Socceroos rejoin long and winding road to Qatar with focus unchanged | Emma Kemp
02-Jun-2021 17:30:48 | Guardian
Australia are heavily favoured to progress in Asian World Cup qualifying, with four rapid-fire matches to determine their fate
It has been 567 days since the Socceroos last played, 567 days during which the world has been altered irrevocably and, yet, in terms of football, 567 days when it has also remained the same. Australia’s national team are still attempting to qualify for the World Cup, Graham Arnold still expects to win, and the coach is still calling for a longer A-League season.
Fifa windows, though, look a little different these days, and Friday morning’s meeting with Kuwait marks the start of four matches in 13 days with the carrot of progressing to Asia’s third round of qualifying by Tuesday week.
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