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The warning signs were all there. In September 2006 a
predominately European-based Australian team lost 2-0 to Kuwait in Asian Judi Online Cup qualifying.
That defeat went unheeded, brushed off as a mere bump in the road. Worryingly
perhaps, several of the Australian players blamed the oppressive heat for their
lacklustre performance. It didn’t prevent Australian coach Graham Arnold from
later claiming that “anything less than an appearance in the Asian Cup final
would be a failure.”