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United States striker Haji Wright scored a goal that seemingly defied physics in his side’s 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the Round of 16.

A clinical Netherlands ended the United States’ World Cup dream on Sunday morning, sweeping into the quarter-finals with a ruthless 3-1 victory.

The Socceroos’ greatest-ever World Cup has come to an end at the hands of Lionel Messi’s Argentina in heartbreaking fashion, with the South American giants winning the Round of 16 clash 2-1.

On Sunday morning at 6am AEDT, the Socceroos kick off one of the biggest matches in their 100-year history – and indeed the history of Australian football.

The marathon of football — and some seriously unhealthy sleeping patterns — must continue with the 2022 FIFA World Cup well and truly underway.

There are always a handful of players who take full advantage of the World Cup, turning a few brilliant games into a big-money transfer that catapults them up the football food chain.

Liverpool great and renowned football pundit Jamie Carragher has been left with an awful amount of egg on his face as some of his World Cup predictions came back to bite him.

In the wake of the Socceroos’ heavy defeat to France, the players were in desperate need of a morale boost.

The Socceroos’ most successful World Cup campaign in history has delivered the Australian players a record payday – and it could reach around $A430,000 each should they stun heavyweights Argentina in the Round of 16.

A stoppage-time goal has propelled South Korea into the knockout stages after Uruguay looked destined to stick around in Qatar for a little while longer.