Crowd ‘erupts’ at Federation Square as Socceroos make history

Crowds in the CBD erupted this morning as the Socceroos triumphed over Denmark at the FIFA World Cup.

Thousands of fans packed into Federation Square to watch the match.

• Scroll down for footage from Fed Square this morning

Today Show reporter at Federation Square, Christine Ahern, says “everyone just erupted” when the final whistle blew.

While most were well behaved there were “lots of flares, as you can imagine, a couple of projectiles thrown”.

Press PLAY below to hear the mood in Fed Square this morning

Press PLAY below for footage from Federation Square

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