Daniel Lajud replaces Hassan Maatouk.

62'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

61'

Delay in match because of an injury Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).

61'

Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

61'

Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia).

60'

Attempt saved. Ali Tneich (Lebanon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bassel Jradi.

56'

Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.

55'

Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).

55'

Ali Tneich (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54'

Goal! Australia 2, Lebanon 0. Kye Rowles (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cameron Burgess following a corner.

53'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Walid Shour.

52'

Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the left wing.

52'

Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).

52'

Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

52'

Foul by Ali Tneich (Lebanon).

49'

Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.

48'

Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.

48'

Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.

45'

Substitution, Lebanon. Mohamad Haidar replaces Hasan Srour.

45'

Second Half begins Australia 1, Lebanon 0.

45'+6'

First Half ends, Australia 1, Lebanon 0.

45'+3'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Walid Shour.

45'+1'

Foul by Maher Sabra (Lebanon).

45'+1'

Adam Taggart (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

42'

Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Jordan Bos because of an injury.

41'

Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Bos (Australia).

40'

Attempt saved. Maher Sabra (Lebanon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

37'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

36'

Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Bos (Australia).

36'

Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Bitar (Lebanon).

36'

Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).

36'

Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

32'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Maher Sabra.

30'

Khalil Khamis (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

Foul by Cameron Burgess (Australia).

29'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Walid Shour.

29'

Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bos with a cross.

28'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Nassar Nassar.

28'

Foul by Ali Tneich (Lebanon).

28'

Adam Taggart (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

27'

Attempt saved. Kusini Yengi (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Bos.

22'

Maher Sabra (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

22'

Foul by Adam Taggart (Australia).

21'

Attempt missed. Harry Souttar (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kye Rowles following a corner.

20'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Ali Tneich.

19'

Offside, Australia. Adam Taggart is caught offside.

19'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

19'

Delay in match (Australia).

18'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

17'

Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Matar (Lebanon).

17'

Mostafa Matar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17'

Foul by Kye Rowles (Australia).

16'

Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Riley McGree because of an injury.

16'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hassan Chaitou.

15'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

14'

Delay in match because of an injury Riley McGree (Australia).

12'

Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Keanu Baccus.

11'

Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the right wing.

11'

Foul by Kye Rowles (Australia).

10'

Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

Goal! Australia 1, Lebanon 0. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner.

Foul by Riley McGree (Australia).

Ali Tneich (Lebanon) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Maher Sabra (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Adam Taggart (Australia).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

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Match info

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