The Socceroos need your help and support. In less than three months and before the biggest event in Brazil, our great football players will play some key matches to make sure we are ready and will fight to win. So come on board and help our national team lead our national team to victory by showing your true colors. Road to Rio, as many claimed, was the qualifying stage to get to Brazil in June for the biggest event in football. It's no easy feat to get to a World Cup in any sport. The teams start from the bottom to get to the top. This was just like Australia's journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It all started when Australia decided to leave the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) after almost forty years. Former Australia players and the board have said it is in the best interests to take this country to another World Cup by joining the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was a much easier path for the Socceroos to get to the World Cup as the AFC are guaranteed four automatic places and two play-off places while the OFC are guaranteed zero automatic places and just one play-off place. Australia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany through the OFC qualification process. It was a difficult road to Germany, but one that will be remembered. Having to face one of the best footballing countries in the world, Uruguay, to advance to the World Cup was a difficult challenge for a 49th-placed Australia team. Somehow they got into the World Cup by beating the Uruguayans on penalties. It was the Socceroos' first appearance since 1974 in a World Cup and was their best result ever as they reached the round of 16 only to be eliminated by winners Italy. This World Cup might also be known as our Golden Generation as many of our players were struggling for second place. With Japan almost certain to gain top spot, Australia now needs to win their matches without suffering defeat. Oman in Sydney would have been tough, but the Socceroos managed to earn a draw after falling behind by two goals. Next it was Japan's turn, and after a quiet first half, the second half produced some positive momentum in the 81st minute, but was cut short in injury time when Japan earned a penalty putting Australia in all sorts of problem. Home ground advantages need to be converted now as Australia would need to win both matches to qualify. It all started in Melbourne, where Australia wanted revenge for the defeat against Jordan. Three second-half goals ensured Australia's chance of qualifying. With Iraq in Sydney the following week, the Australians were preparing by renaming train stations in the port city. Works Cited Wikipedia, FIFA