The Australian national team qualified for the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, following a goalless draw with the Paraguay national team, in the match that brought them together at the San Francisco Bay Arena in Santa Clara, California, in the third and final round of Group Four. The Australian team started the match with offensive activity, and Jackson Irvine almost opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a shot from the right side inside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper blocked it. Australia continued its attempts, and Eden O'Neill wasted an opportunity in the tenth minute with a shot from outside the area that went over the goal. The first half witnessed several stops due to injuries and a cooling-off break, before the Australian team returned to pressure through Connor Metcalfe, who shot a ball from outside the area in the 23rd minute, but it was intercepted. On the other hand, Paraguay tried to threaten the goal through Gabriel Avalos, who shot from inside the area in the 38th minute, but his ball passed outside the goal. In stoppage time of the first half, the goalkeeper blocked a dangerous attempt from Christian Volpato in the 45+2 minute, before Jackson Irvine missed a header after a cross from Jordan Boss, ending the first half in a 0-0 draw. At the beginning of the second half, the Paraguayan national team made a substitution with Mauricio replacing Alexandro Maidana, and Adrian Cubas quickly tried to shoot from outside the area, but his ball went over the goal. Two minutes later, the goalkeeper blocked an attempt from Mauricio after a pass from Cubas. Australia responded with attempts through Nestori Irankunda and Ejden Hrustek, but the shots were blocked by the defence. Irankunda also missed an opportunity in the 59th minute from inside the penalty area, after his ball passed outside the goal. In the 67th minute, the Paraguayan national team brought on Alex Arce instead of Gabriel Avalos, before the match was stopped again due to the injury of Omar Alderete and the cooling break. Diego Gomez received a yellow card in the 77th minute after a foul on Jordan Boss. The final minutes were filled with attempts from both sides, as Julio Enciso wasted an opportunity for Paraguay in the 82nd minute, while the goalkeeper blocked an attempt from Jordan Boss in the 83rd minute. The two teams made new substitutions, as Tite Yinghe and Paul Okon-Ingstler came on for Australia, while Jose Canali participated with Paraguay in place of Omar Alderete due to injury. In the 90th minute, Jordan Boss wasted a dangerous Australian opportunity with a close shot that went wide of the goal. During stoppage time, the two teams exchanged attempts, as the goalkeeper blocked Mauricio's shot from inside the area, then Australia responded with an attempt via Titi Yenghi, which was also blocked. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, after a confrontation that remained open until the last moments without knowing its way into the net.