Canberra, Nov 5 (Ians) After a long and dramatic qualifying campaign, Australia are heading to the FIFA World Cup hoping to cause a shock.
The Socceroos were among the last of 32 teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar, beating Peru on penalties in the inter-confederation play-off — about 1008 days after opening the qualification campaign with a 3-0 win over Kuwait in September 2019.
It was a campaign that was heavily interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Socceroos playing only four of 20 games at home, and typified by a struggle to score goals against top opposition, reports Xinhua.
Through the early rounds of qualification, the Socceroos won 11 straight games — the longest winning streak in team history in a single qualifying campaign.
In the next seven games, Australia scored not enough goals, winning once and squandering an opportunity to qualify for the World Cup directly.
In four matches against automatic qualifiers Saudi Arabia and Japan,...
The Socceroos were among the last of 32 teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar, beating Peru on penalties in the inter-confederation play-off — about 1008 days after opening the qualification campaign with a 3-0 win over Kuwait in September 2019.
It was a campaign that was heavily interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Socceroos playing only four of 20 games at home, and typified by a struggle to score goals against top opposition, reports Xinhua.
Through the early rounds of qualification, the Socceroos won 11 straight games — the longest winning streak in team history in a single qualifying campaign.
In the next seven games, Australia scored not enough goals, winning once and squandering an opportunity to qualify for the World Cup directly.
In four matches against automatic qualifiers Saudi Arabia and Japan,...
- 11/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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