READ MORE:<\/strong> Second star dumped as Bunnies shake-up deepens<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Sabalenka shares new detail on 'unthinkable tragedy'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ufeffDespite the early blow for the visitors, they refused to back down, applying massive pressure to the Socceroos, who were luckily able to hold them to half time.<\/p>\n It was however easy for the hosts to ice the victory, with Kye Rowles slotting a beautiful goal through traffic in the 53rd minute.<\/p>\n The win came at a cost for the Australians, with injuries to left-footers Riley McGree (foot injury) and Jordy Bos (left knee).<\/p>\n Speaking post-match, the Socceroos admitted they think their game can improve immensely\ufeff, despite the strong showing on Thursday night.<\/p>\n "Obviously the most important thing is a win and a clean sheet, but I think we can do a lot better," \ufeffmidfielder Connor Metcalfe said on 10's broadcast.<\/p>\n "Too sloppy, too many easy mistakes. But again, very happy with the win."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/Socceroos\/status\/1770743279002288406<\/a><\/p>\n Goal sneak Rowles also declared \ufeffthe Socceroos believe they have more to give.<\/p>\n "It wasn't our prettiest performance," Rowles said on 10.<\/p>\n "We hold ourselves to high standards and we know we can do better."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/Socceroos\/status\/1770747738516312477<\/a><\/p>\n The win solidifies Australia's position at the top of Group I in the second round of Asian qualifiers.<\/p>\n The Socceroos will face Lebanon in their second qualifying match on Tuesday 26 March.<\/p>\n If they win that, they'll lock in their spot at the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n 27,026 fans attended the match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" T\ufeffhe Socceroos have recorded a pivotal victory over Lebanon in their World Cup qualifier at Commbank Stadium in Parramatta. The Australians stamped their authority just […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":378171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=378169"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":378172,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378169\/revisions\/378172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/378171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=378169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=378169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=378169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n