The night before

Only one more sleep till kick off for the biggest post world cup match of 2006 to be held at Loftus Road, just spitting distance from every Aussies favorite place to celebrate anything even slightly Australian (this can be as simple as going for a beer) the Shepherds Bush Walkabout. Can the Socceroos defeat the current darlings of the African continent only time will tell.

In latest team news a few changes to the powerful Socceroos lineup. Lucas Neill (hamstring injury), Tim Cahill (knee) and Josip Skoko (hamstring) will all be missing from the clash on Tuesday this follows the earlier withdrawal of the pocket dynamo and almost leading scorer in the Scottish Premier league Scott McDonald.

So who to replace them with? Yep you guessed it Michael Beauchamp joins the squad. Along with Michael Thwaite, Ryan Griffith and Norway-based midfielder Kasey Wehrman who comes back into the national team fold after an absence of five years.

The future of the Socceroos will also be training with the squad Aaron Downes (Chesterfield), Trent McClenahan (Hereford United), Nick Ward (QPR), teenage attacker James Troisi (Newcastle United) and Neil Kilkenny (Birmingham City), who the Maestro Guus cleverly stole from England by playing him for 5 minutes in a pre World Cup fixture will all train with the squad. O yes the legacy of the mighty Guus will live on for many years to come.

The pre game atmosphere in London has been that of quiet waiting.
Will we perform?
Does Graeme Arnold really know what he is doing?
Which Michael Beauchamp will turn up this time? The champ or the chump?
Will the Walkabout live up to it's reputation?
Does anyone know who Shane Stefanutto or Brett Holman are?
Will Round Ball Footy the anthem for the Socceroos be playing one more time after another fine Socceroos showing?
We can only hope.

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