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FIFA World Cup Draw: spotlight on South America

With two sides ranked inside the world's top 5, South America will have a powerful presence at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Uruguay all loom as dangerous opponents at next year's tournament, with all five in the world's top 20 in th

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What is a 'good' World Cup draw for the Caltex Socceroos?

The Caltex Socceroos will learn their World Cup fate on Saturday morning (AEDT) when the draw for the 2018 tournament is made. But which nations will Australia want to meet in Russia? We've taken a look at some favourable group stage pairings. HOW IT WORKS Unlike prev

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Caltex Socceroos' FIFA World Cup draw: European scout

The Caltex Socceroos will definitely meet one and possibly two European nations in their FIFA World Cup group next year. The only European side they can't meet in pool play is Serbia, who are placed in the same pot as the Socceroos and therefore cannot be drawn in Australia's

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2018 FIFA World Cup Draw: Did you know?

The Caltex Socceroos 2018 FIFA World Cup destiny will be determined on Saturday (AEDT) with the highly-anticipated draw to take place in Russia. What is the draw format? The 32 teams are split into four pots, with Russia and the seven highest-ranked nations in pot one, and

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Celeb picks for Caltex Socceroos' FIFA World Cup draw

Aussie fans will be glued to TV sets early on Saturday morning (AEDT) as the 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw is conducted in Russia. After the Socceroos' thrilling intercontinental win over Honduras in November, Australia and 31 other nations are heading to Russia for the greatest s

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Caltex Socceroo defender wins K-League fans award

Caltex Socceroo Matthew Jurman has capped off a fabulous 2017 by picking up the K-League Newcomer of the Year award, as voted by fans on www.kleagueunited.com. Signed from Sydney FC last January, the left-sided central defender immediately made an impact with his K-League club

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Aussies abroad: Leckie's crucial win, Cup success for Rogic

Mat Leckie helped his German outfit to a much-needed win in the Bundesliga overnight, while Tom Rogic was a late substitute in Celtic’s Scottish Cup Final win.

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Behich stunner sinks Popovic in Turkey

Caltex Socceroos wing-back Aziz Behich has continued his red-hot goal-scoring form to help his side to a crucial win in Turkey overnight. Behich netted Bursaspor’s opener in their 2-1 win over Tony Popovic’s Kardemir Karabuk, blasting home an eye-catching first-time strike fro

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Mooy's Huddersfield fall to red-hot Manchester City in EPL

Aaron Mooy has been unable to prevent his Premier League side falling to defeat at the hands of runaway leaders Manchester City. Huddersfield Town took the lead through an own-goal from City's Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi in first half injury time, but Sergio Aguero lev

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Thriller as Bailey Wright wins battle of the Caltex Socceroos at Hull

Bailey Wright won the battle of the Caltex Socceroos after a thrilling comeback win for his Bristol City side at Jackson Irvine's Hull overnight in the English Championship. Hull City, featuring Caltex Socceroo Jackson Irvine in their starting XI, lost 3-2 to Wright’s side af

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Fresh injury concern for Caltex Socceroo hero after Aston Villa win

Caltex Socceroo captain Mile Jedinak had to be substituted off in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win over Ipswich Town in the English Championship overnight. Jedinak was in the starting XI but was subbed off after 26 minutes with an injury. Villa manager Steve Bruce hoped the injury w

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Ryan praised after Brighton's loss to Manchester United in Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton praised Caltex Socceroos keeper Mat Ryan for two key saves after his side's narrow 1-0 loss to Manchester United in the EPL overnight. In front of over 75,000 fans, United kept their 100% home record this season but the Seagulls

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Leckie on target in UEFA Europa League

Mathew Leckie got his name on the scoresheet but couldn't prevent his side falling to a loss in the Europa League on Friday (AEDT). The Caltex Socceroos attacker headed home Hertha Berlin’s opening goal against Athletic Bilbao at Estadio San Mamés. Unfortunately for Leckie

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Caltex Socceroos on the march in latest FIFA rankings

The Caltex Socceroos have risen to a four-year high of 39 in the latest FIFA rankings released for November. On the back of World Cup qualification, Australia return to the top 40 for the first time since early 2013. The national team sealed a place at Russia 2018 with an i

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Championship wrap: Jedinak helps Villa to fourth, Irvine starts

Caltex Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak got more minutes under the belt as Aston Villa climbed to fourth in the Championship with a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Wednesday morning (AEDT). Jedinak, the hero of Australia's intercontinental play-off win over Honduras, stepped in for t