Fans seek voice after FFA given reprieve in Australia football gridlock

Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate Australia's World Cup group and assess whether they or any other Asian teams can progress.

Coaches and fans could be the next stakeholders given a seat at an expanded Football Federation Australia congress table as FIFA prepares to wade into the sport's governance gridlock.

A delegation of officials from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation will visit Australia in the New Year to take charge of a "congress review working group" and resolve a months-long political dispute.

The visit means FFA chairman Steven Lowy and board have been spared the axe and the ignominy of being replaced...