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Socceroos Abroad: Toure's incredible form continues as Degenek scores, Elder assists

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Stats Insider: Socceroos' first ever FIFA World Cup match in 1974

On the 14th June in 1974, Australia travelled to Volksparkstadion in Hamburg to face East Germany in their first ever fixture in the game’s most elite competition.Despite losing 2-1 to Israel in their final friendly before the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Australia came into the game on

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Stats Insider: How Socceroos, Cahill joined elite company in first FIFA World Cup win

On this day in 2006, Australia went back to the FIFA World Cup after a 32 year wait since their first appearance in 1974, where they played three games, won none (1 draw, 2 losses) and didn’t score a single goal.

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'One of the most special days of my life': Simon Hill's Japan FIFA World Cup 2006 Diary

Fox Sports commentator Simon Hill reflects on covering the Socceroos' historic first-ever FIFA World Cup win over Japan in 2006! 14 years ago today, the world was a very different place.  There was no Corona Virus, WikiLeaks was still a few months away from being created, a