The Socceroos are hoping to create history by beating Egypt and becoming the first Australian side to win a World Cup knock-out match.

Four people have been arrested in live sites across Victoria, as the Socceroos World Cup bid comes to a disappointing end.

Nestory Irankunda, Lucas Herrington and Cristian Volpato have each been named to start for the Socceroos in Friday’s crucial World Cup game against Paraguay. Having started on bench for last week’s loss to co-hosts United States,

The Socceroos can make it through to the knockout stage of the World Cup against Paraguay today. Here's everything you need to know.

Australia will learn its round of 32 opponent on the penultimate day of group stage matches at the World Cup today.

Australia has been knocked out of the soccer World Cup after a tense shootout with Egypt, but local fans have accepted the disappointment without incident.

There should be rules against jumping on the World Cup bandwagon to illustrate a political point, but the Socceroos' valiant effort against Egypt offers a timely real-world test.