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News, debate and discussion on the Socceroos on their path to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Qualification from the Asian Confederation is as difficult as ever – can Graham Arnold become the second Australian to achieve the feat? Featuring frequent interviews with former players, coaches and experts on Asian football.

‘A good Hungarian boy, made good in a foreign land’ – Steve Dettre remembers Atti Abonyi

Willem van DenderenJuly 13, 2023

In what’s become an all too frequent occurrence in 2023, Australian football has farewelled another of its 1974 World Cup pioneers with the passing of Attilla...

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Adrian Alston pays tribute to Socceroos patriarch, Rale Rasic

Willem van DenderenJune 19, 2023

Legendary Socceroos striker Adrian Alston has remembered Rale Rasic as a ‘special man’ who fostered a familial bond among the group he took to the 1974 Worl...

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Ray Richards remembers Socceroos icon Manfred Schaefer

Willem van DenderenApril 5, 2023

Ray Richards has remembered his long-time Socceroos teammate Manfred Schaefer as a ‘committed, determined man’ who never left anything on the pitch, and gav...

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Rob Tanner on Souttar’s impact as Leicester battle relegation

Willem van DenderenMarch 23, 2023

The last time Harry Souttar spent time in Socceroos camp, things couldn’t have gone much better. Making up for time lost to knee surgery he played every minut...

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New Socceroo Joe Gauci on Red-Hot Adelaide United form

Willem van DenderenMarch 14, 2023

Adelaide United’s Joe Gauci has earned first crack at establishing himself among the next generation of Socceroos’ goalkeepers, today receiving a maiden cal...

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Socceroo royalty Ray Richards on 1972 meeting with Pelé

Willem van DenderenJanuary 10, 2023

It speaks to the breadth of Pelé’s impact on football that so many countries hold national memories of his career dear, and Australia is no different. Two ye...

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Martin Tyler on Socceroos’ elimination, England projections

Willem van DenderenDecember 7, 2022

Martin Tyler has a long-held affinity with the Socceroos cultivated over many years of calling for SBS, and lauded their dogged performance against Argentina in...

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Marcela Mora y Araujo previews Argentina vs Socceroos

Willem van DenderenDecember 2, 2022

Rob Gilbert is joined by Marcela Mora Y Araujo - doyenne of Argentine Football - from Buenos Aires to discuss the Socceroos unlikely meeting with La Albice...

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Perth Glory’s Salim Khelifi previews Tunisia vs Socceroos – ‘You will see!’

Willem van DenderenNovember 26, 2022

The Socceroos World Cup campaign hinges on tonight’s meeting with Tunisia, a team and country many within Australia consider a great unknown from a football a...

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Rob Stevens on what Socceroos can expect from Tunisia test

Willem van DenderenNovember 25, 2022

As Craig Goodwin belted Mat Leckie’s cross into the roof of the French net on Wednesday, the Socceroos broke a drought that stretched back to Tim Cahill’s m...

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