National Teams
National football teams include Socceroos) and the Australia National Rugby Union Team (i.e. the Wallabies) - particularly FIFA World Cup / AFC Asian Cup / Olympic Football qualification and finals tournaments and Tri Nations matches respectively. The Australian Rugby League Team (i.e. the Kangaroos) also compete in various Ashes, ANZAC, Four Nations and World Cup rugby league test matches.
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