How to watch today's China vs Australia World Cup qualification game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

China will take on Australia in the World Cup qualifier at the Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium on Tuesday.

Australia are second in the standings, behind leaders Japan who have already grabbed their ticket to the World Cup in 2026. China are rock bottom in the standings with only two wins from seven games so far.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch China vs Australia online - TV channels & live streams

	Fubo	Watch here
	Fanatiz	Watch here
	beIN SPORTS Connect	Watch here

The match will be shown live on Fubo, Fanatiz and beIN Sports in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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China vs Australia kick-off time

World Cup Qualification AFC - 3rd Round Grp. C

The match will be played at the Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium on Tuesday, with kick-off at 6 am ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

China vs Australia lineups

China

4-3-1-2

Formation

3-4-2-1

AUS

14

D. Wang

16

S. Jiang

2

P. Han

4

L. Li

8

Z. Yang

7

H. Xu

18

Z. Huang

19

Y. Cao

20

W. Xie

9

Y. Zhang

10

S. Wei

1

M. Ryan

2

M. Degenek

8

J. Geria

21

C. Burgess

16

A. Behich

22

J. Irvine

17

R. Teague

6

M. Boyle

7

N. Velupillay

3

L. Miller

11

B. Borrello

3-4-2-1

AUS

CHN

-Line up

• 14

  D. Wang

• 16

  S. Jiang

• 2

  P. Han

• 4

  L. Li

• 8

  Z. Yang

• 7

  H. Xu

• 18

  Z. Huang

  67’

• 19

  Y. Cao

  34’

• 20

  W. Xie

  13’

  66’

• 9

  Y. Zhang

  87’

• 10

  S. Wei

  46’

Substitutes

• 23

  B. Abduweli

  34’

• 1

  J. Yan

• 15

  J. Cheng

• 12

  D. Liu

• 13

  H. Hu

• 21

  H. Wang

  67’

• 3

  S. Wu

• 11

  Y. Wang

  66’

• 5

  Z. Wei

• 17

  Z. Wang

• 6

  Serginho

  46’

• 22

  Z. Wang

  87’

Manager

• B. Ivankovic

AUS

-Line up

• 1

  M. Ryan

• 2

  M. Degenek

• 8

  J. Geria

• 21

  C. Burgess

• 16

  A. Behich

• 22

  J. Irvine

  16’

• 17

  R. Teague

  77’

• 6

  M. Boyle

  90’ + 1’

• 7

  N. Velupillay

  29’

  82’

• 3

  L. Miller

  76’

• 11

  B. Borrello

  82’

Substitutes

• 10

  D. Arzani

  90’ + 1’

• 9

  K. Trewin

• 5

  A. Caceres

  82’

• 13

  A. O'Neill

  77’

• 18

  T. Glover

• 23

  C. Goodwin

• 12

  P. Izzo

• 19

  F. Karacic

  76’

• 4

  K. Rowles

• 14

  J. Davidson

• 20

  A. Grant

• 15

  M. Duke

  82’

Manager

• T. Popovic

China team news

China will be without their second-highest goalscorer, Wu Lei due to injury.

Lin Liangming is suspended after receiving a red card on Thursday, while Tyias Browning is a doubt after being forced off late in the first half against Saudi Arabia.

Australia team news

Forward Adam Taggart has withdrawn from the squad after sustaining an injury in Thursday’s win over Indonesia, while Kusini Yengi is also unavailable due to a minor hamstring issue.

Craig Goodwin could be in contention for a starting role if Martin Boyle is not fit to feature after picking up a knock in the previous match.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

CHN

Last 5 matches

AUS

1

Win

1

Draw

3

Wins

• Australia

  3

  -

  1

  China

• China

  1

  -

  1

  Australia

• Australia

  3

  -

  0

  China

• China

  0

  -

  2

  Australia

• Australia

  0

  -

  1

  China

3

Goals scored

9

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• World Cup Qualification news
• Australia team page
• China team page
• Soccer on TV in the US
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