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Preview: Colombia v Caltex Socceroos

Australia look to bounce back quickly from their defeat to Norway when they face South American powerhouse Colombia on Wednesday morning (6:00am AEDT on Fox Sports and Channel Ten) at Craven Cottage in London. Bert van Marwijk's first game in charge started well but ended in a

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Vukovic expects more 'compact' Caltex Socceroos in Colombia clash

Goalkeeper Danny Vukovic has offered an insight into the tactical plans the Caltex Socceroos will be seeking to refine in the upcoming friendly with Colombia. Australia take on a star-studded La Tricolor in London on Wednesday morning (AEDT) for the second match of Bert van Ma

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Kruse hopeful of 'extra sweet' FIFA World Cup spot

Caltex Socceroos winger Robbie Kruse admits he has extra incentive to achieve the FIFA World Cup dream that was cruelly robbed from him in 2014. Kruse, then impressing in his debut season at Bayer Leverkusen, was due to play a key part in Australia's attempt to escape a tough

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Meet Colombia's main men ahead of their Caltex Socceroos clash

A red-hot Colombia are set to pose some problems for the Caltex Socceroos in Wednesday morning's (6am AEDT on Fox Sports and Channel Ten) friendly in London. La Tricolor's 3-2 win over France on the weekend - after being 2-0 down - shows just how good they can be, with their q

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Local Aussies: City youngsters shine, Elrich's long-awaited return

There were some exceptional performances from a number of Aussies in the Hyundai A-League over the weekend, while a former Caltex Socceroo made a welcome return from a long-term injury. In our Local Aussies wrap, here are four players who caught the eye from the Hyundai A-Leag

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Susnjar filled with pride after making Caltex Socceroos debut

Beaming with pride, Aleksandar Susnjar has revealed the moment he knew he was going to make his Caltex Socceroos debut and spoken about realising his childhood dream. Susnjar played the last 38 minutes of Saturday morning’s (AEDT) friendly defeat against Norway in Oslo to earn

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Poll: choose your Caltex Socceroos starting XI to face Colombia in London

After Saturday morning’s (AEDT) loss to Norway, the Caltex Socceroos get a chance at redemption when they take on Colombia in London. Coach Bert van Marwijk handed debuts to the likes of Dimitri Petratos, Andrew Nabbout and Aleksandar Susnjar in Oslo and is sure to freshen up

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What’s next for the Caltex Socceroos?

While Bert van Marwijk’s debut game as Caltex Socceroos coach didn’t go to plan, the side gets a chance to put things right when they take on Colombia in London on Wednesday morning (Australian time). The South Americans are a dangerous side, having beaten Australia’s Group C

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Opponent Watch: Deschamps slams ‘cocky’ France

The Caltex Socceroos weren’t the only team in pre-World Cup friendly action this weekend, with all three of their Group C opponents in Russia featuring in matches. And Australia’s first opponents at the World Cup France suffered a setback in their preparations against Colombia

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Analysis: debutants Petratos, Susnjar the positives after Oslo loss

Result aside, Dimi Petratos and Aleksandar Susnjar had assured debuts on Saturday morning. It was encouraging to see two starting XI debutants given a chance in Bert van Marwijk’s first game in charge. REPORT: Caltex Socceroos undone by Norway in BvM's maiden match ANAL

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'Emotional' Nabbout on a high after Caltex Socceroos debut

A proud Andrew Nabbout revelled in redemption on Saturday morning (AEDT) after capping a hard road to international football with a first Caltex Socceroos cap. Once on the outer of the Hyundai A-League, Nabbout joined his former Newcastle Jets team-mate Dimitri Petratos in Aus

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Analysis: enthusiastic Norway give Australia plenty to ponder

Australia struggled to deal with an at-times direct Norway, but the Norwegians showed there is more to their game after a 4-1 win over the Caltex Socceroos overnight. Ola Kamara's well-taken hat-trick for Lars Lagerbeck's side the highlight for a Norway that released the shac

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Goal-scorer Irvine welcomes new Caltex Socceroos role

Jackson Irvine is confident of becoming a regular goal threat at international level after scoring his second Caltex Socceroos goal in the loss to Norway in Oslo. The Hull City star's thumping 19th-minute header - his second in national colours - was one of few positives for A

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Caltex Socceroos skipper vows improvement after shock loss in Oslo

Caltex Socceroo skipper Mile Jedinak gave a brutal appraisal of his and the team's performance after a 4-1 loss to Norway in Oslo overnight, saying it wasn't good enough. READ THE REPORT HERE READ VAN MARWIJK'S REACTION HERE After taking an early lead the Australians we