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Adelaide: Tony Popovic’s reign as Australia head coach started with a win on Thursday as the Socceroos fought back from going a goal behind to hand China PR a 3-1 defeat at the Adelaide Oval in Group C of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26.

The win was Australia’s first of the campaign after losing to Bahrain and drawing with Indonesia in September and came when goals from Lewis Millar and Craig Goodwin cancelled out Xie Wenning’s 20th minute opener for the visitors with debutant Nishan Velupillay adding a third in stoppage time.

The result also leaves China PR rooted to the bottom of Group C without a point, the loss a third in a row for Branko Ivankovic’s side after defeats in September against Japan and Saudi Arabia. .....

FT | 🇦🇺 Australia 3️⃣-1️⃣ China PR 🇨🇳

A first win for the Socceroos and new head coach Tony Popovic as their #FIFAWorldCup dream is back on track! ✨ 🌏#AsianQualifiers | #AUSvCHN pic.twitter.com/5ZHmeVpxZU
— #AsianQualifiers (@afcasiancup) October 10, 2024

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