Sydney (AFP)
The Australian national team plays at home for the first time in 763 days, after the local Football Association confirmed the holding of its next match against Saudi Arabia, in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Sydney in the middle of next month.
Australia played its last game in front of its fans against Nepal in the capital, Canberra, in October 2019, before being forced to play abroad, after Australia closed its borders in the wake of the Corona virus pandemic.
Sokeros played 11 of the 12 matches in the World Cup qualifiers in Qatar, the host of the global event, after nearly 13 months, but this did not affect its levels.
He won eleven games in a row to set a record in a single World Cup qualifier, before Japan ended the series this month with a 2-1 victory at home in Saitama.
Head coach Graham Arnold said: “I think playing in front of our fans in a beautiful stadium and on good ground will help us a lot. Stadium” on November 11.
The Al-Ittihad website stated that it would allow a mass attendance of 75%, equivalent to about 22,500 fans.
Japan’s victory brought the “Samurai” team back to the competition strongly for one of the two direct cards to the finals for the leader and runner-up.
Saudi Arabia is at the top of Group B, with four victories, from four matches, with 12 points, while Australia ranks second (9) in front of Oman and Japan (6 each), six stages before the end.
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