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What is the latest Australia World Cup 2026 news?

MercatoWire is tracking 16 Australia headlines in the build-up to World Cup 2026. Each links to its source; tiers mark reliability. For the squad list see the Australia squad page; for fixtures, their group.

Verified, refreshed 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

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Verified press No sleep until 5am: Socceroos’ focus turns to recovery after tiring World Cup travel The Guardian · Mon 15 Jun
Verified press Young Socceroos offer something new and tantalising: the hope of an adventure like in 2006 The Guardian · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press World Cup 2026: Scotland react to first victory in 36 years as Australia beat Turkey – live The Guardian · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press Clinical Australia upset Turkey in World Cup opener BBC Sport · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press Australia shock Turkey to make winning start to World Cup campaign Sky Sports · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press World Cup 2026: Socceroos open campaign with win against Turkey – in pictures The Guardian · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press Australia 2-0 Turkey: World Cup Group D player ratings The Guardian · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press Socceroos stun Turkey as Australian youngsters shine in opening World Cup win The Guardian · Sun 14 Jun
Verified press In their own words, Turkey are ‘more talented’ than Australia. Can the Socceroos spoil the party? The Guardian · Sat 13 Jun
Verified press Socceroos fans feel right at home in Vancouver: ‘Like a hilly Melbourne’ The Guardian · Sat 13 Jun
Verified press World Cup Group D view from Paraguay: the reborn team no one wants to face | Christian Pérez The Guardian · Fri 12 Jun
Verified press Australia's Socceroos promote multiculturalism with video address on immigration: ‘Football is for everyone’ The Guardian · Thu 11 Jun
Verified press The parents whose boys play in two World Cup teams BBC Sport · Thu 11 Jun
Verified press World Cup Group D view from Turkey: young team can shake off ‘dark horses’ tag | Emre Sarigul The Guardian · Thu 11 Jun
Verified press Socceroos’ breakout star Jordan Bos at ease with the hype: ‘I’m a pretty chill guy’ The Guardian · Thu 11 Jun
Verified press Striker Mo Touré sends injury scare through Socceroos camp on eve of World Cup The Guardian · Thu 11 Jun

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