#Thomas Deng

There was never really much doubt that Australia was entering Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup as underdogs, especially considering the Socceroos are scheduled to face the reigning champions in France during their very first match. But a viral infographic recently published by Fox Sports has only highlighted the sheer disparity between both national…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

This is the fifth World Cup in a row Australia have qualified for, however, they haven't made it beyond the Group Stage in any of their previous three attempts. Their best effort to date was reaching the Round of 16 in 2006 where they were knocked out by a late penalty courtesy of eventual winners Italy. Recent efforts at the event have been…

Australia became the first team to collectively criticise Qatar's human rights records in late October, as they released a video which featured 16 players calling for "effective remedy" for migrant workers and the decriminalisation of same-sex relationships. Football Australia released and accompanying statement, which called for reforms in the…

Australia did not exactly cruise through'Asian' qualifying for this World Cup, finishing third in their group behind the two automatic qualifiers Saudi Arabia and Japan, and only just edging out fourth-placed Oman to reach a play-off. There, they narrowly saw off the United Arab Emirates to book a spot in the inter-continental play-offs with Peru,…