Socceroos World Cup Qualifiers - Socceroos V Bahrain/Indonesia

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It's now the business stage on the road to North America to the 2026 World Cup for the Socceroos! Couple of solid matches coming up at home against Bahrain and away to Indonesia, what are we expecting? Hopefully two solid wins to get us off to a good start.


World Cup Qualifier Group C match 1

Australia V Bahrain
When:

Thursday 5th September 2024
Time:
8:00pm EST, 7:30pm CST, 6:00pm WST
Where:
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
TV Broadcasting: Channel 10 10HD (10 Bold in Perth) Streaming: 10 Play and Paramount Plus


World Cup Qualifier Group C match 2

Indonesia V Australia
When:

Tuesday 10 September 2024
Time:
10.00pm EST, 9:30pm CST, 8:00pm WST
Where:
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

TV Broadcasting: N/A Streaming: Paramount Plus


Socceroos Squad
NameCurrent Club, Country‘A’ Caps (Goals)Junior Club (Member Federation/Country)
Keanu BACCUSMansfield Town FC, England19 (1)Parklea FC / Football NSW
Aziz BEHICHMelbourne City FC, Australia71 (2)Meadow Park SC / Football VIC
Martin BOYLEHibernian FC, Scotland29 (9)Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland)
Cameron BURGESSIpswich Town FC, England9 (0)ECU Joondalup / Football West
Alessandro CIRCATIParma Calcio 1913, Italy2 (0)Perth SC / Football West
Thomas DENGAlbirex Niigata, Japan4 (0)Adelaide Blue Eagles / Football SA
Cameron DEVLINHeart of Midlothian FC, Scotland4 (0)Sutherland Sharks FC / Football NSW
Mitchell DUKEFC Machida Zelvia, Japan40 (12)Liverpool Rangers SC / Football NSW
Joe GAUCI (Gk)Aston Villa FC, England4 (0)Cumberland United FC / Football SA
Craig GOODWINAl Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia25 (6)Munno Para City FC / Football SA
Nestory IRANKUNDAFC Bayern Munich, Germany2 (1)Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC / Football SA
Jackson IRVINEFC St Pauli, Germany70 (11)Ringwood City SC / Football VIC
Paul IZZO (Gk)Randers FC, Denmark0Campbelltown City SC / Football SA
Awer MABILGrasshopper Club Zurich, Switzerland33 (9)Saint Augustines FC / Football SA
Connor METCALFEFC St. Pauli, Germany23 (0)South Cardiff FC / NNSW Football
Lewis MILLERHibernian FC, Scotland6 (0)Pittwater RSL FC / Football NSW
Josh NISBETRoss County FC, Scotland2 (0)St Mary’s FC / Football QLD
Aiden O’NEILLStandard de Liège, Belgium13 (0)University of Queensland Football Club / Football QLD
Kye ROWLESHeart of Midlothian FC, Scotland21 (1)Palm Beach SC / Football QLD
Maty RYAN (c)AS Roma, Italy93 (0)Blacktown City FC / Football NSW
Sam SILVERAPortsmouth FC, England6 (0)Blacktown City FC / Football NSW
Harry SOUTTARSheffield United FC, England30 (11)Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland)
Adam TAGGARTPerth Glory FC, Australia20 (7)ECU Joondalup / Football West
Kusini YENGIPortsmouth FC, England8 (4)Fulham United FC / Football SA

Our Group:
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The expectation here has to be 6 points.

Top 2 qualify for the World Cup with 3rd and 4th going to the next stage for another shot, and I think we're all a bit sick of going down that route.

Japan and Saudi are once again the main competition in this group. Last time we lost both games vs Japan, and only took 1 point out of a possible 6 against Saudi. We will surely drop points to both again.

But even more alarmingly we dropped vital points to China and Oman. That sort of thing just should not happen this time around against Bahrain, China or Indonesia.
 
The expectation here has to be 6 points.

Top 2 qualify for the World Cup with 3rd and 4th going to the next stage for another shot, and I think we're all a bit sick of going down that route.

Japan and Saudi are once again the main competition in this group. Last time we lost both games vs Japan, and only took 1 point out of a possible 6 against Saudi. We will surely drop points to both again.

But even more alarmingly we dropped vital points to China and Oman. That sort of thing just should not happen this time around against Bahrain, China or Indonesia.
Even if we end up going to the fourth round, which we likely will, we'll make the world cup no worries.

This 48 team business has diluted the achievement of making it.
 

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Even if we end up going to the fourth round, which we likely will, we'll make the world cup no worries.

This 48 team business has diluted the achievement of making it.

Very true - I forgot about the new format.

Would still very much rather we made a habit of qualifying at the earliest possible opportunity.
 
Even if we end up going to the fourth round, which we likely will, we'll make the world cup no worries.

This 48 team business has diluted the achievement of making it.
I feel exactly the same, tbh this qualifying campaign particularly against some of the lower teams seems pretty boring.

With 48 teams, we're going to make it. The thrill of past qualification campaigns is well and truly dead.

The Japan, Saudi Arabia games will hold some interest to see where we are at, the rest don't really inspire much.
 
I feel exactly the same, tbh this qualifying campaign particularly against some of the lower teams seems pretty boring.

With 48 teams, we're going to make it. The thrill of past qualification campaigns is well and truly dead.

The Japan, Saudi Arabia games will hold some interest to see where we are at, the rest don't really inspire much.
An away loss or draw against Oman, China or Indonesia would certainly **** me off all the same.
 
Great stuff Channel 10. Cut to an ad break and miss the kick off.
 

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