ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts assess Tim Cahill’s chances of being fit for Australia’s playoff against Honduras.

Aaron Mooy breaks down how he hoped to impact their match versus Syria and delves into his partnership with Tom Rogic.

Tim Cahill says he feels it’s his responsibility to produce on the big stage for Australia at any age.

PJ Roberts assesses what type of impact Mile Jedinak will have for Australia ahead of their playoff with Honduras.
When Celtic’s Australian international Tom Rogic ran at a tiring Aberdeen defence before slotting home the winner in May’s Scottish Cup final, a loyal club servant was not on the pitch, having played his final game for the Bhoys just 10 days earlier.
Honduras international left-back Emilio Izaguirre had spent seven years with the Scottish champions, racking up six league championship winning medals, along with three domestic cups.

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But the emergence of teenage full-back Kieran Tierney saw the 31-year-old…

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P.J. Roberts explains what Australia need to do to take advantage of a Honduras side marred by absences in the first leg.
Australia’s logistically complex and final World Cup qualifying mission is under way, carrying the Socceroos to Honduras.
Ange Postecoglou’s squad complted club duties in 15 countries across the weekend, and are getting settled in San Pedro Sula ahead of Friday’s away leg in the intercontinental playoff.

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Collectively, the Socceroos have travelled around 200,000 kilometres from their club homes to Honduras.
It might seem like a disadvantage when the majority of the Honduras squad are based at home,…

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Tim Cahill says he feels it’s his responsibility to produce on the big stage for Australia at any age.

PJ Roberts assesses what type of impact Mile Jedinak will have for Australia ahead of their playoff with Honduras.
Tim Cahill may not get on the pitch as Australia venture into the unknown in Honduras this week, but his mere presence in the dressing room could make all the difference.
The nation’s record scorer flew out to San Pedro Sula on Monday, delaying his departure by 24 hours to get more intensive treatment on the right ankle he twisted last Friday night while playing for Melbourne City against Sydney FC in the A-League.

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Although scans cleared him of any serious damage, it does seem unlikely that the…

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Mile Jedinak’s 30 minute cameo for Aston Villa on the weekend has fuelled speculation the captain may be a possible inclusion for Australia’s World Cup Qualifier.

P.J. Roberts explains what Australia need to do to take advantage of a Honduras side marred by absences in the first leg.

Aaron Mooy has been the talk of Australia, but how much of an impact can he make versus Honduras.
Tim Cahill admits he is only an “outside chance” of featuring in the first leg of Australia’s World Cup qualifying playoff against Honduras.
Travelling a day late to aid his recovery from an injury sustained while on A-League duty with Melbourne City, Cahill sported a strapped and iced ankle at Melbourne airport, where he departed on Monday to link up with the rest of the Socceroos.

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He said two of his own “independent physios” have worked on his ankle for the past 48 hours but was unwilling to…

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The FC panel caution Australia not to underestimate a gritty Honduras side in the intercontinental playoff.

Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson assess Australia’s keys to defeating Honduras and advancing to the 2018 World Cup. FIFA will pay $600,000 to help teams travel to two intercontinental World Cup playoffs next month.
FIFA says it will contribute $150,000 each toward travel costs for the soccer federations of Australia, Honduras, New Zealand and Peru.
New Zealand media this week reported that soccer officials made their case to FIFA for financial help toward chartering a plane. There are no direct flights to get the All Whites team from the first leg in Wellington on Nov. 11 to the return game in Lima on Nov. 15.
Honduras…

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Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson assess Australia’s keys to defeating Honduras and advancing to the 2018 World Cup.

Aaron Mooy breaks down how he hoped to impact their match versus Syria and delves into his partnership with Tom Rogic.
All of Asia should be getting behind Australia ahead of next month’s intercontinental playoff between the Socceroos and Honduras. Should the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) team be victorious over the CONCAFAF opponents, the continent will have five participants in Russia next June.
While the two confederations have rarely met in World Cup playoffs, no-one can boast more experience than the Aussies, compared to the rest of Asia, in such cut-throat matches. As previous members of Oceania, they…

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The FC panel caution Australia not to underestimate a gritty Honduras side in the intercontinental playoff. The Socceroos will throw themselves into the fire ahead of their World Cup playoff with Honduras, opting to spend the lead-up week to their away match in the Central American nation.
Coach Ange Postecoglou and Football Federation Australia have decided against basing themselves in the United States ahead of the clash. In doing so, they’ll give themselves the best chance to acclimatise.
But the Socceroos will also be at the mercy of fanatical local support eager to see their country represented in…

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The intercontinental World Cup play offs are now set.
Who is in the playoffs?
The first tie features the winners of the Asian Confederation playoff, Australia. They will play Honduras, who finished fourth in the final group stage in CONCACAF to …

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