FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group C - Argentina v Australia - Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan - July 22, 2021. Australia coach Graham Arnold REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
(Reuters) - Australia coach Graham Arnold remains hopeful his Socceroos side will face Saudi Arabia in Sydney in World Cup qualifying next month despite restrictions put in place due to the pandemic.
Arnold and his team are on a record-breaking run in qualifying for next year's World Cup in Qatar having won 11 consecutive matches and face a struggling Japan side at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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