The Australian national football team (the Socceroos) is the team that represents Australia in international competitions. In the 2006 World Cup held in Germany the Socceroos were placed in the same group as Brazil, Croatia, and Japan. Before competing with Brazil a British newspaper claimed that several people on the Australian team had taken bets, which is against FIFA regulations. Though some of the team members had made bets, it was amongst themselves and therefore did not break any rules. Australia went on to defeat Brazil and Croatia, but lost to Italy via a penalty kick. Australia is currently ranked 38th according to the FIFA world rankings and is currently competing for a spot in the 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa.
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