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All the latest news headlines relating to the Australia national football team. Guus Hiddink's team is seeded in the third place of Group F. This section features the latest Socceroos news headlines, team news, match reviews, match results & more

Team News and other headlines related to the Australian national football team efforts for the World Cup 2006 Finals. Guus Hiddink squad are also known as the Socceroos, are making their first appearance since their debut one in 1974.

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Former Liverpool Manager Gerard Houllier Tipped To Take Up Australia Job

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Sat, 24/02/2007 - 20:10.

Former Liverpool manager and now at Lyon, Gerard Houllier has been tipped to be named Australia coach following July's Asian Cup, according to reports Down Under, but yet to be authenticated by Football Federation Australia.


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Australia Hunt For Long-Term Coach – Former Germany Boss Jurgen Klinsmann Top Target – Guus Hiddink, Leo Beenhakker Are Options

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Sun, 04/02/2007 - 09:27.

Australian newspaper the Sun-Herald has reported that Germany's World Cup coach and former striker Jurgen Klinsmann is Socceroos target to coach them to the 2010 showpiece event in South Africa.


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Australia Play Down Asian Cup Favourites Tag - Socceroos Grouped Alongside Iraq, Oman, Thailand For Maiden Asian Cup Campaign

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Wed, 20/12/2006 - 14:20.

Australia are playing down suggestions that they are the favourites to win the next year's Asian Cup after getting a dream draw in their first appearance at the region's biggest sporting event.


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Australian Cahill Stays Positive Despite Injury Setback - Toffees Midfielder Targets Return By Year-end

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Wed, 22/11/2006 - 10:53.

Injured Everton star Tim Cahill is positive despite facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Cahill picked up a knee injury after an accidental collision with team-mate Lee Carsley during the defeat to Aston Villa earlier this month. The Australian international faces up to eight weeks out of action, but Cahill is hopeful he could return quicker than expected.


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Australia V Ghana International Friendly Preview - Socceroos Without Kewell, Viduka, Cahill & Skipper Neill

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 13/11/2006 - 22:23.

Australia’s Socceroos meet fellow 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Ghana on Tuesday night at Loftus Road in London, with The Socceroos' head coach Graham Arnold fielding a team without many of it’s big-name stars...


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FIFA Boss Blatter Denies Criticism Of Italy Despite Saying "Socceroos Should Have Gone Into Quarter-Finals"

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Tue, 31/10/2006 - 17:40.

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has insisted that he had not intended to criticise the Italian team or their tactics after he was quoted as saying that Australia should have reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Germany, instead of eventual champions Italy...


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Socceroos Coach Guus Hiddink Remains Unhappy With Referee's Last Minute Penalty Decision

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Mon, 26/06/2006 - 21:07.

Australia coach Guus Hiddink said that the penalty given to Italy's Azzuri was given too easily. Tim Cahill also backed Hiddink's claim as he harsly criticised the referee's decision, which saw Australia knocked-out of the World Cup 2006 tournament in Germany.


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Italy 1 - 0 Australia - Ten-Men Of Azzurri Beat Defiant Socceroos With Last-Gasp Penalty Taken By Totti - Australia Now Out

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 26/06/2006 - 17:57.

Italy have beaten Australia 1-0 in injury-time in their knockout match in the World Cup Finals in Kaiserslautern on Monday. Italy were reduced to 10-men for half the match, but defended well and an injury-time penalty for a tackle on Fabio Grosso gave the Azzurri the win...


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Italy 0 - 0 Australia Half-Time: Socceroos Start Strongly, But Azzurri Start To Take Control

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 26/06/2006 - 16:55.

Italy's Azzurri have gone into half-time 0-0 against Australia's Socceroos in their first knockout match in the World Cup Finals in Kaiserslautern on Monday, with Italy started to gain control of the match...


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Italy v Australia Match Preview: Totti & Camoranesi On Bench, del Piero & Luca Toni Start - Liverpool's Kewell Not Fit To Start

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 26/06/2006 - 15:16.

Italy face Australia in their first knockout match in the World Cup Finals in Kaiserslautern on Monday. AS Roma captain Francesco Totti and Mauro Camoranesi both start on the bench, with Alessandro del Piero and Luca Toni both starting the knockout match...


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Italy v Australia - Starting Line-Ups - Liverpool's Harry Kewell Failing Late Fitness Test - Blackburn Rovers' Emerton Suspended

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Mon, 26/06/2006 - 15:04.

Italy face Australia in their first knockout match in the World Cup Finals with Italy without Alessandro Nesta and Daniele de Rossi and Australia missing Liverpool’s Kewell and Blackburn’s Emerton.


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Liverpool's Harry Kewell Doubtful for Socceroos Match Against Italy - Hiddink Confirms Schwarzer in the Line-Up

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Sun, 25/06/2006 - 11:26.

Liverpool's and Australia's striker Harry Kewell may be ruled-out for the crucial Socceroos match against Italy for the World Cup 2006 knockout stages, as the player felt pain. Dutch coach Guus Hiddink wary of penalty shootout calls-in Schwarzer who saved Uruguay's penalty and sent the Socceroos in the World Cup Finals.


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Croatia 2 - 2 Australia - Socceroos Through to Knockout Stages After Goals From Liverpool's Kewell & Craig Moore

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 21:53.

Croatia and Australia have drawn 2-2 in their World Cup Group F match, with Australia progressing to the knockout rounds and Croatia out of the World Cup Finals...


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Croatia 1 - 1 Australia - Half-Time: Darijo Srna Opens For Vatreni, Craig Moore Equalises From Penalty-Spot

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 21:05.

Croatia and Australia are drawing 1-1 at half-time in their World Cup Group F match, with Darijo Srna scoring for the Vatreni in the second minute from a stunning free-kick from 25-yards out and Craig Moore from the penalty-spot for the Socceroos...


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Croatia v Australia - Starting Line-Ups - No Major Changes For Hiddink and Kranjcar in a Must Win Match for Croatia

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 19:13.

Croatia meet with Australia in a match which could give the winning team the ticket to the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup.


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