Socceroos

English

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /sɒkəˈruːz/

Noun

Socceroos

1. plural of Socceroo

Noun

Socceroos pl (plural only)

1. The men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia.
   • 2007, Raewyn Caisley, Hot Shot, unnumbered page:

     It was the day of the Socceroos′ first World Cup clash: the game against Japan.

   • 2010, Dave Arthur, Greg Downes, “Chapter 19: Australia”, in Simon Chadwick, Sean Hamil, editors, Managing Football, page 342:

     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.

Translations

men's football team of Australia

• Bengali: সকারুস (śokarus)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 澳大利亞國家足球隊／澳大利亚国家足球队 (Àodàlìyà Guójiā Zúqiúduì)

• Finnish: Australian jalkapallojoukkue
• Hindi: सॉकरूओस (sŏkrūos)
• Japanese: サッカルーズ