World Cup: 'Australia always gets written off' with Mark Schwarzer

World Cup: 'Australia always gets written off' with Mark Schwarzer

From ABC SPORT Daily by ABC Australia

June 10, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

Mark Schwarzer discusses the Socceroos' World Cup campaign and player insights.

If you listen to Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer, there's nothing Australian footballers love more than being written off. The Australian champion joins the show to explain why American pundits have given the Socceroos squad "unbelievably good ammunition" for their World Cup campaign. Schwarzer also explains why Mo Toure will start and Nestory Irankunda will likely be an impact player, outlines why Jordy Bos is about to make his name and provides context around the Cristian Volpato selection. Featured: Mark Schwarzer, Socceroos legend. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Stack

Guest: Mark Schwarzer

Topics covered

  • World Cup
  • Australian football
  • Socceroos
  • sports commentary
  • player analysis

Keywords

  • Mark Schwarzer
  • Socceroos
  • World Cup
  • Mo Toure
  • Nestory Irankunda
  • Jordy Bos
  • Cristian Volpato

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Organizations: ABC Australia, ABC Sport

Places: Australia

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