Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey, Volumes 1 & 2

by John Maynard

Overview

Emeritus Professor of History, John Maynard, on the Socceroos journey through World Cup qualifying campaigns, with the two (print) volumes brought together in one e-book.

Volume 1 starts with the campaign to make the 1966 World Cup in England, which ended for Australia in Phnom-Penh in 1965; includes the first time Australia qualified for the World Cup held in West Germany in 1974; and ends with the defeat in Montevideo in 2001 in the final play-off match against Uruguay. Volume 2 starts with the campaign for the 2006 World Cup and continues through five successful qualifying campaigns including Qatar 2022. In both 2006 and 2022, Australia was defeated by the eventual champions, Italy and Argentina respectively, in the round of 16.

Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey is an in-depth look at the team's history with commentary on every qualifying match, the role and decisions of governing bodies such as FIFA and Football Australia, media coverage, and the reception afforded to players and coaches. 

It is a significant history of the game: simultaneously viewed through the expert eyes of an eminent historian, and written by a passionate, lifelong fan. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925914863
Publisher:	Fair Play Publishing
Publication date:	05/14/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	518
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Emeritus Professor John Maynard is a Worimi Aboriginal man from the Port Stephens region of New South Wales. He has held several major positions and served on numerous prominent organisations and committees including, Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association. He was the recipient of the Aboriginal History (Australian National University) Stanner Fellowship in 1996, the New South Wales Premiers Indigenous History Fellow 2003, Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow 2004, University of Newcastle Researcher of the Year 2008 and 2012. In 2014 he was elected a member of the prestigious Australian Social Sciences Academy and in 2020 made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He gained his PhD in 2003, examining the rise of early Aboriginal political activism. He has worked with and within many Aboriginal communities, urban, rural, and remote. Professor Maynard's publications have concentrated on the intersections of Aboriginal political and social history, and the history of Australian race relations.