Australia scored full points in the second place of the double qualification
Australia qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup after defeating the Palestinian national team 5-0.
Australia have moved up to 18 points from six games over the Palestine national team. Both teams are guaranteed to qualify for the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia and play in the third place for the World Cup qualifiers in North America.
The balance of the Palestinian national team is cooled by 8 points, while Lebanon is 5 points ahead and will face Bangladesh at the end of the group games.
⏰ The end of the game 🇦🇺 Australia 5️⃣-0️⃣ Palestine 🇵🇸
The Australian national team has completed its participation in the second round. # asian_filters With full marks pic.twitter.com/H0ZRltsRmA
– #AsiaCup2023 (@afcasiancup_ar) June 11, 2024
Cosini Yengi put his team ahead after 5 minutes after successfully curling a free kick into the bottom right corner of goalkeeper Rami Hamadeh.
In the 26th minute, the players of the Palestinian national team made a mistake when they started the attack, and the ball reached Martin Boyle and Adam Taggart made it 2-0 to Australia.
Yeung scored the second and third goals for his country 4 minutes before the break and Puel was able to provide the 2nd assist of the match.
Australia’s dominance continued in the second half and Boyle scored the fourth goal in the 53rd minute off a pass from Taggart.
Substitute Nestori Eranconda (18 years old) scored his first international goal in the 87th minute to beat Australia with a penalty kick.
