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Australia

Australia will once again feature in a Germany World Cup 32 years after their last appearance in the 1974 German finals.

The Socceroos can boast seven players from the English Premiership, one in Italy, and one in Spain, so they aren't without top-level experience. Alongside this wealth of quality players the Australian squad has the masterful coach Guus Hiddink steering them along, following his amazing feat of taking Korea Republic to the semi-finals in the last World Cup.

Australia will certainly look to better their 1974 performance when they failed to score a single goal and have an outside chance of getting out of their qualifying group behind Brazil. [Latest Australia Squad News]

Australia Squad Factfile:
Coach
Guus Hiddink

2006 World Cup
Group F playing
Brazil
Croatia
Japan

Previous World Cups
Appearances: 1 (1974)

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