Morning Mail: Socceroos fever mounts, race to save Venezuela quake victims, Perth’s Hollywood paddock

Australia will grind to a halt as the Socceroos face Paraguay at midday. Photograph: John Carusi/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Morning everyone. The Socceroos stand on the brink of another run into the knockout stages of the World Cup as they face Paraguay at midday in a match that will, surely, stop the nation.

Rescuers are racing to save thousands of people feared trapped under rubble after the devastating earthquake in Venezuela.