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2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
Australia
5-4-1
, 19 PTS
2
Winner Icon Australia
Thailand
0-2-8
, 2 PTS
1
Tomi Juric
- 69'
Mathew Leckie
- 86'
Pokkhao Anan
- 82'
Summary
Report
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
AUS
THA
No.
Name
1
Mathew Ryan
2
Milos Degenek
8
Bailey Wright
11
Jamie Maclaren
20
Trent Sainsbury
13
Aaron Mooy
5
Mark Milligan
23
Tom Rogic
3
Alex Gersbach
14
James Troisi
4
Tim Cahill
10
Robbie Kruse
7
Mathew Leckie
9
Tomi Juric
Substitutes
15
Mustafa Amini
18
Danny Vukovic
22
Jackson Irvine
21
Massimo Luongo
19
Ryan McGowan
3
Brad Smith
18
Eugene Galekovic
17
Awer Mabil
6
Matthew Spiranovic
Game Information
AAMI Park
11:00 AM, 5 September 2017
Melbourne, Australia
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Australia battle to victory over Thailand
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Match Timeline
Australia
Thailand
23
38
57
67
69
71
72
79
82
86
90+1
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
South Korea
6
4
2
0
+7
14
Iraq
6
3
2
1
+2
11
Jordan
6
2
3
1
+4
9
Oman
6
2
0
4
-3
6
Kuwait
6
0
4
2
-6
4
Palestine
6
0
3
3
-4
3
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