nobbyiscool
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Have we really reduced national team matches to shitty streaming services that no one has? How is this not on FTA, or at least on cable anywhere?
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Socceroos The Socceroos Thread - Bye Bye Graham Arnold
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This is so f**kin bulls**t!
Was really looking forward to watching this match.
Was really looking forward to watching this match.
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Goal Socceroos. 1-0. Own goal after the defender slices Goodwin's low cross into his own net.
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Socceroos set for 30-year first with ‘away’ World Cup qualifier to be played in Australia
The green and gold will host an 'away' match after a surprise agreement was reached.The Socceroos will play consecutive World Cup qualifiers against Lebanon in Australia this month with their opponents unable to host their designated ‘home’ fixture.
Due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had previously confirmed Lebanon would have to find a neutral venue for the clash scheduled for March 26.
After discussions between the Lebanon Football Association, Football Australia and the ACT Government, it was decided the game will now take place at GIO Stadium in Canberra.
It will mark the first Socceroos match in Australia’s capital since October 2019 and it’s the first time since a 1986 World Cup qualifier against Chinese Taipei, that the green and gold have played an away fixture on home soil.
“I think first and foremost we wanted to be good global citizens and support our counterparts at the Lebanon Football Association,” Football Australia CEO James Johnson said.
“We’ve been assisting them in the delivery of this match, doing anything we can to support them in what are difficult circumstances. Our game has an amazing ability to bring people together and our work with Lebanon is the perfect example of that.
“For all intents and purposes this is a home game for Lebanon, despite it being played on Australian soil. Our team at Football Australia will be doing everything possible to assist them in the successful delivery of this match.
“I’d also like to acknowledge Chief Minister Barr and the ACT Government for the role they have played in making this fixture possible. I cannot thank the Minister and his team enough for their commitment and hard work to date.
“We’re looking forward to seeing top-flight international football return to Canberra.”
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"We’ve been assisting them in the delivery of this match, doing anything we can to support them in what are difficult circumstances"
Tells me that they've likely given them a financial incentive they couldn't refuse.
Tells me that they've likely given them a financial incentive they couldn't refuse.
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Could have held it in western Sydney, would have been like a home game for Lebanon anyway
Sure beats a neutral trip back to the middle east
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2 X Asian Cups , a world cup in Qatar in the last 5 years. Middle East hub for 2022 qualifiers during COVID.
Safe to say the Socceroos are probably over away trips to the ME.
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Given the middle East is between where most of them play in Europe and Australia I doubt it bothers them much playing there now.
In fact I would say having so much experience in the conditions was a massive positive against Peru, Denmark and Tunisia to qualify for the world cup and then win a couple of games in it.
In fact I would say having so much experience in the conditions was a massive positive against Peru, Denmark and Tunisia to qualify for the world cup and then win a couple of games in it.
Qatar was admittedly a a great base for the players to bind and group together. Faculties top notch and neutral setting definitely helped v Peru.
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Weird that we play in 8 days and the squad still not announced?
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He forgot Ctrl & C then Ctrl & V?
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Going to be interesting when the squad comes for our next games in June if Harry Souttar will be named as Arnold does say have to be playing minutes to get a game... poor bugger can't even be named on the bench for Leicester
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He has indeed been named. Would have been outrageous had he been left out of the squad.
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He did. But I think that would be more relevant to players on the fringe rather than our best player.
For those on Volpato watch, hes playing for the Italy U20s
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AFC next stage qualifying pots
My preference would be this group
Japan
Australia
Saudi Arabia
UAE
China
Norf Korea
At least this way we have a long, hard qualifying campaign. Obviously unlikely the dominos will fall that way but Id rather not fcome up against the likes of Indonesia, Palestine, Oman.
With 3 x groups of 6 how does 8.5 places work? Top 2 in all 3 groups plus top 2 placed 3rd teams go straight through with the 3rd ranked 3rd place team going into inter confederation playoff?
My preference would be this group
Japan
Australia
Saudi Arabia
UAE
China
Norf Korea
At least this way we have a long, hard qualifying campaign. Obviously unlikely the dominos will fall that way but Id rather not fcome up against the likes of Indonesia, Palestine, Oman.
With 3 x groups of 6 how does 8.5 places work? Top 2 in all 3 groups plus top 2 placed 3rd teams go straight through with the 3rd ranked 3rd place team going into inter confederation playoff?
eth-dog
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I'd guess top 2 of each group goes through, the three third place teams have a round robin to qualify, bottom place going into a playoff.
We would have to be complete muppets not to qualify, so many chances:
Next up for us is the Third round, 3 groups of 6. Top 2 from each group go to the WC.
3rd and 4th from each group go on to the Fourth round, 2 groups of 3. Winners of each group go to WC.
Runners-up from each group go to the Fifth round! This is a two-legged playoff to progress to the inter-confederation play-offs. This is the one we'd want to avoid.
The fifth-round winner will join one team each from CAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
