Socceroos
The Socceroos’ history stems from the first Australian national football team which was convened in 1922. The nickname ‘Socceroos’ was coined by jouranlist Tony Horstead in 1967. But it wasn’t until reaching the 1974 World Cup finals that the Socceroos came to prominence. After switching to the Asian Football Confederation in 2005, the Socceroos confirmed their second World Cup finals appearance the same year.
A respectable second round finish at the World Cup in 2006 was followed by a less impressive Asian Cup debut. With an experienced squad under the instruction of Dutch minder Pim Verbeek, expectations were high for the Socceroos at World Cup 2010, however the torunament began disastrously, going down 4-0 to Germany, and the Socceroos were bundled out in the first round.
Under new coach Holger Osieck, the team appears to have turned over a new leaf, reaching the Asian Cup 2011 final, and the outlook is once again positive as the nation builds toward Brazil in 2014, with the Socceroos currently engaged in the fourth and final round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the Asian confederation.
Socceroos Articles
by Angela Habashy - May 16th 2012 @ 1:40am
by Davidde Corran - May 16th 2012 @ 12:56am
For Holger Osieck, the pool of players Australian football has for him contains few surprises these days. Well into his second year as coach of the Socceroos, the German tactician has taken a close look many times over at the full spectrum of players at his disposal and has now settled on a core group. [...]
by AFP - May 13th 2012 @ 6:23am
by Mike Tuckerman - May 11th 2012 @ 2:30am
Football Federation Australia is often criticised, but one thing it has got right is the venue for next month’s World Cup qualifier against Japan. The choice of Suncorp Stadium is a tactical masterstroke against a team used to playing in front of vociferous atmospheres. With no disrespect to our other Asian neighbours or friendly opponents [...]
by The Crowd - May 9th 2012 @ 2:24am
Football’s future has never looked more assured. We have a ten-team A-League, the W-League, Socceroos and Matildas, plus other national sides. Three places in the ACL. The A-League has never looked more healthy, finally most clubs are trying to live within their means. Finally FFA are in a (sorta) partnership with the A-League clubs to [...]
by Luke Doherty - April 25th 2012 @ 1:14am
There’s something about a guy who says job security is something he fears. Don’t misread that. We’re talking about a man who would prefer he wasn’t part of the furniture for as long as he liked at a club. In an age where managers are sacked at will by trigger happy boards, it’s an [...]
by janek.speight - April 24th 2012 @ 12:15pm
It is an age-old debate. Is it called soccer? Is it called football? Just as importantly, does it even matter? Ever since I can remember there have been fights in schoolyards, arguments in pubs, and snide comments made during everyday conversations about whether “soccer” should be called “football”. It comes from every fan of every [...]
by The Crowd - April 21st 2012 @ 1:25am
It is well known that Australia’s success (or lack thereof) on the international football stage has been a dent in an otherwise-fruitful resume. Still considered young in a nation dominated by other footy codes, it is undisputed that Australia has surely fulfilled their short-term goals and potential. With a highest ranking of 12, wins against [...]
by AAP - April 15th 2012 @ 6:18am
by John Davidson - April 13th 2012 @ 12:41pm
Australian football fans have the tough choice of helping to decide our greatest ever footballer. At a time when the Australian football family is under-siege with A-League dramas, finally some good, positive debate. The poll is being run by the Johnny Warren Football Foundation and members of the public can have their say for who [...]
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