AUS V BHR: Huge Upset In AFC WC'26 Qualifier Round 3 As Bahrain Stuns Gold Coast With Late-Winner

Australia Vs Bahrain: The Socceroos are stunned at home by Bahrain, as they suffer a shocking defeat in AFC WC Qualifier Round 3. Here are the details. Read below.

Bahrain have defeated Australia for the first time in their history

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Australia Vs Bahrain: Australia's AFC Qualifier campaign gets off to a horrible start, as the Socceroos are stunned 1-0 at home by Bahrain. The race of qualificiation for FIFA World Cup 2026 USA, Mexico, and Canada is heating up, and in the Round 3, six Asian sides are gunning to lock horns and realise their dream to getting closer towards making into the group stages of the biggest sporting event on planet Earth.

FT | 🇦🇺 Australia 0️⃣-1️⃣ Bahrain 🇧🇭

A late Harry Souttar own goal presents Bahrain with a dramatic opening day win in Gold Coast!#AsianQualifiers | #AUSvBHR pic.twitter.com/oG5orkjVQ3

— #AsianQualifiers (@afcasiancup) September 5, 2024

It was an evenly-contested fixture which ended with an unlucky own goal from Harry Souttar in the 89th minute, as Bahrain scripted a historic victory after 90 minutes of sheer resilience and potent offensive threat.

Here's the clip of the winning goal from Bahrain:

Joy for 🇧🇭 Bahrain!
Despair for Souttar..#AsianQualifiers | #AUSvBHR pic.twitter.com/LejVMk99gB

— #AsianQualifiers (@afcasiancup) September 5, 2024

List Of Records Broken By Bahrain With Their Historic Victory Over Australia

Bahrain' victory over Australia will go down in history as one of the finest feats in Asian football history, as they broke a series of records and rewrote history books with the win.

• This was Bahrain's first-ever victory against Australia and with the win, they have made a huge stride towards qualification
• Bahrain scored the winner via an own goal from Harry Souttar in the 89th minute, and with that, they brought an end to their 18-year goal drought against the Socceroos, and second-ever goal against the nation
• Australia have always been a tough nut to crack at home against the Asian teams, but Bahrain now becomes the third-ever Asian side to inflict a defeat on Australia at their home soil.
• Bahrain, in the process, have also become only the second Arab nation to ever defeat Australia on their home soil. Kuwait (twice), and South Korea are the only other Asian sides to achieve this historic feat.