The Americans advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup without their injured star forward, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday for their second straight victory in the expanded 48-team tournament.

As the reality of the Socceroos' exit from the World Cup sets in, Samantha Lewis takes a look at what course of action football needs to take in Australia.

Socceroos captains Maty Ryan and Harry Souttar have issued a heartfelt open letter to Australian fans after the team’s FIFA World Cup 2026 elimination. Thank you! To the fans who travelled and filled the U.

The Socceroos may have flown home after their heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Egypt in the World Cup’s round of 32, but make no mistake, there are still plenty of Australians starring on the pitch.

The promising news for Australian fans is that barring injury or form, the majority of the squad that made it out of the group for the third time in Socceroos history will be in Spain, Portugal and Morocco,

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It's heartbreak for the Socceroos and jubilation for Egypt as the Pharaohs secure a first-ever knockout stage win to progress through to the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Re-live all the action.

The Socceroos World Cup defeat will leave the players stinging for weeks, maybe months and while their emotions are still raw we can’t sit back and accept the result.