The Socceroos finish second in Group D with four points and are through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32.

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Australia booked their place in the World Cup‘s round of 32 on Thursday ⁠with a cagey 0-0 ⁠draw against Paraguay that left the South Americans facing a nervous wait to see if they will advance.

In a physical, scrappy contest at San Francisco Bay Area ⁠Stadium, Paraguay pushed late after being dominated early, but it ended with the Socceroos making the tournament’s knockout phase for a third time, four years after reaching the last 16 in Qatar.