After starting the Tony Popovic-era with a 12-game unbeaten run, an experimental Socceroos lineup fell to their second-straight defeat, going down 1-0 to Venezuela at Houston's Shell Energy Stadium. While there was a certain level of fight to their 2-1 loss to the United States last month, this was a much more passive, disappointing defeat. Just 20 minutes in, the 50th-ranked Venezuelans had three-quarters of possession, which only fell to two-thirds at half-time and 66% at game's end.
City looked set to leave Emirates Stadium with all three points, having held a lead given to them by Erling Haaland in the ninth minute. Halaand's goal was a brilliant breakaway effort as he offloaded to Reijnders inside his own half before continuing his run. The Norwegian received a return ball from the Netherlands international, then slotted past David Raya and into the bottom-left corner.