Football Australia will match the players donation to OxfamGame was moved from the West Bank due to Israel-Hamas war The Socceroos will donate to humanitarian efforts in Gaza as they prepare to depart Australia for their World Cup qualifier against Palestine in Kuwait on Tuesday. Australia started their journey towards the 2026 tournament with a 7-0 victory over Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday night. Continue reading...

Harry Souttar and Jamie Maclaren were on target in the thumping of Bangladesh but the squad knows the campaign to reach US 2026 is about renewal Like a warm embrace from an old school friend. Or rediscovering that sweater just as the season changes. The Socceroos gave Australia’s football fans a familiar feeling in their pummelling of Bangladesh at AAMI Stadium on Thursday night. Or maybe the family’s go-to takeaway: a meal well-liked, not for the everyday, but one that has been delivered before. Continue reading...

Australia’s head coach took joy in his side’s win to start their World Cup qualifying campaign, but admits next week’s game in Kuwait has been weighing on his mind.

Australia thrash Bangladesh 7-0 in World Cup qualifierMitchell Duke scores brace as Kusini Yengi makes debut Less than four minutes into what would eventually become a 7-0 thumping against Australia, Bangladesh found themselves defending a free kick perfectly swung into their penalty area by Craig Goodwin. It didn’t seem fair really, because sure enough, the gigantic frame of Harry Souttar was rising, unchallenged, to meet it and drive home the opening goal of the game and the Socceroos’ road to the 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America. It was the ninth goal for the Scottish-born centre back in his adopted green and gold, the seventh of which has come in the second phase of AFC World Cup qualification. Indeed, the 2-metre tall defender represents something of a microcosm of his side more broadly at this stage of qualification: they are bigger, more resourced and just better than their opponents. Winning handily is not just an expectation, but a fair and realistic one. Continue reading...

Brandon Borrello made it two early goals for the Socceroos in the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh

Updates from the Socceroos’ first match in Group IKick-off at Melbourne’s AAMI Park is 8pm AEDTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft Graham Arnold has a callow squad at his disposal, so it’s little surprise to see a starting XI containing plenty of experienced heads. 30-somethings Craig Goodwin and Mitch Duke will be under pressure to unlock the Bangladesh defence early on and settle the nerves, while skipper Jackson Irvine patrols the midfield. There’s still room for 21-year-old Jordan Bos to add to his growing reputation at left back, with 23-year-old Lewis Miller earning just his third cap on the opposite flank. Continue reading...

Australia is expected to put on a show in front of over 20,000 fans as they host Bangladesh in a qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Socceroos’ road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in the US, Canada and Mexico gets under way in Melbourne on Thursday night.

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold believes Nestory Irankunda could wind up being Australia's greatest ever player