Australia must take leap of faith

When does an underdog need to stop behaving like an underdog?

That’s the question Australia are asking themselves as they prepare for their fifth Fifa World Cup finals and one which is no doubt posed by many other teams in Russia.

The official Fifa World Rankings show the Socceroos are ranked only 40th in the world, which suggests they will not be among the frontrunners in the race to be world champions.