WC Qualifying Asia

Ange Postecoglou Ange Postecoglou claims he will "always be an outsider in Australian football", despite leading the Socceroos to the World Cup.

Timothy Cahill Australia have named a settled 23-man squad for their opening World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan on June 16.

Second-half strikes from Lee Chung-yong and Koo Ja-cheol ensured South Korea beat China 3-2 in World Cup qualifying on Thursday.

Matthew Špiranović Australia boss Ange Postecoglou announced his initial 30-man squad for upcoming AFC World Cup qualifiers, welcoming back Mile Jedinak.

Michael Jedinak Mile Jedinak has done enough to be included in Australia's squad for their World Cup play-off against Honduras.

Marcello Lippi Under-pressure China boss Marcello Lippi has been backed by the Chinese Football Association.

Mathew Leckie's first-half goal was not enough to secure Australia a much-needed victory as Iraq earned a share of the spoils in Tehran.

Robbie Kruse Robbie Kruse dazzled on his return to the Australia starting XI in the 5-1 thrashing of Jordan, much to the delight of Ange Postecoglou.

Timothy Cahill Tim Cahill and Tom Rogic could start for Australia in their World Cup play-off second leg against Syria.

Ja-Cheol Koo Augsburg attacker Koo Ja-cheol netted the only goal of the game to help South Korea to a 1-0 away win over Kuwait on Thursday.