Aussies to play Belgium in a friendly on 4th September in a lead up to January's Asia Cup.
The Suba-roos (Australian Men's Team)
Aussies to play Belgium in a friendly on 4th September in a lead up to January's Asia Cup.
It'll be great if they can field a fully fit team with players that were injured before or during the WC - Kruse, Franjic, Milligan, Sainsbury etc. A decent showing will get people wondering what might have been, and help build interest/support for the upcoming Asia Cup.Alternatively, losses in any of their following friendlies (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar) might do the opposite. Aussies won't be as understanding as they were when the team went down to Chile, Holland and Spain.
Socceroos side selected to face Saudi Arabia & Belgium
The 23-man Socceroos squad is:
| NAME | CLUB, COUNTRY | A-International Caps (goals) |
| Aziz BEHICH | Bursaspor, TURKEY | 5 (2) |
| Mark BRESCIANO | Al Gharafa, QATAR | 79 (13) |
| Joshua BRILLANTE | ACF Fiorentina, ITALY | 3 (0) |
| Tim CAHILL | New York Red Bulls, USA | 73 (35) |
| Jason DAVIDSON | West Bromwich Albion F.C., ENGLAND | 12 (0) |
| Adam FEDERICI | Reading FC, ENGLAND | 8 (0) |
| Ivan FRANJIC | FK Torpedo Moskva, RUSSIA | 10 (0) |
| Chris HERD | Bolton Wanderers FC, ENGLAND | 2 (0) |
| James HOLLAND | FK Austria Vienna, AUSTRIA | 14 (0) |
| Bernie IBINI-ISEI | Sydney FC, AUSTRALIA | - |
| Mile JEDINAK | Crystal Palace FC, ENGLAND | 49 (6) |
| Tomi JURIC | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, AUSTRALIA | 5 (1) |
| Mitchell LANGERAK (gk) | B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, GERMANY | 4 (0) |
| Mathew LECKIE | FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY | 13 (1) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND | 3 (0) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Melbourne Victory FC, AUSTRALIA | 32 (2) |
| Tommy OAR | FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS | 19 (1) |
| Mat RYAN (gk) | Club Brugge KV, BELGIUM | 11 (0) |
| Trent SAINSBURY | P.E.C. Zwolle, NETHERLANDS | 2 (0) |
| Brad SMITH | Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND | 2 (0) |
| Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, AUSTRALIA | 3 (0) |
| James TROISI | S.V. Zulte Waregem, BELGIUM | 13 (1) |
| Alex WILKINSON | Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, KOREA REPUBLIC | 8 (0) |
UAE v Australia
10 October 2014
Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Kick-Off 6.30pm (1.30am AEDT October 11)
Qatar v Australia
14 October 2014
Lekhwiya Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Kick-Off 7.30pm (3.30am AEDT October 15)
Got tickets to go watch Japan v Australia. going with a few auzzies should be a good game
hows it going so far?
Spanish commentary >> *
quiet start, Aus having most possession
How did Japan not score?
How did Japan Jedinak not score?
This game aus were good in the first half, but the second half they were shit. there wa no movement off the ball what so ever. very fustrating to watch... and that defending of set pieces....
Socceroos squad for AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia
| Name | Club, Country | A International Caps (Goals) |
| Terry ANTONIS | Sydney FC, Australia | 3 (0) |
| Aziz BEHICH | Bursaspor, Turkey | 7 (2) |
| Mark BRESCIANO | Al Gharafa, Qatar | 81 (13) |
| Nathan BURNS | Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand | 7 (0) |
| Tim CAHILL | New York Red Bulls, USA | 76 (36) |
| Jason DAVIDSON | West Bromwich Albion F.C., England | 13 (0) |
| Ivan FRANJIC | FK Torpedo Moskva, Russia | 12 (0) |
| Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) | Adelaide United, Australia | 8 (0) |
| Chris HERD | Aston Villa, England | 3 (0) |
| Mile JEDINAK | Crystal Palace FC, England | 52 (6) |
| Tomi JURIC | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | 5 (1) |
| Robbie KRUSE | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany | 32 (3) |
| Mitchell LANGERAK (gk) | B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, Germany | 5 (0) |
| Mathew LECKIE | FC Ingolstadt 04, Germany | 16 (1) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Swindon Town FC, England | 5 (0) |
| Matt McKAY | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | 50 (1) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | 33 (2) |
| Tommy OAR | FC Utrecht, Netherlands | 20 (1) |
| Mat RYAN (gk) | Club Brugge KV, Belgium | 13 (0) |
| Trent SAINSBURY | P.E.C. Zwolle, Netherlands | 4 (0) |
| Matthew SPIRANOVIC | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | 21 (0) |
| James TROISI | S.V. Zulte Waregem, Belgium | 16 (1) |
| Alex WILKINSON | Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, Korea Republic | 11 (0) |
McKay and Galekovic out for the games we play them.
In the event that the camp does start on the 27th and if that means we lose Burns for the WSW game ont he 28th, they would lose Spiranovic and Juric, and on balance that might not be too bad for us.
Especially if Topor-Stanley is also suspended for his red card (which I think he is?)
In the event that the camp does start on the 27th and if that means we lose Burns for the WSW game ont he 28th, they would lose Spiranovic and Juric, and on balance that might not be too bad for us.
Especially if Topor-Stanley is also suspended for his red card (which I think he is?)
Yep the Hyphen is out.
Anyone going to the Australia v Oman game in Sydney? I'll be over there for something else, so thought I'd head along.
The movement to vote Australia out of the AFC is gathering momentum. Stating Australia hasn't brought much to the relationship
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
3+1 & "taking" a World Cup spot away from established AFC countries are some of the issues driving the movement, which isn't new.
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
Making final of Asian Cup & winning the ACL, Some within the AFC see that as taking away their opp + over 70 Aus players benefit from 3+1
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
Some AFC members now having a crack at Frank Lowy. Claiming Westfields has pumped millions into advertising costs but none in Asia or the AC
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
What a fudgeing load of shark those tweets are. Why would they be voted in and out within 10 years of each other?
ridiculous.
All that hate after the UAE gets knocked out of the final?? Laughable.
The movement to vote Australia out of the AFC is gathering momentum. Stating Australia hasn't brought much to the relationship
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
3+1 & "taking" a World Cup spot away from established AFC countries are some of the issues driving the movement, which isn't new.
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
Making final of Asian Cup & winning the ACL, Some within the AFC see that as taking away their opp + over 70 Aus players benefit from 3+1
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
Some AFC members now having a crack at Frank Lowy. Claiming Westfields has pumped millions into advertising costs but none in Asia or the AC
— Alan Mtashar (@AlanMtashar) January 28, 2015
This makes for interesting reading, basically sounds like the West Asia teams are upset because they were already completing against South Korea and Japan for the spots and now Australia is taking it off them too.
Gulf teams should be in their own conference, not Asia.
The WC will become 40 nations by 2022 anyway, so they can hope to qualify by then. Theyre hosting it that year as well
Split Asia into East and West and have Oceania merge with the East. Everyone wins! ;)
Split Asia into East and West and have Oceania merge with the East. Everyone wins! ;)
The way the East are going at the moment they would be the loser. Rather than 5 spots to aim for (have gotten 7/8 for last two WCs), that scenario would see probably only 3 to aim for. 2.5 spots each for East (+ Oceania) and West, rather than the 4.5 now. Unlikely that we would finish in the top 3 in the East ever.
...and who would back it? The West would support it but no one in the east would and no one with power in Oceania would. Too many people would have their own self-interest impacted so it will not happen.
호주는 아시아 없습니다. 그들을 봐 ! 그들은 눈처럼 흰 있습니다 !
One of 2 things are going to happen as a result of this:
1. The world cup will be 40 teams very soon.
2. Aussie end up back in Oceania.
Im predicting the first though.
Why? Australia were at the last world cup, as were South Korea....
How does that change anything. Asia does not have as strong a say in FIFA as people give them credit for.
Breaking News from Fox
AFC chief rubbishes claims Australia could be expelled from the Confederation
Exclusive David Davutovic Herald Sun January 30, 2015 2:31PM
Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa has rubbished claimed the AFC wants to expel Australia. Source: Stanley Chou / Getty Images
A SHOCKED Asian football chief has savaged claims on the eve of the Asian Cup final that the Confederation wants to expel Australia.
“Stunned” Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa has bas backed Australia’s membership, and told the Herald Sun that alleged comments to the contrary were “manipulated”.
Sheikh Salman praised Australia for putting on a wonderful Asian Cup and said the focus should be on Saturday night’s final between Australia and South Korea, which will attract 80,000 fans and a global TV audience of 80 million.
I put a winky face next to my post for a reason - I was just jumping on the thing that always gets said when a topic like this is raised. I don't think an east/west spilt is viable or likely.
I put a winky face next to my post for a reason - I was just jumping on the thing that always gets said when a topic like this is raised. I don't think an east/west spilt is viable or likely.
The west part just worked out that even praying five time a day did not help.
Friendly. Aussie leading Germany 2-1 after 60 mins. Reus opened for the Germans before Burns provided the cross for Troisi's headed goal. Jedinak scored a great free kick over the wall into top right corner. Burns just been subbed off for Tommy Oar.
Podolski levels in 81st minute.
Great to see our Nathan Burns so influential against Germany yesterday.
Burns a threat right from the outset.
You can watch a video of the whole game on demand for free here:
http://livefootballvideo.com/fullmatch/world/frien...
Scroll down to where it says "Full Match Video" and it's one video for each half.
Coverage from BT Sport via ESPN in the UK - English commentators Stewart Robson and Peter Drury.
It's great that the English commentators talk about "the great form he's been in with Wellington Phoenix in the A-League with 13 goals" etc.
Wellington Phoenix getting prominent mentions during Germany internationals now - good stuff !!!
This sort of exposure won't do Burns' career prospects any harm - but will the Nix be able to hold onto him next season?
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Socceroos vs. Macedonia on morning of Tuesday 31 March NZT 9 am
Should be some live streams around, maybe here:
World Cup #AFC 2nd Stage #WCQ #Russia2018 Group #socceroos, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh
— The Football Sack (@TheFootballSack) April 14, 2015
World Cup #AFC 2nd Stage #WCQ #Russia2018 Group #socceroos, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh
— The Football Sack (@TheFootballSack) April 14, 2015
Not a bad draw.
World Cup #AFC 2nd Stage #WCQ #Russia2018 Group #socceroos, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh
— The Football Sack (@TheFootballSack) April 14, 2015
I can't see many punters turning up to see those countries...
Easy wins should be availalble - but won't be good financially for the FFA.
Similar to the All Whites playing Pacific Island countries.
Jordan the pick of a weak bunch (FIFA ranking 103)
Tajikistan = 143
Kyrgyzstan = 153
Bangladesh = 167