SYDNEY (27 June 2017) – Australia exited the FIFA Confederations Cup on Sunday despite securing an impressive 1-1 draw with South American champions Chile. Knowing that only a win by two goals or more would secure their passage through the semi-finals, Australia went ahead on 42 minutes at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow when Robbie…
SYDNEY (23 June 2017) – Mark Milligan’s second half penalty earned Australia a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Thursday to keep alive their feint hopes of progressing to the FIFA Confederations Cup semi-finals. ustralia began the game brightly, but it was Cameroon who, after eventually establishing a foothold in the game, went ahead after Andre-Frank…
SYDNEY (16 June 2017) – Head coach Ange Postecoglou has declared that Australia have every intention of winning the FIFA Confederations Cup which is set to get underway in Russia on Saturday. The Socceroos, who qualified for the global gathering after winning the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, face world champions Germany in their Group B…
MELBOURNE (14 June 2017) – The world’s number one team Brazil demolished Australia 4-0 fired by a Diego Souza goal after just 12 seconds in their international friendly in Melbourne on Tuesday. The Socceroos held the five-times World Cup champions to 1-0 at half-time but the dazzling Brazilians ripped apart the home defence with three…
MELBOURNE (9 June 2017) – Argentina gained a confidence-boosting 1-0 win over Brazil in their Superclasico in Melbourne Friday ahead of their make-or-break World Cup qualifiers later in the year. A goal from Sevilla defender Gabriel Mercado right on half-time proved the eventual winner as Argentina matched the world’s number one ranked Brazilians before 95,000…
ADELAIDE (9 June 2017) – Australia edged a five-goal thriller against Saudi Arabia on Thursday as Ange Postecoglou’s Socceroos pulled themselves back into contention for an automatic berth at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia next year. Tom Rogic fired a blistering effort into the top corner 64 minutes into the second-half to give…