In what could be the final match of an association with the Socceroos stretching back almost four decades, Graham Arnold can only think of one game to equal the importance of the World Cup play-off against Peru. 7NEWS
In what could be the final match of an association with the Socceroos stretching back almost four decades, Graham Arnold can only think of one game to equal the importance of the World Cup play-off against Peru.
Just one win from the last seven matches of the group stage of Asian qualifying cost Arnold's team a shot at an automatic place in Qatar 2022 and had many tipping the 58-year-old would be sacked before this month's play-off matches. At Russia, Peru claimed a 2-0 win over the Socceroos when the two nations met in the group stages and, while both teams have undergone changes since that game in 2018, la Blanquirroja are most people's favourites to advance at Australia's expense."It used to be more about me years ago, but not now. I'm just here to help the staff and the players and the nation to again achieve something great.
Defender Trent Sainsbury is pushing hard to feature after missing the UAE win, but it's looking increasingly unlikely striker Adam Taggart's thigh niggle will keep him sidelined.