Socceroos vs. Bangladesh: How to watch, TV channel, stream for World Cup qualifier in Australia

Kieran Francis

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The Socceroos begin their World Cup qualifying campaign with a home match against Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday night (AEDT).

AAMI Park will host the contest which comes before a second qualifier versus Palestine in Kuwait on November 22 (AEDT).

The Sporting News explains how you can watch the Australian national team start the road to the 2026 World Cup.

MORE: Where are the Socceroos playing Palestine in AFC World Cup qualifier? New venue confirmed

Socceroos vs. Bangladesh: TV channel in Australia

Fans will be able to catch the match between Australia and Bangladesh on free-to-air television via Channel 10.

Socceroos vs. Bangladesh: How to stream in Australia

Those looking to stream Thursday night's match will be able to do so on 10 play.

The game will also be shown live on subscription streaming service Paramount+.

When does Socceroos vs. Bangladesh start? Kick-off for Socceroos match

Kick-off for the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh is scheduled for 8:00 pm AEDT on Thursday, November 16.

Channel 10's broadcast will begin 30 minutes beforehand at 7:30 pm AEDT.

Socceroos squad: Kusini Yengi's surprise selection

The Socceroos have named an experimental 23-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Palestine.

Fourteen players feature in the squad who weren't a part of Australia's Qatar World Cup mission for the matches on November 16 and 22, with two debutants featured.

Western Sydney Wanderers striker Kusini Yengi has received a surprise call-up after scoring five goals in nine matches for League One leaders Portsmouth, while Charlton stopper Ashley Maynard-Brewer is also in as a deputy to Mat Ryan.

Socceroos 23-man squad vs. Bangladesh and Palestine

Name

Current Club, Country

Keanu BACCUS

St Mirren FC, Scotland

Aziz BEHICH

Melbourne City FC, Australia

Brandon BORRELLO

Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia

Jordy BOS

K.V.C Westerlo, Belgium

Martin BOYLE

Hibernian FC, Scotland

Cameron BURGESS

Ipswich Town FC, England

Alessandro CIRCATI

Parma Calcio 1913, Italy

Mitchell DUKE

FC Machida Zelvia, Japan

Joe GAUCI (Gk)

Adelaide United FC, Australia

Craig GOODWIN

Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia

Jackson IRVINE

FC St Pauli, Germany

Massimo LUONGO

Ipswich Town FC, England

Jamie MACLAREN

Melbourne City FC, Australia

Ashley MAYNARD-BREWER (Gk)

Charlton Athletic FC, England

Connor METCALFE

FC St. Pauli, Germany

Lewis MILLER

Hibernian FC, Scotland

Aiden O’NEILL

Standard de Liège, Belgium

Kye ROWLES

Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland

Mathew RYAN (Gk) (Cpt)

AZ Alkmaar, Netherland

Sam SILVERA

Middlesbrough FC, England

Harry SOUTTAR

Leicester City FC, England

Ryan STRAIN

St Mirren FC, Scotland

Kusini YENGI

Portsmouth FC, England

Socceroos World Cup qualifiers schedule

In November, the Socceroos will begin the long process of attempting to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

In the second round of AFC World Cup qualifying, the Socceroos will play in a round-robin format against Lebanon, Palestine and either Maldives or Bangladesh, with the top two teams qualifying for the third round of qualification, as well as qualifying for the 2027 Asian Cup.

The qualification campaign will see two games played at the end of 2023, with the rest of the matches in the second round set to begin in March after the 2024 Asian Cup.

Match Date (AEDT)
Australia vs Bangladesh November 16 - 8pm
Palestine vs Australia November 22 - 1am
Australia vs Lebanon March 21
Lebanon vs Australia March 26
Bangladesh vs Australia June 6
Australia vs Palestine June 11

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Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.