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Socceroos taken from brink of disaster to automatic World Cup 2026 qualification

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The Socceroos have qualified automatically for the 2026 World Cup .

Tony Popovic's side have done it the easy way, joining Iran , Uzbekistan , South Korea , Jordan , and Japan from Asian qualifying in North America next year .

The last two times Australia ’s men had been sorted into a group with Japan and the Saudis , they had been forced to settle for third place and further playoffs.

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English

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