Success, failure or something else? How the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign rated | Jack Snape

Australia’s overall performance cannot be distilled into a few spot kicks and will be deeply analysed in coming days, weeks and years The Socceroos arrived in the lone star state of Texas eyeing a historic win, a chance to secure a World Cup knockout victory for the first time. Against a resolute Egypt, however, they found in their pistol mostly blanks. The shootout in Dallas will become Australian football’s most debated topics after the substitution of goalkeeper Patrick Beach and selection in the high-pressure fourth slot of 18-year-old Lucas Herrington, but the successes or failures of Australia’s World Cup campaign cannot be distilled into a few spot kicks. Continue reading...