Tony Popovic

Rayan scored a 95th-minute equaliser to spare Brazil embarrassment in their first meeting on Friday

He has scored plenty of direct free kicks at club level, but hitherto none in a Socceroos jersey

Through the connections of former Socceroos teammate Zeljko Kalac, who played under Ancelotti at AC Milan, Popovic managed to spend several off-seasons inside the Italian club, quietly observing the way the coach went about his business and taking notes

Ahead of the penalties in Dallas, Australia replaced goalie Patrick Beach with Mat Ryan

Fernandez and his family walked out with their heads held high as they received congratulatory messages and handshakes from other fans passing them by

Australia goalkeeper sub backfires as Mo Salah’s Egypt enjoy finest hour

The Atlantic archipelago have become one of the fairytale stories of this year’s expanded 48-team tournament, confounding expectations by earning a draw with Spain before squeezing into the last 32 ahead of Group H rivals Uruguay and Saudi Arabia

The medal hopes of Metcalfe, Harry Souttar and Cammy Devlin — the only current Socceroos who played that night — ended in a disappointing 2-0 defeat when even a draw would have seen the team progress from their group

For Australian football, it was far from the best advertisement for the game, even as millions watched on TVs, live sites and in bars, with the match lacking the intensity and jeopardy of the Socceroos’ opening two World Cup matches

Goalless stalemate sends Socceroos through as Paraguay await their fate

In fact, a draw will be enough for the Socceroos to secure a favourable last-32 clash with Belgium, Iran, Egypt or even New Zealand in Dallas with seven days’ rest

The Melbourne City star, who was restricted to eight games in the A-League this season due to repeated injuries, was subbed off after an hour in the Seattle loss, going down clutching at his hamstring

Coach Tony Popovic has blamed the heat (and a contentious call) for a “sluggish” first half in Seattle

Co-hosts United States comfortably sealed their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout phase, dispatching Australia 2-0 in an engrossing Group D fixture at Seattle's Lumen Field

That’s when Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro recognized the shape that has long instilled fear into American adversaries across the globe

Having kicked off their FIFA World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion with a dominant victory over Paraguay, the United States now turns its attention to a crucial Group D showdown against Australia in Seattle on Friday afternoon

The United States men’s national team made a statement to open its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, routing Paraguay 4-1 last week behind two goals from Folarin Balogun

Having kicked off their FIFA World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion with a dominant victory over Paraguay, the United States now turns its attention to a crucial Group D showdown against Australia in Seattle on Friday afternoon

US coach Mauricio Pochettino was left fuming after the first half of last year’s friendly against the Socceroos

Cameron Burgess, 30, the oldest player out there for Australia, looked around and realised he was surrounded by change

Goalkeeper Patrick Beach made eight saves for the Socceroos in their group opener on Saturday night as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looked on

After the action kicked off on Thursday, June 11, Matchday 4 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has arrived

Downtown Vancouver is overrun with green and gold, building on a smattering of Socceroos jerseys that appeared at the start of last week

Australia has announced its 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, blending established veterans with exciting young talents under coach Tony Popovic as the Socceroos prepare for a challenging Group D that includes co-host United States, Turkiye and Paraguay

However, in a climate of harsh deportations by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the rise of One Nation in Australia, the Socceroos’ simple language held a clear message and its timing carried weight

Australia has announced its 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, blending established veterans with exciting young talents under coach Tony Popovic as the Socceroos prepare for a challenging Group D that includes co-host United States, Turkiye and Paraguay

However, the 22-year-old forward was not on the pitch for the 15-minute window in which media can observe training, raising concerns about his ability to play in Sunday’s (2pm AEST) clash with Turkey in Vancouver, Canada

Both Australia and Switzerland play a game at the World Cup starting at midday local time — for the Socceroos, it’s their second Group D fixture against the United States — so they agreed to treat this friendly at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego as a dry run, to see if there are any kinks in their routines that need ironing out

Another video is coming ahead of this World Cup, which kicks off on Friday (AEST) in the United States, Canada and Mexico — but the sequel will rely on subtext and implication to make its point rather than direct criticism, amid concerns voiced by former Australia captain Craig Foster that players are now reluctant to speak up because they fear the consequences

Needing to cut four players from his training group of 30, Popovic also found no room for US-based defender Kye Rowles, Western Sydney Wanderers star Brandon Borrello and goalkeeper Joe Gauci

Five members of the Socceroos’ starting XI were aged 24 or younger; one of them, defender Lucas Herrington, is still only 18

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder, a dual citizen who was born and raised ​in Sydney, plays for Sassuolo in Serie ​A

The last release of names on Tuesday morning (AEST) has narrowed those in contention for the Socceroos’ 26-man squad to just 29, with less than a week to go until Popovic has to submit his final list to FIFA

Trump is expected to attend the co-hosts’ matches, which include a group stage game against Popovic’s Socceroos at the 72,000-seat Seattle Stadium on June 19

Curaçao, ranked around 82nd in the FIFA standings, has already qualified for the 2026 tournament in North America — a historic achievement as the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup finals

The Curaçao football federation had first approached him before the qualifiers, in 2023

Childhood fans of the venerable Fifa Series (making its debut in Sydney) will not remember the Socceroos 1-0 win over Cameroon as a classic of the genre