Socceroos Look for Inspiration from Red Devils

The Australian national soccer team is hoping to repeat the magic that the 2002 South Korean World Cup team used to beat Italy that year:

Few people gave the Koreans any chance of beating the Azzurri four years ago, but the co-hosts defied the odds by pulling off a miraculous 2-1 win with a golden goal.

The Socceroos are viewed as similar outsiders but coach Guus Hiddink, who was in charge of Korea in 2002, said there were some similarities.

“It’s difficult to compare these two games but from a starting point I think it might be the same in that they (Italy) are 100 percent favourites,” Hiddink said.

“The strong point about the Australian team is that even when we are down, and unfortunately we’ve been down in all our games at this tournament, the team always reacts and never gives the impression that it’s lost.

“That’s the main quality of this team.”

After watching the US play Italy I really hope Australia knocks them out.  Italy is bunch of actors and whiners who constantly flop and look for calls from the referee.  Then again most soccer teams do that too.