The Joeys celebrate their sensational win against Nigeria
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Joeys and Young Socceroos discover AFC Championship groups

The draws for the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 and AFC U-19 Championship 2020 were held at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday afternoon. The competitions will serve as the qualification tournaments for the respective FIFA

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The stat that shows how hard Cahill's volley was to execute

On June 18 in 2014, Tim Cahill blew highlight reels out of the water with his spectacular volley goal against the Netherlands in Australia’s second game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.

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Jackson Irvine confirms departure from Hull City

On Thursday, Socceroos midfielder Jackson Irvine confirmed his departure from English Championship outfit Hull City. Irvine confirmed that he had departed the club via an Instagram post on Thursday morning in which he thanked the fans that had supported him throughout his time

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National Refugee Week: Thomas Deng's journey from South Sudanese refugee to Socceroo

During National Refugee Week (Sunday June 14 to Saturday June 20), Football Federation Australia will be sharing stories of refugees who have made Australia home and have enriched our game.

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Watch: Taggart scores first goal of K League season

Adam Taggart opened his account for the season last night when he scored the opening goal for his Suwon Bluewings in their 2-0 win away to Seongnam FC. Taggart’s long awaited goal arrived on Tuesday night just before the half hour mark with his close range effort eluding Seong

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How Socceroos 'gained a lot of respect' v France at FIFA World Cup 2018

Two years ago, the Socceroos were narrowly defeated 2-1 in their opening match against France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

It was a sea of Green and Gold against France.
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Adam Peacock's FIFA World Cup Diary: When Socceroos & 20,000 Aussies converged on Kazan

Two years ago today Australia played France in Kazan and especially now, when a trip to the shops is an outlandish adventure, it feels like a moment in time spent in a parallel universe. ​A game of football, against the team who would became world champions, played in the midd

Caltex Socceroos teammates get around Jedinak after his penalty against France.
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’Focus’: Jedinak explains key to art of FIFA World Cup spot kicks

Former Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak successfully converted every penalty he ever took and he has revealed what was going through his mind in those big moments. Jedinak – who scored 20 goals for the Socceroos over 10 years – always delivered on the big stage. So much so, t

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Aussies Abroad Wrap: Mooy, Ryan back in action ahead of Premier League return

Mat Ryan and Aaron Mooy got valuable minutes under their belt, Aziz Behich’s Istanbul Basaksehir sealed a victory in their first match back in the Turkish top flight, and two Aussies secured vital wins in the K League. Over in England, Brighton played an internal  11 v 11 trai

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Jim Rooney: Why first FIFA World Cup 1974 match is one of Australia's greatest results ever

Former Socceroos midfielder Jim Rooney believes Australia’s first ever FIFA World Cup fixture should be remembered as one of the best results in our nation’s rich footballing history.The history books may recall how on 14th June 1974, Rale Rasic’s team were defeated 2-0 by East G

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Apostolos Giannou confirms departure from club

Socceroos striker Apostolos Giannou has confirmed his departure Cypriot side AEK Larnaca after a two-year stint where he made 54 appearances and scored seven goals. Giannou is now a free agent after announcing on Instagram on Friday that he will not be renewing his contract wi

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FIFA World Cup Fan Diary: Accidentally giving your ticket away 40 minutes before Chile kick-off

A die-hard Socceroos fan recalls the tale of how he organised a last-minute trip to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup - only to accidentally give his ticket away right before entering the stadium for Australia v Chile! Whilst going to see your country participate at a FIFA World C

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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