yellow shirt and shorts with green socks. What were they thinking?!
Surely green shorts with yellow socks would be slightly less shark.
Agree.
FIFA directive to have shorts and shirts the same colour - one team dark, one team light. Their thinking is that it makes it easier for the refs.
That's a worse crime than all the bribery and corruption. Sack FIFA.
Looks like it will be here : http://cricfree.tv/football-live-stream
http://www.vipleague.co/football/376326/2/australia-vs-tajikistan-live-stream-online.html
2 nil up after 15
Ended up 7-0. Luongo, Jedinak, Milligan, Burns (2) & Rogic (2)
yellow shirt and shorts with green socks. What were they thinking?!
Surely green shorts with yellow socks would be slightly less shark.
Agree.
FIFA directive to have shorts and shirts the same colour - one team dark, one team light. Their thinking is that it makes it easier for the refs.
So when does this come into effect as all the WC internationals I have watched this weekend are not following the directive.
yellow shirt and shorts with green socks. What were they thinking?!
Surely green shorts with yellow socks would be slightly less shark.
Agree.
FIFA directive to have shorts and shirts the same colour - one team dark, one team light. Their thinking is that it makes it easier for the refs.
So when does this come into effect as all the WC internationals I have watched this weekend are not following the directive.
It's not a rule but a directive, http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fifa-n...
http://www.espnfc.com.au/blog/world-cup-central/59...
England's new kits - white shirt and shorts for home, red shirt and shorts for away.
Aussie v Harry Redknapp's Jordan tonight at 10pm
Aussie v Harry Redknapp's Jordan tonight at 10pm
Should be good, especially that only a win guarantees a top spot for Australia.
If they do not top the group, it can go awkwardly pearshape if the Saudis beat UAE few hours later.
Aussie v Harry Redknapp's Jordan tonight at 10pm
Should be good, especially that only a win guarantees a top spot for Australia.
If they do not top the group, it can go awkwardly pearshape if the Saudis beat UAE few hours later.
Not correct, they are two points ahead of Jordan. A draw will be enough.
It won't matter anyway, 3.0 at HT.
Ended 5-1, Cahill (2), Mooy, Rogic & Luongo
Ended 5-1, Cahill (2), Mooy, Rogic & Luongo
That win also helps Syria qualify http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/war-torn-syria-a-st...
Caltex Socceroos squad for International Friendly Match v England
| Name | Club, Country | A International Caps (Goals) |
| Aziz BEHICH | Bursaspor, Turkey | 11 (2) |
| Milos DEGENEK | TSV 1860 München, Germany | - |
| Adam FEDERICI (gk) | AFC Bournemouth, England | 15 (0) |
| Craig GOODWIN | Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2 (0) |
| Chris IKONOMIDIS | US Salernitana 1919, Italy | 3 (0) |
| Jackson IRVINE | Ross County, Scotland | 2 (0) |
| Brad INMAN | Crewe Alexandra FC, England | - |
| Mile JEDINAK | Crystal Palace F.C, England | 62 (12) |
| Tomi JURIC | Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands | 15 (2) |
| Robbie KRUSE | Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany | 40 (4) |
| Mitchell LANGERAK (gk) | VfB Stuttgart, Germany | 6 (0) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Queens Park Rangers FC, England | 19 (0) |
| Jamie MACLAREN | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | - |
| Stefan MAUK | Adelaide United FC, Australia | - |
| Matthew McKAY | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | 58 (2) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Baniyas FC, UAE | 46 (5) |
| Aaron MOOY | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 13 (5) |
| Josh RISDON | Perth Glory, Australia | 2 (0) |
| Tom ROGIC | Celtic FC, Scotland | 15 (5) |
| Mathew RYAN (gk) | Valencia CF, Spain | 23 (0) |
| Brad SMITH | Liverpool FC, England | 6 (0) |
| Bailey WRIGHT | Preston North End FC, England | 10 (1) |
| Alex WILKINSON | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 16 (0) |
England 2 Australia 1
Good game to watch. Aussies played a lot better than I thought they would and had the better in midfield for a lot of the game.
Ange has done a great job with these players.
England 2 Australia 1
Good game to watch. Aussies played a lot better than I thought they would and had the better in midfield for a lot of the game.
Ange has done a great job with these players.
Caltex Socceroos squad for International Friendly Match v England
| Name | Club, Country | A International Caps (Goals) |
| Aziz BEHICH | Bursaspor, Turkey | 11 (2) |
| Milos DEGENEK | TSV 1860 München, Germany | - |
| Adam FEDERICI (gk) | AFC Bournemouth, England | 15 (0) |
| Craig GOODWIN | Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2 (0) |
| Chris IKONOMIDIS | US Salernitana 1919, Italy | 3 (0) |
| Jackson IRVINE | Ross County, Scotland | 2 (0) |
| Brad INMAN | Crewe Alexandra FC, England | - |
| Mile JEDINAK | Crystal Palace F.C, England | 62 (12) |
| Tomi JURIC | Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands | 15 (2) |
| Robbie KRUSE | Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany | 40 (4) |
| Mitchell LANGERAK (gk) | VfB Stuttgart, Germany | 6 (0) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Queens Park Rangers FC, England | 19 (0) |
| Jamie MACLAREN | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | - |
| Stefan MAUK | Adelaide United FC, Australia | - |
| Matthew McKAY | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | 58 (2) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Baniyas FC, UAE | 46 (5) |
| Aaron MOOY | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 13 (5) |
| Josh RISDON | Perth Glory, Australia | 2 (0) |
| Tom ROGIC | Celtic FC, Scotland | 15 (5) |
| Mathew RYAN (gk) | Valencia CF, Spain | 23 (0) |
| Brad SMITH | Liverpool FC, England | 6 (0) |
| Bailey WRIGHT | Preston North End FC, England | 10 (1) |
| Alex WILKINSON | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 16 (0) |
Unattached FC not a popular destination among Aussies, then?
It's nil nil so far against Greece. I spy quite a few empty seats
It's nil nil so far against Greece. I spy quite a few empty seats
Considering the weather 36000 spectators is OK.
Enjoyable
Hearing the announcement of Josep Gombau as Olyroos coach is imminent.
— Ray Gatt (@Gatty54) June 23, 2016
And official
Former @AdelaideUnited boss Josep Gombau appointed as #Olyroos Head Coach - https://t.co/g8X3Q6rv3J pic.twitter.com/kgOZ8K0r4j
— Caltex Socceroos (@Socceroos) June 27, 2016
Caltex Socceroos squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers v Iraq and UAE
| Name | Club, Country | A International Caps (Goals) |
| Nathan BURNS | F.C. Tokyo, JAPAN | 22 (3) |
| Tim CAHILL | Melbourne City FC, AUSTRALIA | 91 (47) |
| Milos DEGENEK | TSV 1860 Munchen, GERMANY | 3 (0) |
| Adam FEDERICI | A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND | 16 (0) |
| Alex GERSBACH | Rosenborg BK, NORWAY | 2 (0) |
| Apostolos GIANNOU | Guangzhou R&F F.C., CHINA | 3 (0) |
| Chris IKONOMIDIS | S.S. Lazio, ITALY | 6 (0) |
| Jackson IRVINE | Burton Albion FC, ENGLAND | 4 (0) |
| Mile JEDINAK | Crystal Palace F.C, ENGLAND | 64 (12) |
| Tomi JURIC | FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND | 16 (2) |
| Robbie KRUSE | Bayer 04 Leverkusen, GERMANY | 43 (4) |
| Mitchell LANGERAK | VfB Stuttgart, GERMANY | 6 (0) |
| Mathew LECKIE | FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY | 31 (3) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Queens Park Rangers F.C., ENGLAND | 20 (4) |
| Ryan MCGOWAN | Henan Jianye F.C., CHINA | 16 (0) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Baniyas F.C., UAE | 49 (5) |
| Aaron MOOY | Huddersfield Town FC, ENGLAND | 16 (5) |
| Tommy ROGIC | Celtic FC, SCOTLAND | 18 (5) |
| Mathew RYAN | Valencia CF, SPAIN | 25 (0) |
| Trent SAINSBURY | Jiangsu Suning F.C., CHINA | 16 (2) |
| Brad SMITH | A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND | 9 (0) |
| Matthew SPIRANOVIC | Hangzhou Greentown F.C., CHINA | 30 (0) |
| Bailey WRIGHT | Preston North End F.C, ENGLAND | 12 (1) |
Only A-League player selected is Cahill, allowing him to skip facing us Week 1 & having his debut in the Melbourne Derby Week 2 ... not that Ange has done that on purpose
Aussie v Iraq tonight at 10:30pm. Bound to be streams available
AFC streaming it live on YouTube.
Awful game. Oz keep giving the ball away. 0-0 ht.
Results
Aust 2 - Iraq 0
Japan 1 - UAI 2 ... massive away win and the side Australia must play at their home next week a real crunch game.
Korea 3 - China 2
AFC streaming it live on YouTube.
Ufuk Talay is new Young Socceroos coach.
— Kevin Airs (@KevinAirs442) September 2, 2016
Omar Abdulrahman who plays for the UAE it is said by many could become the greatest player Asia has ever produced. He is almost worth the price of a ticket by himself.
With UAE beating Japan at home and if they beat us this week, they will be hard to peg back from finishing in the top 3. This is a huge game pertaining to Australian WCQ .
Omar will be difficult to keep quite.
I am looking forward to this next game.
Cahill comes off the bench and picks up the 3 points for Aussie in a 1-0 win over the UAE.
Cahill comes off the bench and picks up the 3 points for Aussie in a 1-0 win over the UAE.
Decent result, sees us top of our group, I can't even imagine what it must be like to play in that heat.
If you see just before the goal Saint Timmy gives his defender a nudge to create space for himself ...
some highlights .... see the little nudge just after a minute into the vid.
Aussie u19's lost 5-1 to Thailand overnight. The tournament is part of their preparation for the AFC u20's.
Aussies u16's have been eliminated from the AFC u17 World Cup qualifying.
Caltex Socceroos squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers v Saudi Arabia and Japan
| Name | Club, Country | A International Caps (Goals) |
| Tim CAHILL | Melbourne City FC, AUSTRALIA | 92 (48) |
| Milos DEGENEK | TSV 1860 Munchen, GERMANY | 4 (0) |
| Adam FEDERICI | A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND | 16 (0) |
| Alex GERSBACH | Rosenborg BK, NORWAY | 2 (0) |
| Craig GOODWIN | Sparta Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS | 3 (0) |
| Chris IKONOMIDIS | Aarhus Gymnastikforening, DENMARK | 6 (0) |
| Jackson IRVINE | Burton Albion FC, ENGLAND | 5 (0) |
| Mile JEDINAK | Aston Villa F.C, ENGLAND | 65 (12) |
| James JEGGO | SK Sturm Graz, AUSTRIA | - |
| Tomi JURIC | FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND | 18 (3) |
| Robbie KRUSE | Bayer 04 Leverkusen, GERMANY | 45 (4) |
| Mitchell LANGERAK | VfB Stuttgart, GERMANY | 6 (0) |
| Mathew LECKIE | FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY | 33 (3) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Queens Park Rangers F.C., ENGLAND | 22 (5) |
| Ryan MCGOWAN | Henan Jianye F.C., CHINA | 17 (0) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Baniyas F.C., UAE | 51 (5) |
| Aaron MOOY | Huddersfield Town AFC, ENGLAND | 18 (5) |
| Tommy ROGIC | Celtic FC, SCOTLAND | 20 (5) |
| Mathew RYAN | Valencia CF, SPAIN | 27 (0) |
| Trent SAINSBURY | Jiangsu Suning F.C., CHINA | 18 (2) |
| Brad SMITH | A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND | 11 (0) |
| Matthew SPIRANOVIC | Hangzhou Greentown F.C., CHINA | 31 (0) |
| Bailey WRIGHT | Preston North End FC, ENGLAND | 12 (1) |
Nathan Burns missing out Craig Goodwin???
Is Burns injured or something?
Nathan Burns missing out Craig Goodwin???
Is Burns injured or something?
