Australia beats Jordan 2-1 in warm-up for World Cup playoff

Australia’s Socceroos have warmed up for subsequent week’s World Cup playoff towards the United Arab Emirates with a 2-1 comeback win over Jordan.

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Mousa Al-Tamari’s highly effective strike gave Jordan the lead within the 18th minute of the worldwide pleasant earlier than Bailey Wright equalized within the fortieth and Awer Mabil put Australia forward halfway via the second half.

Australia’s head coach Graham Arnold rested 5 beginning gamers and used 17 gamers in whole to organize for Tuesday’s Asian playoff towards the UAE. Both groups completed third of their teams in Asian qualifying. The winner will advance to an intercontinental playoff towards Peru, additionally in Qatar.

“We probably couldn’t of had a better game to play,” Arnold stated. “Jordan is a good side. They have changed enormously since they got a new coach, they put us under pressure, and that is the perfect game that you want.”

Graham stated there was nonetheless rather a lot to work on for the Socceroos, who’ve certified for each World Cup since 2006 however are in peril of lacking out when the 2022 version kicks off in Qatar in November.

“The good thing is, this is the longest I have ever been able to coach them” during Australia’s qualifying campaign,” Arnold said. “We have another six days now before the UAE game and it’s all work — and we will get things right.”