Alexjc 354 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 AUSTRALIA HAS QUALITIED FOR THE FIFA WC FINALS NEXT YEAR IN GERMANY AFTER DEFEATING URUGUAY ON PENALTY SHOOT OUT 4-2!!! :wwww: OHHHHHHH YEAH!!! :wwww: CONGRATS AUSTRALIA!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. 2053 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Brilliant news! An England, USA, Australia group is not beyond the realms of possibility I wouldn't have thought!! Link to post Share on other sites
NYCD 2012 3 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Congrats to the Aussie ! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexjc 354 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 :wwww: SYDNEY'S GONE BALLISTIC!!!! :wwww: O.M.G. ARE THERE GOING TO BE HANGOVERS TOMORROW!!! :wwww: :wwww: :wwww: Link to post Share on other sites
NOC 6 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 THIS IS BRILLIANT! Australia has gone CRAZY - the pressure was unbelievable Germany 2006 - OOOOHHHHH YYYEEEAAAHHHH This was the best thing that could happen to Australian Sport apart from Sydney 2000. The party has started and it is gonna be massive. Australia 2018 - now that Sounds great!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexjc 354 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 THIS IS BRILLIANT!...Australia 2018 - now that Sounds great!!!! INDEED!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Eruedan 0 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Oh how sweet it is! Finally the county's only monkey on its sporting back has been fucked off. To all the Uruguayans saying it was their divine right to qualify, I hope they are serving humble pie on the flight home. And we did it the hard way, after so many unfair qualification routes and bureacratic backflips, we proved we can beat FIFA at their own game. Link to post Share on other sites
Suit U Sir !!! 0 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Finally the county's only monkey on its sporting back has been fucked off. Too early to say that...... Remember they've not been in the world cup since 1974, so we don't really know how well they're going to perform at Germany 2006. There is a possibility that Australia could lose all 3 group stage matches. who knows? Link to post Share on other sites
KRATK 44 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Congratulations to all the Aussies of the forum... that were big news... I wanna see the match but it was so early (6.00 at Chile). Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Congratulations to Australia here. I can't believe that the last time the nation competed in the World Cup was 1974 in former WEST Germany. How far did Australia go that time around in 1974? Link to post Share on other sites
Mikel 0 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Congratulations to Australia here. I can't believe that the last time the nation competed in the World Cup was 1974 in former WEST Germany. How far did Australia go that time around in 1974? :laughlong: The last time Spain didn't go to the WC was in 1974 :wwww: Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Congratulations to Australia here. I can't believe that the last time the nation competed in the World Cup was 1974 in former WEST Germany. How far did Australia go that time around in 1974? :laughlong: The last time Spain didn't go to the WC was in 1974 :wwww: Really? Well, that is quite a streak there for Spain to be in all those World Cup tournament since then. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintana 0 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 It's even more remarkable that they underachieved in all of them as well If I'm correct Australia didn't get passed the 1st round in 1974. It will be very hard for them to do better this time cause they're probably in pot 4. Link to post Share on other sites
KRATK 44 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Australia in Germany '74: June 14, Volksparkstadion, Hamburg - East Germany 2 - 0 Australia June 18, Volksparkstadion, Hamburg - West Germany 3 - 0 Australia June 22, Olympiastadion, Berlin - Australia 0 - 0 Chile Last place in the Group Nº1, 14th place in the World Cup (16 teams). In general results, Australia is 56th (with Kuwait and Bolivia and over the last place shared by El Salvador, Irak, Slovenia, Canada, UAE, China, New Zealand, Haiti, Zaire, Greece and Indonesia) Link to post Share on other sites
Mikel 0 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 It's even more remarkable that they underachieved in all of them as well As well as the Netherlands :upside: Link to post Share on other sites
BethnalGreen 64 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Congratulations Australia - I bet there will be a few sore heads in the morning!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I'm very glad that AUSTRALIA made it - congratulations OZ!! Link to post Share on other sites
Westfale 32 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 It must be a very special moment for the Australian goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer. He is a son of German immigrants and his sister still lives in Germany. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 You little ripper bloody bewdy!!!!!!!! Yep, this is a huuuuge result for Australia _ Soccer Australia has been desperate for this for 32 years, and all the years of heartbreak and narrow misses makes this all the sweeter. Now the task is ahead to more than just make up the numbers in Germany and play creditably. We've got to at least win some games there and at best case (and realistically, probably as high as we could aim) make it through to the second round. And, yes, this does open the door slightly to the possibility we could host the WC in future. Without last night's result, that would have been an impossible fantasy. Hmmmmm? 2018 _ UK versus USA versus Oz? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexjc 354 Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 :sweet: Ow Ow Ow, my aching head! Just getting to the WC is an achievement on it's own for a country that rarely sees beyond the oval ball. Hopefully this victory will see the game grow even faster than before now that children can see that you don't have to scrum around in the mud to win. Great day for Australia Soccer Link to post Share on other sites
thatsnotmypuppy 559 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I was at Fed Square here in Melbourne last night - and really it just went mental. About bloody time. We really should've gone to France 98.. grumble... idiot... Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting all of my life to witness the Socceroos finally make it to the World Cup at long last. This is the best sports story in Australia this year IMHO. Guus Hiddink is indeed a miracle worker for national soccer programs! This is indeed a great for Australian soccer and for its fams worldwide. Socceroos fans everywhere should rejoice! This would mean a lot for every aspect of the game there from the Hyundai A-League to the Matildas to the Joeys to the national media coverage of the sport there. Anyone who was there at the Telstra Stadium will never forget that night. What a way for them to go out as they leave Oceania for the Asian Football Confederation. I seriously do beleive that a WC is in the offering for the future now that they're going to Germany. Actually, depending on where they are drawn and against whom, I think they can surprise some people. They may even make it into the quarterfinals. You don't count out Guus Hiddink. Still, at this point and even then, I don't care if they end up not scoring any goals in Germany (highly unlikely), just seeing them there is enough for me. They should've qualified for France in 1997 against Iran. How different things could've been if that happened. Now Australia's got some new national heroes!!! I want the DVD to those games! Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Interesting and flattering to read the latest Sportsbets odds on Germany 2006, which has Australia now on equal odds with Mexico, and ahead of such contenders as the USA and Japan (in fact, ahead of all the other Asian qualifiers): Odds to win the 2006 World Cup $3.50 Brazil $7.00 Argentina, England $7.50 Italy $9.00 Germany $11.00 France $12.00 Holland $14.00 Spain $19.00 Portugal $21.00 Czech Republic $41.00 Sweden, Ivory Coast $51.00 Mexico, Australia $61.00 Croatia, Ukraine $81.00 USA, Serbia & Montenegro $101.00 Switzerland $126.00 Poland $151.00 Paraguay, Ghana $201.00 Japan $251.00 Ecuador $301.00 South Korea $351.00 Togo, Tunisia, Angola $501.00 Iran, Costa Rica $751.00 Saudi Arabia, Trinidad & Tobago Source: TAB Sportsbet Link to post Share on other sites
arwebb 133 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Just don't waste your money backing them or England. Link to post Share on other sites
BethnalGreen 64 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Or Spain! :wwww: Link to post Share on other sites
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