Thus far Bert van Marwijk has kept faith with Robbie Kruse. Photo: AAP/Dave Hunt

Soccer

Forget the Cahill clamour - Bert knows best

Bert van Marwijk has turned the Socceroos from strugglers into a team that looks like it deserves to be on the world stage, writes InDaily’s soccer columnist Paul Marcuccitti from the World Cup in Russia.

Podcasts

Podcast: Tony Vidmar’s heartbreaking World Cup story

Tony Vidmar was a defensive lock for the Socceroos for 15 years, playing a major role in getting the team to its first World Cup in 32 years. In today’s podcast, Vidmar recalls the drama and elation of the crucial match that secured the team’s passage – and the crushing personal blow that followed.

Soccer

The rare, exacting, high stakes of the World Cup

The make-or-break nature of the World Cup can’t be underestimated, writes Paul Marcuccitti.

Manton St Tales

Dedicated Adelaide statistician's extraordinary gift to Australian soccer

A definitive new book detailing every player who has represented the Socceroos reveals a great deal about the often hidden history of the men’s national team and the sport in this country.

Soccer

Shock omissions in trimmed Socceroos World Cup squad

Defender Bailey Wright and in-form Hibernian hitman Jamie Maclaren are the biggest names to be culled from Bert van Marwijk’s Socceroos squad for the World Cup.