Posts Tagged "Oman football"

Australia’s clash with Oman in the Asian World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday night was disappointing on numerous levels.

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The Socceroos have put in yet another humiliating performance as part of their World Cup qualifying process, drawing with Oman in Sydney.

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It was a familiar script. Another poor start from the Socceroos. Another game where they fell behind to an inferior opponent, came to life in the second half and salvaged something in the end.

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On a crucial night for Australian football, the Socceroos will have one foot on the plane to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil if they can manage to defeat Oman in Sydney this evening. We’ll have commentary and live scores from 7.30pm AEDT.

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Australia go into their World Cup qualifier against Oman on Tuesday the clear favourites.

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The Socceroos play their opening game tonight in Group B of the AFC Fourth Round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers away to Oman, in Muscat. Join us at 11pm tonight for minute-by-minute commentary as the Socceroos enter the final stages in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.

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Three, four or six? You can bet the Socceroos will not wish to proceed with nothing to show from their clashes with Oman and Japan, so what is an acceptable points tally from two difficult looking fixtures?

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While the eyes of Asia are fixed on Australia’s looming World Cup qualifying heavyweight clash with Japan in Brisbane, Josh Kennedy is more worried about the Socceroos’ first-up challenge in Oman.

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A new-look Josh Kennedy has no doubt why he is enjoying the most purple patch of his Socceroos career.

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While Holger Osieck’s Socceroos all but booked a spot in the next phase of World Cup qualifiers after last night’s comfortable 3-0 win over Oman at Homebush, it was the inability of the team to pass their way through the opposition that should give the manager a bit to ponder.

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The Socceroos continue their march toward the 2014 World Cup qualification when they meet Oman in Sydney tonight. Join us from 7.30pm AEDT for comprehensive live scores and a blog of the action.

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Oman coach Paul Le Guen says his players must adopt a “never-say-die” approach to have any chance of upsetting the Socceroos in Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier.

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As my colleague Mike Tuckerman wrote earlier this week, Australia’s Asian Cup qualifier in Muscat on Saturday could be a banana skin for the Socceroos and there’s no doubt experienced Oman boss Claude Le Roy will be greasing up his side in the hope of an Aussie slip-up.

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Socceroo linchpin Tim Cahill is eyeing Australia’s all-time goalscoring record and hopes to move closer to the milestone in the Asian Cup qualifier against Oman on Sunday (AEDT).

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Mark Schwarzer joins his Socceroos team-mates in Oman on a streak of form and with an eye already on next year’s World Cup.

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The story of Pim Verbeek being hired to steer Australia to the World Cup finals has been done to death. We all know that the Asian Cup was originally somewhat of an afterthought for the laconic Dutchman.

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An in-form Harry Kewell says desire to “put the record straight” will fire the Socceroos in their looming Asian Cup qualifier against Oman.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has left Celtic striker Scott McDonald out of his squad to face Oman and hinted the door is open for an A-League bolter to take his place at next year’s World Cup.

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I can’t decide whether Oman coach Claude Le Roy looks like Tom Petty or an aged Joni Mitchell, but there’s no doubting he’s one mightily pissed off dude. And for good reason. Not the fact his valiant Omanis fell victim to another one of Tim Cahill’s get-out-of-jail goals, but because Socceroos team manager Gary Moretti [...]

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Skipper Lucas Neill has declared Australia’s return match against Oman a must-win clash to avoid putting the pressure on a weakened Socceroos squad to qualify for the Asian Cup.

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