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Diego Maradona (right) and Socceroos captain Paul Wade walk onto the Sydney Football Stadium for the first leg of a World Cup qualifying tie in 1993.

Maradona played there. Now Sydney’s iconic stadium may lose its World Cup qualifiers

Newly released documents reveal Football Australia has threatened not to play high-stakes Socceroos and Matildas internationals at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium.

  • Chris Barrett

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The Socceroos’ hopes of a 20-year anniversary rematch with Uruguay at Accor Stadium have been scuppered, in part, by Oasis’ reunion tour.

How Oasis ruined the Socceroos’ plans for a 20-year anniversary clash with Uruguay

The trade-off for Noel and Liam Gallagher’s long-awaited reunion at Accor Stadium in November is that another similarly historic reunion will not take place at that very same venue that month.

  • Vince Rugari
Nestory Irankunda appears to be on his way out of Bayern Munich.

‘Talent’s not enough’: Popovic’s warning to Irankunda as Bayern Munich exit looms

The Socceroos coach is pleased with Nestory Irankunda’s reported transfer to Watford, and hopes it serves as a springboard for him to realise his potential.

  • Vince Rugari
Matildas Coach Joe Montemurro, Football Australia Interim CEO Heather Garriock and CBA CEO Matt Comyn during a Q and A. Commonwealth Bank will be continuing to sponsor the Matildas and Socceroos soccer teams. Photographed at Commbank Stadium in Parramatta

New Matildas coach wants more backing for A-League after CBA windfall

Joe Montemurro has welcomed a new sponsorship deal for Australia’s national teams with Commonwealth Bank, but says more support is still needed to grow the domestic women’s game.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Socceroos fan Connor Jarvis will be attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the team qualified on Wednesday morning.

‘Depth of feeling and camaraderie’: Why World Cup unites people like nothing else

The Socceroos booked their place in the 2026 World Cup in the early hours of Wednesday. Hundreds of Australians are already planning their trips.

  • Kayla Olaya
Mitch Duke scores his second goal of the match, propelling the Socceroos towards the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Socceroos fans furious after hitting FIFA World Cup qualifier paywall

Quirks in Australian broadcasting laws meant fans had to subscribe to a streamer to watch the World Cup qualifier.

  • Nick Newling
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The Socceroos after qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

What you need to know about the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign

From the qualification process to Australia’s past results, here’s what you need to know ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

  • Billie Eder
The Socceroos celebrate their win in Saudi Arabia.

They’ve made a sixth successive World Cup. Here’s what the Socceroos need to do next

Tony Popovic’s men have delivered. But there’s work still to be done if they are to be a force at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

  • Vince Rugari
Australia celebrate Connor Metcalfe’s goal.

As it happened: Socceroos qualify for 2026 World Cup with victory over Saudi Arabia

The Socceroos need to avoid a five-goal loss to Saudi Arabia this morning to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Follow all the action.

  • Billie Eder and Vince Rugari
A lifetime ago: Lucas Neill and Holger Osieck in 2013.

The ghost of Holger Osieck is the only thing that can stop the Socceroos

To miss direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup from here, the Socceroos would need to suffer their worst loss since the one 12 years ago that cost Holger Osieck his job.

  • Vince Rugari

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