If you want to cheer for the underdogs, Australia are a good choice. We have France, Denmark and Peru in our group, so it seems unlikely that we will feature in the round of 16. Our entire strategy appears to depend upon the almost geriatric (in footballing terms) Tim Cahill, who can still poach goals with real flair from set pieces, but who the younger players can run rings around in general play.
Our real problem is that football is a distant third or fourth choice for athletically gifted young Aussies, behind Rugby League, Australian Rules, and (probably) Rugby Union. It's a game played by Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters, as the late, great,
Johnny Warren (a man I am proud to say I once bought a beer for) noted.
Those few Australians who care about Association Football and have the talent to play at the top level, end up spread across the planet, and as such don't really have a unified and shared style of play, making our national team not so much a team as a gathering of talented individuals.
Australian sports fans are a fickle bunch; They mostly won't even notice that the World Cup is happening unless we do well. And then they won't understand why we didn't win.
