

Goalless draw with Paraguay criticised for lack of excitement‘We got our job done and that’s what counts,’ says Ajdin HrusticAustralia winger Ajdin Hrustic has dismissed descriptions of their Group D draw against Paraguay as one of the worst matches of the World Cup as the team refocuses on the upcoming last-32 challenge of Mohaed Salah’s Egypt.Sky Sports described the 0-0 draw between the Socceroos and Paraguay as a “largely forgettable game,” while The Athletic said it “won’t be remembered as a classic by anyone who watched it”. Guardian Football Weekly’s Barry Glendenning described the clash as “the worst game of the tournament by a considerable distance”. It had the lowest expected goals tally for the group stage. . Continue reading...

Football Australia joins Asian federation pressure on Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Australia had a chance to make a big leap forward in their history vs. Egypt. Instead, another World Cup ends with questions of what might have been.

Egypt are into the last 16 of the World Cup after beating Australia in a dramatic penalty shoot-out in Dallas.