Match Events
- 20′China, goal:0–1Xie Wenneng
- 36′China, yellow card:Lei Li
- 45′Australia, goal:1–1
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′Australia, substitution:T. Deng
- 46′Australia, substitution:off
- 46′China, substitution:Xie Wenneng
- 53′Australia, goal:2–1assist
- 66′China, yellow card:Shangyuan Wang
- 68′China, substitution:Zhang Yuning
- 68′China, substitution:Wei Shihao
- 75′Australia, substitution:offA. Behich
- 77′China, substitution:Li Lei
- 83′Australia, substitution:M. Duke
- 90′Australia, goal:3–1assist
- 90+4′Australia, substitution:offC. Goodwin
- Full-time3 – 1
Lineups
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Australia
3-4-2-1
China
4-4-2
Adelaide Oval
Key Stats
73%Possession27%
–Expected Goals–
17Shots6
4Shots on Target1
3Corners3
87%Pass Accuracy63%
Top Performers
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Goals
personXie Wenneng1 goal
1 goalAssists
Player Ratings
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Match report
Australia vs China — the facts
Australia beat China 3–1 (half-time 1–1).
Australia met China in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 10 October 2024, 09:10 UTC at Adelaide Oval. Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin.
Team pages: Australia · China · World Cup - Qualification Asia
Key moments
- 20' Goal: Xie Wenneng — 0–1
- 45' Goal: Lewis Miller — 1–1
- 53' Goal: Craig Goodwin (assist: Jackson Irvine) — 2–1
- 90' Goal: Nishan Velupillay (assist: Aiden O'Neill) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Australia (3-4-2-1)
- 18 Joe Gauci
- 4 Kye Rowles
- 19 Harry Souttar
- 2 T. Deng
- 16 Aziz Behich
- 22 Jackson Irvine
- 13 Aiden O'Neill
- 3 Lewis Miller
- 11 Nestory Irankunda
- 23 Craig Goodwin
- 15 M. Duke
China (4-4-2)
- 14 Wang Dalei
- 4 Li Lei
- 16 Jiang Shenglong
- 2 Tyias Browning
- 13 H. Hu
- 10 Wei Shihao
- 8 Y. Li
- 6 Wang Shangyuan
- 20 Xie Wenneng
- 9 Zhang Yuning
- 17 Fernandinho
About this match
On this page: the Australia vs China final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Australia and China team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Asia page.