Socceroos v Nobody Uzzie confused by anomaly

Nine’s Wide World of Sports Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja has hit out at the “confusing” disconnect between football and politics ahead of the Socceroos’ FIFA World Cup qualifier. Australia will play Palestine in Perth on Tuesday night, but the Australian government does not recognise Palestine as a state. “I’m confused how we are playing a country that our government doesn’t even recognise,” Khawaja said in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning.Best porn XXX. READ MORE: Wantaway $1m star’s perfect response to club’s ban READ MORE: Fight icon Pacquiao in shock world title bid at 45 READ MORE: Former champ claps back at ‘unprofessional’ Ricciardo “Is this Socceroos v Nobody? It’s all very confusing.” Khawaja has been outspoken about the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict since Hamas’ October 7 attack. He was last summer blocked by the ICC from displaying a peace symbol on his bat, and also from wearing shoes with pro-Palestine messages and colours. He wore a black armband instead, and was sanctioned. Khawaja later released a line of t-shirts featuring a picture of the shoes he was banned from wearing. Khawaja’s latest post featured a photo of the Palestinian team wearing their distinctive uniforms. Khawaja released a t-shirt line featuring a picture of the shoes he was blocked by the ICC from wearing. Instagram “Can’t wait for this. Palestinian flags will be flying everywhere … and they can’t ban them,” he said in reference to the shoes. Meanwhile, Socceroos coach Graham Arnold confirmed there would be nine changes to the side that beat Bangladesh 2-0 in Dhaka last week. For the Socceroos, the match against Palestine is effectively a dead rubber. They have already secured passage to the third round of qualifying having won each of their five second round matches. The Palestine team in action against Iran in January. Getty “It’s about winning, but this window for me is also about testing some players and looking at the players in a different way of moving forward,” Arnold said. “I’m happy with where we’re at with the depth of the squad. “When I first started five, six years ago, if you put the starting eleven against the reserves, it could have been two or three nil for the starting eleven. Kusini Yengi celebrates scoring the Socceroo’s second goal against Bangladesh last week. Getty “Whereas I think these days the starting eleven against the subs, it’s 0-0, it’s a tough game.” Australia won the reverse fixture in Kuwait last November 1-0. The team is yet to concede a goal in any match in this stage – a record Arnold wants to keep intact. “My expectations are always high for everyone. There’ll be no confusion. It will be a very well prepared team that will put in a great performance,” he said. Socceroos coach Graham Arnold. Getty “My goal for the players is to keep another clean sheet and go through this whole phase with no goals against. “I think there’s only been three teams in the history of AFC football that have done that in this phase.” Kickoff is at 10.10pm AEST, 8.10pm AWST. © 2024 Nine Entertainment Co.