By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, April 16 (Reuters) - The prospect of long haul flights for World Cup qualifiers against some of Asia's weakest sides may not send pulses racing for all of Australia's top soccer players, but coach Ange Postecoglou has demanded all hands on deck. The Asian Cup champions will bid for a fourth successive World Cup at Russia 2018 and their first phase of qualifying will see them criss-cross the sprawling continent to play the likes of 167th-ranked Bangladesh and 153rd-ranked Kyrgyzstan. Tajikistan (143) and Asian Cup finalists Jordan (103) round out a group which offers more of a logistical challenge than a serious threat to the Socceroos' Russian ambitions.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
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