Australia’s 2-1 win over Germany in Moenchengladbach ranks as one of the Socceroos’ biggest wins ever, and it had star Harry Kewell wishing they couldreproduce the form at major tournaments. David Carney and Luke Wilkshire scored second-half goals to givethe Socceroos the comeback win. It was sweet revenge for Australia’s 4-0 loss to Germany in […]
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Japan prevails with fantastic effort
[ASIAN CUP] Substitute Tadanari Lee‘s spectacular volley in overtime edged Japan past Australia, 1-0, in the Asian Cupfinal Saturday night in Doha, Qatar. Deprived of dynamic striker Shinji Kagawa, who suffered a broken foot in Japan’s semifinal shootout win SouthKorea, the Japanese fended off numerous Australian attacks before Yuto Nagatomo launched a cross from near […]
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Japan and Australia advance to final
[ASIAN CUP] Japan and Australia will meet in Friday’s final at the Asian Cup after winning Tuesday’s semifinals. Their paths could not have been more opposite.Japan needed a shootout to dispose of South Korea after their match ended 2-2 when its archrival equalized in the 120th minute, while Australia crushed Uzbekistan, 6-0. The Japan-SouthKorea thriller […]
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South Korea-Japan, Australia-Uzbekistan semifinals on tap
[ASIAN CUP] Yoon Bit-Garam‘s overtime goal gave South Korea a 1-0 win over Iran and moved it into Tuesday’s semifinalsof the Asian Cup against archrival Japan. Australia’s Socceroos also needed an overtime goal, from Harry Kewell, to dispose of defending champion Iraq, 1-0, onSaturday and move into the final four against Uzbekistan. South Korea’s win […]
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Qatar 2011 winners & losers
[ASIAN CUP] As the the lone national team competition of the winter and the first competition hosted by Qatar since it was awarded the 2022 World Cup, the 2011Asian Cup has been in the international spotlight. As it moves into the quarterfinals on Friday and Saturday, here’s a look at the winners and losers so […]
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Socceroos bemoan Emerton suspension
[ASIAN CUP] Australia beat Bahrain, 1-0, to win Group C at the Asian Cup ahead of second-place South Korea, a 4-1 winner over India, but the Socceroos lostBlackburn Rovers playmaker Brett Emerton for the quarterfinals after he was shown a second yellow card in the group stage. Sporting Kansas City’s Sunil Chhetri scored the lone […]
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Osieck gets Socceroo job
[AUSTRALIA] Only 24 hours before Australia’s first game since the 2010 World Cup, it confirmed Holger Osieck as its newhead coach. The 61-year-old German is best known for leading Canada to its greatest triumph, the 2000 Gold Cup title. Osieck joined the Socceroos in Ljubljana, where they played Sloveniaon Wednesday. He broke into coaching with […]