Australia v Syria, 10 October 2017
| Score | 2-1 to Australia |
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup AFC Asian qualifier |
| Venue | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |
View Australia v Syria head to head
Neither side impressed in regulation time. The referee was substituted at the start of extra time and shortly thereafter awarded al Mawas a second yellow card after Kruse went down. Tim Cahill finally scored a second for Australia against Syria's 10 men in the second half of extra time, putting Australia through to a play-off for a place in the World Cup finals.
Goals:
| Tim Cahill | 13 |
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| Tim Cahill | 109 |
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Goals:
| Omar Al Soma | 6 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mat Ryan
Defender
Miloš Degenek
Defender
Matthew Jurman
Defender
Trent Sainsbury
Defender
Brad Smith
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Milligan
Midfielder
Tom Rogić
Midfielder
James Troisi
Midfielder/Forward
Tim Cahill
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Robbie Kruse
Midfielder/Forward
Mathew Leckie
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ibrahim Alma
Defender
Mouaiad Al Ajaan
Defender
Jehad Al Baour
Midfielder
Oday Al Jafal
Midfielder
Mahmoud Al Mawas
Midfielder
Zaher Al Midani
(captain)
Midfielder
Tamer Haj Mohamad
Midfielder
Hamid Mido
Midfielder
Fahd Youssef
Forward
Omar Al Soma
Forward
Mardik Mardikian
Substitutions:
| Aaron Mooy for Brad Smith | 11 |
| Nikita Rukavytsya for James Troisi | 73 |
| Tomi Jurić for Tom Rogić | 96 |
Substitutions:
| Firas Al Khatib for Oday Al Jafal | 60 |
| Israa Hamwiah for Hamid Mido | 75 |
| Osama Omari for Mardik Mardikian | 90 |
Cards:
| Mathew Leckie | 25 | Y |
| Mark Milligan | 42 | Y |
| Tomi Jurić | 120 | Y |
Cards:
| Mardik Mardikian | 48 | Y |
| Mahmoud Al Mawas | 79 | Y |
| Israa Hamwiah | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mark Birighitti
Goalkeeper
Mitchell Langerak
Defender
Ryan McGowan
Defender
Josh Risdon
Defender/Midfielder
Aziz Behich
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Goodwin
Midfielder
Mustafa Amini
Midfielder
Jackson Irvine
Midfielder
Massimo Luongo
Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Mooy
Forward
Tomi Jurić
Forward
Nikita Rukavytsya
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mahmoud Al Youssef
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Madania
Defender
Alaa Al Shbli
Defender/Midfielder
Amro Jenyat
Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Somi
Midfielder
Israa Hamwiah
Midfielder
Youssef Kalfa
Midfielder
Osama Omari
Forward
Firas Al Khatib