Touchdown In Germany

June 6th, 2006 | By: Matt | 7 Comments »

Overnight our boys arrived in Stuttgart, Germany ahead of their match against Liechtenstein on Wednesday and the World Cup. The town where they are headed was said to have been covered in Australian flags, as well as kangaroos and koalas in shop windows. I was quite amused when I read what the town’s mayor said about the team.

“The people are happy we have a nice team here - no problems, no skinheads,” Kubler said.

“We are friends to the Australian team and we hope they will get more power from the region to go into their first game.”

Countdown to Japan has begun.

Tags: Australia, Stuttgart, travel to germany

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Comments

By enzo | June 6th, 2006 at 4:47 am

The prime minister, John Howard, is getting in early with the congratulations with his statement: “I just want to congratulate the Socceroos on a terrific performance to hold The Netherlands to one each, given the Dutch are ranked number three…very good, very good performance,” . It was a friendly, Mr Howard. It wasn’t a World Cup game. Stick to your cricket and wear your rugby jersey during your early morning walks - we know where your try heart is, and it isn’t football - unless there’s a photo opportunity somewhere, sometime, for you to be seen on the front page. I doubt Mr Howard knows which country The Netherlands represents.

Posted from Australia

By prez67 | June 6th, 2006 at 4:51 am

C’mon Aussie c’mon.
I would be happy to win just 1 game, Hopefully the Brazilians have a bad night!
Who knows

I need help. Cant get time off work and with the games on after midnight here I am going to have trouble staying awake, at work that is!

Posted from Australia

By Matt | June 6th, 2006 at 5:20 am

Yeah I have an exam at Uni 4 hours after the Brazil game. Little time for sleep. At the end of the day the World Cup comes around every 4 years so it is all worth it.

Posted from Australia

By Troy | June 6th, 2006 at 5:24 am

i’m already preparing my cant come to work excuses . but your right matt only every 4 years. short term pain, long term gain.

Posted from Australia

By Matt | June 6th, 2006 at 5:33 am

Troy, if only there was a ‘cant come to exam’ excuse