WC Qualifying Asia

Timothy Cahill Tim Cahill helped Australia scrape past Syria and book a World Cup qualifying play-off against CONCACAF's fourth-place team.

A 0-0 draw with South Korea was the 12th World Cup qualifier in succession that Iran kept a clean sheet - a new record.

Timothy Cahill Australia will face Thailand on November 15, without all-time leading goalscorer Tim Cahill.

A pay dispute between Australia's national football team and their governing body is getting ugly.

Hongbo Gao Uzbekistan claimed a 2-0 win over China on Tuesday and the visitors' coach Gao Hongbo subsequently quit.

Apostolis Giannou Ange Postecoglou is keen for Australia to take their performances to another level after naming his latest squad.

Ryan McGowan The Socceroos will host Tajikistan in an AFC World Cup qualifier in Adelaide on Thursday.

Tajikistan were no match for Australia as they were thumped 7-0 in AFC World Cup qualifying.

A messy pay dispute between the Socceroos and their governing body is playing out in public.

Harry Redknapp Jordan have potential but need plenty of work behind-the-scenes, according to Harry Redknapp after his team's 5-1 thrashing in Australia.