announced on Friday that Pacquiao “cannot return to the ring” due to other commitments. Australia, who are level with Saudi Arabia on 16 points but two in arrears on goal difference, host Thailand in Melbourne on Tuesday in their last qualifier. But we are bringing the fight here in the Philippines,” Pacquiao said on radio station DZBB, adding negotiations were ongoing. “He has all the attributes to go on to be a great player. inals, if we don’t go into the game with the same spirit then I don’t think we are going to win it. me – in the recent past and are looking a more settled side than Australia at the moment. A defeat, however, could be catastrophic for the South Koreans if third-placed Syria can upset Iran away. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was appointed as the Sports Minister on Sunday. ’Under-pressure Australia will qualify for their fourth successive World Cup, by the long road or the short, stand-in captain Mark Milligan declared on Sunday. “Playing with the likes ofAaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale I think he is now realising what the world is all about.