Football

The Socceroos will head to a sixth consecutive World Cup after beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 to complete an incredible turnaround in qualifying.

Despite leading his team to a stunning victory in the Europa League final, Tottenham have dismissed Australian head coach Postecoglou, after two seasons in charge of the EPL club.

Australia might simply need to avoid a thrashing in Jeddah to secure World Cup qualification — but in the minds of Brandon Borrello and his Socceroos teammates, they are going to Saudi Arabia to win.

David Beckham will soon go by the moniker ‘Sir David’ when he receives a knighthood.

Socceroos Alessandro Circati and Milos Degenek were at opposite ends of the field when Aziz Behich struck gold, but they did the exact same thing in the moments after.

A 90th-minute stunner on his wrong foot by Aziz Behich has moved the Socceroos to the brink of a sixth successive World Cup after defeating Japan 1-0 in front of a sold-out Optus Stadium.

The much-loved superstar has gone public with the exciting family details and her one and ‘only dream’.

The Socceroos’ destiny is in their own hands but the equation for safe passage is simultaneously straight-forward and complex.

It’s an inexperienced Japanese team that stands in between the Socceroos and a potential World Cup berth in Perth, but Australian duo Milos Degenek and Ryan Teague won’t be taking them lightly.

Football Australia is doing everything it can to help the star striker recover from her long term injury with the new Matildas coach weighing in on her return timeline.

Australia sent interim coach Tom Sermanni out in style against the South American giants.

The injured Matildas captain’s ‘significant mental hurdle’ has hit her on a ‘personal and professional level’.

Joe Montemurro has detailed the process he will go through before deciding if the injured star will remain as the national skipper.

With another World Cup qualification on the line for the Socceroos in Perth on Thursday night, two of Australia’s experienced campaigners are impressing the importance of seizing the moment.

After a lengthy, prolonged 10-month search, Football Australia have finally got their man, with Joe Montemurro putting pen to paper to become the new Matildas coach - and WA will play host to his first games.