Australia, Saudi Arabia play out goalless draw in FIFA World Cup qualifier

MELBOURNE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Australia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday night played out a goalless draw that leaves both sides level on points in the race to directly qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In Melbourne, it was a clash of the second and third-placed teams in Group C of the third round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Saudi Arabia appeared to have won th