Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

Australia 4–2 Saudi Arabia

Wednesday 29 Feb 2012 · Melbourne, Australia

Australia4–2Saudi Arabia

Goals6

  1. 19′0–1Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia
  2. 43′1–1Alex Brosque Australia
  3. 45′1–2Naser Al-Shamrani Saudi Arabia
  4. 73′2–2Harry Kewell Australia
  5. 75′3–2Alex Brosque Australia
  6. 76′4–2Brett Emerton Australia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Australia

Came on

Saudi Arabia

Came on

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Australia
1895 → 1902
Saudi Arabia
1653 → 1646

Expected score for Australia: 87.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 12, 1988–2025.

Australia wins
6
Draws
4
Saudi Arabia wins
2

Form either side

Australia

Before

After

Saudi Arabia

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Australia

Saudi Arabia

Every Australia v Saudi Arabia match12

From Australia's side.

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8 Sep 2014Saudi Arabia3–2NeutralFriendly—
29 Feb 2012Saudi Arabia4–2HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2012—
6 Sep 2011Saudi Arabia3–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2011—
16 Dec 1997Saudi Arabia0–1AwayConfederations Cup 1997Group stage
9 Oct 1996Saudi Arabia0–0AwayFriendly—
9 Jul 1988Saudi Arabia3–0HomeFriendly—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN