Bangladesh vs Australia Football Highlights, World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: BAN 0-7 AUS at FT, Maclaren scores hat-trick after four goals in 1st half

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Group I points table after the match

Australia 7-0 Bangladesh

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Full Time!

The referee finally puts Bangladesh out of their misery with the final whistle as the South Asian nation is annihilated 7-0 by the Socceroos in Melbourne in their first match of the Round 2 of AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026!

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90+2' No respite for Bangladesh's defense as MacLaren was fed with a dangerous cross by Lewis Miller yet again but the forward skies it high over the crossbar! BAN 0-7 AUS

Penalty saved!

90' Mitul Marma makes a stunning save by diving low to his right! Something to take from the game for the Bangladeshi goalkeeper, who has conceded seven goals! Meanwhile four minutes of stoppage time is soon to be added!

Penalty for Australia!

88' Aiden O'Neil makes a brilliant solo run from the right wing and beats two defender! However, Shakil Hossain fouls him from behind before O'Neil could provide the cross! Mass Luongo will take the penalty kick!

Substitution

86' Bangladesh coach Cabrera makes a late change as he sends in defender Rahmat Mia for Bishwanath Ghosh!

GOOOOALLL!

84' Jamie Maclaren scores a hat-trick! Another tap-in goal by the poacher as Lewis Miller sets him up with a perfect low cross after O'Neil fed the winger with a beautiful through ball on the right wing! BAN 0-7 AUS

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81' Bangladesh look helpless at the moment as they are forced to sit deep in their half and defend while no counter-attacking opportunities are coming up despite the introduction of talented Shekh Morsalin in attack!

Apologies for delay

76' Our apologies for the delay in coverage due to a technical error. In the last few minutes Bangladesh saw a yellow card after defender M Saad made a late tackle on Lewis Miller.

Both sides made changes as well with 17-year-old Shekh Morsalin coming on for Foysal Ahmed for Bangladesh. Australia send in Kusini Yengi for Borello! BAN 0-6 AUS

GOOOOALLLL!

70' Jamie Maclaren with another tap in to make it 6-0! The poacher was at the right place at the right time as a brilliant save by goalkeeper Mitul Marma sees the loose ball for Maclaren to capitalise on!

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67' Couple of corners in the last few minutes for the Socceroos and on both occasions, they won the aerial duel but couldn't keep their efforts on target! BAN 0-5 AUS

Substitution

65' Australians make another change as O'Neil comes on for Keanu Baccus!

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A sight that will worry any Bangladeshi fan! The two Australian centre-backs are too tall for any Bangladesh defender but coach Cabrera had to do something and he asks his players to double mark them!

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62' Bangladesh had a rare opportunity to attack from the left wing as they caught Soceroos on the break! However, Jony disappoints with a poor pass despite having two unmarked teammates waiting for a through ball! Poor football by the Bangladeshis

Three changes by Bangladesh

59' Bangladesh coach Cabrerea finally uses his bench as he sends in Rabiul Islam, Rafiqul Islam and Shakil Hossain for Jamal, Murad and Rakib Hossain! BAN 0-5 AUS

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55' Jordi Bos's overlapping runs from the left wing has troubled Bangladesh throughout the game and the latest ones lead to a corner following a diving interception by Murad

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53' Australians are hungry for more goals as they continue to foray into the Bangladesh box. Bangladesh meanwhile are not pressing hard anymore and are trying to maintain their defensive lines BAN 0-5 AUS

GOOOOALLL!

48' Substitute Jamie Maclaren makes it 5-0 as Jordi Bos sets him up following a counter attack from the left wing! A refereeing error there as replays show Maclaren was offside. No VAR in the AFC Qualifiers for a recheck which means the score will be 5-0 in Soceroos' favour!

2nd half starts!

46' The second half gets underway and three changes are made by Soceroos!Duke, Burges, Godwin make way for Luongo, Behich and Luongo! No changes by Bangladesh

2nd half to begin soon

Players are coming back on the field and Australians are making multiple changes at the break. Will confirm all the changes soon.

Bangladesh 0-4 Australia at Half Time

Bangladesh showed intensity early in the game as they try to put press Australia in the midfield but an early set-piece goal by Souttar gave the hosts early cushion and they soon responded with a second goal by Borello through open-play attack.

Waves of attack from either wings remained the theme for Aussies while Bangladesh's pressing game soon withered away.

The result of that was two quick goals by Mitchell Duke before half time, killing Bangladesh before the break! The match now for the away side is all about not losing this match by a nightmarish margin!

Half Time!

The referee blows the half time whistle and that's some respite for Bangladesh as Harry Souttar and Metcalfe came close to scoring in the injury time! A complete domination by the Soceroos in the first 45 minutes to take a 4-0 lead!

Two minutes added!

45+1' Bangladesh shows some improvement as they manage to counter twice in the last two minutes. However, nothing substantial comes out of it as Bangladesh forwards are too isolated to coordinate and attack! Meanwhile two minutes of stoppage time has been added

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43' Seems like Bangladesh players have already run out of steam as the pressing in midfield has died down while Australia continue to send waves of attack from the wings! Too much for Bangladeshis to deal with at the moment! BAN 0-4 AUS

GOOOOOALLLL!

40' Duke taps it in from close range to score two quick goals after Borello's effort from outside the box hit the post and falls nicely to Duke! Bangladesh defense at fault again as the goal comes after a poor clearance! It's BAN 0-4 AUS

GOOOALLL!

37' Mitchell Duke makes it 3-0 as Connor Metcalfe sets him up with a brilliant cross from the left wing into the near post! Bangladesh's defense at fault for not attempting an aerial duel to block Duke. Saying that, Duke is too tall for any Bangladesh defender to win an aerial duel against!

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32' Bangladesh try to catch Australia on the break after Jordi Bos's overlapping run sees a threatening cross cleared by the defense! Sohel Rana and Jamal Bhuyan coordinate well on the right for the break but Jordi tracks back well to cut the counter with a shoulder push on Sohel.

Bangladesh dugout not too impressed as they feel there was a foul by Jordi on Sohel! BAN 0-2 AUS

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29' Australia have kept 77% of the ball possession so far while the strategy remains the same to pepper the box with one cross after another but Bangladesh's defense is keeping it tight inside the box, not allowing Oz forwards to reach the crosses! BAN 0-2 AUS