Socceroos thank the fans
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The Equation: What the Denmark-Peru result means for Socceroos

After Australia’s heartbreaking late loss to France at the FIFA World Cup™ on Saturday night, all eyes turned to the other Group C clash between Denmark and Peru. And it was the Danes who emerged narrow 1-0 winners to sit alongside Les Bleus at the top of the group. REPORT:

Lionel Messi
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Russia Watch: Messi miss costs Argentina

Lionel Messi squandered a second-half penalty as Argentina were held to a draw by a FIFA World Cup™ debutant on an action-packed Day 3 of the tournament. Elsewhere, Croatia got off to a flyer in Group D while there was some good news for Egypt. REPORT: Late Socceroos heartb

Yussuf Poulsen
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Opponent Watch: Denmark ride their luck in win over Peru

Denmark has given themselves a huge chance to progress out of Group C at the FIFA World Cup™ after a 1-0 win over Peru on Sunday morning (AEST). While the South Americans dominated the clash at the Mordovia Arena – including 17 shots at goal – Yussuf Poulsen struck the decisiv

Aziz Behich
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Behich: We deserved more against France

Aziz Behich says it was only a couple of “unlucky” goals which denied the Socceroos a deserved result against Group C heavyweights France on Saturday night. The Socceroos matched the highly-fancied French for long periods in Kazan but went down 2-1 to a dubious Antoine Griezma

Socceroos fans
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Fan diary: The Socceroos made me a proud Aussie

Today the Socceroos made me feel proud to be Australian. We showed France and the whole world what we capable of. That was after everyone had written us off completely.

Huddle
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Late Socceroos heartbreak after gallant battle with France

The Socceroos have opened their FIFA World Cup™ campaign with a narrow 2-1 loss to France at the Kazan Arena. It was an often scrappy but always enthralling contest in the hugely anticipated Group C opener, punctuated by the award of two second half penalties and an 81st minut

Socceroos celebrate Mile Jedinak's goal vs France
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‘The two signs that will give all Aussie fans great hope’

In the end, it wasn’t to be. A penalty, via the Video Assistant Referee, and an 81st minute Paul Pogba deflected strike, via Goal Line Technology, was the difference between the Socceroos and France. Mile Jedinak had struck a second half penalty to level the scores at 1-1,

Van Marwijk France Deschamps
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'Proud and disappointed': van Marwijk reacts to narrow France loss

Bert van Marwijk has declared himself “proud but disappointed” of his Socceroos side after they fell 2-1 to France in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup™. After holding out the much more fancied opponents for the entire first half and then pegging them back just four min

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‘One of the great individual Socceroos performances of all time’

Four years after a tragic injury robbed him of a place in Australia’s 2014 FIFA World Cup™ campaign in Brazil, Trent Sainsbury mustered a performance of redemption in the Socceroos' gutsy 2-1 defeat to France. Stationed alongside the equally impressive Mark Milligan in the hea

Bert van Marwijk v France
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WATCH: van Marwijk's reaction to Socceroos' gut-wrenching loss

It was a night of heartbreak, and also so many positives, for the Socceroos after they fell 2-1 to France in an agonising opening game of the FIFA World Cup™. After the Video Assistant Referee awarded France a second half penalty, it took Australia just three minutes to equali

Antoine Griezmann
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Opponent Watch: Griezmann’s ‘clear mind’ to boost France

It’s game day for the Socceroos as they open their 2018 FIFA World Cup™ campaign against France at 8pm (AEST), live on SBS and Optus Sport. We’ve got news from all the other nations in Group C ahead of their opening matches, all here in our latest edition of Opposition Watch!

Mile Jedinak
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Poll results: The 30 votes between two Socceroos midfielders to start against France

We're just hours away from the Socceroos' opening  FIFA World Cup™ clash against France, live at 8pm on Saturday on SBS and Optus Sport. Before the highly-anticipated Group C opener, we asked you - the fans - to vote for who you think should be in Bert van Marwijk's starting s

Cristiano Ronaldo
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Russia Watch: Ronaldo hat-trick rescues Portugal

It was trademark Cristiano Ronaldo on Day 2 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, with the Portugal star scoring an incredible treble to secure a thrilling draw against Spain. Elsewhere, there was late drama in the other two matches as Uruguay and Iran both recorded vital wins. DAY

Socceroos fans
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Fan diary: Sea of gold arrives in Kazan

There’s simply no escaping the immense challenge that will confront the Caltex Socceroos in their incredibly-anticipated FIFA World Cup™ opener tonight (Saturday 8pm AEST, live on SBS and Optus Sport). Facing a France side blessed with Mbappe and Dembele and Griezmann and Pogb

Socceroos train in Kazan
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Day 27 Wrap: Final touches completed ahead of France clash

The Caltex Socceroos have completed their preparations for their FIFA World Cup™ opener with a familiarisation session in the Kazan Arena ahead of tonight’s (Saturday 8pm AEST) battle with France. And the squad received some high-level support with three players receiving a Fa