Bangladesh will face strong Australia in their away match of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifying match scheduled to be held this (November 17) evening at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
 
Ranked 183rd place in the FIFA World rankings, Bangladesh are going to participate in the qualifying match as the lowest-ranked nation in the group, ensuring they head into the second stage of qualifying as the underdogs.

Bangladesh team's skipper Jamal Bhuiyan earlier said they are committed to doing something good in Thursday's match against Australia, though it'll not be an easy task for them.
 
The Bangladesh captain admitted that playing in Australia against the host is very difficult.

When Bangladesh plays outside the country, expatriates rush to enjoy the match. The local Bangladeshi expatriates are very interested in the Melbourne match.
 
Under the Spanish coach of Javier Cabrera Bangladesh have already proved to be a tough team to beat in recent times, having avoided defeat in regulation time in each of their last seven matches.
 
However, Bangladesh lost eleven of their last fifteen away games (Win-1, Draw-3) in World Cup qualifying, highlighting the size of the task that awaits them today's (Thursday) encounter.
 
On the other hand, the Australian football team's head coach Graham Arnold, said Bangladesh is a good team and they (Bangladesh) are playing good football as well, but we are confident that we'll win the match. My team is in good condition, working hard to improve performance.
 
BDST: 0807 HRS, NOV 16, 2023
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