Australia

[dan101rayzor]

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Goalkeepers:

Schwarzer (Fulham)
Petkovic (Sivasspor)
Federici (Reading)

Defenders:

Neill (Galatasaray)
More (AO Kavala)
Shane Lowry (Aston Villa)
C.Coyne (Perth Glory)
Beauchamp (Al-Jazira)

Midfielders:

Harry Kewell (Galatasaray)
Cahill (Everton)
Bresciano (Palermo)
Culina (Gold Coast United)
Emerton (Blackburn Rovers)
Chipperfield (FC Basel)
Wilkshire (Dynamo Moscow)
Grella (Blackburn Rovers)
Carney (FC Twente)

Forwards:

McDonald (Celtic)
Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus)
Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory)
Sterjovski (Perth Glory)
Richard Garcia (Hull City)
John Aloisi (Sydney FC)

(Squad list may need some fine tuning help on this please)


FIFA ranking: 21
World Cup: 2 Appearances, Best result: Round of 16, 2006
Confederations Cup: 3 Appearances, Best result: Runners-Up, 1997
AFC Asian Cup: 1 Appearance, Best result: Quarterfinals, 2007
OFC Nations Cup: 6 Appearances, Best result: Champions, 1980, 1996,
2000, 2004
Biggest Win: Australia 31 – 0 American Samoa (2001)
Biggest Defeat: Australia 0 - 8 South Africa (1955)

2010 World Cup

Group: D

Germany (RK:6)
Australia (RK:21)
Serbia (RK:20)
Ghana (RK:37)

[dan101rayzor]

I can't belive there arn't any australians here

[muscularmatt]

Well I work nights, so I'm often about at the same time as Australians might be! Normally, the sort of side I'd bet on to have a decent run, but that's a really tough group...

[Cannon ball]

You have quite a good team, but thats a tough groups you're in. Is Viduka planning to return? I hope for your sake, Archie Thompson is not in the squad, that guy is beyond awful.

[Bish]

American Samoa were robbed.

[muscularmatt]

LOL! I'm glad Oz are in the Asian group now, the system before was farcical. Most of their opponents were just in awe of the fact that they were wearing shoes that day.

[dan101rayzor]

You have quite a good team, but thats a tough groups you're in. Is Viduka planning to return? I hope for your sake, Archie Thompson is not in the squad, that guy is beyond awful.

Naw Viduka is retired now, he looks quite out of shape too.

Also If australia comes second in their group and england are first in thier group, we vs each other in the next stage.

[AgentZero]

30 man squad released and im not too keen on our chances against Ghana. I think the other teams have made us the 'circle win' team.
New kit is naff too.

[GuNNerZae]

30 man squad released and im not too keen on our chances against Ghana. I think the other teams have made us the 'circle win' team.
New kit is naff too.

Yea our kits are godamn awful but surprisingly i have a good feeling about our chances this year. Having a crack at England (and beating them ;)), would be just as good as a third place finish to be honest.

[GuNNerZae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wg9ox9F7Vw

A video of that 31-0 Demolition against American Samoa back in 2001.

[AgentZero]

we are shit, Osiecks gotta go. We looked so disorganised against Oman. I don't think (no offence) playing for a mediocre team in a bigger league is good enough, players seem to have lost the drive and winning mentality getting battered regularly. Need more home grown A League players in the squad.