Socceroos

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Socceroos

noun

AU /sɒkəˈruːz/

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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports The men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia.

  • It was the day of the Socceroos′ first World Cup clash: the game against Japan.2007, Raewyn Caisley, Hot Shot, unnumbered page:
  • Australia′s success on the international stage took a major leap forward when the Socceroos qualified for their first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1974, held in Germany.2010, Dave Arthur, Greg Downes, “Chapter 19: Australia”, in Simon Chadwick, Sean Hamil, editors, Managing Football, page 342:

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