New book documents a 1974 World Cup story that turned the old order downside up
September 24 – Australia first qualified for the World Cup finals in 1974. It was a momentous achievement for a team of mainly immigrants, playing the game as part timers, who were written off as no-hopers.
Their battle to establish themselves on the international football map turned the accepted football hierarchy on its head.
That story is the subject of a book – They Came From A Land Down Under –
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