It's safe to say that going into the 2022 World Cup, Graham Arnold was one of the coaches most under pre sure of any of the 32 nations competing.The permanent succe sor of the much loved Ange Postecoglou, he struggled to get the team to perform consistently against Asia's best to the frustration of the fans, with Football Australia forced to release a statement pledging their support for Arnold in the wake of a 3-0 home lo s to Japan in March.Many fans did not want him leading the team at the World Cup, but he has masterminded a fantastic run to the Round of 16 of the World Cup, winning two games and bringing the country together in a way that hasn't been seen in years.Their fairytale run ended , but the question that remains now is whether Graham Arnold will still be the Australia coach after the tournament?MORE: Australian football fan sentiment toward Graham Arnold was plenty negative before the World Cupand many would have probably preferred to see a change at the helm before the tournament. But the man who was once public enemy number one during the struggles is now rightfully Devin Bush T Shirts earning praise for leading his country to the knockout rounds for the first time in 16 years.Arnold's contract was always set to expire with the World Cup, but there had been rumours swirling that he could be offered a new deal if the side produced a strong showing at the World Cup. As the dust settles from the 2022 tournament, those in the corridors of power will have lots to consider when deciding whether to offer Arnold a new deal. However, there T J Watt T Shirts is a chance Arnold may rebuff the chance to stay on.In the immediate aftermath of the match, Arnold was coy on what the future will hold except that he wanted to take a break from management, telling reporters after the Argentina game:My contract is up, and I just want to go away, have a holiday, have a break and see what happens.He has previously mentioned the significant time spent away from his family scouting Australian players based abroad, as well as the mental toll the media scrutiny and pre sure has had on him. Arnold could also decide to leave on a high note with his reputation largely repaired in the eyes of Australian fans and media.MORE: This is actually Arnold's second spell as Socceroos coach, with the first being a caretaker stint where he led the side to a disappointing performance at the 2007 Asian Cup.He took over permanently after the 2018 World Cup, when he aimed to defend Australia's Asian Cup crown in 2019, which they failed to do after losing in the quarterfinals to the UAE.He did lead the side to a record number of qualifying wins in a row, as they won 11 consecutive games (albeit mostly against Asian minnow nations), but their qualifying campaign began to falter as they struggled in the back half of 2021 and start JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey of 2022, culminating in their third-place finish in their qualifying group. This meant they would have to go through the Intercontinental Playoff to qualify for the World Cup.MORE: They scraped through their that was far from convincing, with many fans not giving them a chance of defeating a Peru side that had thousands of fans travel to Doha to back their country in the single-elimination World Cup playoff.Yet the Australians put in a spirited defensive performance to take the game to penalties. Then Arnold, in a gusty move, replaced starting 'keeper Maty Ryan . It was widely panned at the time, but it amazingly worked out as Redmayne and his goal-line antics saved the crucial penalty, to Qatar.Andrew Redmayne came on for Australia in the 120th minute to make his third appearance for his country.He clutched up and saved a vital sudden death penalty to send his country to the World Cup GOAL (@goal) Many expected Australia to be making up the numbers at the World Cup, and their opening game performance seemed to back that up. Despite going ahead against France, they faded badly and were soundly defeated 4-1 by the world champions led by Kylian Mbappe.Arnold was able to galvanise the team in quick time, though, and in their next match they won their first World Cup game in 12 years as a Mitch Duke header saw them defeat Tunisia 1-0, in a much improved defensive performance.They then repeated the trick against Denmark, a team picked by many to be dark horses in the tournament. The Socceroos shook off a shaky first Terry Bradshaw Jersey half hour to then score a goal off a brilliant run from Matthew Leckie, securing another 1-0 win and sparking scenes of pandemonium around the country, and praise for the way Arnold set up the side and created a strong mentality within the group.Their reward was a matchup against Lionel Me si's Argentina, and while they frustrated the Albiceleste for the first half hour, a moment of Me si magic and a mistake from goalkeeper Ryan meant that Argentina progre sed with a 2-1 win, though they had to work incredibly hard for it. The match was watched by tens of thousands of fans back in Australia at live sites all over the country, showing how much the team had united the country in such a short time.The subsequent scenes in Socceroos (@Socceroos) Graham Arnold has been a significant figure in Australian football for a period of 37 years, both Rashaad Coward Jersey as a coach and a player.He represented his country 56 times as a player, scoring 19 goals as part of a high-quality Australian side that was denied the chance to play in the World Cup in heartbreaking fashion at times.After retiring, he spent time as an a sistant coach to the Socceroos, most notably under Guus Hiddink at the 2006 World Cup and in 2010 under Pim Verbeek.He has also had a succe sful career managing club sides in Australia, winning two grand finals and three premierships at Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC.