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Socceroos assistant says coaches won't dictate players' social media use

Australia's players are mature enough to handle the ⁠hype ahead of their high-profile World Cup match against co-hosts the United States and do not need staff ‌to tell them to get off social media, assistant coach Hayden Foxe ‌has said.

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Alphonso Davies facing race against time to make Canada's Qatar clash

Canada's Alphonso Davies was ⁠on the training field at their National Soccer Development Centre on ‌Monday but did not play a full part ‌in the session, with the ‌team saying he is still in ‌a return-to-play protocol as he recovers from ‌a hamstring injury.

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Life's a Beach for Australia as goalkeeper justifies shock start to live the dream

Two days before Australia's opener against Turkey, a big call was being made by Socceroos' coach, Tony Popovic, that would send shockwaves through the country.

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Hot prospect Irankunda scores as Australia defeat Turkey in shock World Cup win

Making his competitive debut in goal for Australia, Patrick Beach produced a man-of-the-match performance as the Socceroos avoided a fifth consecutive defeat in a FIFA World Cup (WC) opener with a 2-0 win over Turkey in Vancouver.

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The trio of refugees looking to drive Australian World Cup success

Born in refugee camps to parents displaced by conflict in Africa, three players will show the changing face of Australian ⁠soccer at the World Cup and look to answer the nation's call for goals.

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Socceroos coach Popovic extends contract through to 2027 Asian Cup

Australia coach Tony Popovic signed a contract extension Thursday ahead of their World Cup opener against Turkey that will take him through to the Asian Cup early next year.

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The pressure is on Turkey and not us: Socceroo Degenek

The weight of expectations will be on ⁠Turkey's shoulders when they return to the World Cup after 24 years for ‌their Group D opener against Australia, Socceroos defender Milos ‌Degenek said this week.

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Get to know all 26 members of the Socceroos World Cup squad

26 men will have the hopes and dreams of 27 million Aussies on their shoulders when they face Turkey, USA and Paraguay over the next fortnight at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Somali referee Artan says it was 'fate' being denied entry into United States

Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan on Wednesday said the decision to bar him ‌entry to the United States for the World Cup was "fate" and ‌urged his fellow Somalis not to lose heart over ‌it.

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Christian Roldan says USA squad needs to be 'more savvy' for World Cup

World Cup co-hosts the United States can be "too honest" in games and need to improve at soccer's dark arts for their opener against Paraguay, midfielder Cristian Roldan said Tuesday.

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Jayden Nelson replaces injured Marcelo Flores in Canada squad for World Cup

Winger Jayden Nelson ⁠has been called up to Canada's World ‌Cup squad as a replacement ‌for Marcelo ‌Flores, who was ruled ‌out of the tournament ‌with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Canada ‌Soccer said on Tuesday.

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Our predicted Socceroos World Cup XI

Tony Popovic is taking 26 men to Vancouver, Seattle, Santa Clara and then hopefully elsewhere around the three host nations. Here's who we expect to be starting the opening match against Turkey on June 14 (AEST).

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FIFA reaches settlement with former PSG star Lassana Diarra in transfer rights case

FIFA has reached a settlement ⁠with former France midfielder Lassana Diarra in a player transfer rights case, ‌the global soccer body said on Monday.

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Switzerland draw proves Socceroos can 'punch above our weight': Popovic

Australia coach Tony Popovic said he was confident his side could "punch above our weight" at the World Cup after a battling 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Saturday.

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Switzerland and Australia end World Cup preparations with 1-1 draw

Switzerland and Australia drew 1-1 in what was both sides’ final FIFA World Cup warm-up match, ending the Socceroos’ three-match losing run against top-25 ranked sides since sealing qualification.

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Toronto police seize largest collection of fake jerseys ever ahead of World Cup

Less than two weeks ⁠before the World Cup kicks off, Toronto Police announced ‌on Monday that they made the ‌largest known seizure of ‌counterfeit soccer jerseys in Canadian ‌history.

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'We can go further than any Socceroos team ever before': Irvine

Short on star power but always up for a fight, Australia head to the World ⁠Cup eyeing another trip to the knockout rounds but dogged by the usual questions about whether they have the attacking quality to trouble the top ‌teams.

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Popovic says Socceroos squad is 'fearless' and 'much better' than 2022

Australia coach Tony Popovic said his young World Cup squad is better than the ⁠Socceroos' 2022 line-up and should have high expectations heading into the tournament in North America.

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Who made the final 26-man Socceroos World Cup squad?

Former Italy under-20 international Cristian Volpato's last-minute decision to switch allegiance to Australia has ⁠paid off with inclusion in Tony Popovic's World Cup squad.

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Socceroos out to 'spoil' home World Cup of Group D combatants USA

Efforts to boost soccer in the United States rest heavily on the national team's success at the World Cup -- but their Group D opponents Australia have every intention of crashing the co-hosts' party.

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Socceroos lose narrowly to World Cup co-hosts Mexico in penultimate warm-up

World Cup co-hosts Mexico warmed up with a scrappy 1-0 friendly win over Australia in front of nearly 80,000 El Tri fans at the Rose Bowl outside Los Angeles on Saturday.

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New Zealand goalkeeper Woud postpones wedding for World Cup

Auckland FC goalkeeper Michael Woud has had to put his wedding plans on hold ⁠after being selected in New Zealand's squad for the World Cup, but he says taking part in soccer's biggest tournament ‌is not a bad reason to cancel.

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Volpato joins Socceroos World Cup camp four years after snubbing Australia

Former Italy under-20 international Cristian Volpato has ⁠decided to represent Australia and will join the Socceroos' training camp ‌in Los Angeles ahead of the World Cup, ‌Football Australia said on Friday.

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Former 1994 World Cup architect believes football will overtake NFL in America

Thirty-two years after overseeing the hugely successful 1994 World Cup - the tournament that forced America to take football seriously - Alan Rothenberg believes soccer is firmly on track to replace the NFL as the most popular sport in the United States.