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Asian Cup
Asian Cup
The Socceroos are falling out of the top 8 teams in Asia
There may be eight spots for the Asian Confederation at the next World Cup, but the Socceroos are very far from being shoe-ins.
9 Feb 2024
We're going to see a very different Socceroos team by the end of this year
The Socceroos saved their best performance for the game that saw them beaten. We may be out of the tournament but there’s hope for the future.
3 Feb 2024
An open letter to the Socceroos (and Robbie Slater)
Despite the fact that we’ve made the Asian Cup quarter finals, there is quite a lot of dissatisfaction about the performances so far. The Socceroos (and those close to them) are fighting back against the benighted hordes, but are we all talking about the same thing?
30 Jan 2024
Socceroos DNA? Hard working, dangerous, poor touches and errant passing
Why would you criticise a team that won four nil? Because they looked disjointed, unconvincing, had a fair bit of luck and give me no confidence for the next match.
29 Jan 2024
The Socceroos need to change their formation
The Socceroos may have topped the group but we’re still very frustrating to watch.
24 Jan 2024
Why the Stutteroos are still misfiring at the Asian Cup
What happened to the well-oiled machine we saw in recent friendlies? The Socceroos’ Asian Cup campaign so far has been more like my father’s old Valiant – firing on all three. Three if we’re lucky!
19 Jan 2024
The Socceroos were hard to watch against India...but there's one obvious solution
We’ve all seen footage of those subcontinental trains and buses with people piled in (and on top) in any old fashion – clutching luggage, children and animals. The Socceroos got to see it first hand last night as India parked a fleet of buses, teeming with desperate defenders – and nearly got something from the game.
14 Jan 2024
Why the Australian media totally ignores the Asian Cup
I feel like there’s been very little in the way of fanfare for the Asian Cup starting this week. Could that be because we don’t have a lot of confidence in our chances? Or do we simply not care very much? Or is it something more sinister?
10 Jan 2024
Tilio? Are You Kidding Arnie?
Socceroos fans have mostly welcomed the team announced today by Graham Arnold. But there is at least one selection leaving many fans scratching their heads.
22 Dec 2023
The Socceroos Need Arzani
It’s time to invite Daniel Arzani back into the Socceroos fold.
24 Nov 2023
East is East and West is West: Is the Asian Football Confederation too big?
The Socceroos, part of the Asian Football Confederation, found themselves travelling half the circumference of the globe to get to and from some of their FIFA World Cup qualification games. Is the AFC too big?
16 Jun 2022
Safe and sound: FA back Matildas boss after Asian Cup failure
Under-scrutiny Tony Gustavsson will survive the Matildas’ woeful under-achievement at the Asian Cup, with Football Australia ill-inclined dump the Swede 18 months out from the co-hosted Women’s World Cup.
1 Feb 2022
45 years ago today: Australia's 'excellent' first match at the Asian Cup
On this day 45 years ago, at the first ever Asian Cup, an ‘Australian XI’ went down 3-2 to Thailand in front of over 4,000 people in hot and sticky conditions in Hong Kong.
25 Aug 2020
The Matildas who made history in Chengdu
Ten years on from landing Australian football its first silverware in Asia, current and former Matildas reflect fondly on their 2010 Asian Cup triumph.
29 May 2020
'The Matildas will never lose their 'Never Say Die' mentality'
Reflecting back on her standout Matildas campaign at the 2010 Asian Cup, Leena Khamis postulated on the qualities that remain the Matildas' greatest assets.
23 May 2020
China to host 2023 Asian Cup
China will host the 2023 Asian Cup in a drive to increase presence of the sport there and target and expansion of TV rights deals, the Asian Football Confederation decided tonight.
4 Jun 2019
'A class act': Ex-Reds star lauds Sven Goran Eriksson
Former A-League striker Iain Ramsay says having ex-England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as his boss at January’s Asian Cup showed why the veteran is such a class act.
6 Mar 2019
Impressive Qatar beat Japan to win Asian Cup
Qatar won the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in their history after defeating Japan 3-1 in front of 36,776 people at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
2 Feb 2019
Luongo: Asian Cup's 'moment of madness'
Massimo Luongo has described the Socceroos' 2019 Asian Cup campaign as a disappointment and says "a moment of madness" caused their exit.
31 Jan 2019
Ugly scenes as Qatar thrash UAE to reach Asian Cup final
Qatar produced an emphatic 4-0 win to end the campaign of host nation United Arab Emirates in front of 38,646 in a packed Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi to reach their first AFC Asian Cup Final where they will take on Japan on Saturday morning.
30 Jan 2019
Japan sweep past Iran into Asian Cup final
Japan booked their place in the AFC Asian Cup final as three second half goals saw them produce an emphatic 3-0 win over tournament favourites Iran at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.
29 Jan 2019
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