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The Socceroos have once again punched well above their weight on their landmark first visit to Wembley Stadium, but still eventually got knocked out by the England heavyweights’ extra touch of class in a 1-0 defeat. Graham Arnold’s side had a hearty contingent of fans bedecked in the green-and-gold at England’s national stadium singing in the rain with a stirring performance which, at times on Friday night , had them dreaming it might end in a memorable triumph.
Socceroos go down to England in friendly at Wembley. But after a first half in which the visitors created the lion’s share of the best chances against what effectively was an England second XI, a 57th minute goal from Ollie Watkins sealed the home side’s dominance after the break in front of an 81,116 sell-out crowd.
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