[Jameison]

"Aussies looked good today despite the loss"

They did.
I have been quite impressed by trge Socceroos.

"but they will have their hands full with Croatia. That's going to be one tough game."

Should be a cracker.

[Jameison]

"I have been quite impressed by trge Socceroos."

Should read:

I have been quite impressed by the Socceroos.

[scrabblehack]

Is there a crib sheet with the teams' nicknames? I watched a bit of the World Cup back when Cameroon was in it -- "The Indomitable Lions" they were called -- and I asked a soccer fan (at least he said he was one) if any of the other teams had nicknames like that. He said no, but it appears that some have adopted nicknames since then.