After safely negotiating their way through the first round of World Cup qualifying, the Socceroos kicked off the final phase with a trip to Muscat to take on Oman in June 2012.
Faced with a mid-afternoon kick-off and temperatures soaring into the 40’s, it was always going to be a tough ask for the Socceroos.
What happened that day? Get the inside story from one of the Socceroos who was involved in the clash, Mark Bresciano.
Check out the video above and let the midfielder take you through a key clash in the Socceroos’ journey to Brazil.
The Socceroos play Croatia in a friendly on Friday night (kick off 9am AEST time Saturday morning live on Fox Sports) ahead of their tournament opener against Chile on June 13.
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