Australia wey dey represent Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as di only remaining team don reach di knockout stage of di World Cup. Dem go face Egypt, one tough opponent wey don show strong passing game.
Di Socceroos don surprise plenty people by beating Türkiye 2-0 and drawing with Paraguay to reach dis stage. But now dem go face Egypt wey get better ball possession, averaging 47% compared to Australia’s 37%.
Egypt dey play with real purpose for di final third. Dem don record 72 defensive line breaks and 23 switched long balls, both among di tournament’s highest totals. Dis show say Egypt go do most of di attacking.
Australia go likely try to frustrate and dig in defensively. Di match go be test of Australia’s defensive resilience against Egypt’s attacking power.
Di match wey dey play for World Cup go determine which team go advance. Australia wey dey coached by Tony Popovic go use 3-4-2-1 formation, while Egypt under Hossam Hassan go deploy 4-4-2 formation.
