The state government has granted every pub in Victoria the licence to open for pre-sunrise screenings of the Socceroos game.

Licensed pubs and clubs will be allowed to trade between 3am and 7am on Saturday for the match – only the third time the men’s team have made the do-or-die stages of the World Cup.

The state government has granted every pub in Victoria the licence to open for pre-sunrise screenings of the Socceroos game.