Socceroos to play Iraq at Brisvegas

The Socceroos will play a friendly against Ghana and their final World Cup qualifying first round match in Sydney.

It was also announced today that Australia will play their World Cup qualifier against Iraq at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on June 1.

Australia will play the world’s 15th ranked team Ghana at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday May 23.

They will then play the last of four June World Cup qualifiers at ANZ Stadium on June 22.

The Iraq match will be the first World Cup qualifier staged in Brisbane since 1992 and Football Federation Australia is hoping for a 52,000 sell-out.

The last time the Socceroos appeared in Brisbane was for a friendly against Paraguay in 2006 when they pulled a crowd of almost 50,000 at Suncorp.

The Socceroos head their World Cup qualification group after posting a 3-0 victory over Qatar and a nil-all draw to China last week.

AAP

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