The Socceroos’ Scottish-born defender Harry Souttar is proud to be an honorary West Aussie and has offered an insight into his Perth-raised defensive partners Alessandro Circati and Cameron Burgess.
Ben Smith
The Netherlands may be heavily favoured to top Group F, but with a rising Japan, improving Sweden and tricky Tunisia for company, it is no sure thing.
Premier Roger Cook has refused to be drawn into whether $11 million is the amount tax payers are forking out for the Italian soccer festival in August.
Oliver Lane
Tony Popovic always keeps you guessing - it is what makes predicting his starting 11 for the Socceroos’ World Cup opener against Turkiye this weekend a potentially futile, but ultimately fun, exercise.
Germany may be favourites in Group E, but the emergence of Ecuador and threat of Cote d’Ivoire mean they will face a fight to qualify top, while first-timers Curacao eye a piece of history.
The Socceroos’ preparations for their FIFA World Cup opener have potentially been dealt a significant blow after striker Mo Toure was not sighted during the warm-up.
Striker Mohamed Toure was unsighted at training just three days out from Australia's World Cup opener, but the Socceroos expect him to return to the track.
Anna Harrington
Portugal enter the World Cup after a 2-1 warm-up win over Nigeria, and England scored a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Florida.
Staff Writers
After steering his side back to England's Premier League, Ipswich coach Kieran McKenna has decided to step away from management.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended soccer's governing body's handling of visa issues and ticket prices ahead of the World Cup.
Welcome to the most-even group (in terms of FIFA rankings) at the World Cup. The Socceroos will have their work cut out for them - but so too will hosts USA, dark horses Turkiye and underrated Paraguay.
Socceroos boss Tony Popovic faces a tough call on when to unleash Nestory Irankunda and his other talented young attackers against Turkey at the World Cup.
It is clear that sport and politics are entwined like never before as the World Cup gets underway in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
With eight of the 12 best third-placed teams getting through to the World Cup knockout stage, the group stage is an intriguing one.
Jacob Italiano was the much-touted Perth Glory young gun who moved to Germany and fell off the radar of most fans. Now, he is a Socceroos starter at a World Cup. This is his story of resilience and grit.
Defending world champions Argentina have wrapped up preparations with a 3-0 win over Iceland, in what proved a goal-scoring return for skipper Lionel Messi.
Socceroos legend Harry Kewell says Australia may only get “one or two opportunities” to score per game at the World Cup, making one star’s impact crucial.
Marco Monteverde
Jordan Bos is arguably already the Socceroos' best player and the dynamic left wing-back could propel himself to superstardom at the World Cup.
For veteran midfielder Jackson Irvine, the Socceroos and their diverse make-up are their own political statement this World Cup.
Many of the current Socceroos grew up watching World Cup highlights like Tim Cahill's volley against the Dutch, and now they are aiming to make their own mark.
At just 22, Perth’s own Alessandro Circati has captained both club and country. As he prepares for his World Cup debut, the Socceroos star opens up on what it takes to be a leader at such a young age.
Matildas coach Joe Montemurro says he learnt valuable lessons for next year's World Cup in the two friendlies against Mexico.
Steve Larkin
With a veteran duo scoring, the Matildas have logged a 3-1 victory against Mexico in the second women's soccer international friendly in Sydney.
