Editing Terry Venables (section)

===Australia===
Venables became manager of [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in November 1996,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135855428/ |via=newspapers.com |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=19 November 1996 |title=Venables is ready to make the Grand Tour |author=William Kings |page=71 |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004628/https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135855428/ |url-status=live}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Eddie Thomson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-venables-on-the-verge-of-australian-adventure-1353199.html |title=Football: Venables on the verge of Australian adventure |newspaper=The Independent |first1=Nick |last1=Duxbury |first2=Alan |last2=Nixon |date=19 November 1996 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126172258/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-venables-on-the-verge-of-australian-adventure-1353199.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Confederations Cup]], Venables led Australia to the final before defeat to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. His side swept through the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|Oceania World Cup qualifiers]], but were beaten in November 1997 in a [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|play-off]] by [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. The teams drew the first leg 1–1 in [[Tehran]]. Australia led the second leg 2–0 early in the second half, but they conceded two late goals to miss out on qualification for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] on the [[away goals rule]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Henden |first=Amalie |date=20 May 2020 |title=Terry Venables England coach: Why did Terry Venables quit? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1284882/Terry-Venables-England-manager-coach-Why-did-Terry-Venables-quit-Euro-96 |access-date=26 November 2023 |website=Express.co.uk |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126171417/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1284882/Terry-Venables-England-manager-coach-Why-did-Terry-Venables-quit-Euro-96 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables' tenure as Australia coach ended the following June.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/135855523/ |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |page=32 |date=8 June 1998 |title=It's an ignominious farewell for El Tel |agency=AAP and Reuters |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004629/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/135855523/ |url-status=live}}</ref> While Australia had never made the top 50 in the [[FIFA Men's World Ranking]] before his tenure, they reached the top 30 under him.<ref>{{cite news |last=James |first=Euan |title=Tournament Profile: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/tournament-profile-1997-fifa-confederations-cup |access-date=26 November 2023 |publisher=Socceroos |date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004630/https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/tournament-profile-1997-fifa-confederations-cup |url-status=live}}</ref>