Socceroos given a hero's welcome as they land back in Australia

A number of Socceroos players returned to Australia on Monday night after their exhilarating World Cup run came to an end against Argentina. The Socceroos skipper was among a number of players landing at Sydney Airport Garang Kuol also touched down in the New South Wales capital on Monday night The 18-year-old posed for pictures with fans after he returned to Sydney from Qatar Kuol became the youngest player to appear at a World Cup since the great Pele in 1958 'So we can hold our heads high and know that it's the best finish that a Socceroos team has had at a World Cup and now, that's the standard.' Jason Cummings was also part of the contingent of Socceroos players returning to Sydney As was Andrew Redmayne, the hero of Australia's World Cup playoff win against Peru The Grey Wiggle was also mobbed by fans and happy to take time for pictures Thomas Deng was one of the Socceroos players who landed in Melbourne from Qatar He posed for pictures with fans and signed autographs for the supporters The Socceroos defender was joined on the plane by teammate Jamie Maclaren Australia arrived in Qatar as ranked outsiders in Group D, but rebounded from a 4-1 drubbing against France in the opening game to reach the Round of 16 for the first time since 2006. Cameron Devlin joined Kuol in the arrivals terminal at Sydney Airport Devlin went viral on social media on Sunday after securing Lionel Messi's shirt following the Socceroos' 2-1 loss to Argentina in the Round of 16 clash Marco Tilio, who replaced the injured Martin Boyle in the squad, returned home on Monday The Melbourne City forward was mobbed by fans at Melbourne Airport Public screenings were also set up in Sydney and Brisbane for the clash against Argentina, as Graham Arnold's men looked to become the first Australia team to reach the quarter-finals.