- Updates from the Socceroos’ second Group C match
- Kick-off time in Jakarta is 7pm local/10pm AEST
- Any thoughts? Email or get in touch on X @martinpegan
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Socceroos’ clash with Indonesia as part of the Asian third round qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Australia will be out to kickstart their campaign in this qualification phase in Jakarta, after they could hardly have got off to a worse start with a shock 1-0 defeat to Bahrain on home soil last week.
The Socceroos enjoyed 70% possession in that match on the Gold Coast but it was an all too familiar story as the hosts lacked enough creative ideas let alone a cutting edge, even if it was still something of a surprise when Bahrain wrote their own fairytale finish with an 89th-minute own goal off Harry Souttar’s outstretched boot. Forward Kusini Yengi was shown a straight red for a high foot earlier in the second half against Bahrain and will be missing from this encounter with Indonesia, perhaps forcing coach Graham Arnold’s hand to introduce fresh blood to his starting XI (more on that shortly).
Continue reading…Updates from the Socceroos’ second Group C matchKick-off time in Jakarta is 7pm local/10pm AESTAny thoughts? Email or get in touch on X @martinpeganHello and welcome to live coverage of the Socceroos’ clash with Indonesia as part of the Asian third round qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Australia will be out to kickstart their campaign in this qualification phase in Jakarta, after they could hardly have got off to a worse start with a shock 1-0 defeat to Bahrain on home soil last week.The Socceroos enjoyed 70% possession in that match on the Gold Coast but it was an all too familiar story as the hosts lacked enough creative ideas let alone a cutting edge, even if it was still something of a surprise when Bahrain wrote their own fairytale finish with an 89th-minute own goal off Harry Souttar’s outstretched boot. Forward Kusini Yengi was shown a straight red for a high foot earlier in the second half against Bahrain and will be missing from this encounter with Indonesia, perhaps forcing coach Graham Arnold’s hand to introduce fresh blood to his starting XI (more on that shortly). Continue reading…