Australia finished second in Group D of the World Cup.
beyond the pale
The team and the locals are happy to have made it to the knockout stage after 16 years, and captain Mathieu Mathieu was notorious for revealing that he had watched footage of the fans celebrating in the area, seemingly breaking leader Graham Arnold's rule of not letting his players use social media.
Australia narrowly beat Denmark by one goal in the final round of Group D of the World Cup to finish second in the group.
advancement
semifinals
The team's team is celebrating in the city, but Graham Arnott said after the game that he wanted them to focus on the World Cup: "There's no celebrating tonight, there's no social media, it's just a training exercise, and that's why we've been able to win two consecutive group stage matches, and we're going to continue to be resilient in our next match against Argentina.
But the Aussie players seem to be ignoring
commander-in-chief
The Australian goalkeeper and captain Mathieu Mathieu, who was interviewed by the media, revealed that he and his teammates had violated the rules: honestly I don't have much time to pay attention to the social media, but some of my teammates mentioned that the fans were celebrating in Federation Square in Melbourne, and I have seen a lot of similar footage since then, and I'm glad to see that so many of them are supporting us, and I hope that we can have another surprise next game.
