Socceroos fan who went viral for ‘s*** we’re on the f****** telly’ resurfaces in Qatar

The Socceroos fan who went viral after his hilarious reaction to being on the television has resurfaced, and has stressed that he is not in trouble with his partner.

Social media erupted last week when an unknown male Australia fan gave an extremely concerned reaction to being on the big screen at the Al-Janoub Stadium for the Socceroos 4-1 defeat by France.

‘Jesus we’re on the f****** telly’ the fan mouthed. 

The Socceroos fan who went viral insists that his partner does know that he is in Qatar

The unknown man looked extremely concerned when he realised he was on television

He said ‘Jesus we’re on the f**** telly’ when he noticed he was on the big screen in Qatar 

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The supporter’s bizarre reaction led to many speculating that he had perhaps lied to his partner about being in Qatar, or that he had left work to follow Australia’s World Cup campaign.

But the fan has given his side of the story and emphatically shut down those jibes, insisting he was simply surprised about being on the television. 

‘I didn’t realise I even said it,’ he said via Reddit. ‘Oh, oh Jesus I’m on the f****** telly.

‘Everyone’s like “I wonder what happened? His wife’s…” all this rubbish. Yeah, my partner knows I’m here, you know? 

‘Why it’s gone viral, I don’t really understand. I’m kind of scratching my head, I guess people are looking for an Australian moment they can identify with. ‘