Australia Edge Into World Cup Round of 32 After Scoreless Draw With Paraguay

Al Jazeera · 1d ago

Australia booked a place in the World Cup's Round of 32 by playing Paraguay to a scoreless draw in their Group D finale, a result that proved enough for both sides to advance. The point pushed the Socceroos into a last-32 meeting on July 3 in Arlington, Texas, against the second-place finisher from Group G, in what's shaping up as the country's best-ever World Cup run. Paraguay's own knockout hopes stayed alive on the same result, finishing third in the group on goal difference.