Where are they now? Magical 2006 Socceroos

The 2006 Socceroos - seen present with their starting XI for their crunch crippled against Croatia - are undeniably 1 of Australia's most-beloved sporting teams ever.

Here's what each subordinate of the 23-man squad for that FIFA World Cup are up to now.

The goalkeeper enjoyed a agelong and fruitful vocation successful the English Premier League some earlier and aft the tournament, retiring successful 2016 aft agelong stints with Middlesbrough and Fulham, and cameos for Chelsea and Leicester.

Now surviving successful London, Schwarzer has remained successful the media, moving arsenic a pundit since his retirement.

The defender, who changeable to nationalist fame aft 2006 acknowledgment to his heroic performances, signed with West Ham United a twelvemonth aft the World Cup and would aboriginal articulation Everton and Galatasaray, earlier stints successful the UAE and Japan either broadside of a little play with Sydney FC.

Following his status from shot successful 2014, and aboriginal filing for bankruptcy successful 2016, Neill present lives successful England and has mostly remained retired of the limelight - though helium concisely re-appeared successful 2022 successful an ambassadorial relation for the FA.

Neill seldom does interviews and has been described arsenic a "recluse" who nary longer has a beardown narration with ex teammates.

Shown present aft scoring a punishment against Croatia, the seasoned centre fractional returned location to play for the Brisbane Roar successful 2007 aft much than a decennary crossed respective European leagues.

Since retiring, Moore present works arsenic a subordinate cause and is based successful Brisbane.

Australia's most-prolific men's subordinate ever, Tim Cahill became a household sanction aft his two-goal heroics against Japan successful 2006, and is 1 of conscionable a fistful of players from immoderate federation to people astatine 3 World Cups.

Cahill is present based successful Qatar wherever helium works astatine the Aspire Academy, which is wherever the Socceroos are based for the upcoming tournament. 

Just this week, helium was appointed arsenic Australia's caput of delegation for the 2022 World Cup.

After respective fruitful years astatine PSV Eindhoven pursuing the 2006 World Cup, Culina returned location to go Gold Coast United's first-ever marquee subordinate successful 2009, and finished his vocation with Sydney FC successful 2013.

The midfielder has had a assortment of coaching roles since, and was most-recently called successful by Brisbane Roar manager Warren Moon to assistance with pre-season training. 

After retiring successful 2008 with Sydney FC, helium began his coaching vocation astatine the Sky Blues earlier becoming an adjunct astatine Crystal Palace, and was past appointed manager of Western Sydney Wanderers successful 2012.

He oversaw the club's most-successful period, winning the Asian Champions League, and past landed little nine gigs successful Turkey and Greece either broadside of spending 2 seasons astatine Perth Glory.

After returning from Greece, helium was appointed Melbourne Victory manager successful 2021. 

A stalwart astatine Blackburn Rovers for astir a decade, Emerton spent 2 and a fractional years astatine Sydney FC earlier retiring owed to backmost injuries successful 2014.

Emerton is presently moving with the Macarthur Rams, heading up their young programme for 9 to 12-year-olds, wherever his two boys are besides playing.

The midfielder near Australia arsenic a teen and spent much than a decennary playing crossed Europe earlier finishing his vocation successful 2011 with Melbourne Heart.

Last year, portion backmost successful Melbourne, helium was 1 of 11 Australian shot legends appointed to an advisory sheet known arsenic the 'Starting XI' to assistance connected matters relating to the nationalist set-up.

The skipper and prolific Premier League striker retired successful 2009, contempt attempts by the nationalist squad to support him going done the South Africa tourney successful 2010.

He was different who was appointed to the 'Starting XI' but has remained mostly retired of football, presently surviving successful Zagreb, Croatia, and moving a java shop. 

Arguably Australia's most-talented subordinate ever, Kewell scored the decisive extremity that took Australia past Croatia and into the circular of 16.

His nine vocation continued with Liverpool aft the tournament, earlier playing for Galatasaray successful Turkey and past returning location to play for some Melbourne Victory and Heart, with a little stint successful Qatar in-between.

He retired from shot successful 2014 and began his coaching career, managing astatine respective little league teams successful England earlier becoming an adjunct to Ange Postecoglou astatine Celtic, wherever helium remains astatine the moment.

Always a fashionable fig with the nationalist squad and at English broadside Birmingham City, the winger/wing backmost retired successful aboriginal 2008 aft returning to Australia to play for Perth Glory aft the World Cup.

Lazaridis does immoderate media enactment successful Western Australia, but is besides heavy progressive successful the spot market.

The third-choice goalie successful 2006 lone played doubly for the Socceroos, but had a agelong vocation successful some Europe and the A-League, and was peculiarly beloved during his 3 seasons with the Western Sydney Wanderers.

Covic presently works arsenic a income manager for a sporting apparel institution successful Sydney.

A combative midfielder, Grella was ever a instrumentality favourite successful a Socceroos jersey and aft implicit a decennary successful Italy's apical flight, moved to Blackburn Rovers. After moving backmost to Australia to play successful the A-League, a torn calf connected debut forced him to discontinue aft conscionable 1 quality for Melbourne Heart.

He past worked arsenic a subordinate cause and earlier this twelvemonth was appointed vice-president of Italian nine broadside Catania, following the re-birth of the nine successful the 4th tier, aft going bankrupt and being bought by an Australian-born businessman.

Chipperfield spent 11 seasons successful Switzerland with FC Basel (where his lad is presently a highly-rated younker prospect) earlier returning to the Illawarra region, wherever helium burst onto the country successful the precocious 1990s with Wollongong Wolves.

The wide midfielder has worked successful coaching since retirement, and present operates a clinic, named 'Chippers' Finishing School', connected the NSW southbound coast.

The scorer of that 3rd extremity against Japan, Aloisi has remained successful the crippled successful some media and coaching roles since his status successful 2011.

After coaching stints with some Melbourne Heart and Brisbane Roar, Aloisi was appointed brag of Western United successful 2021, and won the A-League expansive last past season.

The defender didn't diagnostic successful the tourney due aft making his debut successful a warm-up crippled against Leichtenstein, but got his accidental connected the satellite signifier 4 years' aboriginal against Serbia, which ended up being the past of his 22 caps.

A reliable defender for a big of A-League clubs successful the years following, Beauchamp works successful income now, and is also a manager astatine AC United successful Sydney's west.

The striker besides didn't play a infinitesimal during the tournament, but has remained astatine the forefront of Australian shot ever since.

Thompson has been a long-time look of A-League sum since retirement, and, of course, inactive holds the grounds for the astir goals successful an planetary lucifer with 13 against American Samoa.

The goalkeeper was a long-time fig 2 astatine AC Milan, earlier becoming a manager aft retiring successful 2010.

He famously took Mark Schwarzer's spot betwixt the posts for the Socceroos' 2006 radical crippled against the federation of heritage, Croatia. Australia drew that crippled 2-2, but it was a forgettable outing for the antheral nicknamed 'Spider', who was culpable for some the goals scored by Croatia.

After retirement, Kalac worked arsenic a goalkeeping manager at some Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers earlier honing Tony Popovic's men astatine Karabukspor successful Turkey. He is presently the manager of Croatia broadside NK Urania Baska Voda successful that nation's 3rd tier.

The gangly striker is possibly champion remembered for his extremity against Iraq that secured qualification for the 2014 World Cup, but was utilized arsenic a seat enactment by Guus Hiddink successful 2006.

Kennedy present works for Football Victoria, and was appointed to an off-field relation by Football Australia earlier this year. 

The fullback spent astir of his vocation successful the Netherlands and Russia earlier spending 1 play with Sydney FC astatine the extremity of his career, and retiring with Wollongong Wolves successful 2018.

He aboriginal coached the southbound seashore broadside but was precocious appointed to a relation with the Central Coast Mariners, wherever helium oversees their younker academy.