BBC SPORT | Football | World Cup 2006 | Teams | Australia | Football on top Down Under: "Australian Prime Minister John Howard dubbed Harry Kewell 'King Harry' after his equalising goal in their 2-2 draw with Croatia, and few people in Australia would have disagreed.
The sight of Howard watching football in the early hours of the morning and jumping out of his chair with excitement summed up how Australia has fallen in love with football. And things may never be the same again.
For years, football was the poor relation in the sports-mad country.
Despite a steady stream of talented individuals, fate seemed to conspire against the Socceroos, with just one appearance at the World Cup finals - in 1974 in West Germany - to show for years of effort."
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