Socceroos en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɒkəˈruːz/ (Australia)
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) The men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia.
Australia′s success on the international stage took a major leap forward when the Socceroos qualified for their first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1974, held in Germany.
2010, Dave Arthur, Greg Downes, “Chapter 19: Australia”, in Simon Chadwick, Sean Hamil, editors, Managing Football, page 342:It was the day of the Socceroos′ first World Cup clash: the game against Japan.
2007, Raewyn Caisley, Hot Shot, unnumbered page:
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(form-of, plural) plural of Socceroo
form of Socceroo
Translations (5)
bn সকারুস (men's football team of Australia) · hi सॉकरूओस (men's football team of Australia) · ja サッカルーズ (men's football team of Australia) · cmn 澳大利亞國家足球隊 /澳大利亚国家足球队 (men's football team of Australia) · fi Australian jalkapallojoukkue (men's football team of Australia)