The Suba-roos (Australian Men's Team)

1-1

lolz... I really hope the Thai's hang on.

Ended 2-1 to Australia. 

Japan needs to do Australia a favour against Syria.

Japan against Saudi. Hope they do. 

Then Socceroos qualify directly and you never know, might do us a favour and be available for a friendly in October.

Of course Aussie wouldn't normally be interested in playing us, but with European and South American WC qualifiers still in full swing, they will have limited alternative choices. Go Japan

Saudis v Japan stream - http://wiz1.net/channel48

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal Saudi Arabia!!!

Aussie v Syria in the play off

Bozza is awesome

My dad is a die hard aussie football fan so I was brought up supporting the socceroos (even if now I have mixed feelings about the team they have).  How much better is their qualifying pathway - even if they don't make it they have had about 6 games in a row which are meaningful and important, but also winnable.  We have the BS against the Island teams where we all pretend to get excited and worried and then play South America where we probably have less than 5% chance of advancing.  Even if they don't get to the World CUp they have had 4 years of interesting matches for their national team

Plus the Asian Cup which they hosted and won. Keeps national team constantly in the sports pages

One of the possible opponents for the RUUUUssss

Compared to us drawing Mexico 4 years ago, I'm sure the Socceroos would gladly take Panama

Postecoglou will confirm his final 23-player squad next week.

Caltex Socceroos preliminary 30-player squad for the following matches:

2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers – Asian Play-off v Syria (Malacca, Malaysia – Thursday 5 October 2017 and Sydney, Australia – Tuesday 10 October 2017)

So Burns peaked with us then, eh?

Presume injured as hasn't played football since May according to Soccerway

BIRIGHITTI

GERSBACH

JEDINAK

JEGGO

MABIL

MACLAREN

MCGOWAN

Omitted from the squad to face Syria.

Wasn't Jedinak the captain?

Injured

Syria vs Aussie first leg tonight at 01:30am

Socceroos have important away goal being up 1-0 at half time. Seemingly in control dominating possession. Mooy is class.

Still Syria have a recent record of coming back late in their games. 

Yeah, that wasn't a penatly. Syria guy milked a push that wasn't even there.

Syria have 5 first 11 out for tonight: CBs Al Salih, Midani, Al Masri, mid Mobayed (inj), star striker Khribin (susp). 4 started vs Oz

— Football Roos (@football_roos) October 9, 2017

10pm kick off tonight, 'The AFC Hub' on youtube normally live streams AFC games for NZ to watch

Every team is 3 at the back with wing-backs these days. Ricki really was ahead of his time...

Streaaaaaaaam?

I logged in just in time to see Syria score in the first five minutes. What a great goal. Good on them.

What a fudge up by Milligan

Bard Smith's hip flexor gone by the looks!

Timmy!!!!

Equaliser by Tim Cahill; the living proof the retirement age in Australia must have been lifted to 70

Ninety minutes up and I decided to retire for the night as the game was by now boring as batshark.

Whoever wins after extra time deserves to be thrashed by Panama in the next leg.

away goals do apply in extra time

Unbelievable! 120th minute free kick from 25 yards strikes the post and away. Matt Ryan beaten all ends up.

The guy was almost crying as he went to take the free kick! 

Who else?

It was a great fairytale from Syria.

Their free kick that struck the base of the upright with 2 min to go had beaten Ryan.

Oz have a helluva lot to do from here. 

Wow what a finish.

Glad to see Socceroos through to next playoff round. However incredibly brave effort by Syria. Representing a country in the midst of a tragic civil war. Down to 10 men, and just a shade of paint from stealing it at the end.

Football is a matter of inches 

Photo credit - https://twitter.com/cjspencois/status/917728121985437697

Really feel for Syria here, was dying to see them in the World Cup.