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[Vik R @vikirum]

Finishing 3rd with 3 pts & -1 or -2 goal difference is likely enough for Aus to advance as a third-placer

2nd: Face Group G runner-up (Belgium, NZ, Iran, Egypt) in Dallas, 4am Sat July 4

3rd: Likely face Group E winner (Germany or Cote d'Ivoire) in Boston, 6:30am Tue June 30.

[Max Laughton @maxlaughton]

The Socceroos are locked into 2nd or 3rd in Group D, thanks to Paraguay's 1-0 win over Türkiye. A virtually perfect result.

Win or Draw vs Paraguay: Finish 2nd

Lose vs Paraguay: Finish 3rd (cannot be passed by Türkiye due to head-to-head)

Finishing 3rd with 3 pts & -1 or -2 goal difference is likely enough for Australia to advance as a third-placer, but it may be a nervous few days waiting.

2nd: Face Group G runner-up (Belgium, NZ, Iran, Egypt) in Dallas, 4am Saturday July 4

3rd: Likely face Group E winner (Germany or Cote d'Ivoire) in Boston, 6:30am Tuesday June 30. Possibly Group I or K winner instead

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

Not the result we wanted but proud of the @socceroos effort - bring on Paraguay.

[Vik R @vikirum]

Let's go Aus

[SBS Sport @SBSSportau]

Set those alarms, Australia!⏰

It doesn't get much bigger than this. Let's go. 🇦🇺

🏆 #FIFAWorldCup | June 12 - July 20 | Every Match on SBS 📺

[Vik R @vikirum]

More reasons why Taiwan should be concerned. USA has been defeated in true sense against Islamic state and they just did not protect a single base in GCC countries. Taiwan must find a better saviour as China just saw what happened as well.

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

We were told the war was necessary to:
• remove the ayatollahs and IRGC from power
• get Iranians to rise up and take control
• eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons capacity
• end Iran's support for terror around the globe
• create stability in the Middle East

None of those things happened. None.

Instead, Iran is getting billions. Its homicidal regime is intact, worse than ever before. It keeps its weapons-grade uranium. It gets to keep its proxy armies in Hamas and Hezbollah. It is getting de facto control of the Strait of Hormuz and has been transformed into regional superpower.

This "deal" is a fiasco. Not just for Israel, but for the world. And it will take years to repair the damage.

[Vik R @vikirum]

@EylonALevy Totally wrong , India had nothing to do with the war that USA lost. See the terms of the closure - Iran anyway gets 300 billion, uranium inside Iran, military still in power. Who exactly won the war? For your interpretation

[Vik R @vikirum]

@DanielBShapiro The deal may be signed soon enough but how long is this really going to hold given the war was not lost or won by either parties. Iran did not lose their uranium enrichment capabilities but USA is going to pay for the damages, just does not add up at all. American tax money!!!

[Vik R @vikirum]

The deal may be signed soon enough but how long is this really going to hold given the war was not lost or won by either parties.

[Dan Shapiro @DanielBShapiro]

Until the text of the US-Iran deal is signed and released, there is going to be a lot of spin on both sides. But here is my initial take.

This war was a mistake, and it needs to end. The President thought that the Iranian regime would collapse quickly, but it did not. In fact, it has been strengthened strategically by its survival against a heavy US-Israeli assault and carrying out some effective counterstrikes. Many countries in the region are now courting Iran and looking to deescalate and rebuild ties. A sign of which way the wind is blowing.

Getting the Strait of Hormuz open is the most important outcome of this MOU. Of course, the Strait was open before the war. Now we are paying to reopen it with sanctions relief. Iran has taken a theoretical point of leverage and turned it into a very real and powerful one, imposing costs across the global economy and rattling President Trump.

As for the nuclear issues, there really is no agreement, other than to negotiate over the HEU stockpile and an enrichment moratorium. Iran knows how to drag out those negotiations, and try to pocket concessions along the way. It is possible that no deal will every be reached, and very likely that if one is reached, it will be worse than what we could have achieved through diplomacy before the war.

Iran is not likely to take seriously that the US would return to war, certainly before the US midterms. So that means we will be conducting diplomacy without a credible threat of force.

If any agreement ultimately reached actually safely puts Iran's nuclear ambitions out of reach, I'll acknowledge it. It's just too early to make that judgment.

Trump is mainly focused on comparing his deal favorably to the JCPOA. But we are a long way from being able to make that comparison, and it may end up no better, or weaker than that deal.

But in some ways, Trump's deal and the JCPOA are already similar. Nothing on ballistic missiles, nothing on proxies, nothing on weakening the regime or helping the Iranian people. And plenty of sanctions relief that will strengthen the regime, and be poured into the missile program and proxy network. Honest critics of the JCPOA will not twist themselves into pretzels to defend Trump's approach.

Israelis are deeply disappointed in this outcome, but they should not be surprised. After some initial overlap of Trump's and Netanyahu's interests, there was a strong divergence. The United States needed this war to end. Netanyahu wanted to continue.

Trump's claim to include Lebanon in the ceasefire and his harsh shutting down Israeli attacks on Hezbollah is also a win for Iran. After the JCPOA was signed, Obama and Netanyahu worked together to strengthen Israel's campaign of strikes in Syria to intercept Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah in Lebanon.

So let's hope we see the removal of Iran's enriched uranium and a long-term suspension of enrichment, with full verification. But to achieve those goals, Trump's team is going to need to engage in far more sophisticated diplomacy, backed by qualified experts, than they have to date. If it is a phase one splash with no follow-up on implementation of later phases, like in Gaza, we will be much worse off after, and because of, this war.

[Vik R @vikirum]

Who exactly won this war?

[The Iran Spectator @IR_Media24]

IRAN DEAL DETAILS:

- War ENDS on ALL fronts
- US blockade LIFTED
- US troops withdraw
- Hormuz opens
- Sanctions suspended
- $300B Iran reconstruction plan
- $24B Iran assets freed (half upfront)
- 60-day nuclear talks
- ‘Missiles & resistance groups OFF agenda’

[Vik R @vikirum]

@patrickbetdavid @realDonaldTrump Every one takes credit and predictions are rife! The USA won the war, is this how victory is defined?

[The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter]

BREAKING: Iran says the US has agreed to pay $300 billion in reconstruction funds directly to Iran as part of the deal Pakistan announced, alongside the release of $24 billion in frozen funds with $12 billion released before negotiations even start, per Mehr News.

This directly contradicts Trump's & Vance's claim that no funds will be transferred to Iran at all.

If Trump denies this is true, there never was a deal. If Trump confirms, the US has fully capitulated to Iran's demands.

[Vik R @vikirum]

@EmmanuelMacron Very Nice indeed. For Sure. :-)

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

The Aussies are back! 🇦🇺

#FIFAWorldCup

[BLACKCAPS @BLACKCAPS]

One of our greatest ever, signing off.

Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket effective immediately.

Head to https://t.co/Pm8RiU65zt to read more.

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

Which FIFA World Cup ball is your all-time favourite? ⚽🏆

[Infostrix @Infostrixx]

Where to Watch World Cup 2026: Official Broadcasters List

🇺🇸 U.S.— FOX Sports, Telemundo
🇨🇦 Canada — TSN, CTV, RDS
🇲🇽 Mexico — TelevisaUnivision, ViX
🇧🇷 Brazil — Globo, CazéTV
🇦🇷 Argentina — Telefe, TV Pública, TyC Sports
🇨🇱 Chile — Chilevisión, Canal 13
🇨🇴 Colombia — Caracol TV, RCN
🇵🇪 Peru — América TV, Latina
🇺🇾 Uruguay — Canal 10, Teledoce
🇵🇾 Paraguay — Telefuturo, SNT
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — BBC, ITV
🇫🇷 France — M6, beIN Sports
🇩🇪 Germany — MagentaTV, ARD, ZDF
🇪🇸 Spain — RTVE, Mediapro
🇮🇹 Italy — RAI, DAZN
🇵🇹 Portugal — RTP, SIC, Sport TV
🇳🇱 Netherlands — NOS
🇧🇪 Belgium — VRT, RTBF
🇨🇭 Switzerland — SRG SSR
🇦🇹 Austria — ORF
🇵🇱 Poland — TVP
🇨🇿 Czech Republic — ČT Sport
🇭🇺 Hungary — MTVA
🇷🇴 Romania — TVR
🇬🇷 Greece — ERT
🇸🇪 Sweden — SVT, TV4
🇳🇴 Norway — NRK, TV2
🇩🇰 Denmark — DR, TV2
🇫🇮 Finland — YLE
🇮🇪 Ireland — RTÉ
🇷🇺 Russia — Match TV
🇺🇦 Ukraine — Suspilne
🇹🇷 Türkiye — TRT
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — beIN Sports
🇦🇪 UAE — beIN Sports
🇶🇦 Qatar — beIN Sports
🇪🇬 Egypt — beIN Sports
🇲🇦 Morocco — beIN Sports, SNRT
🇿🇦 South Africa — SABC, SportyTV
🇳🇬 Nigeria — SuperSport, NTA
🇮🇳 India — Unite8 Sports, Zee5
🇵🇰 Pakistan — A Sports, PTV Sports
🇧🇩 Bangladesh — T Sports
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — SLRC
🇨🇳 China — CCTV, Migu
🇯🇵 Japan — NHK, DAZN
🇰🇷 South Korea — JTBC, KBS
🇦🇺 Australia — SBS
🇳🇿 New Zealand — TVNZ
🇮🇩 Indonesia — Emtek Group

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be broadcast across every continent, reaching billions of viewers worldwide.

[CommBank Socceroos @Socceroos]

Captain Australia ©️🇦🇺🦸‍♂️

A fourth #FIFAWorldCup awaits for the #Socceroos stalwart, who bleeds green and gold 💚💛

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

The world's game is here.

The FIFA World Cup kicks off today on FOX.

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

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[FIFA World Cup 2026 @FIFAWC26Updates]

Dream come true 🏆 #FIFA

[Hon. Scott Morrison AC @ScoMo30]

Warm congratulations to PM @narendramodi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. A true statesman who has transformed India’s economy and standing in the world. Proud of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership we built together. Congrats my friend. 🇦🇺 🇮🇳