Socceroos vs Mexico/Switzerland - Pre-World Cup Friendlies 2026 🇦🇺🇲🇽🇨🇭

[vanlassen]

Leckie looks so tired.

He’s a lock!

 

[JS96]

Everyone knows Irvine offers quite a bit in a full 90-minutes, even though his ability on the ball is not at the level it needs to be. A lot of good teams have a player like that because you can mask his weaknesses with the players around them. BUT... with a player like Irvine, you can not have 3 players like Leckie, O'Neill and Metcalfe also around him. You are just creating four players with similar output and weaknesses.

Irvine is most effective by keeping out of touching the ball until it's in the air in the box. Runs into the box and headers are his thing. Any skilled play on the floor is non existent.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

He’s a lock!

If Leckie is a lock for the Socceroos final playing list then serious questions need to be asked regarding the selection policy and Popovic will have to explain himself.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Mexico bringing on Guillermo Ochoa and Santiago Gimenez at the half for Raul Rangel and Guillermo Martinez respectively.

 

[HappyGuus]

20 years ago Craig Foster would be losing his shit at half time

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Socceroos and Mexico back underway for the second half of their friendly at the Rose Bowl.

 

[Pub League Champion]

20 years ago Craig Foster would be losing his shit at half time

So glad we don’t have to listen to that guy anymore

 

[NoMates]

I don’t know how u guys find this type of play excitable. So very bad it’s sad.

 

[JS96]

Irvine airswing there....Toure hit it and blocked but nice follow up shot by O'Neill.

 

[Pub League Champion]

Nice shot, who was that?

 

[JS96]

Looks like Popovic has said go forward now and react quicker.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Cesar Huerta and Israel Reyes also coming on at the half for Mexico, replacing Orbelin Pineda and Jorge Sanchez respectively.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

I don’t know how u guys find this type of play excitable. So very bad it’s sad.

We have to get used to Popovic's tactical system especially since this is the style of play the Socceroos will be implementing throughout the World Cup proper.

 

[JS96]

Need to use O'Neill's diagonal balls more as that's an asset. Enjoyable passage of play. These 50/50 balls are scary for injuries.

 

[Pub League Champion]

Needed to pull the trigger a lot earlier

 

[JS96]

That's nice to see Toure working well there. Lacked support but got further up and past a man. Should shoot from time to time.

 

[JS96]

So that's a yellow but no early Mexico red? Hardly matters today I guess.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Listening to the game now (using Paramount as a radio)!

 

[JS96]

Yeah, O'Neill can do diagonal balls well. Nice idea to get Souttar heading it. We look better now so keep it up.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Cesar Huerta yellow carded in the 52nd minute for Mexico for a foul, becoming the first Mexico player and second player overall to receive one this match.