The venues say opening outside of hours was ‘commercially unviable’.
Rhianna Mitchell
United States star Christian Pulisic has been training solo and appears in serious doubt to start, or even play at all, against the Socceroos at the World Cup.
Anna Harrington
For a pair of Australians who ply their trade at New York FC, bragging rights - and a little bit more - are on the cards for Aiden O’Neill and Kai Trewin ahead of the Socceroos’ much-anticipated clash with USA.
Ben Smith
Socceroos goalscoring ace Mohamed Toure wants to get to the top, and he's ready to seize his opportunity at the World Cup.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has scored twice in England’s game against Croatia at the World Cup in Dallas.
Staff Writers
Another shock has rocked the World Cup as the DR Congo held fancied Portugal, with Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks, to a 1-1 draw.
The former Woodvale Secondary College student starred in Australia’s historic win over Turkey last Sunday.
Liam Murphy
Portugal are among the favourites for the tournament, while an experienced Colombia are no slouches - but neither are underrated Uzbekistan and DR Congo.
The Socceroos have been on the receiving end of barb after barb from American pundits in the months leading up to their World Cup clash — and now, their chance to respond is only days away.
Josh Kempton
A Lionel Messi hat-trick against Algeria has got Argentina off to the perfect start as they attempt to defend their World Cup crown in North America.
Socceroos defender Alessandro Circati is ready for a repeat of the physical battle that characterised their last meeting against USA when Australia take on the World Cup co-hosts in Seattle.
The United States insist they are more aggressive than the last time they faced the Socceroos ahead of their bumper World Cup clash.
Players were blindsided after their opening game and they haven’t got the response they wanted.
Jim Vertuno and Seung Min Kim, AP
Socceroos boss Tony Popovic appears ahead of the curve with how he has handled the drinks breaks introduced at this year's World Cup finals.
Graham Arnold’s Iraq will face some tough opposition in Group I at the World Cup, which also includes the runners-up of the last edition of the tournament France and dark horses Norway and Senegal.
The US pundit is standing by his Socceroos take-down despite his colleagues distancing themselves from it.
Harrison Reid
From physical recovery to dealing with an early kick-off and not getting carried away with their opening game win, here’s how the Socceroos are preparing to take on co-hosts USA.
On a night that yielded a coming-of-age victory for a young Socceroos side, it was youthful exuberance which laid the platform for one of Australia’s grandest World Cup victories.
There’s a reason that no sporting event on the planet brings Australians together quite like the soccer World Cup. It’s because we’re no good at it, writes Jackson Barrett.
Jackson Barrett
The Socceroos deserved the stage. Australian sport deserved the stage. And the AFL should have been big enough to recognise it, writes Georgie Parker.
Georgie Parker
Connor Metcalfe netted just his second international career goal as the Socceroos stunned Turkiye on Saturday night, and coach Tony Popovic has given the midfielder permission to shoot for more.
Aaron Kirby
It was one of the greatest wins by an Australian side at the World Cup — and it may have already all but ensured the nation will be able to get behind the Socceroos in the knockout stages.
Socceroos legend Harry Kewell has poured more fuel on the feud brewing between Australia and co-hosts USA ahead of their massive clash at the World Cup.
‘Everybody just keeps discounting Australia and it seems to be not the right thing to do.’
