Australia v Indonesia: World Cup 2026 qualifier - live

2m ago 05.19 EDT 8 mins: Kevin Diks hits the post from the spot! The penalty kick was hammered to the left of Maty Ryan but Diks fails to convert. Share

3m ago 05.18 EDT 7 mins: Penalty to Indonesia! Rafael Struick read a long ball better than Cam Burgess, Kye Rowles comes across to cover and swings a leg. There is hardly a touch on the striker’s leg but VAR clears the decision. Share

5m ago 05.16 EDT 5 mins: Fantastic save from Maty Ryan! And a warning shot for the Socceroos. Nishan Velupillay gives away a needless free kick in Indonesia’s attacking half, Calvin Verdonk whips in the cross and their captain Jay Noah Idzes almost glances a header into the net. Share

7m ago 05.14 EDT 3 mins: The Socceroos have their first look up front as Ole Lennard Romenij, otherwise of Oxford United, wins the ball in a tough challenge and tries to release Indonesia down the left. The pace of Jason Geria covers any danger. Share

9m ago 05.12 EDT 1 min: Indonesia kick off and quickly find on the right in space Ole Lennard Romenij. Share

11m ago 05.11 EDT The players are in place and here we go … peeeeep! Share

12m ago 05.10 EDT Now it’s the local side’s turn for a singalong as Advance Australia Fair is belted out both on the pitch and in the stands. Can already feel energy coming from the stands with a decent turn out of punters. Share

13m ago 05.08 EDT The visitors’ national anthem, Indonesia Raya (which roughly translates as Indonesia the Great) takes over Sydney Football Stadium as one end is packed with a sea of red and more shirts of the same hue are dotted around the ground. View image in fullscreen Indonesia will feel plenty of support from their own fans at Sydney Football Stadium. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters Share

17m ago 05.05 EDT Andy de la Rue has kindly reminded me that a weather forecast is called for. In the tried and true method of popping a head out the window at Sydney Football Stadium, and peeping through the haze of fireworks smoke, I can confirm the sky is clear as the temperature hovers around the mid 20s. Perfect conditions for football, really. Share

20m ago 05.02 EDT The Socceroos and Indonesia are moments away from making their way onto the pitch at Sydney Football Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 8.10pm. Just enough time to catch up on the qualification state of play across all the regions for the 48 spots at the 2026 World Cup. Road to the 2026 World Cup: how is it shaping up with 48 places at stake? Read more Share

30m ago 04.51 EDT Indonesia’s major naturalisation program has lifted their quality and options across the pitch and is at least partly behind only five starters from their previous clash with Australia returning to the XI for coach Patrick Kluivert’s first match in charge. Marselino Ferdinan will be the only Indonesian-born player in the starting XI, while the Socceroos have their own import in Martin Boyle. John Duerden says that a more competitive and expansive Indonesia could be a boost for Australia on as much as off the pitch. For tournament regulars Australia, a home defeat to Indonesia would be painful but, at least, signal that the two neighbours can push each other to greater heights. Instead of looking to a country on the opposite end of a mighty ocean, there would be one just the other side of the Timor Sea. Socceroos’ growing rivalry with Indonesia can push both teams to greater heights | John Duerden Read more Share

40m ago 04.41 EDT Indonesia XI Indonesia look set to line up in a 3-5-2 formation with their midfield packed with defensive muscle. Maarten Vincent Paes; Calvin Verdonk, Dean James, Nathan Tjoe A On; Mees Hilgers, Thom Jan Haye, Marselino Ferdinan, Kevin Diks, Jay Noah Idzes (capt); Rafael William Struick, Ole Lennard Romenij. 📋 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗦 | 🇦🇺 Australia 🆚 Indonesia 🇮🇩

A clash of epic proportions at the Sydney Football Stadium beckons! 🏟️

Will the Socceroos rise or will the Garudas soar to the occasion? 🦘

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42m ago 04.40 EDT Australia XI Tony Popovic made a big call in leaving forward Mitchell Duke out of the squad and has made an even bigger call in leaving pacey attacker Craig Goodwin out of the starting lineup with Martin Boyle to play in his place in a 5-2-3. Maty Ryan is back in goal and will wear the captain’s armband. Maty Ryan (capt); Lewis Miller, Jason Geria, Cameron Burgess, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich; Jackson Irvine, Aiden O’Neill; Nishan Velupillay, Adam Taggart, Martin Boyle. 📋 STARTING XI: Your Subway #Socceroos line up to take on Indonesia 💪

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48m ago 04.33 EDT Coach Tony Popovic won’t be letting any complacency creep into his Socceroos side against Indonesia especially with the race for a place at the 2026 World Cup so tight and tense and the neighbouring nation evidently on the rise. The expectation of the Australian public, is that they should expect their national team to produce and to play good football. Then I expect every Australian to get behind the team tomorrow, which is what we want and we know that that’ll help us tomorrow night. Socceroos won’t take Indonesia lightly in World Cup qualifying, says Tony Popovic Read more Share

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