Australia started their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in the second round as far as the Asian region is concerned and they were one of two teams to win all their eight games alongside Japan. The Australians were in drawn in Group B alongside Chinese Taipei, Jordan, Nepal.
A spot in the third round was secured by Australia thanks to the return of 24 points from eight Group B games.
In the third round, Australia have found things tougher in comparison to the second round. They have also been drawn in Group B for the third round of the Asian qualifiers for next year's World Cup tournament. The Australians are in the same group with Saudi Arabia, Japan, Peoples Republic of China (China PR), Oman and Vietnam.