With the Homeless World Cup in their own backyard this year, Team Australia, nicknamed the Street Socceroos are training with a great sense of purpose and excitement. There are currently Street Soccer Programs running in: Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Geelong with The Big Issue in Australia developing programs in thirty locations nationwide in the next three years. We’re expecting strong crowd support at the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup and the atmosphere promises to be electric. No doubt the team will get help singing their theme song Waltzing Matilda but travelling teams will also get great support from sports-mad Australians. World Rankings: Edinburgh 2005 - 7th (Best Newcomer); Copenhagen 2007 - 43rd; Cape Town 2006 - 43rd


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Street Soccer national champs at the Docklands Melbourne in July. Photo by Photoworx
Street Soccer national champs at the Docklands Melbourne in July. Photo by Photoworx

Photo by Photoworx
Photo by Photoworx

National coach George Halkias. Photo by Photoworx
National coach George Halkias. Photo by Photoworx

Photo by Photoworx
Photo by Photoworx


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Street Soccer is Poetry

Street Socceroo, De Pettenon wrote the following moving poem as an account of being involved in Street Soccer and the Homeless World Cup.

This was presented to Mel Young, Homeless World Cup President and Co-Founder on a recent visit to Australia in preparation for the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup.

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$3million for Australia's Street Soccer Program

Federal Minister for Sport, Senator George Brandis has announced the Australian Government will contribute $3 million towards the establishment of Australia's Community Street Soccer Program and the maintenance of 30 street soccer sites across the nation.

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The Spirit of the Socceroos

At the conclusion of each match at the HWC, the Street Socceroos have gathered players and entourage from both sides to join them in a circle of singing and dancing. To the tune of Waltzing Matilda, Coach Halkias tunelessly leads with “... as we sang and we played in the sprit of the Socceroos...” to the amusement of the assembled crowd.

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Street Socceroos Safer than a Swiss Bank and more powerful than a Calcutta Curry!

Towards the business end of the Homeless World Cup the 48 teams are being matched against others of similar standard competing for the 11 trophies and awards up for grabs. With this in mind the Aussies have certainly hit their stride beating Switzerland with precision and finesse.

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Street Socceroos hotter than Chile

The Street Socceroos had their first Victory on Wednesday against the mature Chileans.

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Photo of Tim Skinner Tim Skinner, London
I live in England but am a true Socceroos fan. I hope to be in Melbourne to see us show the...
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Melissa Razuki, Toorak
I am an Australian mother of four football mad children and a the wife of a man who coaches a...
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Hi my name is Will and i support the Australia team. I cant wait for Homeless World Cup to come...
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