Saudi Arabia 2-2 Australia (6 Oct, 2016) Final Score

Australia

Asian champs Australia held by Saudis

Son Heung-Min lauds Palestine spirit as example to follow

Why Asian champions Qatar are struggling in the World Cup qualifiers is anyone's guess

World Cup qualifiers Asia: Will Australia miss 2026? Who is Son's heir?

Saudi Arabia

Australia

Asian champs Australia held by Saudis

Son Heung-Min lauds Palestine spirit as example to follow

Why Asian champions Qatar are struggling in the World Cup qualifiers is anyone's guess

World Cup qualifiers Asia: Will Australia miss 2026? Who is Son's heir?

Match Formations

Game Information

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

2-2-0, 8 PTS

Taisir Al-Jassim - 5'
Nassir Al-Shamrani - 79'

Trent Sainsbury - 45'
Tomi Juric - 71'

No.Name
21Yasser Al Mosailem
2Mansour Al-Harbi
3Osama Hawsawi
12Hassan Muath Fallatah
5Omar Othman 16Motaz Hawsawi
7Salman Al-Faraj
17Taisir Al-Jassim
11Abdulmalek Al Khaibri
20Nawaf Al-Abid
9Naif Hazazi 15Nassir Al-Shamrani
8Yahya Alshehri 19Fahad Al-Muwallad

Substitutes
1Waleed Ali
--Mohammed Al-Owais
--Mohammed Al Burayk
23Mohammed Al-Fatil
--Hasan Kadesh
--Abdul Aziz Al-Jebreen
--Salmon Al Moasher
18Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili
--Hussain Al Mogahwi

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

6:45 PM, 6 October 2016

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

AFC World Cup Qualifying

May 17, 2023, 05:55 am - ESPN staff

Saudi Arabia

Australia

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45
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79
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