Your bluffer's guide to the World Cup: Australia 🇦🇺 | OneFootball

In the latest of this series ahead of the World Cup in Russia, here is all that you need to know about Australia so you blag your way through a conversation down the pub this summer.

The men from the land down under aren’t just Tim Cahill, not anymore.

The key player is … Aaron Mooy

Almost single-handedly kept Huddersfield in the Premier League last season. Aaron Mooy is the conductor in this Australia side. Strong in the tackle, intelligent in his reading of the game and creative in attack: this 27-year-old is the kind you want to avoid in the middle of the park. Can his influence alone be enough for the Aussies in this tournament?

The young player to watch out for is … Matt Ryan

Slowly but surely this Australia squad has undergone a generational change. From the likes of Tim Cahill and Lucas Neill, they’ve opted for youth in Russia and Ryan is a key part of that. He was decisive in keeping Brighton in the Premier League and seems to have finally found a home in England after spells in Belgium and Spain.

I would like a fun fact about the coach. What can you tell me?

Bert van Marwijk probably has the strangest job at this summer’s World Cup. He was only appointed after they had already qualified and will leave again once the tournament is over.

If I were to get a line of the national anthem tattooed onto my back, what should I go for?

“In History’s page let every stage advance Australia fair.”

Summarise this team for me in one emoji, please

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Who will make their best XI in Russia?

And finally, tell me how the team will perform in Russia?

Having been drawn in the same group as France, Denmark and Peru it’s difficult to see them getting into the latter stages. Perhaps the most they can hope for is one victory.