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Confirmed: Australia qualifies for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship

The Australian U-23 Men’s national team have secured a place at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand next January after finishing their qualification matches in Phnom Penh, Cambodia undefeated on Tuesday evening.  Australia drew 2-2 with Korea Republic in the Cambodian c

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Australia draw with Korea Republic in final qualifying game

Australia's U-23 national team have secured their 2020 AFC U-23 Championship place after playing out a 2-2 draw with the Korea Republic on Tuesday night. Needing a win to leapfrog the Koreans into top spot in Group H, Australia made a dominant start and led 2-0  thanks to a pa

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‘I call my mum before every game’: Australia still close to EPL star Ryan’s heart

He may be 17,000km away, but Australia still has a major part to play for Caltex Socceroo Mat Ryan as he makes his matchday preparations in England’s Premier League. Ryan is in his second season with south-coast club Brighton & Hove Albion – known as the Seagulls – in England’

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Thailand Tiebreakers: Participants for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship to be confirmed tonight

The Australian Men’s U-23 National Team will conclude their 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification campaign in Cambodia this evening when they face Korea Republic (kick-off 9.00pm AEDT). Australia are currently second in Group H of qualifying and are atop the standings of se

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Young cancer patient set to meet her hero Mooy

Aaron Mooy is set to meet the young American girl who gained inspiration from watching the midfielder play for the Caltex Socceroos at last year’s FIFA World Cup. Bella, a seven-year-old from Dallas, lost her hair during treatment for brain cancer and became a Huddersfield Tow

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Australia hit six against Chinese Taipei to set up Korea Republic decider

The Australian U-23 national team are one step closer to the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship after defeating Chinese Taipei 6-0 on Sunday evening. Having beaten Cambodia by the same scoreline in their Group H opener on Saturday morning, Graham Arnold’s side dominated proceedings ag

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Australia make strong start in Phnom Penh on road to Thailand and Tokyo

The Australian U-23 National Team got their 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification campaign off to a strong start in Cambodia on Saturday morning (AEDT), recording a solid 6-0 win over their hosts in Phnom Penh.  From the outset Australia looked well prepared for their Cambo

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'These boys are ready': Arnold confident ahead of AFC U-23 qualifiers

Graham Arnold was at the helm the last time an Australian team qualified for the Olympic Games with a squad skippered by Mark Milligan and containing a host of players who would go on to become Caltex Socceroos. Now 11 years on from those 2008 Games, Arnold leads a new crop of

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'We have to thank Australia for giving us this opportunity': The magnificent mix of the Caltex Socceroos

Australia is a melting pot, and nothing illustrates that more than the country's national team, the Caltex Socceroos. Harmony Day, held each year on March 21, is Australia’s celebration of cultural diversity.

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McGree and Genreau eager to play crucial role on road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Key Australia U-23s midfielder Riley McGree has declared he and his teammates are ‘ready and acclimatised’ to the stifling conditions in Cambodia, as they embark on qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.  Australia face hosts Cambodia on Saturday morning (AEDT) in c

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Confirmed: Australia's group for inaugural FIFA eNations Cup

Australia's group for the inaugural FIFA eNations Cup has been confirmed after the draw took place early on Tuesday morning (AEDT) in Zurich. Australia has been drawn into Group D alongside Portugal, Russia, Denmark and Netherlands, while 15 more nations were sorted into Group

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23s show good signs against tough Tigers team

Australia U-23 National Team Head Coach Graham Arnold believes Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Malaysia U-23 at the Shah Alam Stadium close to Kuala Lumpur was the ‘perfect’ preparation for his squad leading up to Friday’s 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification opener against Cambodia i

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Aussies Abroad: Ryan sends Brighton to FA Cup semi-finals

Caltex Socceroos goalkeeper Mathew Ryan was the penalty shoot-out hero for Brighton and Hove Albion as the Premier League side beat Millwall 5-4 on penalties (2-2 after full-time) in an electrifying FA Cup quarter-final tie overnight. The 26-year-old former Hyundai A-League st

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Aussies Abroad: Heartbreak for Mooy, Leckie as Milligan extends winning run with Hibs

A couple of Caltex Socceroos were involved in thrillers overnight while there was a midfield battle between two Aussies in the Championship. Read on for our full wrap of Caltex Socceroos in action on Sunday morning (AEDT). Aaron Mooy played 90 minutes as his Huddersfield To

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Arnold takes positives from first friendly as U-23s continue crucial camp

Australian U-23 national team head coach Graham Arnold said his squad could take plenty of positives away from their friendly against Malaysian top-flight side Petaling Jaya City FC on Thursday evening, despite incurring a 2-0 defeat.  In oppressive conditions in Shah Alam clo