Australia v Bahrain: How to watch, live stream, kick-off time and head-to-head stats

Australia host Bahrain in the third round of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

The Socceroos made their fifth consecutive World Cup appearance in 2022 and Graham Arnold's side achieved the perfect start to their qualification campaign for 2026 by winning all six of their Group I fixtures in the second round.

Bahrain advanced from the previous stage of qualifying with a return of 11 points to finish second behind UAE.

How to watch Australia v Bahrain and live stream

Australia v Bahrain in Asian World Cup Qualifying is available to watch live on bet365's Live Streaming Service.

Australia v Bahrain kick-off time, date and venue

Australia v Bahrain will be played at the Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia and kick-off is at 11:10 BST on Thursday 5th September.

Australia v Bahrain stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

It's a meeting that has been dominated by Australia, with the Socceroos boasting a 100% record in fixtures against Bahrain.

The Socceroos have lost just one of their 10 fixtures in 2024 and scored 22 goals in six matches during the second round qualification phase.

Bahrain are unbeaten in their previous four matches, which includes back-to-back wins over Nepal.

Australia v Bahrain head-to-head record (H2H)

Australia wins	5
Draws	0
Bahrain wins	0

*H2H stats refer to matches from all competitions