As the kick-off to the World Cup begins to loom, the highly anticipated tournament hits a higher gear.
Being the first team to land on South African soil, the Australian team touched down at the international airport at Johannesburg today.
While not as high profile as other World Cup squads, the Socceroos may just shock its opposing teams.
This is only Australia’s second consecutive World Cup, and the third in their history—having previously qualified in 1976. They were, however, one of the first nations to qualify, topping their group without losing a single match and conceding only one goal.
Composing of mostly home-grown players, the squad includes Premier League stars Tim Cahill (Everton) and Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), captain Lucas Neill, and the Galatasaray and former Liverpool midefielder, Harry Kewell.
As part of their warm up they will play friendlies against Denmark and the United States.
Next to arrive in South Africa are Brazil on Thursday morning. Denmark and Argentina are scheduled to arrive this weekend, and the USA on Monday.
Spain are going to be the last team to touch down, arriving on the tournament’s opening day, when South Africa play Mexico.
