What an advertisement for Asian football to start the 2026 World Cup ๐
ALL Asian teams are so far undefeated... with some massive results in there too!
โEverybody keeps discounting Australia and that seems to be not the right thing to do.โ ๐
@JimmyConrad thinks @mikegrella10 might want to revisit his Australia take after last night's performance ๐ฆ๐บ๐
In @ESPNAusNZ;
Australia already knew it, and now, so does the rest of the world: You write the Socceroos off at your own peril. They will bend, but they will not break. And Nestory Irankunda is going to the moon.
๐: https://t.co/i1u8C1VvgP .
Thousands at Fed Square celebrate a Burundian refugee scoring for Australia. Meanwhile a train stop away on Docklands footbridge miserable racists call for an end to non-European migration.
Hats off to Fed Square. Well organised, no over bearing security. Crazies at the front and family friendly towards the back. Bar open for fans. Thank-you @FedSquare I ๐ you Melbourne
#Socceroos
IT IS ON ๐ฆ๐บ๐น๐ท
Turkiye captain Hakan Calhanoglu says his team will DOMINATE the Socceroos in their World Cup opener.
Huge words ahead of his nation's first match on this stage in 24 years.
More: https://t.co/JTuFdN39U8
A few days ago I listened to a well respected British football journalist preview Australia's chances on a serious podcast by saying: 'All we know is their names sound like they could be on Neighbours'
I guess they know a bit more now.