Harry ducked and headed the ball past the outstretched hands of Palestine goalkeeper Rami Hamadi in the 18th minute off a Craig Goodwin corner, helping Australia to go over the line in front of 60,000 fans holding their nerve on the edge on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Palestine were without their star defender Ibrahim Abuimeir, Ahmed Kullab, and Khaled Al-Nabris, with all three stuck in Gaza.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Tuesday's result, Palestine are third in their World Cup qualifying group, while Australia are top after successive wins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia has won both its matches and is on top of the group with six points, they won the opening match against Bangladesh 7-0, but Palestine proved a much tougher nut to crack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The match was Palestine's second since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict, its first in front of the fans. The last time Palestine played at home was against Saudi Arabia in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before the start of the game, Australian players donated some portion of their match fee to support the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which will also be matched by Football Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Free Gaza\" flags were also present in the stands as support to Palestine in their ongoing war against Israel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/australia-overcome-palestine-1-0-in-fifa-2026-world-cup-qualifier.jpeg", "alt_img": "Australia overcome Palestine 1-0 in FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier", "alt_title": "Australia overcome Palestine 1-0 in FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier ", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Australia Overcome Palestine 1-0 In FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Australia Overcome Palestine 1-0 In FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier, Ahmad International Stadium: Harry Souttar's lone goal helped Australia overcome Palestine 1-0 in their 2026 World Cup qualifying match here.", "seo_keywords": "World Cup, Kuwait City, Harry Souttar, Jaber Al, Ahmad International Stadium, Rami Hamadi, Craig Goodwin, Ibrahim Abuimeir, Ahmed Kullab, Khaled Al, After Tuesday, Saudi Arabia, Football Australia, Free Gaza", "tag": "", "tagging": "World Cup, Kuwait City, Harry Souttar, Jaber Al, Ahmad International Stadium, Rami Hamadi, Craig Goodwin, Ibrahim Abuimeir, Ahmed Kullab, Khaled Al, After Tuesday, Saudi Arabia, Football Australia, Free Gaza", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "australia-overcome-palestine-1-0-in-fifa-2026-world-cup-qualifier", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "566", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-11-22 17:18:03", "updated": "2023-11-22 17:18:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "World Cup, Kuwait City, Harry Souttar, Jaber Al, Ahmad International Stadium, Rami Hamadi, Craig Goodwin, Ibrahim Abuimeir, Ahmed Kullab, Khaled Al, After Tuesday, Saudi Arabia, Football Australia, Free Gaza", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-11-22 17:18:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "football", "cnmid": "826555", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/australia-overcome-palestine-1-0-in-fifa-2026-world-cup-qualifier-10555" }