AOC Media Centre - Football

Matildas confident ahead of World Cup openerKyah Simon, Lisa De Vanna and Clare Polkinghorne discuss the Matildas chances at the 2015 World Cup.

Sydney IGNITEtheDream: MayWatch Duncan Armstrong, Laurie Lawrence and the Olympian panel inspire Rio hopefuls at NSWIS, the final IGNITEtheDream session.

Go Socceroos | AUS Olympic TeamWishing our mates the Socceroos good luck at the World Cup! Legendary Olympian Susie O'Neill and faces of the next generation- Angus Thompson and Marina Carrier from the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Team send their messages of good luck to Rio!

Almost famous in Jinan, ChinaSally Shipard sends in a video update for her My Journey to London Diary from Olympic qualifiers in Jinan, China. Shipard and Heather Garriock introduce us to an important phase of rest & recovery- the routine coffee run!

Shipard sets sights on another OlympicsSally Shipard experienced the Olympics in 2004 and now she dreams of representing Australia in front of football-mad crowds in the UK in 2012.

Day 3: Football AUS vs ChileAt Valentine Sports Park, Australia scored in injury time to clinch a thrilling 2-2 draw with Chile. Both teams remain in the hunt for the gold.