The Socceroos have realized their subsequent path on the highway to reaching a sixth straight FIFA World Cup look.
Australia will tackle Japan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China and Indonesia after the draw was made on the Asian Soccer Confederation headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Graham Arnold’s males are at present the second-highest ranked staff in Group C for the third spherical of qualifying and can play house and away fixtures from September to June subsequent yr.
They need to end within the high two of their six-team pool to routinely qualify for the 2026 finals.
The groups who end third and fourth will probably be thrust into one other group stage.
Australia cruised by means of the second qualifying spherical with six wins from as many matches, beating Palestine 5-0 in Perth earlier this month to wrap up the section.
The 2026 event will probably be co-hosted by Canada, the USA and Mexico and expands from 32 groups to 48 for the primary time.
Third Asian spherical draw for 2026 World Cup
Group A – IR Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Kygryz Republic, DPR Korea
Group B – Korea Republic, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait
Group C – Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China PR, Indonesia.
© AAP
