Group D
‘Let these people talk’: After silencing Turkey, Irankunda turns to his American doubters
Nestory Irankunda and the Socceroos know the talk is going to continue but he and his teammates are fired up to prove critics in the USA wrong when the two nations meet in a pivotal group game.
- Vince Rugari
Latest
‘A performance the world will notice’: Socceroos player ratings after World Cup win over Turkey
The Socceroos won their opening match over Turkey. Here are our player ratings from a special win in Vancouver.
- Roy Ward
One club, seven Socceroos: Melbourne team’s $1.2 million World Cup windfall
The Socceroos have a squad of 26 at the World Cup, and a quarter of those have close links to one A-League club.
- Roy Ward
Your group-by-group guide to the 2026 World Cup: part one
How far can the Socceroos go? Will the host nations do any good? And who is the favourite to win the tournament? Here’s your guide to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Groups A to F.
- Vince Rugari, Billie Eder, Emma Kemp and Nick Ralston
More than Mbappe v Messi: The key players to look for in the World Cup final
The World Cup final has been billed as Messi v Mbappe ever since Argentina and France won through to the decider. But in reality, this match-up is about so much more...
- Graham Dunbar
Anatomy of a Socceroos stunner: How Leckie created World Cup history
If you thought you’d seen a goal like this before, it’s because you have. It started in the Socceroos’ box, involved familiar faces and ended with World Cup history. So how did Mat Leckie do it?
- Adam Pengilly
- Analysis
- FIFA World Cup
Get your Mathew Leckie, fresh from the oven
The Socceroos take the cake against the Danish – and it tastes as delicious as only victory at the World Cup can.
- Greg Baum
Denmark’s destroyer could single-handledy crush Australia. Five passes show how.
Christian Eriksen is a cross between Tom Brady and Cameron Smith, the man who runs the Denmark team and hits an array of passes with the finesse of a golfer. What makes him so good?
- Adam Pengilly
Scotsman on crutches props up the Socceroos
Martin Boyle is playing a role for Australia at the World Cup. It’s just not the one he imagined for himself.
- Greg Baum
Souttar blocking out transfer noise as EPL clubs circle Socceroos stopper
Harry Souttar is happy to leave the growing transfer speculation around him to his agent as he declared his decision to represent the Socceroos over Scotland was one of the best he’s made.
- Vince Rugari