World Cup Qualification Thread for 2026 - Socceroos/Asia

[onedaywinners...]

Most creative player is Lewis Millers long throw

 

[derider]

A draw would be a miracle. Then maybe Bahrain does us a favour. That seems to be the absolute best we can hope for.

 

[Lupi]

That's one bloke. In any case the A League teams towel up the NSL sides almost every time they meet in the Australia cup.

I'm not saying the A league is a roaring success, it clearly isn't, but you're dreaming if you think the NSL supplanting it would make Australian football better overall.

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Jun 4, 2025

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An analysis I'm doing - unlike the introduction of a u20 team, academies, investment in national youth teams and introducing national second tiers, I couldn't find any advantage to professionalization

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I'll posit why

the A-league has made players lazy and it hampers development

back in the NSL era if a player wanted to make it they'd have to work hard and hope to get noticed by a European club at a young age

nowadays they can cruise along and play in the A-league, get paid a living wage at a low level of football and by the time...

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[NicCarBel]

Look if we get a point out of this after that performance - we’re almost laughin’

Just for reference, a draw tonight AND a loss to Saudi Arabia still sees us qualify unless:

• Saudi Arabia defeats Bahrain tonight

OR

• Saudi Arabia draws with Bahrain AND Saudi Arabia defeat us by 5 or more goals

OR

• Indonesia wins both of their games against China and Japan

(I think I have the scenarios right there)

Going to tack onto this, a draw tonight AND a draw against Saudi will only see us fail to qualify if Indonesia defeat China and Japan by a collective 13 goals. Saudi Arabia will be automatically below us regardless

 

[highkick05]

Geria beefed up a bit since last I saw him

 

[LFC]

That's one bloke. In any case the A League teams towel up the NSL sides almost every time they meet in the Australia cup.

I'm not saying the A league is a roaring success, it clearly isn't, but you're dreaming if you think the NSL supplanting it would make Australian football better overall.

I think he’s just saying we are no where more than anything and against a B team who don’t even need to score but to play ball all around us Muz.
That is the state of our talent pool despite Poppa selections.
We are being shown where we are as much as I hate saying this

 

[JS96]

Geria beefed up a bit since last I saw him

Sushi train

 

[JS96]

Going to tack onto this, a draw tonight AND a draw against Saudi will only see us fail to qualify if Indonesia defeat China and Japan by a collective 13 goals. Saudi Arabia will be automatically below us regardless

The point is vital as Indonesia are hovering menacingly...

 

[highkick05]

All these

Sushi train

All these boys could benefit from similar

 

[melbcityguy]

I don't think he's an idiot. I think fans often blame selection when their team isn't good enough. Its a cop out.

You're just hate watching and if we win you'll disappear like you did when ange won the Europa

 

[highkick05]

I'd argue Goodwin has carried the socceroos for the last decade lol

 

[booney52]

I'd argue Goodwin has carried the socceroos for the last decade lol

And Mooy who could keep the ball under pressure

 

[Muz]

You're just hate watching and if we win you'll disappear like you did when ange won the Europa

To be fair I'm hate watching. This is awful viewing.

It's depressing as fark.

 

[Lupi]

and on our bench we have 3 players who failed to make it in the SPL

 

[Lupi]

You're just hate watching and if we win you'll disappear like you did when ange won the Europa

when did I ever disappear?

 

[Quicky]

The Japanese players get away with a lot of those stomping challenges.

 

[NicCarBel]

and on our bench we have 3 players who failed to make it in the SPL

If we pull through,it doesn’t matter where they play, or tried to play, tbh

 

[melbcityguy]

To be fair I'm hate watching. This is awful viewing.

It's depressing as fark.

You're supporting the socceroos that's the difference

 

[Lupi]

If we pull through,it doesn’t matter where they play, or tried to play, tbh

sure, but again it shows where Australian football is at

 

[melbcityguy]

when did I ever disappear?

You don't make any arguments you just post snide remarks like a mother in law coming for lunch