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Cahill aiming to join FIFA World Cup™ greats

Tim Cahill says a chance to join world football’s elite and score at a fourth FIFA World Cup™ would be “priceless” as the Socceroos get closer to their blockbuster opening match against France on Saturday night (AEST). The veteran Socceroos striker has scored five goals in his

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Socceroos v France preview: The key questions

The Socceroos have enjoyed a near flawless preparation as they head into Saturday night’s opening 2018 FIFA World Cup™ match against France. They’ll now need to put all they have worked on under Bert van Marwijk over the last four weeks into practice against Les Bleus, one of

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Russia Watch: Host nation opens 2018 FIFA World Cup™ with a bang

Russia put aside some indifferent pre-tournament form to open the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ with a big win over Saudi Arabia to delight the locals and provide the perfect start to the event. Elsewhere there was some big support for England to make a splash in Russia while Spanish s

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Day 26 Wrap: Anticipation building as 2018 FIFA World Cup™ gets underway

Excitement is building in the Caltex Socceroos camp ahead of their FIFA World Cup™ opener with the squad ramping up their preparations behind closed doors in their penultimate training session before Saturday’s clash with France. And after another crucial session where they ag

Les Murray (right) has passed away, aged 71.

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'Word perfect': Martin Tyler on broadcasting with Les & Johnny

Beyond the events on the pitch, there can be few images that so closely tie Australia to the FIFA World Cup™ as that of Les Murray anchoring the SBS coverage. Sadly, for the first time since he began filing reports on Mexico 1986, local fans will be without the company of a on

Trent Sainsbury after the Socceroos beat Honduras to qualify for the 2018 World Cup

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‘My kneecap was blown in half. It hurt seeing the boys at a World Cup’

It was February of 2014 and the stars were aligning for Trent Sainsbury. The 22-year-old had just earned his dream move to Europe. He'd signed with Dutch club PEC Zwolle, was right in the frame to go to the FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil and all set to make his Eredivisie debut

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Josh Kennedy's World Cup guarantee

Joshua Kennedy is a man who knows all about towering over his opponents – and the former striker is backing the Caltex Socceroos to do exactly that during the 2018 FIFA World Cup™. The Victorian-born striker says Australia’s tendency to grow in stature on the biggest stage wil

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FFA congratulates host nations for 2026 FIFA World Cup™

Football Federation Australia (FFA) have congratulated Canada, Mexico and the United States football associations on their successful bid to jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup™. For the first time in history, the FIFA World Cup™ will have three host countries after the Unite

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Caltex Socceroos' legend 'quietly confident' of France upset

Australia's underdog tag will only spur the side on when FIFA World Cup™ commences in a day’s time, according to legendary goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. DAY 25 WRAP: Inside the Caltex Socceroos’ Kazan training base INSIGHT: Meet the entire Caltex Socceroos staff for the FIFA W

Bert van Marwijk speaks to Aaron Mooy after training

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How Premier League fairytale can help Caltex Socceroos

Australia will have to overcome the odds if they are to qualify from a Group C at the FIFA World Cup™. Fortunately for the Caltex Socceroos, midfield lynchpin Aaron Mooy is well-versed in accomplishing the unlikely. The 27-year-old was an irreplaceable part of Huddersfield

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From the stands to the pitch: Irvine ready to realise FIFA World Cup™ dream

Jackson Irvine was just a teenager when he watched from the stands in Kaiserslautern as the Caltex Socceroos won their first match at a FIFA World Cup™ against Japan in 2006. Tim Cahill’s stunning brace after coming off the bench inspired Australia to a 3-1 win, with Irvine pa

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Opponent Watch: Mbappe discusses 'very rough' Caltex Socceroos

The FIFA World Cup™ is now just a day away from kicking off, with the Caltex Socceroos to play soon after against France on Saturday at 8pm AEST. And with the action about to start, there's plenty to keep up-to-date with from Group C and beyond. Here's our latest edition of

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Caltex Socceroos squad: Attackers

Bert van Marwijk has settled on his 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ with the attacking options sure to excite Caltex Socceroos fans. The seven players to have made the cut for Russia offer a good mix of speed, power, flair and – most importantly – goals, Here’s a

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Caltex Socceroos squad: Midfielders

Bert van Marwijk has confirmed his 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and it’s in midfield where the boss has a number of impressive options. The Dutchman has named six players who can play in the engine-room, with each bringing their own unique talent and skill set to

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Caltex Socceroos squad: Defenders

Bert van Marwijk has confirmed his 23-man squad which will head to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and he’s gone with seven defensive options. Mark Milligan’s shift from midfield to defence means he’s likely to compete with Trent Sainsbury and Matthew Jurman for the two ce