New Socceroos coach Tony Popovic is making an immediate impact on the Australia squad as they prepare to face Japan in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.New Socceroos coach Tony Popovic is making an immediate impact on the Australia squad as they prepare to face Japan in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.
o serve as the coach of the Socceroos is to exist in a world of immense scale. It is to embrace the challenge of coaching players who arrive in camp just days out from theafter a series of arduous long-haul flights. It is to tackle the hurdles of criss-crossing the largest confederation in world football to play another game in the days that follow.
“That 1% can be the difference between winning a game, losing a game, finishing second or third, going to a World Cup,” says defender Jason Geria. “If you can get that last little drop to make yourself better. Why not?”