Craig Moore has warned his Australian team-mates they must avoid red cards in tomorrow’s historic World Cup knockout tie with Italy.

THE most pulsating, dramatic, heart-stopping contest of a thrilling World Cup ended with Australia booking a last-16 meeting with Italy. Harry Kewell’s 79th-minute angled drive sent the Socceroos bouncing into the knockout phase for the first time in their history.

Croatia 2 Australia 2

A SIZZLER of a Sunday in Munich, although that had more to do with the scorching weather than the fairly modest amount of heat generated by the boys from Brazil.

Brazil 2 Australia 0

TIM CAHILL scored twice in the last six minutes and John Aloisi added a third in injury time as Australia made a winning return to the World Cup finals with a dramatic victory over Japan.

Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has been named in Australia’s 23-man World Cup squad despite suffering from a knee ligament injury.

SWITZERLAND held on in Istanbul last night to book their place in next year’s World Cup despite a stunning fight back from Turkey at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

CAPTAIN Mark Viduka celebrated his 30th birthday in style by inspiring Australia to a convincing 5-0 friendly victory over Jamaica which leaves the Socceroos in good shape going into their World Cup play-off next month.

Australia coach Frank Farina has named a 20-man squad for next week’s FIFA Confederations Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands.

Ireland’s preparations for next month’s crucial European Championship qualifiers were hit by a double injury blow at Lansdowne Road last night.

Ireland 2 Australia 1

Republic of Ireland 2 Australia 1