Sources: Football Australia, AFC Website, Soccerway and Daily Newspapers.

Friendly Matches
Thursday March 20 2025 Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) Assistant Referees: Mohammad Al Kalaf and Ahmed Al Roalle (Jordan) Fourth Official: Ahmed Faisal Al Ali (Jordan) Attendance: 35,241
AUSTRALIA Mathew Ryan, Aziz Behich, Jason Geria, Cameron Burgess, Kye Rowles (Milos Degenek 87), Lewis Miller (Fran Karacic 72), Jackson Irvine, Aidan O'Neill, Martin Boyle (Craig Goodwin 46), Adam Taggart (Brandon Borrello 46), Nishan Velupillay (Daniel Arzani 72) Coach: Tony Popovic Cautions: Nil Goals: Boyle 18 pen, Velupillay 20, Irvine 34, 90, Miller 61	5	-	1	Indonesia Maarten Paes, Calvin Verdonk, Kevin Diks, Dean James, Jay Idzes, Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Ivar Jenner 79), Mees Hilgers (Sandy Walsh 60), Thom Haye, Marselino Ferdinan (Ramadhan Sananta 79), Ole Romenj, Rafael Struick (Eliano Reijinders 46) Coach: Patrick Kliuvert Cautions: Nil Goal: Romenij 78
Tuesday March 25 2025 Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) Assistant Referees: Alireza Ildorom and Farhad Moravveji (Iran) Fourth Official: Payam Heydari (Iran) Attendance: 70,588
China Wang Dalei, Li Lei, Yang Zaxiang, Han Pengfei, Huang Zhengyu (Wang Haijian 67), Jiang Shenglong, Cao Yonging (Behram Abduweli 34), Xu Haoyang, Xie Wenneng (Wang Yudong 66), Wei Shihao (Serginho 46), Zhang Yuning (Wang Ziming 87) Coach: Branko Ivankovic Caution: Wenning 13	0	-	2	AUSTRALIA Mathew Ryan, Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Jason Geria, Cameron Burgess, Lewis Miller (Fran Karacic 77), Jackson Irvine, Ryan Teague (Aidan O'Neill 77), Martin Boyle (Daniel Arzani 90+2), Brandon Borrello (Mitchell Duke 82), Nishan Velupillay (Anthony Caceres 82) Coach: Tony Popovic Cautions: Nil Goals: Irvine 16, Velupillay 29
Australia moved to outright second on the FIFA World Cup AFC Group C Table with their second straight win ahead of the final two games of the Third Round of Qualifiers.
Thursday June 5 2025 Perth Stadium, Perth Referee: Qasim Matar Ali Al Hatmi (Oman) Assistant Referees: Nasser Salim Abdullah Ambusaidi and Saif Talib Saif Al Ghafri (Oman) Fourth Official: Omar Mubarek Mazaroua Al Yaqoubi (Oman) Attendance: 57,226
AUSTRALIA Mathew Ryan (c), Lewis Miller (Jason Geria 68), Aziz Behich, Cameron Burgess, Milos Degenek, Alessandro Circati, Aidan O'Neill, Ryan Teague (Patric Yazbek 46), Brandon Borrello (Mitchell Duke 68), Martin Boyle (Riley McGree 46), Connor Metcalfe (Daniel Arzani 80) Coach: Tony Popovic Cautions: Nil Goal: Behich 90	1	-	0	Japan Kosei Tani, Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Kota Takai 69), Koki Machida (Ayumu Seko 46), Hiroki Sekine, Daichi Kamada, Kota Tawaratsumida (Keito Nakamura 64), Kaishu Sano (Takefusa Kubo 64), Yu Hirakawa, Yuito Suzuki, Joel Chima Fujita, Yuki Ohashi (Shuto Machino 70) Coach: Hajime Moriyasu Cautions: Nil
Australia continued to hold onto second spot on the FIFA World Cup AFC Group C Table with their third straight win ahead of the final match of the Third Round of Qualifiers.
Wednesday June 11 2025 Al Inma Bank Stadium, King Abdullah Sport City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Referee: Ibrahim Al-Jassim Abdulrahman (Qatar) Assistant Referees: Taleb Salem H A. Al Marri and Saoud Ahmed Saoud Abduylla Al Maqaleh (Qatar) Fourth Official: Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile (Qatar) Attendance: 24,620
Saudi Arabia Nawaf Dhasi Faisal Al Shuweti Al Aqidi, Ali Bin Hassan Bin Mohammed Majrashi (Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Salem Abdulhamid 62), Nawaf Meshari Mohammed Bu Washl, Ziyad Bin Mubarek Bin Eid Al Marwani Al Johani, Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al Amri, Hassan Kadish Yahya Mahbub (Hassan Bin Mohammed Bin Osama Al Tambakti 73), Mohamed Bin Ibrahim Bin Abdullah Kanno, Musab Bin Fahad Bin Zaid Al Juwayr, Feras Tariq Nasser Al Brikan (Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al Shehri 86), Abdulrahman Ali Hassan Al Obud (Marwan Bin Saeed Bin Masoud Al Sahafi 62), Salem Bin Mohammed Bin Shafi Al Dawsari (Nasser Al-Dawsari 61) Coach: Herve Renard Caution: Abdulrahman Al Obud 47 Goal: Abdulrahman Al Obud 19	1	-	2	AUSTRALIA Mathew Ryan (c), Lewis Miller, Jason Geria, Milos Degenek, Cameron Burgess, Aziz Behich, Martin Boyle (Marco Tilio 77), Aidan O'Neill (Anthony Caceres 90), Patrick Yazbek (Ryan Teague 77), Connor Metcalfe (Riley McGree 66), Mitchell Duke (Mohamed Toure 65) Coach: Tony Popovic Caution: Boyle 33 Goals: Metcalfe 42, Duke 48
Australia came from a goal down to finish in second spot on the FIFA World Cup AFC Group C Table with their fourth straight win and thus qualified for the 2026 World Cup Finals.
AFC Third Round World Cup Qualifying Group C Final Standings Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Japan 10 7 2 1 30 3 +27 23 2 AUSTRALIA 10 5 4 1 16 7 +9 19 3 Saudia Arabia 10 3 4 3 7 8 -1 13 4 Indonesia 10 3 3 4 9 20 -11 12 5 China 10 3 0 7 7 20 -13 9 6 Bahrain 10 1 3 6 5 16 -11 6
Note: Group C winners Japan and runners up Australia advance to the 2026 World Cup Finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Saudi Arabia advance to the fourth round of World Cup qualifiers while Indonesia, China and Bahrain are eliminated.