Socceroos' Mabil makes Turkish loan move
Socceroos winger Awer Mabil will be hoping a loan move to Turkish club Kasimpasa for the remainder of the European season can get his career back on track.
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Soccer-Former Australia boss Postecoglou says development has stalled
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has failed to keep up with improvements in Asian soccer and fans should be disappointed if the 'Socceroos' fail to qualify for the World Cup, former coach Ange Postecoglou said.
Former Australia boss Postecoglou says development has stalled
MELBOURNE : Australia has failed to keep up with improvements in Asian soccer and fans should be disappointed if the 'Socceroos' fail to qualify for the World Cup, former coach Ange Postecoglou said.
The Socceroos' World Cup hopes are on a knife-edge after yet another qualifier draw. So what happens next?
It hasn't been a fun week to be an Australian football fan.
Setback for Australia after Oman draw, while South Korea book their World Cup spot
Australia's hopes of automatic qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were rocked by a late Abdullah Fawaz penalty as Oman claimed a 2-2 draw with Graham Arnold's side in Muscat on Tuesday. Jamie Maclaren's 15th-minute penalty put Australia ahead but Fawaz levelled with a drive into the top corner in the 54th minute. Aaron Mooy restored Australia's lead 11 minutes from time when he shot past Faiyz Al Rashidi, only for Fawaz to score from the spot following Fran Karacic's foul on Muhsen Al Ghassani. Australia remain third in Group B of the Asian qualifiers but are now four points behind Saudi Arabia and three adrift of Japan, with games against the leading pair to come in the final two rounds of games in March.
South Korea on verge of World Cup after Cho downs Lebanon
HONG KONG : South Korea moved to the verge of qualification for November's World Cup finals in Qatar on Thursday as Cho Gue-sung's goal earned Paulo Bento's side a 1-0 win over Lebanon in Sidon.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold to miss Australia's qualifier against Vietnam after contracting COVID-19
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold will sit out Wednesday's crucial World Cup qualifier against Vietnam in Melbourne after testing positive for COVID-19.