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Australia road to Russia 2018 World Cup

The Socceroos went through the longest qualifying series in history, amassing a total 22 games against 11 different rivals throughout their course of a few months, and earning lots of flier mileage points as they travelled far and wide to finally secure their 2018 Russia World Cup bid. This was due mostly to an excess number of tie results that led them to face Latin American Honduras in a final attempt to win the sufficient points for the qualification. On top of this, the Aussies were left out without the head coach soon after their entry to the World Cup, as former trainer Ange Postecoglou stepped out of his post soon after their Honduras victory and being replaced by Dutch veteran Bert Van Marwijk. Check Australia Betting Odds here.

Ranked 39 in FIFA's world charts, the Australian team endured an exhausting schedule of qualifying matches that started with a single-goal tie against Iraq back on March of 2017. The sequence of uninspired performances continued as they faced Thailand during September, reaching the goal line multiple times but failing to put the ball within their opponent's net with only two exceptions. Rumors soon arose about Postecoglou wishing to resign his post, but the press was neither able to deny or confirm them; in the meantime, Australia kept on trailing on their path with hits and misses, until a last minute opportunity for the World Cup ticket appeared in the shape of a transcontinental showdown with CONCACAF's Honduras. After defeating the Central Americans, Australia was finally able to breathe easy and start preparing for the big event.

Australia only managed to land two different friendly matches against Norway, which they lost 4-1 on March 23rd, and soon after met Colombia for yet another 0-0 draw. They will need to step up their game if they expect to get past their group stage, having been placed alongside titan France, Peru and Denmark. The first game with Kylian Mbappe's France is scheduled for June 16th, Denmark will follow suit on the 21st and Peru will take its chance on the 26th. The Aussie woes are only increased by Postecoglou's exit, who expressed great sadness about his decision upon abandoning his tenure back on November; Bert Van Marwijk was selected to take on the challenge just recently, after his unexpected dismissal from the Saudi Arabia national team.

Australia Key Players

The troubled squad from down under features an ensemble built both by fresh faces and seasoned contenders. While Tim Cahill's presence is still in question, Mile Jedinak is finally back after recovering from an injury received in the qualification period; Aaron Mooy stands as Australia's greatest hope, having delivered several good plays throughout his team's over-extended preliminary stages. Matt Ryan and Brad Jones will be available for the goalkeeper post, while Milos Degenek, Matthew Jurman, Aziz Bihech and Mark Milligan will do their part on the defensive end; James Troisi, Jackson Irvine and Massimo Luongo will provide support to Aaron Mooy from the sides.

Even though Australia is capable of engineering good drives towards the goal net, they lack the necessary definition to score goals when required, and this has weighted upon them in the World Cup betting odds charts, with odds that range between 500 or 750 to 1.

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