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World Cup Qualification Thread for 2026 - Socceroos/Asia

NoMates said:
0-4 Indonesia, Better players, better coach and dicked Saudis last game. I doubt we even make the play offs.
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They tried hard, a good effort from a plucky little side. I was pleased for the little guys when they got a goal. It made them so happy to score against a big side.

Just kidding. Played well, decent style, but much harder to play that way and they were exposed. I do think they are making a mistake with their naturalisation plan. If they are doing it from the ground up, instilling this type of play through all their junior teams, developing their talent to play this way, sure.

But when kluivert gets fired, do the Dutch blokes continue to play? Or is it too much hassle for them, long way to go for a country you don't have a huge connection to.

At that point you have hamstrung half a generation of your own talent and gone backwards.

In any case. Good win tonight. A few of the donkeys everyone hates contributed. Defence didn't look great, but we are missing a lot. Bigger test away in China.
 
Ryan was surprisingly good, given recent performances... we scored some excellent goals... but Indo were crap.

I'm very far from convinced by the Poparoos but that was waaaaay better than I expected.

Not quite eating humble pie but if we beat China I'll be pulling it out of the oven with gusto.
 
Mr Cleansheets said:
Ryan was surprisingly good, given recent performances... we scored some excellent goals... but Indo were crap.

I'm very far from convinced by the Poparoos but that was waaaaay better than I expected.

Not quite eating humble pie but if we beat China I'll be pulling it out of the oven with gusto.
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I think people talked themselves into a bit of a doom spiral with Popa, from when he got the job, compounded by some selections people didn't like.

He has been successful at every club and has absurdly high standards. Give me Ange or Bielsa (the dream) any day, but Popa is a good coach, the squads he has picked have been fine, and a result like this isn't surprising.

Now if he loses in China though... world is ending, sack him, probably going to have to vote for the libs so we can deport him after the match.
 
We did it, awesome, I knew this squad was amazing and the coach had a great plan!

Got to say, it was the first time I have been happy to see a Diks post on media.

Really awkward start but we settled and improved. Great to get a multi goal difference result in our favour. Indonesia threatened well many times in the game but it was bloody nice to be able to sit on a 4 goal lead towards the end and not be gnawing fingernails again.

Huge game changing performance by Maty Ryan I am pleased to say.
 
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