why is australia called no.1 team?
959287
they are not the  best team but they are better than other team and they have the ability to fight till last..their 5 fast bowlers is an advantage....they are not best as they are losing some matches too and are not scoring very good score every match...
1008320
Amazing Australia... come to think of it, it's not really that amazing anymore when one consider the phenomenal successes achieved by AUSTRALIANS in sports... it's in their national psyche to be AWESOME in anything they do. Very well done mates.... Go Socceroos!!!
307182
they are definitely not the 4th best soccer nation in the world. the ranking has never been so far from the actual quality of soccer' nation for as long as I have been following it (about 10 years!), they really need to fix it for it to reflect better the actual ranking in between nations or just stop with this non sense that they call ranking, teams don't even play against the same quality of opponents to start with so................
1061476
Australia only really cares because the socceroos are doing well. Interest will die down after the World Cup. However i think the rest of the world will remain soccer mad.
638007
I have not heard a lot about the Australian squad, but there going to have a tough round robin run with Croatia, Brazil, and Japan all wanting to get to that second round. If they are going to have any chance of getting through, they will have to beat both Croatia and Japan, seeing as Brazil will probably win all of their games. So, I predict that Australia will either barely be in second, or they will sit in the third spot and go home early.
648488
Well the ranking system is technically called the World Test match Championship, which Australia has held since it's inception in 1997, except for two months when South Africa held it in about 2002 (?). If you mean a play-off or knock-out style championship, it will never happen because of the logistics of holding such a competition in one place. It would also mean abandoning the current lucrative hom and away test match set up, which none of the national associations would ever endorse...
987703
Look,earlier it was the windies and now the aussies.\nThe windies bloomed in a time when there was no helmets to protect ur bonnet.Their array of bouncers and their hitting power made them the cricketing super power. The aussies are genetically much stronger than the asians(they are mostly the descendents of criminals who were exiled to Australia).Now with a negligible population they have a vast country to boast of.(Their Per capita income is many times more than the other cricketing country)\nSo they get superior facilities and larger supporting staff.Hence their dominance.And have u seen their batting.Symonds and Haydens batting is simply about power(how many cricketing shots do they play?)So,let them dominate,that they will for at least 2 yrs to come,and others should improve their economic conditions in the mean time.\nOf i forgot about england but they are the all time losers.(their sun has already set,yaar.)
830853
i totally agree with the FIFA rankings,except:\n37.Australia - r they dumb or what????they deserve the at least 9th place!\n23.Romania - they r better than Ivory coast so i would change them
1019505
There is a lot of pressure on the big teams to do well. Germany have been OK, England were happy to secure victory, Holland and Argentina are superb, Italy and France were disappointing, the USA aren't a 'good team' and Brazil were tested against Croatia but found natural form against the Socceroos. They have a way about them that means even when they are not playing well, or they have orgainsed opponents, they will always produce something special.\n\nSpain did well.
1063195
Any team has the right to be in the top 16, and they earned it. If you watch any of the matches Australia has played, you'll see that they are fit and skilled. History is against the Socceroos, but they are making a stand. They held up well against Brazil, beat Japan by a mile and drew with Croatia. No one can doubt that they can play soccer. \n\nThey deserve it.
649246
Australias first attempt to qualify for the World Cup finals was in 1965. Drawn to play against North Korea in a two legged series the winner was to take the 16th qualifying position in England the following year. The two match series was played in neutral Cambodia front of a large and vocal crowd. \n\nResults:\nNovember 21, 1965, Phnom Penh, Cambodia -  North Korea 6 - 1  Australia\nNovember 24, 1965, Phnom Penh, Cambodia -  Australia 1 - 3  North Korea
427960
the team which have the number 1 batsman dhoni. indiaaaaaaaaa gonaaaaaaaaaaaa winnnnnnnn. beware ausis
987416
Australia hands down they are a better team thann the others...except Brazil. Remember FIFA rankings mean nothing in the World Cup.
516543
When i heard aussie, the first thing i came to know is the in-justice Australia had through out with their aboriginese and with Indonesian govt.\n\nThird thing is their cricket team, which is the finest in the world.
412733
Australia first took part in the qualifiers for the 1966 World Cup in England.  They have qualified twice, in 1974 and 2006, when the finals have been in Germany.
323189
no PK is not a gr8 team nor SA.. only Aussies is the gr8 team..their record and game says all about their gr8ness.
685973
Australian team as it is\nOi! Oi! Oi!