I'm really really optimistic about this world cup. One of the reasons I was also so optimistic about 2022 was that we had had a whole world cup qualifying cycle with one manager. Same here (almost). Really didn't help our cases in 2014 and 2018 where we had to replace a manager with such...

TBH in regards to dual nationals I'm glad certain players have chosen to represent other teams and moved on. They obviously were not that committed to Australia to so easily move aside. Plus I've seen how toxic some national teams have been, looking at you USA, due to certain players have HUGE...

We make semi's this world cup at the very least. My one and only prediction. We will be the new team that everyone looks back on that got far in a tournament against all expectations, while playing truly terrorist football. Move over Greece and your Euro win. We're gonna be the new benchmark.

What a great surprise Herrington has been. Sprung kinda out of nowhere. Starting in the MLS which at his age GREAT WORK. Very impressive international debut as well. Starter? No. But man what a great potential player for the future. Dude will be 22 for next world cup! And always good to have...

Hrustic I will never forget his quite bizarre attitude during the Argentina world cup game. Screaming and shouting and throwing his arms up in frustration from not getting the ball MANY times during that game. The Behich run and chance I could kinda see, but to be fair to Behich that type of run...

Jordan Bos continues to excel where he is at and with champions league footballl.... he could be looking at a straight move right into a top premier league caliber team. Move now and and he will need to prove himself still at a mid to low table club.

“"Belgium and Portugal have, in the top 100 players, several players playing that would be in that top 100" "We don't have that, which is why it was good to play against this type of team." -USA Manager Pochettino Bruh can you imagine if Popovic said that shite? Sure it's TRUE, but you can't...

Watching Korea in their game. Like I know we got a lot to complain and wish for. But MAN. Korea wasting such a talented player roster and getting smacked like that by a very good but not WORLD CLASS side, really puts things into perspective. At least we suffer the frustration that we can't...

I think what's frustrating about the socceroos is that we are capable of playing better than we are. We are not getting the best out of our players and being the best we can be. Which aint great, don't get me wrong. Just, we are definitely capable of getting a few shots off per half at the very...

I don't like that we did these silly dives at the start. It just makes the referee feel contempt towards us lmao.

I used my once a semester, uni no questions asked assessment extension so I can watch the game in peace and do my assessment tomorrow. All to watch Poppa terrorist football. Mental illness in actions lads.

Remember when back in his playing days at CCM and him playing Belgium that Maty Ryan was more rated for his passing ability and his plays as a sweeper keeper? He's still good don't get me wrong. But kinda feels like since he left Belgium it was kinda stamped out of his game and he was tuned into...

First memories I have of the old 442 aussie abroad threads was me ranting about how shit the Bayer Leverkusen coach was for starting to put Robbie Kruse on the bench and having Son Heung-min starting ahead of him.

Wow now THIS is a such a great suprise. I thought the old fourfourtwo forum was dead and gone and today found it alive and thriving on a much better and cleaner site after all these years. Hope you all are having a wonderful year lads. Let's go socceroos.