Football: Caitlin Foord says the Matildas are already eyeing the 2026 Asian Cup on home soil as they prepare for a friendly against Brazil this week.
Tillies already eyeing Asia n Cup | 00:54The Matildas are a worldwide phenomenon, the Socceroos have stunned some of the best teams in world football — but have you heard of the Street Socceroos?
This year’s Australian team was made up of eight individuals — Faz, Ibrahim, Abdalla, Faisal, Ron, Malika, Sara and Michael — who travelled to Seoul in South Korea in October. “So it’s been a sort of long journey to you know from something so small to a network of programs around the country and also participating in that event annually which is pretty special.
“So there’s a network of almost 30 programs across Australia... and there’s 400 to 500 people participating each week,” he said. The Street Socceroos in Seoul for the Homeless World Cup. Source: The Big Issue Australia, Instagram.“Michael is an indigenous man in his 40s who I guess would have experienced homelessness, racism, just a challenging youth,” Halkias said.
Malika, meanwhile, got her chance to represent Australia after arriving in the country only “a few years ago” from Afghanistan.“She hadn’t played the game before and got that opportunity in Victoria, she started in our weekly women’s programs in the south east and built her skills and her confidence.
The Street Socceroos came up against footballing heavyweight Brazil, whilst also facing Denmark, Scotland and Ireland. “The experience and understanding, it gives them a huge boost... and hope, sometimes when it’s not going your way, things can look forlorn. “Because they’ve shown that when they get an opportunity like this one, they can prove themselves,” Halkias added.Opportunities for work come in the form of speaking gigs, educating schools and companies about homelessness.
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