TOLD YOU SO!

Australia can only build from this but one question, Where is the future of Australian football? when these guys retire who will be there to carry the country to future world cups. I dont think Australia has a bright future in the game player wise but i do think hosting the world cup will be a huge boost! Producing future talent is the main goal, we need good coaches, people who actually coach the clubs not have 1 hr training sessions where they just have a game. The younger players (12,13 year olds) in our leagues need at least 3 training sessions a week AT LEAST! Australia has to look at the achievement of the USA a team that had no clue really about football until the world cup was hosted there and slowly they picked up and now are certainly one of the top 10 teams in the world no doubt about that. Nothing is impossible, yes the 2006 wc was an acheivement for a country that had not been in a wc for 32 years for a country that did not have a professional league and yes it was good for the game in Australia, but we have to build on it, Youth is the future!. Tim Cahil will be our leader basically in the next wc so we have to pray he doesnt get injured and only hope to make the round of 16 anything more then that is an achievemnt for me even making the round of 16 shows that we can play the game at the big stage, the boys have to work together there has to be a good environment and i think there can be thats our number one asset . Good luck to the boys in South Africa and in the new season....

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The socceroo is a team of champions not a champion team

The Socceroo team would benefit from a Santana. They have no penetration. All ball passes are a 50/50 chance to be intercepted. they cannot dribble the ball on the ground pass a player of the opposition. Look at the South african team. They would put rings round our team! Just as well we wee eliminated by the Iraq team. Foster comments on the New Zealand team fit the non existent play game against Japan. Two goals by a top player from set play saved them! We need the coach of Iraq as a technican director at all costs.

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Parochialism is not uniquely Australian

Australian's are no more parochial than citizens of any other 1st world nation. Roger Federer managed to win the French Open because Djokovic, Murray and Nadal, against whom he has a combined 1-11 record were all knocked out before he had to play them. And he is the world number 2. Australia is not ranked number 2 and would need a miracle to make the quarterfinals let alone the semi's. But that doesnot really matter- it is great that we area part of it!

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GO SOCCEROOS GO

Go socceroos go Australians are behind you. Good Luck

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Aussie nature

I think it is an in born tendancy to think that we can win anything. Realistically though, lets just be happy that we have made another Cup. Its crazy that these kinds of questions are already being asked. We are putting pressure on the players and even though qualified, they have not finished all the games in the qualification process. Lets just enjoy the moment and see. I think we can do well at the world cup but a lot will depend on the draw we receive. We would be unlucky to receive a group as difficult as the one in 2006. Plus look at some of the teams that are qualifying. Gabon from Africa (although only played 2 out of 6 games), Denmark is leading their group in Europe, Mexico looks like missing out to El Salvador and Honduras. So if some of these teams make it in and Aust get a good group we can do really well.

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Not just a 'winging pom' - but a realist

I've just moved from England to Sydney, and have watched a good few Socceroos play in the Premier League for years. I remember the days when Harry Kewell was actually one of the best players in the league when he was at Leeds United. I must say congratulations to the Australia team for qualifying for a second consecutive World Cup. And yes this is a great achievement considering your previous record - but A HUGE SENSE OF REALISM NEEDS TO BE DIGESTED HERE. If you consider the teams Australia faces in qualifying, you really should be at World Cups as a minimum and not treating it as is you have won something already by simply qualifying. The quality of teams like Spain, Germany, Italy, France, England, Brazil, Argentine (all the usual suspects) is what the Socceroos need to be facing on a regular basis at finals to raise the quality and technique of your game before you can even begin to challenge for the latter stages of the competition. Yes upsets do happen at major finals (Greece winning Euro 2004, South Korea in Semis of WC2002) but in fair they were poor tournaments where the big teams simply didnt perform. Lets just take a reality check and set realistic goals for the Socceroos, reaching the second round would be a major achievement in itself. Beating the likes of Bahrain and Qatar is in a different league to facing the likes of a Barcelona inspired Spain, a Portuguese team lead by Cristiano Ronaldo, an Argentinian team featuring Messi and Aguero...lets not forget a reborn England under Fabio Capello. I wont deny the achievement of qualifying, or the fact you have some good players (including one of the Premier Leagues best scoring midfielders in Tim Cahill) but it will take many World Cups in a row before the Socceroos can be challenging even for the Quarter or Semi Final stages.

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footballroos

i honustly think they can make it not just cause i am aussie proud but i can c australia beating any team in the world yes i can c alot of teams beating them but i think australia could always beat them as well. i think australia deserve to itleast be in the top 15 in the world we will see what happens at the nxt world cup

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World Cup Soccer

There's nothing wrong with a bit of confidence. No team has ever achieved greatness who did not believe in themselves. Let's hope the Socceroos can go atleast one better in 2010. Unless they play a top 4 team in the knockout rounds (or the team that goes on to win, like in Germany) then they have a good chance to upset the top teams.

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YeS, BUT

Socceroos can make it to the top. But, for that to happen, we need to let go of footy and put all those energy, effort and support behind the Socceroos. im serious.

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Dream in Socceroos

I note the soceroos players most importantly Cahill who claims that their dutch coach is wonderful. He claims the coach is wonderful because he is flexible etc. Judging from the last game socceroos played where they could not score even a single goal agaist a third rated team one wonders how they are going to perform. Coaching and training a successful team is not won through a softly, softly and friendly manner. A successful team is mould through respect, dedicaton, hard work and sheer commitments coupled with skills and individualism and a will to win. These qualities were only noted during our last world cup campaign. Sadly i do not see an iorta of that team sprit in our current players. Most of the games played during the qualifiers were wishy washy and luck played alot in our favor. Lets hope oir training regime is properly reinforced and regimented so that we can inprove on our last performance.

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