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

[JM47]

Italiano out with injury

Far out... been our best wing back. Hopefully Geria can do a job.

 

[JS96]

Geria to start or maybe put Metcalfe at RWB.

 

[socceroosmad]

Geria to start or maybe put Metcalfe at RWB.

Gee, I don’t know. How about we look at our last two games?
Alternatively, let’s see if we can identify any successful teams that hoped to draw the first half and then bring on their best team?
Is he injured? If not how can he be unfit? He’s played 90 minutes in the Championship.

How can a 20 year old run out of energy?

 

[DandyCasey]

Far out... been our best wing back. Hopefully Geria can do a job.

Hard to fathom Popa did not select a like for like backup.

 

[Quicky]

Do you play Irakunda first half or second half?
Coaches seem to believe he can't play a full 90 minutes.

I'd play Irankunda 1st half.

 

[Quicky]

Italiano out with injury

Go to a back 4 it won't matter as much.

 

[DandyCasey]

Bos cutting inside Irankunda? I dunno

 

[NoMates]

Volpato is all hype, pure superstition if I think he can score goals for the national team. Id have Yengi come on as a sub then the Italian.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

I can tell you if we lose we are in danger of missing out on goal difference to a bunch of teams who draw all 3 matches.

I think we’ll get through on –1 or even –2 to be honest. Some teams have been genuinely abysmal.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

I think we'll beat Paraguay.

 

[NoMates]

I think we'll beat Paraguay.

They def wont score from a corner, and Im sure we will be fine at countering there set peaces. I'm picking a draw or narrow loss if Poppa does us dirty with the squad selection once again. A none bias Ref would also help.

 

[Son of Sam]

I have picked a draw, but if I had to choose a winner I would go for Australia

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Apparently he was cramping up by the end of the last game despite only playing 45 minutes and was cooked by the start of the second half in the first game. Shouldn't be an issue for a 20 year old but apparently it is?
Only thing I can think of is that playing a whole season in an English Winter at 5 Celsius is not great preparation for playing games at
25 Celsius.

Weird that the English, German, Scandinavians etc play in freezing cold European leagues and can still play more than 45 mins on a warm day.
Btw. You do realise the English season did not end in the middle of winter?

 

[Quicky]

Any good previews (podcasts or articles) that get into the tactical stuff. I've already listened to soccerwhos, round ball, f360, GGFC.

 

[TimmyCole]

Weird that the English, German, Scandinavians etc play in freezing cold European leagues and can still play more than 45 mins on a warm day.
Btw. You do realise the English season did not end in the middle of winter?

Good Point.

 

[jimshady]

All this discussion about how to fit our best players in the team.

Well stick this one in ya bong and pull it Pop!

You can shout me a beer after.

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