Articles tagged with "socceroos"
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Apr 19th, 2009
Australia remains the 32nd football nation in the world according to this month’s FIFA rankings. Having played just a single game since the release of ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Apr 11th, 2009
Happy Easter everyone! Can I still say that? Or is it considered un-PC nowadays? Either way, religious or not, I hope everyone is enjoying their ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Apr 5th, 2009
The FFA have scheduled a rematch for the Socceroos against the Netherlands on October 10. The last time the two teams faced off was in ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Apr 2nd, 2009
An interesting article caught my attention this morning as I perused the Daily Telegraph. Ian Payten wrote an opinion piece commenting on the sudden “holier ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Apr 1st, 2009
The Socceroos have a two month wait before they can officially pop the champagne after Bahrain nipped Qatar for a 1-0 win in Manama overnight. ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Apr 1st, 2009
Australia have all but secured a spot for their second consecutive World Cup Finals appearance with a somewhat fortunate 2-0 win over a fighting Uzbekistan ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 31st, 2009
Timmy Cahill and Mark Bresciano have been revealed as the two mysterious attackers who are under injury clouds ahead of tomorrow night's World Cup Qualifier ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 30th, 2009
John Aloisi, with 32 years of history on his shoulders, stands proud. He stands defiant. He stands determined. Sweat pours down his ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 30th, 2009
It’s obviously not very sporting to cheer at your opposition’s injuries, so in my most subdued voice, Uzbekistan’s main scoring threat Maxim Shatskikh will not ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 28th, 2009
The Socceroos took one giant step closer to World Cup Qualification overnight, and they didn’t even have to play. With results in other matches going ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 24th, 2009
Bruce Djite has been drafted into the Socceroos squad amidst injury concerns heading into the World Cup Qualifier against Uzbekistan on April 1.
With barely a ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 23rd, 2009
Hello once again. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it in the past, but I'm currently studying my post grad in journalism, and since there's ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 18th, 2009
Harry Kewell has been recalled into the Socceroos squad for the next round of World Cup Qualifiers against Uzbekistan. Having failed to score in the ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 11th, 2009
Poor performances in the past several Asian Cup Qualifiers has taken its toll on our FIFA ranking, with the latest release saying that we’ve dropped ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Mar 10th, 2009
Uzbekistan has been struggling in World Cup qualifying, languishing at the bottom of Group 1 in Asian qualifying. They take on group leaders Australia in ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 5th, 2009
Australian coach Pim Verbeek will need to dig deep into his bag of tricks after a humiliating 0-1 loss to Kuwait in tonight’s Asian Cup ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Mar 2nd, 2009
Injuries have ripped through the Socceroos camp ahead of their second Asian Cup Qualifier against Kuwait on Thursday. Key players Scott Jamieson, Danny Allsop ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 27th, 2009
Welcome to the third part of my look at future Socceroos. This section is about midfielders and I'm glad to say that we've got a ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 22nd, 2009
Not really sure how this slipped under my nose, but with the release of the latest FIFA rankings (almost two weeks ago...), the Socceroos have ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 18th, 2009
Today I bring you the second part of my four part look at the future candidates for Socceroos selection. I previously looked at our goalkeeping ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 16th, 2009
As promised, I bring you an analysis of the future of the Socceroos, from the incumbent player/s to those who hold the future of the ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 11th, 2009
Foxsports commentator Simon Hill coined the phrase “Pragmatic Pim Verbeek,” and that was exactly what the Australian coach delivered with the Socceroos’ battling 0-0 draw ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 11th, 2009
Last minute reports suggest that midfielder Vinnie Grella has suffered a calf injury in yesterday's training session.
Unfortunately the camp's been pretty hush-hush about the ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 9th, 2009
Adelaide United keeper Eugene Galekovic will replace Adam Federici in Australia's 22 man squad for Wenesday night's clash with Japan after the Reading youngster injured ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 8th, 2009
Harry Kewell will not take part in Wednesday night’s vital World Cup qualifying clash with Japan after he failed to make a comeback for his ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 2nd, 2009
A niggling leg injury has meant that Harry Kewell has been left out of the 22-man squad to face Japan in Yokohama next Wednesday. Despite ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Jan 29th, 2009
Socceroos wingback David Carney has ended his nightmare stay at Sheffield United with a loan move to fellow English Championship side Norwich City for the ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Jan 28th, 2009
A toothless performance from the A-League Socceroos in the humid conditions of Jakarta has resulted in a 0-0 draw in our quest for Qatar 2011. ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Jan 19th, 2009
Veterans Craig Moore and Archie Thompson will lead the way for an inexperienced A-Leagued based Socceroos squad when they take on Indonesia in the first ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Jan 6th, 2009
Happy New Year everyone, hope your holiday season was safe and fun (contradiction?!). Now that the celebrations are out of the way, let’s get to ...
