Socceroos vs Bangladesh World Cup Qualifying Tips, Prediction & Preview

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Socceroos vs Bangladesh Tips

The Socceroos launch their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday night when they play host to Bangladesh in Melbourne.

Socceroos vs Bangladesh Tips, Prediction & Preview

Socceroos vs Bangladesh free expert World Cup qualifying tips, predictions and preview – Socceroos have won both previous meetings with Bangladesh by 5-0 & 4-0 scores…

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Socceroos vs Bangladesh Match Details

🌏 Competition: World Cup Qualifying
📅 Date: Thursday November 16
⏰ Time: 8.00pm AEDT
🏟️ Stadium: AAMI Park (Melbourne)

Socceroos vs Bangladesh Head to Head

  • 17/11/15: Bangladesh 0-4 Australia
  • 3/9/15: Australia 5-0 Bangladesh

Socceroos vs Bangladesh Preview & Prediction

One year on from their best World Cup finish in history, the Socceroos embark on the road to USA, Canada & Mexico as their 2026 qualifying campaign begins with a home game against Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday night.

Unsurprisingly, the Socceroos are overwhelming favourites to pick up three points against a Bangladesh team ranked 183 in the world. For context, there are 207 in the FIFA rankings.

Australia have played against some big nations since their superb showing at Qatar 2022, where they defeated Denmark and Tunisia before falling to eventual champions Argentina 2-1 in the R16.

The Socceroos claimed a win over Ecuador at home, went down to Argentina again in China and picked up a 2-2 draw on the road to Mexico. Graham Arnold’s side also impressed in a tight 1-0 loss at Wembley against England last month.

Arnold is mostly sticking with the players used in those friendlies and from the 2022 World Cup, but there is a potential debut on the cards for Portsmouth striker Kusini Yengi, who has been in great form since joining from the Western Sydney Wanderers.

One player to look out for will be Jamie Maclaren – the Melbourne City forward is playing at home in AAMI Park and will obviously be fresh from not having to travel, while he is also coming off a brace on the weekend in the A-League against Macarthur.

Bangladesh obviously aren’t expected to offer much here and will be hoping for an improvement to their 5-0 and 4-0 defeats suffered during the 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Bangladesh advanced into the qualifying campaign courtesy of edging the Maldives over two legs last month.

VERDICT:

Anything other than a dominant Socceroos win would be shocking. Great chance for plenty of players to find the back of the net for their country against one of the weakest nations they will ever face.

Socceroos vs Bangladesh Stats

  • Socceroos beat Bangladesh 5-0 & 4-0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign
  • Socceroos have only lost twice on home soil since 2019
  • Jamie Maclaren coming off two goals for Melbourne City on the weekend and is playing at his home ground

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