Australia resumes WCup qualifying with 3-0 win over Kuwait

The Socceroos previewed their first match in 567 days with a simple message: We're back. It took just 55 seconds for the Australians to start proving it. After the coronavirus pandemic forced a 19-month delay in their World Cup Asian qualifying campaign, it took less than a minute for Mathew Leckie to head in the opening goal of a 3-0 win over Kuwait on a sweltering Thursday evening in Kuwait City.