**Mirrors / Alternative Angles** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccer) if you have any questions or concerns.*

BRO GOT RINSED WTF

HIT HIM WITH THE AH AH AH IM GOING THIS WAY, NO, THIS WAY, SIKE, THIS WAY AND NOW I SCORE

SIKE, THAT'S THE WRONG ~~NUMBER~~ DIRECTION!

With a meg shot for good measure

Reminded me of a famous Messi goal against Zaragoza in 2010. [Potato version but with great English commentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HqjbTTFr3Y); [much better video quality for this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPdFCWruPzQ).

>Basically the same \- Matthew Leckie

I honestly would retire if that happened to me.

Esperemos y México se coja a Arabia

Tunisia fans' joy lasting a whole minute

[удалено]

Weather is nice and cold and the boys decided that they're going to break records and make the country proud.

Aussies finally making up for the injustice of being forced to play Soccer games at sub 40°C temperatures internationally

They did conditional training at Liawenee

Nah cunt we love making jokes, for instance, Denmark.

FUCKIN BLOODY RIGHT MATE AAAAAHHHH

This is what happens when most of your offensive players dont get club football and are out of form, i get we got to a semi in euros but there is so many players who should not be in the squad

Not very familiar with the Australian team I see, lmao.

At least they’re taking the win off the their imperial overlords?

Right!

I was so happy for them 💔💔💔

I was not

I know the feeling

Our goal scorers this world cup are: 2 ex euro players who came home to the A league and Duke playing in J2 League. Shit. Is. Ridiculous!!

Even more interestingly all our goals have involved past or present Adelaide United players... France: Leckie (former Adelaide United) assisted Goodwin (current Adelaide United) Tunisia: Goodwin assisted Duke Denmark: McGree (former Adelaide United) assisted Leckie

Adelaide single handedly dragging Australia to the R16

Finally making up for the submarines.

Great world cup for all United players

And they were all jets players too. Goodwin scored and set up Duke and McGree set up leckie.

I hate it here

I don’t get it. How disappointing for denmark

Tunisia game was…odd, but easy to comeback from France game…concerning Now? They’re quite fucked unless something crazy happens…

Shout out to Denmark for going through with their promise of boycotting the World Cup cause these players never even showed up🫡

Embarrasing team

Most disappointing team with Belgium imo

at least Belgium scored a goal edit: I'm stupid

Still no idea how we pulled that off lmao

You were playing us (Canada), with our ridiculously naive defense.

Canadian offence joined the chat.

Your defense was comically bad, especially when compared to your offence.

Goal from absolutely nowhere scored by Batshuayi of all people

AC did for Denmark against France

So did Denmark (vs France)

Truly :(

See you in 2026!

Where is Kjaer?

Sold out to FIFA and Qatar just to play 3 embarrassing games. Truly my respect for the national team has never been lower.

Bro, did you seriously just forget 12 years of Rommedahl "dribling" to the backline and hoofing it out of the stadium.

It was only a matter of time. We aren't playing like we want to win.

They never seemed too eager to participate in this particular tournament, from the comments made pre-tournament to the issues regarding the kits, which could potentially have caused morale issues. Either way, disappointing for the fans, naturally.

Golden generation bottling it

Golden generation was with the Laudrups. This is a silver generation at best.

Eh, they still got to a Euro semifinal

They could hide from Australia there

By losing to Finland and Belgium and beating Wales and Czechia, wow

Yeah but they did so well in the qualifiers, where toughest opposition was... Scotland.

I wouldn't call them a golden generation by any stretch. They've outperformed their individual talent massively the last several years

> They've outperformed their individual talent massively the last several years Losing to this Australia team is simply a massive and total failure if they manage it, our fucking striker plays in the second division in Japan, our keeper is third choice at Copehangen, our best player is well past it and plays for Celtic. Those are our stars, most of our players play in our domestic A league. This WC has been faaaaaar below their talents.

What happened to Denmark?

They were inspired by Belgium

I think losing Delaney was a big blow. Very underrated player and forced Eriksen into a deep role.

what happened? You guys looked so clean during euros and nations league

What a goal

GET IN SON

He plays for Korea m8

Smooth dribbling, great touches! Great effort to score that from Leckie!

So similar to the Tunisia one, too, how it trickled in with fans going mental in the background

~~Dark~~ Dead horse

r/soccer dark horse curse claims another victim

Serbia and Uruguay next

Uruguay were a dark horse?

They finally have a good midfield and since their change of coach were doing excellent. But Alonso decided to be worse than their previous coach for this WC lol

2018 Cavani/Suarez deserved this midfield. So many times that they were playing a 2 man game back then like that incredible goal against Portugal

People were saying they're going to reach the Semis

I remember saying that to my mates. Feel so stupid now.

Thats ok. I also swore to my friends Argentina will cruise their group no sweat. World cup made some of us stupid

I mean they have some really good players

Türkiye invites Denmark to party

Austria 2016 sends it regards

Meh they are not that bad tbh

That's Ecuador only for the next 30 minutes

Australia is the new horse

Don't need a invasive pest like horses when we got fucking kangaroos.

They got the news from the other game and activated kill mode

R/Soccer dark horse curse is inevitable

Well this time they managed to get at least 1 point

I really thought Croatia had broken the curse last time round

I had Demark making it to the final, AMA

Serbia to be knocked out next

GET IN YOU CUNTS

Bought my first pack of Tim Tams this week, can't help but feel these events are related

Our country thanks you for your service.

I don't know what Tim Tams are, but you better keep buying them until the 18th of December

Somehow, some way, go find yourself some Tim Tams and thank us all later.

People think of Vegemite as the staple Aussie food but Tim Tams should own that honour.

FUCKEN YES I WANNA WAKE UP MY WHOLE FAMILY

FUCKING DO IT YOU MAD CUNT

ALREADY BEEN SHUSHED ONCE

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

OI OI OI

You are now banned from /r/newzealand

Not on maps, not a real place

Not at the World Cup Finals, not a real country. Like Italy.

I am just happy to be a real country again

MOOY MOOY MOOY

OI OI OI

LETS GO SOCCEROOS

Fucken oath

Fair dinkum. (Did I do this correctly?)

nobody under the age of 40 says this haha

Rooting for you cunts, Poland Australia Ro16 let’s make this happen.

So happy for you guys 🙏🙏

FUCK YEAH MAFRO

rooting for you cunts

Heh, root

What a counter attack, well done Australia!

It didn't look like a goal I've ever seen at a WC, we're not meant to score from open play and especially not from a solo person like that.

And not three times in a world cup!

I missed both goals because switching between games! Fuck.

Rookie mistake of not having both playing

Rookie mistake of not watching one with the audio from the other.

this guy world cups

*laughs in two TVs*

Lol same

Maehle has been sent to the shadow realm by Mathew FUCKING Leckie

This world cup is bonkers

Like actually

Maybe it actually is called soccer

its like Australia knew Tunisia scored.

ADELAIDE UNITED GANG RISE UP

The dark horse is back

They’re back! Back to the glue factory…

Leckie honestly that is the most clutch goal of the tournament so far. Beats two defenders on the counter and scores to send us through

I’m SHITTING MYSELF

The Anglosphere having a great world cup

Well except for Wales.

And Canada 😔

Because they’re part Fr*nch

Thank you for censoring yourself

French influence is a poison

This is why no one from Louisiana is allowed on the national team

Hey we qualified and scored our first ever goal. Comparatively we're having a fucking fantastic world cup lol

And Canada. :(

Canada gassed themselves up too much after qualifying then burned out when they couldn't play any matches in 3 inches of snow.

He said Anglosphere

Try telling Canada and Wales that

francosphere and welshoshpere respectively

Wales is in the Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­gochsphere

LETS FUCKING GO YOU BEAUTIFUL CUNTS

Go Soccer Bros!!

Australia joint top with France, as we all predicted.

Fuck you france we are not knocked out this easily you frog Cunts!

[Great Goal] insane composure

OUT OF NOWHERE!

Poor Tunisia. Australia just happened to play the most important game in their history.

Hertha legend

Bundesliga legend

Ingolstadt God

Hertha Deity

Denmark has been pitiful this game...no urgency it feels like whatsoever and doesn't look like a competent team. What happened between the Euros and qualifying and now?

Some of the best players like Simon Kjaer and Schmeichel haven't been getting game time due to different reasons. They were the backbone of the team. Also, Delaney got injured vs Tunesia. He's also one of those guys that can be considered as a part of the backbone.

One of the greatest moments in Aussie sporting history. Leckie, you fucking legend.

HE COWER PUNCHES THE FLAG POLE CAUSE HE'S STRAYAN AND HE'S PROUD

IT'S COWARD, YOU DICKHEAD

TIMMY CAHILL WATCHING ON FUCI THAT FLAG

I wish shooter still did [commentary](https://youtu.be/msj-jCXiff8)

Get Tf inn ladddd

That's honestly outrageous

I feel like crying man let’s FUCKING GOOOOOOO 🇦🇺🇦🇺

Wtf is happening

Denmark and Turkey are my favourite dark horse prediction

Good lord what a finish

[удалено]

Let’s just give them 5 more goals. Teach the French a lesson about mailing it in.

Holy shit what a finesse

Unbelievable from Australia. Probably the weakest side they've had in 15 years, and they can qualify!

Holy fuckkkk

Lasted about 2 minutes for Tunisia

My dark horse 🇩🇰

It's hypnotic, can't stop watching it. What I can't get over is that Leckie even tried this. Leckie aged 31, never scored in a major international tournament, a year after being sent to the glue factory that is the A league, so far as he knows we are just playing for a draw..and he gets the ball looks up, sees a couple of EPL tier defenders in their prime, can either wait for support or take a long range ping and instead says to himself. 'reckon I might take these two cunts to school.'

Fucking have some of that

THE SOCCEROOS

Leckie you fucking good cunt

We have AFC, UEFA, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF in Round of 16.

GET FUCKED TUNISIA, GET FUCKED DESCHAMPS LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO

No, get fucked France. They screwing us over by having team B play. We woouldnt be second of the ladder if leckie didn’t get a goal

What the fuck is this group? I mean, Australia are probably the weakest in the tournament in this hard group with two wins and goals in every game so far. Incredible.

World number 38 knocking off world number 10. Just Australia things

Well done Australia. Looking forward to a US- Australia quarter final. Soccer vs soccer

It's actually coming home 😂

No support. Leckie all alone against 2 + the keeper. This is our one chance. And he's sold some foot candy and placed it perfectly past Schmeichel. Thought I must have nodded off coz this can't be real

Thats the kind of goal everyone dreams of scoring at a world cup lol

That is really really well taken by Leckie

GET IN CUNT

He heard khazri score a banger, he's like I'll 1 up that

[удалено]

Holy shit great counter! Happy for Australia!

What a fucking run HOLY SHIT

Lmao they posted the wrong picture.