Graham Arnold has stepped down as head coach of the Australian men's national football team (Socceroos) following recent disappointing results in World Cup qualifiers. The decision leaves Football Australia scrambling to find a replacement before crucial upcoming matches against China and Japan.
Graham Arnold has resigned as Socceroos coach, leaving Football Australia in a scramble to find a replacement ahead of next month’s crucial World Cup qualifiers.
He met with FA bosses earlier this week and chose to step aside for the good of the Socceroos, sources speaking under the condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak publicly have told this masthead. The loss to Bahrain was only the second time since 1981 that the Socceroos have suffered defeat in a World Cup qualifier on home soil, and in that match and the one played in Jakarta, Arnold’s side struggled to create meaningful chances in the face of defensively-minded opposition – a recurring problem during his reign.
Arnold will go down as one of the most successful coaches in Australian history, having guided the Socceroos to their best-ever World Cup campaign at Qatar 2022, beating Tunisia and Denmark and testing eventual champions Argentina in the round of 16.
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