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Friendly International• 29 Sept 2026

Australia 2–4 Brazil

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Match Recap

Australia led twice and still couldn't stop Brazil. Vanderson opened the scoring inside three minutes, but the Socceroos hit back through A. Circati and C. Metcalfe to flip the friendly on its head by the 33rd minute. Raphinha dragged Brazil level right on half-time, and the visitors never looked back, with Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Junior adding goals after the break to complete the comeback and seal a 4-2 win. Six goals, two changes of momentum, and a result that flips the script on the pair's last meeting, a scoreless draw. For Australia, it's a night of missed chances against a side that just kept finding another gear; for Brazil, it's the kind of resilience that matters more than the scoreline suggests in a Friendlies fixture like this. Vinicius Junior's late finish put the game to bed, but it's that four-minute spell either side of half-time, Circati and Metcalfe's response followed by Raphinha's leveler, that turned this from a routine friendly into one worth watching back goal by goal.

Match Statistics

Australia
VS
Brazil
49% Ball Possession 51%
— Expected goals (xG) —
8 Total Shots 18
2 Shots on target 8
5 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked Shots 7
7 Shots inside box 13
1 Shots outside box 5
4 Corner Kicks 6
1 Offsides 2
19 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
— Red Cards —
4 Goalkeeper Saves 0
448 Total passes 475
371 Accurate passes 407
83% Pass accuracy 86%
— Goals prevented —

Lineups

Australia
Tony Popovic 3-4-2-1
VS
Brazil
Carlo Ancelotti 4-2-3-1

Substitutes — Australia

1Jacob Chapman 12Paul Izzo 5Kasey Bos 2Miloš Degenek 6Jason Geria 15Dylan Leonard 21Kealey Adamson 10Nishan Velupillay 7Patrick Yazbek 11Marcus Younis 13Aiden O'Neill 14Riley McGree 23Yaya Dukuly 20Eli Adams