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Holger, we have a problem. A big problem. The Socceroos, for so long the glorious face of football in Australia, have grown stale.

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Only three matches are left in the Olyroos’ qualification campaign for the 2012 London Olympics, and only three points separate the Group B leaders Uzbekistan and fourth-placed United Arab Emirates.

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A weakened Australian team faces Uzbekistan this Sunday on the road to qualification for London next year, with the real threat of missing out on the Olympics for the first time in decades.

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Australian forward Tommy Oar has scored a stunning goal for his Dutch side FC Utrecht, firing the goal of the match in a KNVB Beker Cup second-round game against De Graafschap.

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If this Young Socceroo team is the most talented in years, then I’d hate to see one perceived as run of the mill, with their opening game at the Under 20 World Cup making for pretty poor viewing.

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In the dizzying wake of Cadel Evans’ extraordinary success in France, Australian sporting fans can be forgiven for frantically searching for where their next hit will come from.

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Midfielder Richard Garcia has been ruled out of the Socceroos’ Asian Cup squad due to injury with youngster Tommy Oar to take his place.

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Do the Socceroos have a long-term succession plan? Or is short-term success the only priority? The answer seems to lie somewhere in the middle after Holger Osieck named an Asian Cup squad devoid of young talents Tommy Oar and Michael Zullo, but featuring plenty of heavyweights for a tilt at the title in Qatar.

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We knew it was coming, but when Tommy Oar wasn’t named in the Socceroos squad for the Asian Cup, it didn’t make it any less annoying. Instead, while the Aussies are in camp in Qatar next month, Oar will be in the middle of the Eredevisie’s winter break.

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With the disappointments in both South Africa and Zurich consuming most of the headlines this year, it’s tempting to think that 2010 was a bad one for Australian football. But there were many other wonderful stories.

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So near, yet so far. There’s a fine line between success and second place in international football, and the Young Socceroos learned that the hard way as they went down 3-2 to North Korea in the final of the AFC Under-19 championship in China overnight.

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The Young Socceroos head into tonight’s match against North Korea with a chance to make history and to provide a glimpse into Australia’s football future.

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For so long, the Socceroos were a two-man show in the eyes of the Australian media and a large segment of the general population. In those days, in the late 90s and early 2000s, the Socceroos were Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka.

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New coach, new generation, same old squad. For all the bluster coming from the FFA recently about a “new generation” and a “transition” period, at their first opportunity to highlight that new philosophy, they faltered, selecting a squad with more players closer to 30 than 20.

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It’s a little over a month since Australia’s World Cup disappointment and we’re yet to name our new coach, but the Socceroos are back tomorrow morning in a friendly against Slovenia. But given the aforementioned factors – and the 4.45am AET timeslot – you may find yourself struggling to find the motivation to rise out [...]

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Now that the World Cup is over and everyone has recovered from a sleep-deprived month, how would we summarise the Socceroos’ performance? I would say we started with a poor performance against Germany followed by two strong performances against Ghana and Serbia.

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Australia has seen its World Cup end in a resounding roar, cheer and a few tears. Our squads average age is 31.5 years old and it’s time for a new coach to start a new era for the Socceroos.

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How Australia’s 2014 World Cup finals team could look – an under-30 team in 4-2-3-1 formation (current club, age in 2014 in brackets):

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Coach Pim Verbeek will reunite his first-choice defence and test Hull City midfielder Richard Garcia in the Socceroos’ friendly against Denmark on Tuesday as the World Cup squad deadline nears.

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Midfielder Mark Bresciano says tension building among the Socceroos is a good thing as Pim Verbeek prepares to pick his final 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday.

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