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You can take the Socceroos out of Australia, but you will never take the Aussie out of the Socceroos.
While there have certainly been some intense training drills at the FIFA World Cup so far in Qatar, the Socceroos squad took some time out in the leadup to their knockout match against Argentina to take things a bit easier.
Out came the trusty wheelie bin with the players lining up to see who could chip the ball up and into the trash disposing icon of Australian culture.
For international readers who may not know what a wheelie bin is, it is a an outdoor rubbish bin on wheels commonly known as a dumpster in other countries.
You could tell it has been many years since this crop of Socceroos have been forced to practice their skills in such a backyard fashion, with most coming well short of