• 61-year-old has been in charge of men’s national team since 2018
• Australia have one point from two games in third round of qualifying

Graham Arnold has stepped down as Socceroos head coach with immediate effect.

Arnold has been in dialogue with Football Australia this week, ironing out an exit strategy from a role he has held since 2018, and has now resigned before Australia’s next World Cup qualifier in October.

The 61-year-old’s departure comes after the Socceroos picked up just one point from a possible six in their opening two games of third round World Cup qualifying. Australia fell to Bahrain earlier this month and then were held scoreless in a 0-0 draw with Indonesia.