Socceroos World Cup Campaign

[eagleboy]

Tough draw for Australia. How was Saudi Arabia ever in pot 3


Draw Result
Group A: IR Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyz Republic, DPR Korea
Group B: Korea Republic, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait
Group C: Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China PR, Indonesia

[eagleboy]

Socceroos will face China PR at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Thursday, 10 October 2024



https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ne ... laide-oval

[Rookie]

Socceroos will face China PR at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Thursday, 10 October 2024



https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ne ... laide-oval

Has anyone received details on how to get pre sale tickets? They go on sale tomorrow for all football Australia members

[eagleboy]

Socceroos will face China PR at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Thursday, 10 October 2024



https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ne ... laide-oval

Has anyone received details on how to get pre sale tickets? They go on sale tomorrow for all football Australia members

Just get on line quick Monday. I know of someone who got tickets today.

[eagleboy]

Australia 0::0Bahrain at 1/2 time

Typical nothing first half by the Socceroos.

[Con M]

Pitiful creativity so far from Irvine, Metcalfe and O’Neill from the midfield!

[zzz]

[Con M]

Australia’s midfield were a bunch of plodders without any creative spark.

Japan 7 China 0. What will happen to Australia when they go to Tokyo?

[The Bourne Identity]

Clean sheet for japan

[zzz]

Australia’s midfield were a bunch of plodders without any creative spark.

Japan 7 China 0. What will happen to Australia when they go to Tokyo?

you should be more worried about what will happen to them when they go to Indonesia

Japan are in a different league, they're not your peers in football terms.

[eagleboy]

Pitiful creativity so far from Irvine, Metcalfe and O’Neill from the midfield!

Totally useless last night. Arnold needs to fix this asap.

Also the goal was poor keeping by Ryan. His days must be coming to an end.

[ozzie owl]

Pitiful creativity so far from Irvine, Metcalfe and O’Neill from the midfield!

Have to agree Con Australia had zero creativity.

It looked like the only game plan was to long diagonal balls to Goodwin and hope for the best.

How do you likes of Duke and Irvine keep getting game time?

Time for Arnold to go.

[SP999]

Australia's attacking tactics/strategy/imagination etc. is virtually non-existent.

Considering Arnold was a striker in his heyday, I don't see him advocating a high-level attacking game plan, which he should be capable of.

If we can't beat Bahrain, then they have Buckley's chances against Japan and Saudi Arabia.

That game was terrible.

[eagleboy]

Australia's attacking tactics/strategy/imagination etc. is virtually non-existent.

Considering Arnold was a striker in his heyday, I don't see him advocating a high-level attacking game plan, which he should be capable of.

If we can't beat Bahrain at home, then they have Buckley's chances against Japan and Saudi Arabia.

That game was terrible.

cfa

[scar]

Also the goal was poor keeping by Ryan.

Unfortunately GK's today get beaten at the near post all too often whereas years ago it was considered embarrassing to concede a goal this way. Check out Dybala's goal (Argentina's 3rd) today vs Chile & the same thing beaten at near post.
I can clearly remember the older GK's clutching the post with one hand & stretching out as far as possible before committing to dive across their goal mouth ensuring they were not going to be beaten this way.

Also agree with the comment 'how does Duke still get so much game time' . For me Adam Taggart is much much better.

Btw I never liked Arnold as a striker during his time as a Socceroo & I've liked him even less as the coach for our Socceroos.

[eagleboy]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating


Indonesia v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEST
Broadcast: Paramount+

FIFA World Rankings
Indonesia: 133
Australia: 24

Head-to-Head
Played: 16
Wins: 12
Draws: 3
Losses: 1

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match ... ualifiertm

[Con M]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating


Indonesia v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEST
Broadcast: Paramount+

FIFA World Rankings
Indonesia: 133
Australia: 24

Head-to-Head
Played: 16
Wins: 12
Draws: 3
Losses: 1

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match ... ualifiertm

Absolutely disgraceful that the game is not on free-to-air TV. A sellout crowd of 80,000 in Jakarta will make for a great atmosphere and Australia will have to work hard for any result they can get, be it a narrow win or draw.

9.30pm is a comfortable viewing time and even some neutrals without Paramount+ would have tuned in to their Country’s World Cup Qualifier - had it been on free-to-air.

Equally disgraceful was the fact that in today’s edition (10 September) of that National Broadsheet, “The Australian”, there was no preview about the Australian National Team’s game! Not a word, even with no AFL or NRL on tonight. Pitiful from that Masthead!

[eagleboy]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating


Indonesia v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEST
Broadcast: Paramount+

FIFA World Rankings
Indonesia: 133
Australia: 24

Head-to-Head
Played: 16
Wins: 12
Draws: 3
Losses: 1

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match ... ualifiertm

Absolutely disgraceful that the game is not on free-to-air TV. A sellout crowd of 80,000 in Jakarta will make for a great atmosphere and Australia will have to work hard for any result they can get, be it a narrow win or draw.

9.30pm is a comfortable viewing time and even some neutrals without Paramount+ would have tuned in to their Country’s World Cup Qualifier - had it been on free-to-air.

Equally disgraceful was the fact that in today’s edition (10 September) of that National Broadsheet, “The Australian”, there was no preview about the Australian National Team’s game! Not a word, even with no AFL or NRL on tonight. Pitiful from that Masthead!

Surely a 10pm e.s.t game would rate.

Small article in today's "tiser.

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AUSSIES MUST BE ‘BRAVE’

Emerging star Alessandro Circati has called for the Socceroos to be
“brave” in attack in a bid to get their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign
back on track against Indonesia on Tuesday night.
Shock 1-0 losers to Bahrain last Thursday night on the Gold Coast,
Australia can ill-afford another poor result in Jakarta, particularly with
qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia looming in the not-to-distant
future.
While Circati said Tuesday’s result would not be “a matter of life or
death”, he understood the need for the Socceroos to bounce back and show
some class after one of their worst performances in recent memory last
week at Robina Stadium.
“Things like this happen in football,” the 20-year-old defender said.
“It (the loss to Bahrain) is not ideal, but we’ve got to move on. There’s no
point in dwelling on the situation.
“I’d like to think in this game we can be a bit more creative, a bit more
brave offensively, and maybe take half a risk to possibly get half an
opportunity for a goal. Then when we play against the big teams, Japan
and Saudi, we’ll go out there to beat them.”
Despite being a starter for Parma at centre-back in Italy’s Serie A, Circati
was perhaps surprisingly used at right-back against Bahrain by national
coach Graham Arnold.
“I have played there (right back) in the past, not at a professional level,”
he said.
“I feel assured in any position I play on the field. Being a centre-back, I’ve
got more experience in that position.
“Playing at right-back, I don’t feel less assured. I’ve still got the same
confidence playing in that position.

[Tunnel Warfare]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating

[eagleboy]

Disappointing

[General Tony Cash]

Probably a positive that you can't watch the socceroos on free to air tv...although I'm not sure channel 10 have a better comedy in that time slot. Might need to go back to Oceania Confederation at this rate.

[Popeye Magoo]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating


Indonesia v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEST
Broadcast: Paramount+

FIFA World Rankings
Indonesia: 133
Australia: 24

Head-to-Head
Played: 16
Wins: 12
Draws: 3
Losses: 1

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match ... ualifiertm

Absolutely disgraceful that the game is not on free-to-air TV. A sellout crowd of 80,000 in Jakarta will make for a great atmosphere and Australia will have to work hard for any result they can get, be it a narrow win or draw.

9.30pm is a comfortable viewing time and even some neutrals without Paramount+ would have tuned in to their Country’s World Cup Qualifier - had it been on free-to-air.

Equally disgraceful was the fact that in today’s edition (10 September) of that National Broadsheet, “The Australian”, there was no preview about the Australian National Team’s game! Not a word, even with no AFL or NRL on tonight. Pitiful from that Masthead!

I did notice your gripe in the paper today

[Con M]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating


Indonesia v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEST
Broadcast: Paramount+

FIFA World Rankings
Indonesia: 133
Australia: 24

Head-to-Head
Played: 16
Wins: 12
Draws: 3
Losses: 1

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match ... ualifiertm

Absolutely disgraceful that the game is not on free-to-air TV. A sellout crowd of 80,000 in Jakarta will make for a great atmosphere and Australia will have to work hard for any result they can get, be it a narrow win or draw.

9.30pm is a comfortable viewing time and even some neutrals without Paramount+ would have tuned in to their Country’s World Cup Qualifier - had it been on free-to-air.

Equally disgraceful was the fact that in today’s edition (10 September) of that National Broadsheet, “The Australian”, there was no preview about the Australian National Team’s game! Not a word, even with no AFL or NRL on tonight. Pitiful from that Masthead!

I did notice your gripe in the paper today

Why thank you for noticing, Spinachy Popeye!

Was it a fair “gripe”?

[Popeye Magoo]

A loss or draw tonight will be devastating


Indonesia v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEST
Broadcast: Paramount+

FIFA World Rankings
Indonesia: 133
Australia: 24

Head-to-Head
Played: 16
Wins: 12
Draws: 3
Losses: 1

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match ... ualifiertm

Absolutely disgraceful that the game is not on free-to-air TV. A sellout crowd of 80,000 in Jakarta will make for a great atmosphere and Australia will have to work hard for any result they can get, be it a narrow win or draw.

9.30pm is a comfortable viewing time and even some neutrals without Paramount+ would have tuned in to their Country’s World Cup Qualifier - had it been on free-to-air.

Equally disgraceful was the fact that in today’s edition (10 September) of that National Broadsheet, “The Australian”, there was no preview about the Australian National Team’s game! Not a word, even with no AFL or NRL on tonight. Pitiful from that Masthead!

I did notice your gripe in the paper today

Why thank you for noticing, Spinachy Popeye!

Was it a fair “gripe”?

Yes

[eagleboy]

A good story on the state of our national team in the eyes of our politicians.

"We can’t get our politicians to even notice football.
They’d rather get on camera talking about launching NRL teams in Papua New Guinea because they don’t understand how World Cup qualification works – and have no desire to learn,"

https://x.com/Mike_Tuckerman/status/1835433481264046368

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/09/16/d ... -problems/

[Royal Blues]

graham arnold resigns

[eagleboy]

graham arnold resigns

Was he forced out or told to resign? Football Aus needs to find someone of quality ASAP.

[zzz]

graham arnold resigns

Was he forced out or told to resign? Football Aus needs to find someone of quality ASAP.

why would you employ someone of quality to manage a bunch of 3rd tier level players?

[eagleboy]

Tony Popovic ? I'm not sure about that.


https://x.com/NicholasLennon0/status/18 ... 7493650775

[eagleboy]

Todays S/mail
Insider confiIrms new Socceroos coach after Graham Arnold’s sudden exit
Just days after Graham Arnold’s exit as Socceroos coach, his successor has been chosen.

Tony Popovic is set to become the next coach of the Socceroos – just days after Graham Arnold hit the eject button.

An insider has confirmed that Popovic will take charge of the team.

There were several other contenders with Kevin Muscat ruled out due to his commitment to his Chinese Super League team.

John Aloisi, the current coach of Western United, was also among the favourites.

As reported by CODE Sports on Saturday, circumstances suggest that Popovic was first approached about the job in June – which likely contributed to him not re-signing as the coach of Melbourne Victory for the upcoming A-League season.
Popovic, the highest paid coach in the A-Leagues, has had a successful coaching career following his retirement as an athlete.

He has previously flagged that coaching the Socceroos was something he had aimed to do.

Popovic’s name was thrown up as a possible candidate for the job that eventually went to Arnold back in 2018.

Football Australia CEO James Johnson said they had no choice but to move quickly with the Socceroos due to play a must win World Cup qualifier against China on October 10 and then face Japan five days later.

Their ability to lock in a coach in less than a week strongly suggests they had already been in talks with Popovic long before Arnold handed in his resignation last week.

Football Australia is still searching for a new coach for the Matildas. They appointed former Matildas coach Tom Sermanni as the interim coach last week.