Socceroos coach locked in on World Cup deal

Football Australia has got its antheral with Socceroos manager Graham Arnold re-signing done to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The quality was confirmed connected Monday, with Arnold appearing alongside FA main enforcement James Johnson astatine a property league successful Sydney.

The 59-year-old has coached the Socceroos since 2018 and boosted his banal importantly astatine the 2022 World Cup.

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Graham Arnold. (Nine)

The Socceroos won 2 games astatine a World Cup for the archetypal time, beating Tunisia and Denmark to beforehand to the circular of 16 successful Qatar.

Australia past bowed retired to eventual champions Argentina.

"I emotion Australia and I emotion Australian football, and thing successful shot tin ever lucifer the elation, pridefulness and consciousness of accomplishment I and the full set-up felt successful Qatar," Arnold said.

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Graham Arnold is congratulated by his players aft their 1-0 victory. (Getty)

"The hunger to proceed successful the relation has ne'er been stronger and I cognize I person much to springiness to the Socceroos' programme and Australian football, wherever I privation to present much smiles for our fans arsenic we did successful Qatar.

"I attack the adjacent 4 years with a cleanable sheet, which is underpinned by a burning ambition to supply much opportunities to our starring emerging and established talent, whilst challenging for large titles starting with the AFC Asian Cup successful Qatar adjacent year."

If helium sees retired his contract, Arnold volition go the archetypal antheral to pb Australia astatine successive World Cups.

Graham Arnold of Australia looks towards the heavens. (Getty)

His presumption was successful uncertainty past twelvemonth arsenic Australia struggled to suffice for Qatar.

But helium guided the Socceroos to a melodramatic punishment shootout triumph implicit Peru which clinched its spot astatine the World Cup, past oversaw Australia's astir palmy campaign.

"What Graham and the full squad achieved nether the astir challenging of circumstances during the past FIFA World Cup run was exceptional, and we are delighted that we person secured his services for a further 4 years," FA president Chris Nikou said.

"Football Australia is ambitious, wherever we expect continued advancement and results from our elder and younker nationalist teams, and done our discussions with Graham implicit caller weeks, we cognize our reasoning is aligned connected the aboriginal absorption of Australian shot and the Socceroos."

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