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Disaster In Durban
AUSTRALIA'S ageing defence has been brutally exposed by a powerful Germany line-up to leave the Socceroos on the verge of early World Cup elimination in South Africa.
14 Jun 2010
Pim's Germany Gamble
AUSTRALIA will go into their opening World Cup match against Germany without a recognised striker in their XI after coach Pim Verbeek caused a huge surprise by leaving both Harry Kewell and Josh Kennedy out of the starting line-up for the Socceroos' Group D opener against the three-time winner.
14 Jun 2010
Howard Offers Green Sympathy
UNITED States keeper Tim Howard admitted he had sympathy for Robert Green after his blunder cost England victory during Saturday night's 1-1 draw in Group C.
13 Jun 2010
Verbeek Keeping Cards Close To His Chest
SOCCEROOS boss Pim Verbeek has confirmed he has a full squad to choose from for Australia's opening World Cup game against Germany as he backed all his players - including recent injured pair Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton - to last the full 90 minutes if called upon.
13 Jun 2010
Australia's Wait Almost Over
PREVIEW
: The Socceroos are just hours away from their World Cup opener against the Germans so get stuck into our comprehensive fact fest.
13 Jun 2010
All White Brown Still Struggling
NEW Zealand midfielder Tim Brown remains anxious about his World Cup participation as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury.
13 Jun 2010
Kewell: 2010 Much Tougher Than 2006
SOCCEROOS superstar Harry Kewell admits it is going to be much tougher for Australia to reach the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa than it was in Germany four years ago when the team made it to the second round for the first time in its history.
12 Jun 2010
Socceroo Carney Expects To Play
SOCCEROOS defender David Carney says he is expecting to see game time during the 2010 World Cup, predicting that Pim Verbeek will make full use of his 23-man squad - in stark contrast to Guus Hiddink four years ago in Germany.
12 Jun 2010
Emerton Spurred On By 2006
THE need to atone for the disappointments of 2006 burns brightly in Socceroos midfielder Brett Emerton and he feels he has unfinished business with the world's greatest sporting event.
12 Jun 2010
Right Reunion For Aussie Duo
SUNDAY'S World Cup clash between Germany and Australia is set to be somewhat of a reunion for the two men who have anchored the right side of the pitch for Australia in the past four years.
12 Jun 2010
Hosts Held By Mexico In Opener
IN the end it was not the result South Africa wanted but also not the result many of its football-mad population of 50 million feared either as the host nation came so close to snatching a fairytale victory in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup on Friday night.
12 Jun 2010
Indonesia Back Australia 2022 Bid
THE Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has come out in support of Australia's bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
12 Jun 2010
Key Duo Ready To Play For Roos
HARRY Kewell and Tim Cahill have declared themselves fit and ready to go just three days out from Australia's opening World Cup game against Germany in Durban on Sunday.
11 Jun 2010
Cahill Brushes Off 'Boring' Tag
TIM Cahill says the Socceroos are more than happy to have been branded 'boring' by German coach Joachim Low ahead of their opening World Cup clash in Durban on Sunday.
11 Jun 2010
Rookie Ruka Roo Ready To Play
HE MAY be the ultimate World Cup wildcard, but Nikita Rukavytsya insists he is ready to do a job if required for the Socceroos in the next three games.
11 Jun 2010
Grella Poised For Bastian Test
VINCE Grella accepts that quelling the influence of German playmaker Bastian Schweinsteiger in Australia's opening World Cup match will be one of the biggest challenges of his career.
10 Jun 2010
2018 Bid Alive Despite Asian Snub
FOOTBALL Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy insists Australia's World Cup bid is still in rude health despite the Asian Football Confederation's decision to back Europe to host the 2018 World Cup.
10 Jun 2010
All Whites Go Down To Chile
NEW Zealand went down 2-0 to Chile overnight in Nelspruit in their last training run before their World Cup opener against Slovakia next Tuesday.
10 Jun 2010
Grella: Wake Up Call We Needed
A CONFIDENT Vince Grella believes Australia's loss to the USA in the final World Cup warm-up match was the slap in the face the Socceroos needed before they face Germany.
9 Jun 2010
Cahill Crock Fear
TIM Cahill and not Harry Kewell is now looming as Australia's biggest injury cloud just five days out from the Socceroos' World Cup opener against Germany on Sunday night in Durban.
9 Jun 2010
'We'll Do This For Brad's Boy'
SOCCEROOS captain Lucas Neill says the Australian side will draw inspiration from Brad Jones' son's battle with leukaemia when it takes to the field against Germany.
8 Jun 2010
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