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Australia humbled, but World Cup must remain main focus

Fagner Lemos of Brazol is challenged by Milos Degenek

So the second eleven of the world's best team beats the reserves from the planet's number 48 ranked side 4-0 in a match that had nothing riding on it - save some pride for the losers, Australia, and a huge Victorian-government subsidised pay cheque for the winners, Brazil.

The murky road ahead for Australia's World Cup bid

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Matildas Kyah Simon, Michelle Heyman and Clare Polkinghorne at Parliament House for ...

Will it be enough to simply be the best? That much, Australia will discover over the course of the next two years when they go through the process of bidding for the 2023 Women's World Cup that pits them down the windy, murky road of international football politics.

Socceroos hoping for Japan World Cup slip

Japan's Genki Haraguchi scored against the Socceroos in Melbourne last year.

Deadlocked with Australia and Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifying, Asian football powerhouse Japan have a chance to break free at the top of Group B when they come up against Iraq.

England win U20 World Cup

On top: England's U20 players celebrate.

A first-half goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave England a 1-0 win over Venezuela in the 2017 Under-20 World Cup final.

French 'keeper's stoppage time blunder hands Sweden a vital win

Sweden's Ola Toivonen

Ola Toivonen scored from the halfway line as Sweden grabbed a stoppage-time 2-1 win over France after a blunder by keeper Hugo Lloris, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as European champions Portugal won 3-0 at Latvia in World Cup qualifiers.