Football fans who stayed/got up for the 2am kick-off this morning were handsomely rewarded as they watched the Socceroos make history by defeating Denmark 1-0 to secure a place in the World Cup Round of 16 in Qatar. It’s only the 2nd time ever that Australia has advanced out of the group stage, having made it through to the knockouts once before in 2006. Veteran forward Mathew Leckie struck his first-ever World Cup goal in the 60th minute, which turned out to be golden as it knocked World #10 Demark (Oz is ranked #38) out of the tournament. It’s also the first time the Aussies have won back-to-back games in a World Cup. Following a thrilling 1-0 win against Tunisia last weekend, it means the Socceroos progress in 2nd place behind current title holders France in Group D and will play the winners of Group C on Sunday. Speaking of the amazing win, retired Socceroo Craig Foster says, “Sometimes you have to survive and suffer in football matches, and they did that”.