World Cup spots filling up, how Socceroos can make it
Everything you need to know about the men’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where each conference around the world currently stands and how the Socceroos can secure automatic qualification.
Everything you need to know about the men’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where each conference around the world currently stands and how the Socceroos can secure automatic qualification.
With four matches to go, Australia’s World Cup qualifying chances are hanging by a thread. Often their saviour, Tim Cahill has delivered a stinging warning he hopes will save the Socceroos.
He has won a World Cup and is a football legend yet Juan Mata has been relegated to the bench in the A-League’s a move experts have labelled ‘disrespectful.’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Six weeks after handing in his resignation as Socceroos coach, Graham Arnold has revealed the words that stung the most, his plans for the future and one major rumour surrounding his exit.
It wasn’t pretty but a masterful tactical display from Tony Popovic delivered Australia a shock draw, but it was far from the finished product as Japan proved they are clearly a class above.
The Socceroos kicked off the Tony Popovic era with a win – but the new coach gave his team a brutal assessment of their victory, as they warm up for the first real test against Japan.
New Socceroos coach Tony Popovic wasn’t scared to shake things up in his first match at the helm and while his side played with a spark he needs to make sure it turns into a fire, writes ERIN SMITH.
The Matildas’ most capped player has revealed she has called time on her glittering national career that has spanned almost half her life, but she will get one last chance to say goodbye to her home fans.
New Socceroos mentor Tony Popovic has been quick to put his personal stamp on the national team’s coaching staff.
The Matildas are set for an epic homecoming – and it’s still unknown if they’ll have a new coach, or star captain Sam Kerr, back by then. But how much of a say will Kerr have on the former?
With just 17 days until the Socceroos’ must-win clash, ROBBIE SLATER breaks down the monumental challenges facing Tony Popovic with the 2026 World Cup just around the corner.
Australia’s search for a successor to Graham Arnold lasted barely a weekend – with Tony Popovic parachuted into a World Cup qualification rescue mission.
With change afoot for the struggling Socceroos there is no time to waste on their mission to reach the 2026 World Cup. Find out what’s gone wrong and how they can still reach North America here.
Tony Popovic is shaping as the top candidate to replace Graham Arnold at the Socceroos – but circumstances suggest the coach was approached months before Arnold handed in his resignation letter writes ERIN SMITH.
Graham Arnold was handed an impossible task and exceeded expectations with the Socceroos, yet Football Australia and fans could never unite behind him writes ROBBIE SLATER.
Australia is on the hunt for a new coach – and already has several names in mind – after longtime mentor Graham Arnold quit in the midst of a dismal start to their World Cup qualification.
After back-to-back losses against teams the Socceroos must be beating, their main problem has come clear to ROBBIE SLATER, he reveals what it is and the ‘wildcard’ that could be the answer on the road to 2026.
Matches next month against China and Japan have taken on extra importance for the Socceroos after their disappointing start to the latest round of World Cup qualifiers.
Video has surfaced of a pitch invader having his escape spoiled by a fellow spectator at last week’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Australia and Bahrain, but social media users aren’t happy with how the events unfolded. Full video:
Time is running out to lock in dynamic midfielder Alex Robertson as a Socceroo. ROBBIE SLATER explains why it is crucial for Graham Arnold to name him in the next squad.
Nestory Irankunda is among a host of wingers selected in the Socceroos squad for matches against Bahrain and Indonesia.
The Matildas’ Olympic dream is over. The fallout will be considerable — and much of the glare will fall on controversial coach Tony Gustavsson.
After England’s lacklustre Euros draw with Denmark, ROBBIE SLATER writes that it’s the last chance for Gareth Southgate’s tactics and tenure.
During a two-hour Reddit AMA session with 153,000 football fanatics, CODE Sports contributor Adam Peacock was asked what he would do if he had three wishes to improve the world game in Australia. Here is his response.
The rampant success of a home World Cup created a unique platform for women’s football to grow. The national league has failed to capitalise and must make urgent changes, argues one Matildas hero.
Caitlin Foord started in the A-League almost 15 years ago and is now a global football super star. But she knows, to ensure the next generation of Matildas have the same opportunities, important steps are still required and is hoping her Arsenal team’s arrival can help.
Patrick Yazbek’s decision to choose the Socceroos over Lebanon hasn’t gone down well with the Cedars as he is poised to make his international debut against the country he snubbed.
Despite her much-celebrated return to the Matildas fold, striker Michelle Heyman is facing an uphill battle to make the final aquas for Paris. ERIN SMITH explains why.
Real Madrid has been tracking French superstar Kylian Mbappe since he was 14 years old. JOSHUA ROBINSON reports that they may finally have their man.
Humbled in last year’s Women’s World Cup, US football has turned to money to fight back. RACHEL BACHMAN writes that a wave of coach and overseas player signings promises to sharpen the game domestically.