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Socceroos Abroad: Goodwin goal and assist, Stamatelopoulos scores, Duke eyes fairy-tale title

Craig Goodwin and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos delivered standout moments for their clubs this week, with Goodwin notching both a goal and an assist and Stamatelopoulos finding the back of the net in Scotland. Here's a full wrap of the action and a preview of what is to come involvi

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Socceroos Abroad: Irvine continues St Pauli revival, another Premier League start for Burgess

There were some strong performances by Socceroos over the weekend across some of the world's biggest leagues.A Jackson Irvine-inspired St Pauli moved clear of the Bundesliga relegation zone, Mitch Duke's Machida Zelvia kept themselves in contention for an historic J.League title,

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Socceroos Abroad: Seventh straight Souttar home clean sheet, O'Neill leads the way in running rankings

Several Aussies Abroad were in action during the week across Europe and beyond and even more are set to feature this weekend.Harry Souttar kept up his fine defensive form in midweek, while Aidan O'Neill tops the rankHarry Souttar kept up his fine defensive form for Sheffield Unit

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Hall of Fame inductee Craig Foster's profound impact on football and society

Former Socceroos Captain, broadcaster, and advocate for player rights, multiculturalism, and social justice through football, Craig Foster AM was inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame on Thursday night at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.Foster had a wide-spanning career, p

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Celebrating 25 years since the 1999 Joeys reached the U-17 World Cup final

25 years ago to the day, the Australian U-17 Men's National Team finished runners-up at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup in what was a remarkable journey.The Joeys, led by Head Coach Les Scheinflug, made it all the way to the World Cup final and fell just short in an agonising 8-7 pe

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1999 Joeys Head Coach Les Scheinflug looks back at 'greatest achievement in football'

On this day 25 years ago, the Australia U-17s Men's National Team went further than any other Australian men's side had before or since in a FIFA World Cup and made it to the final. In the end, the 1999 Joeys fell just short of the trophy - and in heartbreaking fashion - losing o

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Scott McDonald recalls "phenomenal" 1999 Joeys achievement

25 years ago, Australia achieved their best-ever men's World Cup performance by going all the way to the 1999 U-17 World Cup Final.Despite being the youngest member of the 1999 Joeys squad, Scott McDonald was a key source of goals up front for the Australian U-17s Men's side who

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1999 Joeys captain Mark Byrnes reflects on U-17 World Cup journey

On this day 25 years ago, the Joeys completed a FIFA U-17 World Cup journey that, to this day, remains Australia’s best men's performance in a World Cup.The New Zealand-based tournament saw Australia make it all the way through to the Final, where they were pipped to the trophy b

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Jess Vanstrattan remembers "unbelievable" 1999 Joeys World Cup run to final defeat which "still hurts"

Australia achieved their best-ever Men's World Cup performance 25 years ago when they made the 1999 U-17 World Cup Final, finishing as runners-up.Jess Vanstrattan was the goalkeeper for the Joeys and produced many important stops for the history-making team along the way.We recen

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Socceroos Abroad: Bos and McGree shine, Nisbet, D'Agostino and Maclaren score

Jordy Bos and Riley McGree stole the spotlight among Aussies abroad this weekend while Josh Nisbet, Nick D’Agostino, and Jamie Maclaren found the back of the net for their respective clubs.Read on to find out about all the Socceroos Abroad action from the weekend. Subway Socceroo

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Socceroos Abroad: Burgess, Irvine, Souttar and Co. look to continue club form

With the November international window now in the rear-view mirror, our Subway Socceroos return to their respective clubs in what promises to be a busy period ahead.Here’s a round-up of where and when to catch the action, featuring everything from Premier League showdowns to pivo

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Australia fight back to rescue a point in Bahrain

Australia were left with mixed emotions in Riffa on Wednesday morning (AEDT), sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Bahrain at Bahrain National Stadium.The game was going to plan for the Socceroos for the majority of the match, with Kusini Yengi opening the scoring just 38 second

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Match Preview: Bahrain v Australia | FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier™

The Subway Socceroos head to the Bahrain National Stadium for their final FIFA World Cup 2026™ Third Round Asian Qualifier of 2024, facing Bahrain on Wednesday, 20 November at 5:15am (AEDT). READ MORE: How To Watch: Bahrain vs Australia | FIFA World Cup 2026™ Third Round Qualifie

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How To Watch: Bahrain vs Australia | FIFA World Cup 2026™ Third Round Qualifier

The Subway Socceroos travel to the Middle East to take on Bahrain at Bahrain National Stadium on Wednesday, 20 November (5:15am AEDT kick-off) in their sixth FIFA World Cup 2026™ Third Round Asian Qualifier.It will be the final game for the Australian Men's National Team in 2024,

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Irvine: Bahrain match is a big opportunity

Ahead of the Subway Socceroos’ all-important showdown with Bahrain on Wednesday morning, Jackson Irvine spoke about responding to our recent World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia, the state of the qualification in Group C and more. Irvine has enjoyed a stellar start to his fir