Socceroos
English
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /sɒkəˈruːz/
Noun
Socceroos pl (plural only)
- The men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia.
- 2007, Raewyn Caisley, Hot Shot, unnumbered page:
- It was the day of the Socceroos′ first World Cup clash: the game against Japan.
- 2010, Dave Arthur, Greg Downes, “Chapter 19: Australia”, in Simon Chadwick, Sean Hamil, editors, Managing Football, page 342:
- Australia′s success on the international stage took a major leap forward when the Socceroos qualified for their first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1974, held in Germany.
Translations
men's football team of Australia
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