Australia has officially qualified for the knockout stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Socceroos had moments of brilliance in their 0-0 draw against Paraguay, but will have to go one step better when they head to Dallas for their do-or-die match.
Here’s what’s coming for the green and gold.
When is Australia’s next World Cup match?
This is the easy part.
Australia will play on Saturday, July 4, at 4am (AEST).
The game will be played in Dallas.
Who is Australia playing in its next World Cup match?
Here’s where it gets a bit murky.
Australia will play the second-placed team from Group G.
Right now that could be any one of Egypt, Iran, Belgium or New Zealand.
Egypt currently tops the group with four points, ahead of Iran and Belgium on two, and New Zealand on one.
New Zealand play Belgium and Egypt play Iran, both at 1pm tomorrow (AEST).
At the moment you would suspect Belgium or Egypt are the most likely candidates.
Join ABC Sport at abc.net.au/news/sport tomorrow as the team live blogs all the World Cup action.
What happens to Paraguay now?
Paraguay isn’t fully safe yet, but they are in a strong position.
The table below shows where the third-placed teams are currently ranked.
Paraguay currently sits fourth, and would need five teams to jump them to miss out. Six groups are still to play their games.
Who is still to play in the group stages?
Saturday, June 27
5:00am AEST (4:30am ACST, 3:00am AWST) — Group I: Norway vs France @ Boston Stadium
5:00am AEST (4:30am ACST, 3:00am AWST) — Group I: Senegal vs Iraq @ Toronto Stadium
10:00am AEST (9:30am ACST, 8:00am AWST) — Group H: Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia @ Saudi Arabia
10:00am AEST (9:30am ACST, 8:00am AWST) — Group H: Uruguay vs Spain @ Guadalajara Stadium
1:00pm AEST (12:30pm ACST, 11:00am AWST) — Group G: Egypt vs Iran @ Seattle Stadium
1:00pm AEST (12:30pm ACST, 11:00am AWST) — Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium @ BC Place Vancouver
Sunday, June 28
7:00am AEST (6:30am ACST, 5:00am AWST) — Group L: Panama vs England @ New Jersey Stadium
7:00am AEST (6:30am ACST, 5:00am AWST) — Group L: Croatia vs Ghana @ Philadelphia Stadium
9:30am AEST (9:00am ACST, 7:30am AWST) — Group K: Colombia vs Portugal @ Miami Stadium
9:30am AEST (9:00am ACST, 7:30am AWST) — Group K: Congo DR vs Uzbekistan @ Atlanta Stadium
12:00pm AEST (11:30am ACST, 10:00am AWST) — Group J: Algeria vs Austria @ Kansas City Stadium
12:00pm AEST (11:30am ACST, 10:00am AWST) — Group J: Jordan vs Argentina @ Dallas Stadium
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