Australia 1 Egypt 1 (2-4 penalties) Australian football missed a once-in-a-generation chance on Friday, falling once more at the first knock-out stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in a penalty shoot-out against a wily Egypt team in Dallas. Emam Ashour headed the Pharaohs into an early lead and there was scope for more damageContinue reading “Missed opportunity as Socceroos crash out”
Category Archives: World Cup
It had to be you. Haaland the difference.
Cote d’Ivoire 1 Norway 2 Norway survived a fantastic open second half in Dallas to advance to the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup, shutting out Cote d’Ivoire thanks to Orjan Nyland’s incredible last-minute save. Leading at half time through a thrilling finish by Antonio Nusa, Norway’s stranglehold on the game was weakenedContinue reading “It had to be you. Haaland the difference.”
The round of 32 experience : late joy
South Africa 0 Canada 1 Stephen Eustaquio fired Canada into the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup with a goal in added time to break a tense and unimpressive deadlock in Los Angeles. The incredible SoFi Stadium hosted the first ever Round of 32 World Cup match, a standalone game that was definitelyContinue reading “The round of 32 experience : late joy”
Popa’s progress : the grind is real
Paraguay 0 Australia 0 Australia marched into the knock-out stages of the FIFA World Cup with a battling draw in Santa Clara confirming second spot in Group D and an exciting trip to Dallas. A game of few chances but plenty of action gave the capacity crowd marvellous theatre, but once both teams had tradedContinue reading “Popa’s progress : the grind is real”
Popa’s Juneteenth nightmare ends in limp defeat
USA 2 Australia 0 Master tactician Tony Popovic was left contemplating his selections as the USA romped to a two-goal half-time lead against a hesitant Socceroos team, and there was no magical antidote to the first-half malaise as his misfiring side stumbled to defeat in the Seattle sun. A stupid own goal by Cam BurgessContinue reading “Popa’s Juneteenth nightmare ends in limp defeat”
A seminal moment in Canadian soccer history
Canada 6 Qatar 0 Vancouver’s unbelievable FIFA summer continued on Thursday with the host nation Canada welcoming previous hosts Qatar to BC Place for a crucial second pool game. The home team were already two goals up through Cyle Larin and Jonathan David when Homam Ahmed was sent off, ending the game as a contest;Continue reading “A seminal moment in Canadian soccer history”
Red Devils and Pharoahs light up Seattle
Belgium 1 Egypt 1 Belgium rescued their opening fixture of the FIFA World Cup with Egypt, playing their joker midway through the second half to bring instant dividends. A bullet of a finish from Emam Ashour had the impressive Egypt in the box seat, but with Belgium dominating in the second half, the introduction ofContinue reading “Red Devils and Pharoahs light up Seattle”
And that’s why we go to World Cups
Australia 2 Turkiye 0 The Australian invasion of Vancouver brought Granville Street to a standstill as thousands of football fans bedecked in green and gold showed the locals just what the FIFA World Cup is all about and why the host country’s people should be excited. The incredible hedonistic atmosphere on this glorious Saturday eveningContinue reading “And that’s why we go to World Cups”
Sat 03/12/2022 : Argentina given a fright by battling Aussies
There was no way that our first, and probably only, meal of the day was going to be labelled as a breakfast. No one was surfacing at any time that resembled breakfast time, and rightly so after another night that extended into the early hours. This was it, the final game of our World CupContinue reading “Sat 03/12/2022 : Argentina given a fright by battling Aussies”
Fri 02/12/2022 : Uruguay on their knees, angry Serbs undone by Swiss
We arrived at the final day of the group stage games with a lot on our minds. We had managed to get our flights changed (and free of charge!) so we could attend the Socceroos’ Round of 16 game against Argentina. We didn’t yet have match tickets though, but there had been an expression ofContinue reading “Fri 02/12/2022 : Uruguay on their knees, angry Serbs undone by Swiss”