El Salvador secured a historic win, the first ever for their country in an 11-a-side FIFA tournament.
Date archives "June 2013"
U20 World Cup, Australia 1-1 Colombia: De Silva finds freedom but Colombia fight back
Australia played well for the majority of the game, but Carlos Restrep’s helter-skelter changes at 1-0 down helped his side draw level.
Australia vs. Iraq: tactical preview
Even without the context of a war-torn nation, Iraq would be hugely difficult to summarise – not only have they experienced great turmoil with their coaches, with Vladimir Petkovic seemingly on the cusp of the sack for failing to secure to qualification only months after Zico was fired, but they’ve also lost their two most important players, Younis Mahmoud and Nashat Akram, both withdrawing on the eve of this World Cup qualifier.
Australia 4-0 Jordan: Kruse excellent as Australia play predominantly down the right
Neither Australia nor Jordan have played particularly revolutionary football during this World Cup qualification campaign.
Australia vs. Jordan: tactical preview
Australia’s task for qualifying for the World Cup was effectively about how they could perform against two different types of opponents. Continue reading
Japan vs. Australia: tactical preview
This is the sixth time Australia has played Japan since that famous first clash in Kaiserslautern at the 2006 World Cup, but never has there been such a disparity in their fortunes.