Australia and New Zealand meet again on Sunday at 1pm (AEST) only this time across the Tasman at Eden Park in Auckland.
The match will shape up as the Subway Socceroos’ final clash before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ begins in November.
The Aussies prevailed 1-0 in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night, thanks to Awer Mabil’s brilliant strike.
Graham Arnold confirmed following the contest he will be experimenting with a largely new side. Up to seven players could be in line to receive their maiden caps for their country.
Jason Cummings, Garang Kuol, Tyrese Francois, Ryan Strain Keanu Baccus, Cameron Devlin and Harrison Delbridge did not feature on Thursday evening and could all play a role on Sunday.
Head-to-head, the two teams have now met 64 times in men’s football, with the Subway Socceroos winning 40 to New Zealand’s 13. Eleven games have finished in draws – with only two of them goalless.
Team news
Graham Arnold confirmed he will ring the changes in the post-match press conference after the Subway Socceroos’ win over the Kiwis on Thursday night. The starting XI of the 31-player squad will not make the journey across the Tasman. With that the case, as mentioned, a catalogue of players could make their senior international debuts.
Arnie on giving the youngsters an opportunity…
“The young boys you can see there’s a lot of energy and they’re desperate to get on that pitch and I’m looking forward to see how they go.
“A lot of them I had with the Olyroos and I know them obviously well and a lot of them are playing a lot of football overseas.
“They arrived late a good number of them, the ones that weren’t on the list and they’ll recover over the next day or so and we’ll train them hard Friday and then we fly out Saturday to play Sunday.”
Arnie on the performance against New Zealand…
“I think if there’s one thing a little disappointing was that I thought we lost the physical battle.
“The New Zealanders were quite physical… Overall I think we should’ve scored a couple more goals.”
World ranking
Australia: 39
New Zealand: 103
Opta Insights: New Zealand vs Australia, September 25
- New Zealand will host Australia in a men’s international for the first time since July 2002 when they logged a 1-0 win over the Subway Socceroos; they will be looking to win back-to-back home games against Australia for the first time ever
- Australia have won their last four straight men’s internationals after winning only one of their seven games prior (D3 L3); in fact, the Subway Socceroos have lost only one of their last 10 international friendlies (W7 D2).
- New Zealand are winless in their last four men’s internationals (D1 L3); the last time they went longer without a win was a six-game stretch from September 2017 to June 2018 (D2 L4).
- Martin Boyle has made 28 take-ons for Australia in men’s internationals in 2022, twice as many as any other Socceroos player in that time; however, Mat Leckie (5) has made more take-ons in the opposition box than any other player for Australia in that period.
How to watch
The Socceroos' match against New Zealand will be broadcast live and free on Australia's 'Home of Football,' Network Ten.
The match will be shown live on Network 10 and streamed via both 10 Play and Paramount+. But be sure to check your local listings.
International fans, stay tuned for more information around how you can watch the game.
Our squad
Socceroos Squad | September FIFA International Window 2022
|
Name |
Current Club, Country |
‘A’ Caps (Goals) |
Junior Club |
|
Nathaniel ATKINSON |
Heart of Midlothian, Scotland |
4 (0) |
Riverside Olympic FC (Football Tasmania) |
|
Keanu BACCUS |
St Mirren FC, Scotland |
0 (0) |
Parklea FC (Football NSW) |
|
Aziz BEHICH |
Dundee United, Scotland |
53 (2) |
Meadow Park SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Martin BOYLE |
Hibernian FC, Scotland |
19 (5) |
Lewis United FC/Montrose FC (Scotland) |
|
Jason CUMMINGS |
Central Coast Mariners, Australia |
0 (0) |
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale FC (Scotland) |
|
Harrison DELBRIDGE |
Incheon United, Korea Republic |
0 (0) |
Capital Area Soccer League Elite (United States) |
|
Milos DEGENEK |
Columbus Crew, USA |
37 (1) |
Blacktown City FC (Football NSW) |
|
Thomas DENG |
Albirex Niigata, Japan |
1 (0) |
Adelaide Blue Eagles (Football South Australia) |
|
Cameron DEVLIN |
Heart of Midlothian, Scotland |
0 (0) |
Sutherland Sharks (Football NSW) |
|
Mitchell DUKE |
Fagiano Okayama, Japan |
20 (7) |
Liverpool Rangers SC (Football NSW) |
|
Tyrese FRANCOIS |
HNK Gorica, Croatia |
0 (0) |
Camden Tigers (Football NSW) |
|
Denis GENREAU |
Toulouse FC, France |
3 (0) |
Brighton SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Ajdin HRUSTIC |
Hellas Verona FC, Italy |
20 (3) |
Heatherton United SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Jackson IRVINE |
FC St. Pauli, Germany |
49 (7) |
Ringwood City SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Fran KARACIC |
Brescia Calcio, Italy |
10 (1) |
NK Lokomotiva (Croatia) |
|
Joel KING |
Odense Boldklub, Denmark |
3 (0) |
Shellharbour Junior FC (Football NSW) |
|
Garang KUOL |
Central Coast Mariners, Australia |
0 (0) |
Goulburn Valley Suns (Football Victoria) |
|
Mitch LANGERAK (Gk) |
Nagoya Grampus, Japan |
8 (0) |
ATW FC (Football Queensland) |
|
Mathew LECKIE |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
72 (13) |
Brimbank Stallions FC (Football Victoria) |
|
Awer MABIL |
Cadiz CF, Spain |
29 (8) |
Saint Augustines FC (Football South Australia) |
|
Jamie MACLAREN |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
26 (8) |
Green Gully SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Riley MCGREE |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
10 (1) |
Gawler Eagles FC (Football South Australia) |
|
Connor METCALFE |
FC St. Pauli, Germany |
4 (0) |
South Cardiff FC (Northern NSW Football) |
|
Aaron MOOY |
Celtic FC, Scotland |
53 (7) |
Carlingford Redbacks FC (Football NSW) |
|
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk) |
Sydney FC, Australia |
3 (0) |
Gosford City Dragons FC (Football NSW) |
|
Mathew RYAN (Gk) (Cpt) |
FC Copenhagen, Denmark |
75 (0) |
Blacktown City FC (Football NSW) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
Al-Wakrah, Qatar |
61 (4) |
Armadale SC (Football West) |
|
Ryan STRAIN |
St Mirren FC, Scotland |
0 (0) |
Aston Villa FC (UK) |
|
Adam TAGGART |
Cerezo Osaka, Japan |
17 (6) |
ECU Joondalup SC (Football West) |
|
Marco TILIO |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
3 (0) |
APIA Leichhardt FC/Sydney Olympic FC (Football NSW) |
|
Bailey WRIGHT |
Sunderland AFC, England |
27 (2) |
Langwarrin SC (Football Victoria) |
What's next for the Socceroos?
The Socceroos now turn their attention to facing reigning World Champions France, Tunisia, and Denmark in Group D in November.
New Zealand vs Socceroos
Date: Sunday, 25 September 2022
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Kick-off: 4.00pm (local time), 1.00pm (AEST)
Tickets: On sale now from www.ticketek.co.nz
