Summary
Bert van Marwijk was tipped to achieve "great things" with Australia Thursday as he was given the job of taking the Socceroos to the World Cup, following Ange Postecoglou's sudden departure.
The Dutchman, who took the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final, had been one of the leading foreign candidates to take on the short-term coaching stint.
The 65-year-old takes the reins after Postecoglou's quit in November despite successfully guiding the Socceroos to the World Cup via the playoffs.
Van Marwijk is not the first Dutchman to coach the Socceroos, with Guus Hiddink and Pim Verbeek previously taking the reins.
Hiddink famously took an Australia side featuring Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell and Tim Cahill to the last 16 at the 2006 World Cup, their best performance in four attempts.
Sydney FC said Arnold would remain as coach at the A-League club until the end of the current season, which finishes in May.
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