Guus Hiddink says that Australian football is already a winner, no matter the result in the last game of the group stages, or whether the Socceroos will qualify to the final 16 or not.

“Of course, we want to go further on and qualify for the next round but the big win for Australia is […]

Important matches should be carefully refereed. Let’s hope no major mistakes will occur.

Match 41
CZECH REPUBLIC-ITALY
22.06.2006
HAMBURG
Referee: ARCHUNDIA Benito (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: RAMIREZ Jose (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: VERGARA Hector (CAN)
Fourth Official: RUIZ Oscar (COL)
Fifth Official: NAVIA Jose (COL)
Match 42
GHANA-USA
22.06.2006
NUREMBERG
Referee: MERK Markus (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: SCHRAER Christian (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: SALVER Jan-Hendrik (GER)
Fourth Official: KAMIKAWA Toru (JPN)
Fifth Official: […]

Australia’s Harry Kewell will be called in front of a disciplinary panel because of things said about referee Markus Merk after the game against Brazil.

Kewell remonstrated and jabbed his finger at Merk before being pulled away by a team-mate and storming off the field in Munich on Sunday.
FIFA’s head of communications Markus Siegler said: “FIFA […]

RONALDO (BRA)
I played better today and I created the opening goal. I’m getting my fitness back and I’m very pleased with my performance. Australia defended very well but Brazil were always going to win.

ROBERTO CARLOS (BRA)
The team is performing a lot better, despite the very high temperatures, and we’re full of confidence. It was […]

Fred scores and Brazil leads 2-0, but Australia wasn’t the easiest adversary of all.

That would not have been so much news if the goal wouldn’t have been empty, because of an awful mistake from Dida.

Delta: I had to go into the studio in London today because I’m recording an album but luckily there was a big screen in there and we had the game on the whole time. We’d get distracted every five seconds when we’d do a vocal and I was in the middle of singing when the […]

A historic win for Australia. What do the actors feel like?

Tim CAHILL (AUS), Budweiser Man of the Match
After the two goals, I felt fantastic. It’s an unforgettable experience to come on as a substitute in a World Cup and score two goals. The equaliser was very important and turned the game in our favour. The […]

Australia has shown everyone that their presence here, in Germany, at the World Cup, is not an accident. They have recovered a 0-1 score to win 3-1 in the last 8 minutes of the game (including stoppage time). What do the 2 coaches have to say?

Guus HIDDINK (AUS)
In the end justice was done in this […]

What can you say? Australia won today their first match ever in the World Cup: 3-1 against Japan. More, they scored for the first time ever in World Cup. And they did it in style: 3 goals in 8 minutes.

Substitute Tim Cahill was the hero for Australia as the Socceroos scored three times in eight […]