Socceroos World Cup Qualifier Intercontinental Play-Off Peru V Australia

[giggler99]

A chance to make it to our fifth straight World Cup finals! Who would have thought? Tough ask against a solid South American opponent but a one off match at a neutral venue anything is possible, time to get behind out boys for one last push. Lets do this Socceroos!!

World Cup Qualifier Intercontinental Play-Off

Peru V Australia

When:
Tuesday 14th June
4:00am EST 3:30am CST 2:00am WST

Where:
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Doha, Qatar

TV Broadcast:
Live on Channel 10 (check local guides) and simulcast on 10 Play

Socceroos Squad
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Name	Club, Country	‘A’ Caps (Goals)	Junior Club (Member Federation/Country)
Nathaniel ATKINSON	Heart of Midlothian, Scotland	1 (0)	Riverside Olympic FC (Football Tasmania)
Aziz BEHICH	Uncontracted	49 (2)	Meadow Park SC (Football Victoria)
Martin BOYLE	Al-Faisaly FC, Saudi Arabia	16 (5)	Lewis United FC/Montrose FC (Scotland)
Nicholas D’AGOSTINO	Melbourne Victory FC, Australia	1 (0)	Runaway Bay SC (Football Queensland)
Jason DAVIDSON	Melbourne Victory FC, Australia	22 (1)	Altona City SC (Football Victoria)
Milos DEGENEK	Columbus Crew, USA	36 (1)	Blacktown City FC (Football NSW)
Kenny DOUGALL	Blackpool FC, England	4 (0)	Samford Rangers FC (Football Queensland)
Mitchell DUKE	Fagiano Okayama, Japan	19 (7)	Liverpool Rangers SC (Football NSW)
Denis GENREAU	Toulouse FC, France	2 (0)	Brighton SC (Football Victoria)
Craig GOODWIN	Adelaide United FC, Australia	7 (1)	Munno Para City SC (Football South Australia)
Ajdin HRUSTIC	Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany	16 (2)	Heatherton United SC (Football Victoria)
Jackson IRVINE	FC St. Pauli, Germany	45 (6)	Ringwood City SC (Football Victoria)
Fran KARACIC	Brescia Calcio, Italy	7 (1)	NK Lokomotiva (Croatia)
Joel KING	Odense Boldklub, Denmark	2 (0)	Shellharbour Junior FC (Football NSW)
Mathew LECKIE	Melbourne City FC, Australia	69 (13)	Brimbank Stallions FC (Football Victoria)
Awer MABIL	Uncontracted	25 (6)	Saint Augustines FC (Football South Australia)
Jamie MACLAREN	Melbourne City FC, Australia	22 (8)	Green Gully SC (Football Victoria))
Riley MCGREE	Middlesbrough FC, England	8 (1)	Gawler Eagles FC (Football South Australia)
Aaron MOOY	Shanghai Port FC, China PR	49 (7)	Carlingford Redbacks FC (Football NSW)
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk)	Sydney FC, Australia	2 (0)	Gosford City Dragons FC (Football NSW)
Kye ROWLES	Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia	0 (0)	Palm Beach SC (Football Queensland)
Mathew RYAN (Gk)	Real Sociedad, Spain	71 (0)	Blacktown City FC (Football NSW)
Trent SAINSBURY	Uncontracted	60 (4)	Armadale SC (Football West)
Gianni STENSNESS	Viking FK, Norway	2 (0)	Pittwater RSL FC/Collaroy Cromer SC (Football NSW)
Adam TAGGART	Cerezo Osaka, Japan	16 (6)	ECU Joondalup SC (Football West)
Marco TILIO	Melbourne City FC, Australia	3 (0)	APIA Leichhardt FC/Sydney Olympic FC (Football NSW)
Danny VUKOVIC (Gk)	NEC Nijmegen, Netherlands	4 (0)	St Clair United SC (Football NSW)
Bailey WRIGHT	Sunderland AFC, England	24 (1)	Langwarrin SC (Football Victoria)

 

[ep2018]

A one leg play off at a neutral venue can sometimes go against the favourite. I'm not giving us no hope, we have a chance. A very small chance.

 

[gaskin]

Our limp-dicked attack has no chance unless we somehow jag a 1-0 win off a dodgy pen.

 

[Freomaniac]

A one leg play off at a neutral venue can sometimes go against the favourite. I'm not giving us no hope, we have a chance. A very small chance.

Well I'm cheering for the Centrelink Socceroos LoL

It's gonna take the effort of a dole bludger to win this LoL

 

[spudmaster]

Cahill making a surprise comeback to give us a chance or what?

 

[krakouers]

Cahill making a surprise comeback to give us a chance or what?

At this rate, Johnny Warrens corpse will be an option

 

[AJ_2000]

Playing for pens..... plus some selection news

Shootout ready: Socceroos prepared for deja Peru

If the Socceroos are taken to a World Cup qualifier shootout against another South American opponent, this time Peru, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, then they will be as prepared as possible.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Pessimistic]

Playing for pens..... plus some selection news

Shootout ready: Socceroos prepared for deja Peru

If the Socceroos are taken to a World Cup qualifier shootout against another South American opponent, this time Peru, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, then they will be as prepared as possible.

www.smh.com.au

Get some tips from the England coach?

 

[juss]

Playing for pens..... plus some selection news

Shootout ready: Socceroos prepared for deja Peru

If the Socceroos are taken to a World Cup qualifier shootout against another South American opponent, this time Peru, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, then they will be as prepared as possible.

www.smh.com.au

Is the plan to sub on Schwarzer in the 120th minute?

 

[apollo_creed]

Cahill making a surprise comeback to give us a chance or what?

* him. Too busy giving wristies to human rights abusing regimes for $$$

 

[AJ_2000]

Is the plan to sub on Schwarzer in the 120th minute?

And Aloisi.

 

[AJ_2000]

Biggest game since Uruguay ‘05: Socceroos look to history ahead of date with destiny

Biggest game since Uruguay ‘05: Socceroos look to history ahead of date with destiny

www.foxsports.com.au

Worst team in several generations, but we've suffered so much heartbreak over the years. Getting screwed by FIFA etc - maybe it's time for the soccer gods to square up the ledger and past one back?

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Playing for pens..... plus some selection news

Shootout ready: Socceroos prepared for deja Peru

If the Socceroos are taken to a World Cup qualifier shootout against another South American opponent, this time Peru, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, then they will be as prepared as possible.

www.smh.com.au

Can someone show me some vision of the team pressing and harassing up the field once the entire campaign? He makes it sound like we play like Borussia Dortmund under Klopp!

Sounds like Sainsbury is unlikely.

Geez I’m getting nervous now, it’s the hope that kills you, feels identical to night before the second leg in Montevideo in 2001, hope I’m wrong and we pull off a miracle.

 

[gaskin]

No nerves from me. Nerves only come if you think you have any kind of chance of winning and I don't think we get anywhere near close.

 

[AJ_2000]

I've got the "we don't deserve to be there ... But since when is football about justice" vibes.

Plenty of times we've been deserving - but that counts for jack all.

Team is seriously limited in most aspects, but a good performance is all it takes now - cup final football where anything can happen.

Keep a clean sheet and you're practically there.

 

[ep2018]

I cant shake the feeling we'll somehow pinch this. Like we score early through a questionable penalty and then hold on for dear life.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Hopes aren't high for this one. Expect to lose unfortunately

 

[krakouers]

Vs Iran 98…. That was broke my heart

I haven’t trusted us since

Well and truly due for karma reasons but no, we need to not be in and get some actual change happening

 

[Zidane98]

If we shithouse our way through I have concerns Arnie will be Socceroos manager long term.

Especially with qualification for 2026 being an absolute piece of piss (8 teams through from AFC).

 

[juss]

I cant shake the feeling we'll somehow pinch this. Like we score early through a questionable penalty and then hold on for dear life.

The Peru national team isn't a team I've seen much of, but I just don't like us against the South American style of play, I feel like they'll be quicker, technically better and far more creative and clinical with their chances.

Australia often struggle to break down and score even against Asian federation opposition, I just don't see Peru, who have been competitive and defensively okay on paper against stronger opposition, leaking goals to us.

Obviously I hope I am wrong though.

 

[peternorth]

The Peru national team isn't a team I've seen much of, but I just don't like us against the South American style of play, I feel like they'll be quicker, technically better and far more creative and clinical with their chances.

Australia often struggle to break down and score even against Asian federation opposition, I just don't see Peru, who have been competitive and defensively okay on paper against stronger opposition, leaking goals to us.

Obviously I hope I am wrong though.

We all live in hope, but we all know deep down inside we're less than 50% chance. Its not like richmond getting screwed by umpires certainty.

 

[mrmonkey]

Vs Iran 98…. That was broke my heart

I haven’t trusted us since

Well and truly due for karma reasons but no, we need to not be in and get some actual change happening

97 vs Iran, I must have been 10 or 11. I still remember being confused why Iran got through when it was a draw. My dad had to explain to me that away goals are worth more so they got through. I remember thinking this is bogus.

In 2001 I remember getting my hopes up until my mate said Uruguay were holding back some player called dario silva will destroy us. Sure enough he was right.

 

[Jeremias]

This is a massive game, but there has been no build up to it whatsoever. It's sad just how far the Socceroos have fallen in recent years.

I have so many special memories of my time in Russia in 2018 and I'd obviously love to see us make it through to another WC, but just can't see how we get it done.

Conditions will help us, whether that's enough, we'll see.

 

[juss]

This is a massive game, but there has been no build up to it whatsoever. It's sad just how far the Socceroos have fallen in recent years.

100%

You'd barely know it was on, which is a disgrace for a proud sporting nation for the biggest event to the most popular sport in the world.

 

[corbies]

100%

You'd barely know it was on, which is a disgrace for a proud sporting nation for the biggest event to the most popular sport in the world.

It's hard to concentrate on a sudden death World Cup qualifier when we've got big stories like Jack Ginnivans attitude, Bailey Smiths extracurricular activities and Melbourne players having handbags with eachother while eating their coq au vin.

Just way too much DRAMA to be worrying about this silly little game.