Lionel Messi made a successful return to international football as Argentina gained a measure of revenge on Brazil for this summer’s Copa America semi-final defeat with a 1-0 win in Riyadh.
The Socceroos faced – and overcame – their sternest test to date on the road to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, holding out a second-half onslaught from hosts Jordan to maintain their perfect record in qualifying.
Socceroos great Stan Lazaridis has opened up on his relationship with former national team boss Guus Hiddink, claiming the pair “spoke about five words to each other in a whole year”.
The Socceroos have beaten Jordan outside Australia for the first time, a clinical Adam Taggart strike the difference in a gripping World Cup qualifier in Amman.
The Socceroos’ attacking stocks have taken a huge blow, with in-form striker Jamie Maclaren suffering a hamstring tear and fellow forward Andrew Nabbout to miss several weeks with a hamstring injury of his own.
South Korea’s footballers had no idea their surreal World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang would be played in an empty stadium — a match Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min described as “very aggressive” and one official likened to warfare.