Nearly half a century on from Australia’s first appearance at the FIFA World Cup finals, Socceroos.com.au reunites six pioneers of the game in the exclusive series - Football Stories: The Heroes of 1974.

The roundtable discussion includes legendary coach Rale Rasic and squad members Adrian Alston, Jim Rooney and Doug Utjesenovic, Jim Fraser and Ray Baartz.

Get ready to take a trip down memory lane by meeting a handful of the characters responsible for where Australia football is today.

There is no shortage of memorable moments throughout this special series.