Socceroos vs Cameroon/ Curaçao March 2026 🇦🇺🇨🇲🇨🇼

[NicCarBel]

Thought this might be of interest here - given that the other games in the Australian FIFA Series will be broadcast on FIFA+ locally for us, here’s the full list of men’s internationals coming up on FIFA+ (times in AEDT)

Thursday 26 March
7am US Virgin Islands v American Samoa
11am Puerto Rico v Guam
10:30pm Aruba v Macau

Friday 27 March
1:30am Tanzania v Liechtenstein
9am Bolivia v Suriname (Intercontinental Playoff)
2pm New Caledonia v Jamaica (Intercontinental Playoff)
2pm Chile v Cape Verde
5pm China v Curacao
5:15pm New Zealand v Finland
7:30pm Solomon Islands v Bulgaria
9pm Venezuela v Trinidad & Tobago

Saturday 28 March
12am Indonesia v St Kitts & Nevis
1am Uzbekistan v Gabon
3am Kenya v Estonia
6am Rwanda v Grenada
11pm Namibia v Comoros

Monday 30 March
2pm Cape Verde v Finland
5:15pm New Zealand v Chile
11pm Trinidad & Tobago v Gabon

Tuesday 31 March
1am Uzbekistan v Venezuela
5pm Cameroon v China

Wednesday 1 April
8am DR Congo v New Caledonia/Jamaica (Intercontinental Playoff)
2pm Iraq v Bolivia/Suriname (Intercontinental Playoff)

 

[Sharkman84]

Starts around 7min. Bozza FFS Love hearing him chat along with stories.

Is he still on the nose beers?

 

[LFC]

he's got the budget

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Is he still on the nose beers?

Depends how much he gets paid lol. I went to school with someone who did coke (I never did it). It’s not cheap!

 

[mkxx]

FIFA Rankings are one of the most useless indicators of ability of national teams. They heavily favor European sides, and they don't give African sides anywhere near enough credit. The fact that Belgium was #1 in the world at any point should be enough of an indicator that the ranking are meaningless.

Most useless thing? What so useless about it. I ve read it once you understand its pretty fair.

tell me what you don’t understand the system. USA is higher than Japan cuz Japan lost to Australia in world cup qualify and got knocked out by Iran in the quarterfinals in asian cup. This is the main tournament with major points

 

[socceroosmad]

To be fair that’s their worst finish at AFCON in 11 years (they were eliminated in the group stage in 2015). Their worst period ever since becoming a top side in Africa was in 2012 and 2013 when they didn’t qualify for AFCON.

Anyone remember legend Roger Milla whose goals at age 38 took Cameroon to the quarter-finals in Italia 1990 (first African nation to make quarters) where they very nearly knocked out England, who only won 3-2 a.e.t.

 

[patjennings]

Most useless thing? What so useless about it. I ve read it once you understand its pretty fair.

tell me what you don’t understand the system. USA is higher than Japan cuz Japan lost to Australia in world cup qualify and got knocked out by Iran in the quarterfinals in asian cup. This is the main tournament with major points

Not saying I favour one over the other

Comparison of Methodologies
Feature	World Football Elo Ratings	FIFA World Ranking (Post-2018)
Formula Type	Modified Elo	Simplified Elo-based "Sum" method
Goal Difference	Included in calculation	Not included
Home Advantage	Explicitly factored in	Not factored in
Points for Losses	Points can be lost in any match	No points lost in tournament knockouts
Sensitivity	High; reflects recent upsets quickly	Lower; prioritizes stability for seeding

Current ranking - note USA first in one last in the other.

Group D: FIFA vs. Elo Rankings (March 2026)
Team	FIFA Ranking	Elo Ranking	Ranking Difference
Turkey (UEFA Path C)*	25	15	+10 (Elo higher)
United States (Co-host)	15	34	-19 (FIFA higher)
Australia	27	30	-3 (FIFA higher)
Paraguay	40	22	+18 (Elo higher)

 

[Keeper66]

Anyone remember legend Roger Milla whose goals at age 38 took Cameroon to the quarter-finals in Italia 1990 (first African nation to make quarters) where they very nearly knocked out England, who only won 3-2 a.e.t.

Very clearly. I was at the England game in Naples.

 

[tsf]

70-120 for tix to curacao? lol

 

[JS96]

70-120 for tix to curacao? lol

Are flights to the Caribbean really that cheap?

On a serious note is that the lowest price category?

 

[melbcityguy]

70-120 for tix to curacao? lol

I paid $120 for two tickets but we're hardcore fans and don't get to see the socceroos that much

 

[LFC]

whinge whinge whinge.
Do people expect to pay what AL games cost ?
People waste far more on betting for starters.

 

[tsf]

Are flights to the Caribbean really that cheap?

On a serious note is that the lowest price category?

From what I could see. There were 50 but not for adults without a block in the way. Maybe there were cheaper

 

[tsf]

whinge whinge whinge.
Do people expect to pay what AL games cost ?
People waste far more on betting for starters.

Curacao in a Tuesday? Yeah I would expect to pay closer to what the a-league costs tbh. 40-50 seems fair to me.

And I don’t gamble

 

[tsf]

I paid $120 for two tickets but we're hardcore fans and don't get to see the socceroos that much

Ok that’s not that bad. Options I saw were crap

 

[melbcityguy]

Ok that’s not that bad. Options I saw were crap

Sorry I mean both tickets were $120 so it's $240 for a game of football at premium seats

 

[LFC]

Curacao in a Tuesday? Yeah I would expect to pay closer to what the a-league costs tbh. 40-50 seems fair to me.

And I don’t gamble

therefore your cashed up and that you are - stop being a tightarse over nickle and dime.
$40/50 your kidding me - thats what people spend at maccas for a quick woeful feed fix.

 

[tsf]

Sorry I mean both tickets were $120 so it's $240 for a game of football at premium seats

Ok that’s expensive

 

[tsf]

therefore your cashed up and that you are - stop being a tightarse over nickle and dime.
$40/50 your kidding me - thats what people spend at maccas for a quick woeful feed fix.

Maybe I’m out of touch

 

[melbcityguy]

Ok that’s expensive

Yeah it is but people paying crazy to go to NFL and all sorts. At least I'm consistently on to the socceroos and it's not a fad