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Victory young gun seals German Bundesliga switch

Kasey Bos's breakout season with Melbourne Victory earned the young defender a Socceroos call-up and now a move to one of the world's best leagues.

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Veteran Socceroo up for World Cup fight

Martin Boyle knows all about World Cup heartbreak and with spots at a premium in 2026, the veteran Socceroo is ready to fight for his place.

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Goodwin looks to foot surgery to get World Cup fit

Before he can pencil in more World Cup heroics, or even his fourth stint at beloved Adelaide United, star forward Craig Goodwin is headed for surgery.

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Socceroos taken from brink of disaster to automatic World Cup 2026 qualification

Tony Popovic was brought in to stabilise a campaign teetering on the edge, and with five wins and three draws since taking over, the coach has delivered

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Socceroo silences 'keyboard warriors' with heroics

Much-maligned veteran striker Mitch Duke wasn't in Australia's initial squad against Japan and Saudi Arabia, but he made the most of his late reprieve.

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Morning Mail: Australia sanctions two Israeli ministers, Austria mourns ‘dark day’, Socceroos secure World Cup spot

Joint action with UK, Canada and New Zealand targets pair over ‘monstrous’ comments

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos Duke it out to seal direct World Cup berth

The Socceroos have beaten Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Jeddah to book direct qualification to next year's World Cup finals and can now get stuck into early preparations.

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Socceroos secure World Cup place with come-from-behind win over Saudi Arabia

The Socceroos secured their qualification for the 2026 World Cup thanks to a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah where, crucially, they avoided heavy defeat

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos embrace Saudi challenge with World Cup spot tantalisingly close

The equation is simple – avoid losing by five goals to secure qualification – but the message in the Australian camp is to go out and win in Jeddah

The Guardian - AU

Popovic vows Socceroos will embrace Saudi challenge

Australia need only to avoid a heavy defeat in Saudi Arabia to qualify for the World Cup finals, but Tony Popovic insists they are aiming to win in Jeddah.

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Milestone man Ryan thought Socceroos career was over

Maty Ryan will notch 100 Socceroos caps when Australia play Saudi Arabia, just six months after the goalkeeper thought his international career was finished.

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Saudi heat on as Socceroos approach date with destiny

The Socceroos head into Tuesday's match against Saudi Arabia knowing they just need to avoid a loss of five goals or more in order to reach the World Cup.

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Arzani keeps focus on World Cup as European move looms

Socceroos winger Daniel Arzani won't waste his second chance at playing in a World Cup as he weighs up chasing his European dream again.

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Socceroos ready for dark arts duel with Saudis

The Socceroos know Saudi Arabia will throw all sorts of challenges at them but they are ready to fight fire with fire to seal World Cup qualification.

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Socceroos itching to confirm World Cup fate

The Socceroos have a frustrating wait to officially confirm their automatic World Cup qualification but striker Brandon Borrello says they can handle it.

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Popovic delivers special message after Japan success

The Socceroos are on cloud nine after defeating Japan for the first time since 2009, but a desperate Saudi Arabia lie in wait in Jeddah.

The Guardian - AU

Not pretty, not fun but Socceroos slog ends with miraculous win amid late drama

All it took was a split second – and a swing of Aziz Behich’s right boot – for the sins of the previous 90 minutes in Perth to be washed away

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Socceroos on brink of World Cup spot; Trump’s feud with Musk escalates; Labor ‘gaslighting’ public over climate crisis

Socceroos all but book 2026 World Cup berth; Elon Musk’s attacks rile US president

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Socceroos all but book World Cup 2026 berth after last-gasp Aziz Behich goal sinks Japan

A 90th-minute strike all but secures automatic qualification for Australia in next year’s World Cup

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Behich stunner set to become iconic Socceroos moment

Aziz Behich says he didn't know his match-winning goal against Japan had gone in until seeing the crowd erupt and players run to him like crazy.

The Guardian - AU

Australia 1-0 Japan: Socceroos on brink of World Cup 2026 qualification – as it happened

A stoppage time goal from Aziz Behich at Optus Stadium seals victory over Japan for the first time in 16 years

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Calm, composed Socceroos primed to take down Japan

A spot in the 2026 World Cup is within touching distance for the Socceroos, but arch rivals Japan loom as a big obstacle despite bringing a weakened squad.

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos confident of completing World Cup assignment against experimental Japan

They haven’t beaten Japan for 16 years but coach Tony Popovic insists his team have evolved and can all but guarantee qualification in Perth

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Understrength Japan out to show Socceroos who's boss

Japan are missing stars such as Kaoru Mitoma, Daizen Maida and Takumi Minamino, but they are still setting their sights on victory against the Socceroos.

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Socceroos' quick healer ready for date with destiny

From the moment he tore his ACL last September, Alessandro Circati had one date in mind - taking on Japan in a Perth World Cup Qualifier.

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