Socceroos fans set to take over Russia, buying more World Cup tickets than England

The green and gold will have plenty of support behind them at football's showpiece event

It may be on the other side of the world but official figures show there is going to be a sea of Socceroos fans swarming Russian cities and World Cup matches.

According to FIFA, 36,359 tickets have been allocated to green and gold supporters - ranking in ninth in World Cup tickets purchased by overseas countries, one spot ahead of (32,362).

Host nation (871,797) lead the way in seats bought, followed by the USA (88,825), (72,512), (65,234) and (62,541).

, who like the USA failed to qualify for the World Cup, also make the top 10 with 40,251 tickets acquired.

The Socceroos open their campaign in Russia with a tough opening group C match against tournament fancy in Kazan on June 16.

After a short trip south to Samara, Australia face on June 21 before finishing the group stage against in Sochi on June 26.

If the green and gold finish top of group C, a round-of-16 match in Kazan awaits while a second-placed finish means a knockout match in Nizhny Novgorod.