Qualification in Saudi Arabia

Australia makes the World Cup ticket clear

Updated on June 10th, 2025 – 11:30 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.

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Connor Metcalfe (blue) secured the World Cup ticket with Australia (Source: Jaber Abdulkhaleg/AP/dpa/dpa picture)

Participation was almost certain beforehand, now all doubts have been cleared: Australia is going to the World Cup again after a success in Saudi Arabia.

Australia has made participation in the World Cup perfect. In the final World Cup qualification game, the socceroos prevailed 2-1 (1: 1) in Saudi Arabia and thus took the final step towards the World Cup ticket.

Connor Metcalfe (42nd minute) from FC St. Pauli had achieved the interim settlement for the Australians after the initial gap. Mitchell Duke (48th) finally turned the game with his goal. A

Australia could only have gambled away the ticket for the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico next year with a high defeat.

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