Socceroos vs Paraguay 2026 World Cup match thread 🇦🇺🇵🇾

[Quicky]

I wonder if Toure is fit? I'd play Yengi if not and leave Irankunda wide running at the half spaces.

 

[NicCarBel]

If Par win today we'll be through to next stage anyway, but I'd rather go thru in 2nd win some attacking momentum. Come on Poppa throw the attackers on together and lets have a fucking go!

I mean.. we aren't through to the next stage in that instance, but we'd be guaranteed 3rd in the group at least

 

[Dan_The_Red]

I mean.. we aren't through to the next stage in that instance, but we'd be guaranteed 3rd in the group at least

Yep I stand corrected, I keep thinking all 3rd places go through.

 

[NicCarBel]

@JS96 - you always find some group/result predictor thing for these tournaments - what website is that normally on?

 

[dr. bellows]

Beach
Circati Souttar Herrington
Italiano Metcalfe Okon Bos
Volpato Toure Irankunda

Yeah I'd probably go with this except I'd start with O'Neill rather than Okon-E. Metcalfe can cover the left channel when Bos goes forward and O'Neill the right channel when Italiano goes forward. I was hoping for Bos to be a bigger threat in this tournament so far. That could be down to a few things - tactics, defensive workload or simply underperforming. Hopefully Toure is fit for Paraguay.

 

[riquelmes_laces]

Beach
Circati Souttar Herrington
Italiano Metcalfe Okon Bos
Volpato Toure Irankunda

Yengi if Toure is unfit but this is what we should be promoting as our first choice XI moving forward.

This XI deserves a more rounded and tactically flexible manager unfortunately.

I’d hate to see us squander another golden generation like we did under Farina.

 

[JRD]

Volpato is on a completely different level technically to every other player in our squad. Needs to start every game.

 

[southmelb]

Volpato is on a completely different level technically to every other player in our squad. Needs to start every game.

Absolutely, i know its rubs ppl the wrong way on here but the A league cohort were ordinary. Volpato can play.

 

[Barca4life]

I wonder if they will give us the ball more in this game? Not sure Paraguay want to be the protagonist normally they want to hurt teams on the counter.

 

[TJMitchell]

I know very unlikely, but I would play this

 

[HappyGuus]

I wonder if Toure is fit? I'd play Yengi if not and leave Irankunda wide running at into the half spaces.

Yeah it sounds like Toure and Metcalfe weren't 100%. Toure limping at half time, and Metcalfe not pulled up well after last match.

 

[JM47]

How do you fit Metcalfe, Volpato, Irankunda and Toure into 3 next game?

And to think we had two plodders starting in front of three of them today...

 

[Bbouy]

I wonder if Toure is fit? I'd play Yengi if not and leave Irankunda wide running at into the half spaces.

Popa said in his post-game presser that Toure wasn't injured and was subbed-off as a tactical decision.

 

[Bbouy]

How do you fit Metcalfe, Volpato, Irankunda and Toure into 3 next game?

And to think we had two plodders starting in front of three of them today...

We could fit them all in if we play a different formation or perhaps as others have mentioned, we play Metcalfe as one of the midfielders. We aren't going to change our formation; that is clear. We will probably stagger them.

 

[NicCarBel]

How do you fit Metcalfe, Volpato, Irankunda and Toure into 3 next game?

And to think we had two plodders starting in front of three of them today...

You make them the front 3.

Centre mids - ideally one plays on the attack when needed (Metcalfe), with the other being more the holding/defensive mid.

 

[Quicky]

Popa said in his post-game presser that Toure wasn't injured and was subbed-off as a tactical decision.

I hope so

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

Ea

How do you fit Metcalfe, Volpato, Irankunda and Toure into 3 next game?

And to think we had two plodders starting in front of three of them today...

Easy.. Metcalfe plays CM which is his actual position.

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

I wonder if they will give us the ball more in this game? Not sure Paraguay want to be the protagonist normally they want to hurt teams on the counter.

Yes we will have much more of the ball this game. Creative players like Volpato and Hrustic should come into the reckoning, whilst down back we need quick defenders in Geria and Herrington to protect the counter. Id drop Burgess and Circati.

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

Yeah I'd probably go with this except I'd start with O'Neill rather than Okon-E. Metcalfe can cover the left channel when Bos goes forward and O'Neill the right channel when Italiano goes forward. I was hoping for Bos to be a bigger threat in this tournament so far. That could be down to a few things - tactics, defensive workload or simply underperforming. Hopefully Toure is fit for Paraguay.

I see the thinking and considered that, but Okon has been the better of the 2 in both games and is particularly adept at playing through balls to our fast strikers in Mo and Nestor.

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

Popa screwed up not bringing Boyle, Goodwin and Robertson. Goodwin's delivery at the end of matches if we are chasing games would have been particularly handy.