🇦🇺 Australia

Australia are a resilient side that bridges Asian and Oceanian football. An AFC side, they enter the 2026 World Cup rated 1760 — 30th of the 48 teams — in Group D.

Round of 16 finishes in 2006 and 2022 since joining the Asian confederation. Physically strong, organised and relentless — hard to beat over 90 minutes.

Drawn alongside United States, Türkiye and Paraguay, their toughest group test on paper is the meeting with United States. Our model projects them to finish 3rd in the group and to reach the Round of 32.