Socceroos News

Matildas Duo Nominated for Asia's Top Award

Matildas striking duo Kate Gill and Sarah Walsh are among a list of five players announced overnight by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as contenders for the 2007 AFC Women’s Player of the Year award to be announced in November.

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Socceroos Prepare for Cup in Singapore

The Socceroos are continuing their preparations for Saturday's match against Singapore with coach Graham Arnold putting the team through a rigorous training schedule.

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Young guns join Aussie squad

The Socceroos have commenced preparations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup with the majority of the squad arriving in Singapore and Head Coach Graham Arnold has boosted the depth of the team by adding Bruce Djite, Nathan Burns and Mark Bridge for training purposes.

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Telstra and Lucas Neill to reward football fans

Telstra and Socceroo Lucas Neill have launched the Telstra Supporteroos competition giving Australian football fans the opportunity to win one of five trips for two to Thailand to support the Socceroos as they compete for the Asian title.

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Qantas Under 23s to Face Iraq, Lebanon & DPR Korea

The Qantas Under 23s have drawn Iraq, Lebanon and DPR Korea in Group A of the AFC Final Round Qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Matildas defeated by DPR Korea in Coffs Harbour

The Matildas hopes of qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been effectively dashed following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of DPR Korea in Coffs Harbour today.

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Fully fit Matildas for crucial DPR Korea match

Matildas coach Tom Sermanni will have a fully-fit squad of 20 players to choose from for tomorrow’s crucial Beijing Olympic qualifying match against DPR (North) Korea at Coffs Harbour.

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Socceroos Squad Announced for AFC Asian Cup

Football Federation Australia today named the 23-man squad that will represent Australia at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Coach Graham Arnold declared it was a difficult task selecting the final squad, with four players selected from the Hyundai A-League.

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Matildas squad boosted for crucial DPR Korea match

The Matildas will be boosted by the return from injury of striker Caitlin Munoz and midfielder Danielle Small with coach Tom Sermanni announcing an expanded 21-strong for Sunday’s crucial Beijing Olympic qualifying matches against DPR (North) Korea.

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Qantas Under 23s qualify for final stage

The Qantas Under 23s have beaten Jordan 4-0 in Ammam overnight to qualify for the third and final stage of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics.

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Rob Baan announces strong line-up for Jordan match

Qantas Under 23s coach Rob Baan has announced a strong starting line-up to take on Jordan tonight (Thursday morning Aust time) for the team’s final Group D qualifying match against Jordan in Amman.

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Qantas Under 23s Ready for Jordan

Qantas Under 23s coach Rob Baan has drafted Turkish-based fullback Ersan Gulum into the Australian squad for the team’s final Group D qualifying match against Jordan in on Wednesday night (Thursday morning Aust time).

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Matildas suffer 2-0 defeat to DPR Korea

The Matildas have suffered a 2-0 defeat to DPR Korea tonight, in what is a blow to their chances of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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FFA confirms new date for Argentina match

Football Federation Australia today confirmed that the highly-anticipated match between the Socceroos and former world champion Argentina at the MCG had been re-scheduled for Tuesday 11 September 2007.

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Socceroos Hold Own Against Uruguay

The Socceroos were narrowly defeated by Uruguay at Telstra Stadium tonight. Uruguay came from a goal down to take the lead 13 minutes from the end, before surviving a strong finish from the home side.