Football Australia has announced that the new Socceroos coach will be Tony Popovic.
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00:00We're very excited to convene with you all again today for what is a significant moment
00:06for Australian football. This is a significant moment for Australian football because we are
00:11confirming the appointment of Tony Popovich as the head coach of the Socceroos. Tony will take
00:19charge of the team immediately. He's already preparing, he's getting focused for the next
00:25Socceroos match which we played on the 10th of October in Adelaide against China. Tony's
00:32appointment is till the end of the Men's World Cup in North America in 2026. As we indicated last
00:39week we were going to move swiftly and appoint a permanent head coach and the rationale behind
00:46doing this is we wanted to ensure that the team, the players, the staff, the organisation and the
00:52country had certainty and clarity going into the next window. We also wanted to make the appointment
00:58early because we wanted to give Papa as much time to prepare for China as we possibly could in the
01:04circumstances. Firstly, great honour to be sitting here. I don't think you'd expect me to say
01:12anything different. Coaching the Socceroos is probably a dream come true as a coach.
01:20You never know if it will pop up or if the timing is right but I'm extremely honoured,
01:26proud. Obviously I want to thank the FA for having the trust in me, in my abilities to
01:34take on such a role. I understand the responsibility that's required and
01:42the expectation of everyone in this room, also the fans and the players which
01:52ultimately are the ones that will get us to where we want to be. I'm honoured to lead them. I look
01:58forward to the challenge. I'm excited by it. The Socceroos are in a good position.
02:05We've had some great success recently at the World Cup.
02:09This campaign hasn't started the best but I know there's enough time, there are enough games
02:16and we should really be aiming for that top spot.