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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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How to follow, watch Socceroos v France match

The Socceroos kick off their 2018 FIFA World Cup™ campaign against European heavyweights France on Saturday night at 8pm AEST. With two friendly wins under their belts and more than three weeks of preparation in Antalya, Turkey, Bert van Marwijk’s side landed in Russia to gear

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van Marwijk: Key to France victory is being 'very well-organised'

Australia coach Bert van Marwijk says the key to victory over France is to be ‘very well-organised’ ahead of his side’s FIFA World Cup opener tomorrow night (AEST). Up against one of the favourites for the competition, van Marwijk was coy on his side’s chances against Les Bleu

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Press Conference: Bert van Marwijk and Mathew Leckie talk ahead of Socceroos v France

Excitement is building across Australia with just one day to go before the Socceroos kickoff their FIFA World Cup™ campaign against France in Kazan, at 8pm Saturday AEST. Get the last word from Australia coach Bert van Marwijk and Socceroos winger Mathew Leckie in the pre-matc

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Opponent Watch: France to unleash young stars on Socceroos

Were now just one sleep away from the Socceroos opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, with all eyes on the clash with France at 8pm on Saturday night (AEST), live on SBS and Optus Sport. And with the minutes ticking down to the start of the matches in Group C, there plent

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Milligan: Belief high ahead of battle with France

A bullish Mark Milligan says the Socceroos intensive pre-FIFA World Cup™ build-up and the experience of coach Bert van Marwijk has the team believing they can deal with anything in Russia. Australia opens their FIFA World Cup™ campaign against European powerhouses France on Sa