Australia vs Brazil, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Australia

28': Alessandro Circati
33': Connor Metcalfe

FT
2 - 4

Brazil

3': Vanderson
45': Raphinha (P)
69': Bruno Guimarães
80': Vinícius Júnior (P)

Socceroos bring out Brazil's best in fiery rematch

A fired up Brazil have out-gunned the Socceroos 4-2 in a dramatic rematch in which the hosts briefly led thanks to a Connor Metcalfe stunner.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
2': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Goal! Australia 0, Brazil 1. Vanderson (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Bontempo.
4': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia). Assisted by Rayan.
4': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia).
4': Attempt missed. Danilo Santos (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
4': Handball by Danilo Santos (Brazil).
8': Attempt missed. Rayan (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Bontempo.
9': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Australia).
9': Jair Cunha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt blocked. Tete Yengi (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
12': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
12': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Tete Yengi (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
18': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
18': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Tete Yengi (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Jair Cunha (Brazil).
23': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mauro Júnior.
25': Harry Souttar (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
26': Tete Yengi (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil).
27': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mauro Júnior.
28': Goal! Australia 1, Brazil 1. Alessandro Circati (Australia) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
28': VAR Decision: Goal Australia 1-1 Brazil (Alessandro Circati).
31': Foul by Jacob Italiano (Australia).
31': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Goal! Australia 2, Brazil 1. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Circati.
35': Foul by Jacob Italiano (Australia).
35': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Offside, Brazil. Gabriel Magalhães is caught offside.
37': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Gabriel Bontempo (Brazil).
38': Alessandro Circati (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
40': Tete Yengi (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil).
40': Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
42': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
42': Attempt blocked. Jair Cunha (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Penalty conceded by Harry Souttar (Australia) after a foul in the penalty area.
43': Penalty Brazil. Danilo Santos draws a foul in the penalty area.
43': VAR Decision: Penalty Brazil.
45': Goal! Australia 2, Brazil 2. Raphinha (Brazil) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Handball by Jacob Italiano (Australia).
45'+2': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
45'+4': First Half ends, Australia 2, Brazil 2.
45': Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Raphinha.
45': Second Half begins Australia 2, Brazil 2.
46': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Australia).
46': Vanderson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Bontempo (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanderson.
47': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
50': Foul by Jacob Italiano (Australia).
50': Mauro Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Harry Souttar (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
51': Foul by Aziz Behich (Australia).
51': Vanderson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Rayan (Brazil).
55': Attempt blocked. Danilo Santos (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
55': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Lucas Herrington.
56': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Patrick Beach (Australia). Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
56': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Patrick Beach.
57': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Australia).
57': Danilo Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Nestory Irankunda (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Danilo Santos.
61': Attempt missed. Tete Yengi (Australia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Australia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tete Yengi following a corner.
61': Substitution, Brazil. Estêvão replaces Rayan.
61': Substitution, Brazil. Matheuzinho replaces Vanderson.
61': Substitution, Brazil. Andrey Santos replaces Gabriel Bontempo.
63': Foul by Jacob Italiano (Australia).
63': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Harry Souttar (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
68': Endrick (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
68': Foul by Tete Yengi (Australia).
68': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Australia. Riley McGree replaces Connor Metcalfe.
69': Goal! Australia 2, Brazil 3. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Endrick.
71': Paul Okon-Engstler (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
71': Foul by Tete Yengi (Australia).
71': Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
73': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jacob Italiano.
74': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Paul Okon-Engstler.
75': Lucas Herrington (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Endrick (Brazil).
76': Attempt saved. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia). Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
76': Attempt missed. Endrick (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
77': Riley McGree (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Andrey Santos (Brazil).
78': Attempt blocked. Endrick (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Santos.
78': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Penalty conceded by Nestory Irankunda (Australia) after a foul in the penalty area.
79': Penalty Brazil. Vinícius Júnior draws a foul in the penalty area.
80': Goal! Australia 2, Brazil 4. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
81': Substitution, Australia. Jason Geria replaces Jacob Italiano.
81': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Paul Okon-Engstler.
81': Substitution, Australia. Marcus Younis replaces Nestory Irankunda.
82': Foul by Jason Geria (Australia).
82': Mauro Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Brazil. Samuel Lino replaces Vinícius Júnior.
83': Substitution, Brazil. Martinelli replaces Bruno Guimarães.
84': Offside, Australia. Tete Yengi is caught offside.
86': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
87': Substitution, Brazil. Breno Bidon replaces Danilo Santos.
87': Substitution, Brazil. Vitor Reis replaces Jair Cunha.
87': Substitution, Brazil. Arthur Dias replaces Mauro Júnior.
87': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
88': Substitution, Australia. Nishan Velupillay replaces Tete Yengi.
88': Substitution, Australia. Patrick Yazbek replaces Jackson Irvine.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Offside, Brazil. Estêvão is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Aziz Behich (Australia).
90'+3': Andrey Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Australia 2, Brazil 4.
0': Match ends, Australia 2, Brazil 4.

Statistics

BRA		AUS
13	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	4
51.3	Possession	48.7
18	SHOTS	7
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
406	Accurate Passes	372
475	Passes	449
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
12	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
35	Long Balls	42
16	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	13
21	Effective Clearances	16
21	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Line-Ups

Australia (5-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Patrick Beach (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
25	Lucas Herrington
3	Alessandro Circati
16	Aziz Behich
4	Jacob Italiano
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
22	Jackson Irvine
17	Nestory Irankunda
8	Connor Metcalfe
26	Tete Yengi

Australia Substitutes:

Jason Geria, Kasey Bos, Marcus Younis, Nishan Velupillay, Patrick Yazbek, Dylan Leonard, Eli Adams, Aiden O'Neill, Milos Degenek, Jacob Chapman, Yaya Dukuly, Riley McGree, Paul Izzo, Kealey Adamson.

Brazil (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Otávio Costa (GK)
3	Gabriel Magalhães
24	Jair Paula
16	Mauro Júnior
2	Vanderson
8	Bruno Guimarães
5	Danilo Santos
25	Gabriel Bontempo
10	Raphinha
7	Vinícius Júnior
26	Rayan

Brazil Substitutes:

Samuel Lino, Estêvão, Pedro, Endrick, Vitor Reis, Breno Bidon, Hugo Souza, Douglas Santos, Arthur Dias, Marquinhos, Martinelli, Mateuzinho, Douglas Luiz, Pedro Luccas, Andrey Santos.

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