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Russia Wrap: ‘Biggest win in history’ after 52-year FIFA World Cup™ first

Both Germany and Brazil have been shocked in an incredible night of FIFA World Cup™ that left Mexico’s hero declaring this could be the biggest win in his country’s history. Plus Serbia get their FIFA World Cup™ off to a winning start in the other game on Monday morning AEST.

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'I hope they go through': France praise for Socceroos

Defeat to France was seen as inevitable by many but in the end, it was a tough slog and Australia nearly took something away from their opening fixture in Group C. After a number of Les Bleus admitted they didn’t know many of Australia’s players, the unknown Socceroos give Fra

Socceroos players recover after France game

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Day 29 Wrap: France game dissected as players recover

Game one is done. Now, the Socceroos look towards the challenge of Denmark at the FIFA World Cup™, but not before the players and staff had a chance to sit down and review the narrow loss to France in Kazan. Here’s a wrap of Day 29 in Socceroos camp, brought to you by Calte

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Talay departs role as Young Socceroos head coach

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced the departure of Young Socceroos coach Ufuk Talay who is looking to pursue another coaching opportunity. Talay was assistant coach at the AIS Centre of Excellence and for the Joeys before taking over from Paul Okon as head co

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What's next for the Socceroos?

After a courageous 2-1 defeat to France in the opening Group C fixture of the FIFA World Cup™, the Socceroos need a win in their next match against Denmark in order to have a realistic shot at the Round of 16. Thursday night’s (AEST) clash - live on SBS and Optus Sport at 10p

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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,

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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

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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