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Alicia Canavas

Alicia Canavas

Former Australian Matildas soccer player, sports broadcaster, and workplace health/injury management advisor based in Brisbane

Jun 26, 2026

55:34
... around the continent right now.
55:36
Yeah.
55:36
And I, I speak about it quite often.
55:38
Um, as you know- Jordan, from our 2023 Women's World Cup.
55:42
Um, it-- I, I don't think people quite remember the contribution sometimes that African football has given world football.
55:49
Um, you look at the top players, uh, around the world in both the men's game and, and the women's game historically, there's a lot of African heritage, um, across great teams and great nations.
55:59
Um, and I think, um, you know, we'll see what happens in these knockout stages, but I think we're in for some surprises finally.
58:09
Um, what's, what's the main thing that the Soccer- Socceroos need to look out for from, from the South American qualities?
2:07
Tell us about, uh, South Africa, Bafana Bafana making it to the knockouts for the first time ever in the Men's World Cup.
2:14
Yeah, incredible yesterday, and I mean, um, a, a, nice lunchtime match, which made it a little bit easier for us to watch it over here in Australia.
2:22
But three AM starts for all South Africans yesterday, and, um, pretty much from five AM, I think a lot of South Africans hit the streets.
2:30
It was just such a joyous occasion for, for Bafana Bafana, but more importantly for the nation.
2:36
I mean, we take such hope out of, um, sporting results, uh, typically the Springboks, but to have football be, uh, the star of the show yesterday was just enormous to the country, and the place is still buzzing, I believe.
2:47
But, um, incredible result, incredible for South African football, and quite similarly to the Socceroos, they don't always have it easy over there, um, to make it through to these, these knockout stages.
2:57
So, um, a, a huge result for South African football and for South Africans around the world for sure.
7:32
Um, what's, what's the main thing that the Soccer- Socceroos need to look out for from, from the South American qualities?

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