Australian landmarks light up for 2022 FIFA World Cup

STORY: Australian landmarks light up for 2022 FIFA World Cup DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australian landmarks lighting up for 2022 FIFA World Cup STORYLINE: As home to the iconic Sydney Opera House, the sails of the landmark light up green and gold from Saturday night to Sunday dawn, cheering for 2022 FIFA World Cup. To witness the history made by the Socceroos together with crowds of football lovers, several Australian states showed their support by lighting up landmarks, offering free transport service, and setting up live-streaming sites. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sydney, Australia. (XHTV)

World Cup warm-up games announced for Australian men's and women's football teams

STORY: World Cup warm-up games announced for Australian men's and women's football teams DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Football Australia Brisbane match announcement 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GRAHAM ARNOLD, Head coach of the Socceroos, Football Australia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GRAHAM ARNOLD, Head coach of the Socceroos, Football Australia 4. various of the Football Australia Brisbane match announcement STORYLINE: Football Australia (FA) announced on Tuesday that the men's and women's national football teams will play home friendlies in September ahead of their respective World Cups. The Socceroos will play their final game in Australia before competing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against New Zealand in Brisbane on Sept. 22, followed by the second match of the series to be played at Auckland's Eden Park three days later. The game will take place only weeks after the Australian women's team, the Matildas, return to Brisban

Soccer: Japan-Australia World Cup q'fier

Soccer: Japan-Australia World Cup q'fier

An Australia fan at a bar in Sydney looks on as the Socceroos are defeated 2-0 by Japan in a 2018 World Cup final-round qualifier in Saitama on Aug. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo