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And Australians... and Canadians say soccer.


Australia and New Zealand are officially now using 'football' rather than soccer for association football.


The Australian football or footy is something else, a bit like rugby.


Yes but their National 'soccer' association now calls themselves Football Federation Australia, in line with international usage.


And the national team[1] is “the Socceroos”

[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_soccer_te...


If you're talking about the shape of the ball, yes. Otherwise, no.




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