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As part of its football development activities, Football Federation Australia has partnered with University of NSW’s Football United, a program that uses the magic of football to support refugee and other disadvantaged youth. A Football United team will represent Australia at the first ever ‘Football for Hope’ Tournament during the final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

2010 is turning out to be Australia's biggest year in football ever. In a FIFA World Cup year and with Australia bidding to host the 2018 or 2022 tournament, history was created when the Qantas Socceroos and the Westfield Matildas trained together for the first time ever.

2010 is set to be a record year for Australian football fans with the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa in June as well as the countdown to the decision on who will host the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 and 2022 on December 2.

The younger crop of Socceroos are hoping to emulate evergreen keeper Mark Schwarzer by aiming to play in a World Cup on home soil.

Hyundai A-League players and clubs will this weekend show their support for Australia’s bid for the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup in the first of two ‘Come Play!’ days in the Hyundai A-League this year.

In a further demonstration of the capacity of football to capture the hearts and minds of Australians, the Socceroos campaign in the 2006 FIFA World Cup has been voted the sports story of the decade by sports fans.