The Anti-Australia Viral Campaign

April 27th, 2009 | by: chris | View Comments

At least that’s what it appears to be. Remember that Uzbekistan training video which looked straight out of Jackass? This is largely the same thing at Bahrain’s goalkeeper training, but with more yelling, less kicking balls in the face and a shiny new car (all of which, again, may very well be edited for entertainment purposes). And both come right before each team are due to play Australia, with a stiff warning for the Socceroos to take their foe seriously (the Aussies defeated the Uzbeks 2-0).

Qatar is actually next on the Socceroo schedule – a game which could see Australia qualify for SA 2010. What kind of training do you think they’re in for? Blindfolded goalkeeping in front of baby seals? Nude slide tackling in the sand dunes?