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Australia v Bahrain Asia World Cup Qualification Lineup

This game is in the Asia World Cup Qualification, kick off at 12:10 on Thursday 05 September 2024.


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Australia Substitutes

  • Thomas Deng
  • Samuel Silvera
  • Adam Taggart
  • Awer Mabil
  • Paul Izzo
  • Cameron Devlin
  • Mitchell Duke
  • Joshua Nisbet
  • Joe Gauci
  • Nestory Irankunda
  • Cameron Burgess

Bahrain Substitutes

  • Ammar Ahmed Abbas
  • Waleed Al Hayam
  • Hamad Al-Shamsan
  • Ahmed Nabeel
  • Husain Abdulaziz
  • Abdulwahab Al Malood
  • Ibrahim Al-Khatal
  • Moses Jona
  • Jassim Al Shaikh
  • Hazaa Ali
  • Mahdi Al Humaidan
  • Sayed Jaafar

Australia v Bahrain Asia World Cup Qualification

  • Australia has qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times, with their best result being reaching the round of 16 in the 2006 tournament in Germany.
  • Bahrain has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but they have competed in the Asian World Cup Qualification process multiple times.
  • Australia is ranked significantly higher in the FIFA World Rankings compared to Bahrain, currently sitting inside the top 40 while Bahrain is ranked around 100.
  • Australia's national team is known as the Socceroos, while Bahrain's national team is known as the Bahrain national football team or the Al-Ahmar (The Reds).
  • The two countries have only faced each other once in a FIFA-sanctioned match, with Australia winning 2-0 in a friendly back in 2012.
  • Both countries have a strong footballing culture, with Australia being a member of the Asian Football Confederation and Bahrain competing in the AFC Asian Cup.