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.

Experienced winger Andrew Nabbout is a confident man ahead of the World Cup 2022 qualifier between Australia and Saudi Arabia. According toNabbout, the Melbourne City trio of himself, Matthew Leckie and Jamie Maclaren are prepared to make a positive impact if they are selected to play together in the Australia attack for the big game against the Saudis.

Ahead of the game with Saudi Arabia, Australia trail their opponents by three points at the top of Group B as far as the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup is concerned. The Australians were level on the same points with leaders Saudi Arabia until they lost to Japan in their last qualifying match. They can move back level on points with the Saudis with a win when the two countries later this week.

Australiasuffered their first defeat in the third round of the Asian qualifiers ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament following the 2-1 loss to Japan. The Australians suffered a first defeat in four qualifying games at the hands of Japan. Australia had a perfect record in Group B before the trip to the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama.

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Australia national team shot stopper Mat Ryan was on the bench for the entire duration of the Europa League clash between Real Sociedad and French Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco on Thursday. In the Group B encounter, Alex Remiro was preferred to the Australia international in the Real Sociedad goal.

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Australia national team shot stopper Mat Ryan made his first appearance for Real Sociedad in the slim Spanish La Liga win over hosts Granada earlier this week. Ryan had not played competitive football for Real Sociedad since moving to the club for an undisclosed fee in the summer.

Australia national team shot stopper Mat Ryan has revealed the reason behind his exit from Arsenal this summer. The Australian goalkeeper left the Gunners earlier this summer when his loan contract at the club ran out.

Ryan spoke about Arsenal and his exit during an exclusive interview with James Dodd of Fox Sports. According to him, he was not a priority for Arsenal officials in the quest to strengthen the team for the new campaign. Australia goalkeeper Ryan said he gets the sense that the Gunners are looking for someone that will qualify as an homegrown player.

Following reports that Manchester United are interested in signing a midfielder this summer, it could only mean one thing for Nemanja Matic - a highly possible exit. The Serbian midfielder is a strong contender for a likely exit from Old Trafford already and the likelihood of him leaving will be even more triggered with the arrival of another midfielder. United manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær has insisted that the club are now aiming to go all out for every possible trophy out there and they have also shown how serious they are following their recent transfer businesses.

Following reports that Manchester United are interested in signing a midfielder this summer, it could only mean one thing for Nemanja Matic - a highly possible exit. The Serbian midfielder is a strong contender for a likely exit from Old Trafford already and the likelihood of him leaving will be even more triggered with the arrival of another midfielder. United manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær has insisted that the club are now aiming to go all out for every possible trophy out there and they have also shown how serious they are following their recent transfer businesses.

After reports emerged that Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale was a top target for several clubs across Europe, including in the Australian league, it looks as though he could be set to stay at Madrid for the coming season. The Wales international winger spent last season in the English Premier League on loan at Tottenham Hotspur where he made a great impression even though he was not allowed to play in as many games as he would have loved to under former Spurs manager José Mourinho. Bale's time at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium was quite a mixed one and even after scoring a couple of goals for the London club, they decided against signing him permanently.

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has reportedly let his desire known that he is not willing to extend his stay at the club. The former Chelsea midfield star has long been linked with an exit from Old Trafford after falling down the pecking order under manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær and has been looking for another club he can join as long as he can be promised that he will have more playing time than he is currently getting with the Red Devils.

Matic is already nearing the final few months of his current contract and has not been offered a fresh deal by United as he continues to edge closer to an exit from the club. It was reported some days ago that former Manchester United and Chelsea manager José Mourinho was highly interested in signing the player for AS Roma after recently accepting the Italian club's offer to be their new boss.