Match Events
- 13′China, yellow card:Wenneng Xie
- 16′Australia, goal:0–1
- 29′Australia, goal:0–2
- 34′China, substitution:Cao Yongjing
- Half-time0 – 2
- 46′China, substitution:Wei Shihao
- 66′China, substitution:Xie Wenneng
- 67′China, substitution:Huang Zhengyu
- 76′Australia, substitution:off
- 77′Australia, substitution:off
- 82′Australia, substitution:N. Velupillay
- 82′Australia, substitution:
- 87′China, substitution:Zhang Yuning
- 90+1′Australia, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 2
Lineups
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China
4-3-1-2
Australia
3-4-2-1
Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre
Key Stats
49%Possession51%
–Expected Goals–
12Shots7
1Shots on Target2
6Corners6
87%Pass Accuracy85%
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Match report
China vs Australia — the facts
Australia won 2–0 away against China (half-time 0–2).
China met Australia in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 8). Kick-off was Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 11:00 UTC at Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre. Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard.
Team pages: China · Australia · World Cup - Qualification Asia
Key moments
- 16' Goal: Jackson Irvine — 0–1
- 29' Goal: Nishan Velupillay — 0–2
Starting line-ups
China (4-3-1-2)
- 14 Wang Dalei
- 4 Li Lei
- 16 Jiang Shenglong
- 2 Han Pengfei
- 8 Yang Zexiang
- 20 Xie Wenneng
- 18 Huang Zhengyu
- 7 Xu Haoyang
- 19 Cao Yongjing
- 9 Zhang Yuning
- 10 Wei Shihao
Australia (3-4-2-1)
- 1 Mathew Ryan
- 21 Cameron Burgess
- 2 Miloš Degenek
- 8 J. Geria
- 16 Aziz Behich
- 17 Ryan Teague
- 22 Jackson Irvine
- 3 Lewis Miller
- 7 Nishan Velupillay
- 6 Martin Boyle
- 11 Brandon Borello
About this match
On this page: the China vs Australia 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 China and Australia team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Asia page.