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Socceroos
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Australia men's national soccer team.
New generation: the 2015 AFC Asian Cup triumph
With van Marwijk, Australia was grouped with Denmark, France and Peru. The Socceroos' first group match against eventual world champions France was praised by a valiant effort, in which Australia only lost 1–2 by a virtual own goal from Aziz Behich. After the defeat to France, Australia produced another outstanding performance, drawing Denmark 1–1. However, in the crucial match against already eliminated Peru, Australia lost 0–2 and crashed out from the World Cup with only a point, becoming the only team from the AFC to be winless in the 2018 World Cup. Subsequently, van Marwijk left his post and Arnold replaced him as the new coach of the Socceroos.