The Socceroos make the long trip to South Asia to face off against Bangladesh in the first of two World Cup qualifiers in June.
Having already secured qualification to the third round of AFC qualification, the pressure is off Australia, but Graham Arnold will still look for his side to put in a strong performance in the two matches against Bangladesh and Palestine.
A couple of debutants could be in line to play for the Socceroos, including breakout A-League goalscoring machine Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Bayern Munich wonderkid Nestory Irankunda.
Here are all the details on how fans in Australia can watch the boys in Green and Gold.
MORE: Socceroos 2026 World Cup qualifying journey so far
How to watch Socceroos vs Bangladesh: TV channel, free-to-air guide, live stream for World Cup qualifier
The Socceroos' qualifier against Bangladesh will be available to be streamed on Paramount+, but there will be no live free-to-air broadcast of the game on Channel 10 or 10Play.
Channel 10 have released information stating there will be a full replay of the match available on their TV channel and 10Play at 7 a.m. AEST on Friday morning.
Socceroos vs Bangladesh start time, kickoff in Australia
The Socceroos will kick off their game against Bangladesh at 8:45 p.m. AEST on Thursday 6th June.
This corresponds to 8:15 p.m. in Adelaide, and 6:45 p.m. in Perth.
Socceroos AFC 2nd round World Cup 2026 qualifying schedule and results
| Match | Date | Time | Stadium | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia 7-0 Bangladesh | November 16, 2023 | 8:00 pm AEDT | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Souttar 4', Borrello 20', Duke 37', 40', Maclaren 49', 70', 84' |
| Palestine 0-1 Australia | November 22, 2023 | 1:00 am AEDT | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait | Souttar 18' |
| Australia 2-0 Lebanon | March 21, 2024 | 8:10 pm AEDT | CommBank Stadium, Sydney | Baccus 5', Rowles 54' |
| Lebanon 0-5 Australia | March 26, 2024 | 7:45 pm AEDT | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Yengi 2', Jradi 47' (OG), Goodwin 48', 81', Iredale 68' |
| Bangladesh vs Australia | June 6, 2024 | 8:45 p.m. AEST | Bashundhara Kings Park, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Australia vs Palestine | June 11, 2024 | 10:10 p.m. AEST | HBF Park, Perth |
Socceroos World Cup qualifying squad vs Bangladesh and Palestine
- Joe Gauci [GK] (Aston Villa, England)
- Lawrence Thomas [GK] (Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia)
- Paul Izzo [GK] (Melbourne Victory, Australia)
- Aziz Behich (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia)
- Harry Souttar (Leicester City, England)
- Kye Rowles (Hearts, Scotland)
- Jordan Bos (Westerlo, Belgium)
- Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town, England)
- Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers, England)
- Ryan Strain (St Mirren, Scotland)
- Alessandro Circati (Parma, Italy)
- Jackson Irvine (St Pauli, Germany)
- Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo, Netherlands)
- Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli, Germany)
- Keanu Baccus (Mansfield Town, England)
- Cameron Devlin (Hearts, Scotland)
- Josh Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners, Australia)
- Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City, Australia)
- Mitch Duke (Machida Zelvia, Japan)
- Martin Boyle (Hibernian, Scotland)
- Adam Taggart (Perth Glory, Australia)
- Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory, Australia)
- Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth, England)
- Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets, Australia)
- Nestory Irankunda (Bayern Munich, Germany)
