Socceroos News

Olyroos settle for a point against Serbia

The Australian Men’s Olympic Football team have begun their 2008 Beijing Olympic Games tournament with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Serbia in Shanghai tonight.

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Socceroos jump two spots in latest rankings

The Socceroos have moved up two places in latest FIFA World Ranking, placing them second highest Asian nation behind Japan.

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Olyroos ready and raring to go for opening match

The Australian Men’s Olympic Football team or the ‘Olyroos’, as they can be known at the Olympics, are ready and raring to go for tomorrow night’s opening game of the tournament against Serbia, according to team member Stuart Musialik.

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Show your Support for the 'Olyroos'

The Australian Men's Olympic Football team will kick-off Australia’s competition schedule at the XXIX Olympiad in China when they face Serbia in their opening match of the Football tournament at the Shanghai Stadium tomorrow (Thursday 7 August, Kick-Off 7pm AEST).

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Olyroos head to Beijing

The Qantas Under 23s arrive in Beijing today and officially take up the title of the Men's Football Section of the Australian Olympic Team (affectionately known as the 'Olyroos') in the countdown to the start of the XXIX Olympiad.

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Arnold to keep counterpart guessing

Qantas Under 23 coach Graham Arnold will keep his Serbian counterpart guessing as to the make up of his starting side for their opening clash of the Beijing Olympics Games in a little over a week’s time, by not showing his hand in tomorrow night’s final warm-up friendly against K

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Keen Carney links with Olyroos

David Carney can't wait for the Beijing Olympics after joining the Australian Olympic team in the Korea Republic for Thursday's final warm-up clash.

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Qantas Under 23s Narrowly Defeated by Japan

The Qantas Under 23s have been narrowly defeated by the Japanese Under 23 National Team in Kobe tonight. With the match looking destined to end in a 1-all draw, a deflected goal from substitute Shinji Okazaki in the 89th minute gave the home team the victory.

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Qantas Under 23s Narrowly Defeated by Japan

The Qantas Under 23s have been narrowly defeated by the Japanese Under 23 National Team in Kobe tonight. With the match looking destined to end in a 1-all draw, a deflected goal from substitute Shinji Okazaki in the 89th minute gave the home team the victory.

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Japan Defeats the Matildas in Kobe

The Matildas have been defeated 0-3 by the Japanese Women’s National Football team at the Home’s Stadium in Kobe tonight.

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Japan game a look to the future for Matildas

The Matildas go into tonight’s double header with Japan, which will also feature our Qantas Under 23’s in the later game, with the future in mind, with coach Tom Sermanni again forced to go with quite a few young players for the clash.

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Arnold confident team is on track

Qantas Under 23 coach Graham Arnold is confident his squad’s preparation for the first game against Serbia at the Olympic Games is on track, heading into tomorrow’s friendly game against Japan in Kobe.

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Velaphi concentrating on team success

Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi believes team success will be his main focus, rather than individual glory, if he gets the nod between the sticks in Australia’s opening Olympic Games clash against Serbia on August 7.

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China defeats Qantas Under 23s

The Qantas Under 23 have gone down to China PR Under 23s 0-1 in Changchun, China, in the first of three pre-Olympic Games warm up matches for the Australian Olympic Team.