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The '''Australian national association football team''' represents [[Australia]] in international [[association football]]. The team is controlled by the governing body for [[association football in Australia]], [[Football Federation Australia]] (FFA), which is currently a member of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) and the regional [[ASEAN Football Federation]] (AFF) since leaving the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the ''Socceroos''. |
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Australia is a four-time OFC champion and [[Asian Football Confederation#AFC National Team of the Year|AFC National Team of the Year]] for 2006. The team represented Australia at the [[FIFA World Cup]] tournaments in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], and has qualified for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. |
Australia is a four-time OFC champion and [[Asian Football Confederation#AFC National Team of the Year|AFC National Team of the Year]] for 2006. The team represented Australia at the [[FIFA World Cup]] tournaments in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], and has qualified for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Socceroos | ||
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Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ange Postecoglou | ||
Captain | Lucas Neill | ||
Most caps | Mark Schwarzer (109) | ||
Top scorer | Damian Mori & Tim Cahill (29) | ||
FIFA code | AUS | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 57 ![]() | ||
Highest | 14 (September 2009) | ||
Lowest | 92 (June 2000) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001) (World Record for international matches)[1] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1974) | ||
Best result | Round of 16, 2006 | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 2011 | ||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004 | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 1997 |
The Australian national association football team represents Australia in international association football. The team is controlled by the governing body for association football in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Socceroos.
Australia is a four-time OFC champion and AFC National Team of the Year for 2006. The team represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1974, 2006 and 2010, and has qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
History
Early years
The first Australian national soccer team was constituted in 1922 for a tour of New Zealand.[2] During the tour, Australia suffered two defeats and scraped a draw.[2] For the next 36 years, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa became regular opponents in tour (exhibition) matches.[3] During that period, Australia also competed against Canada and India during their tours of Australia in 1924 and 1938 respectively.[4][5] With the advent of cheap air travel, Australia began to diversified its range of opponents.[3] However, its geographical isolation continued to play a role in its destiny for the next 30 years.[3]
After failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and 1970, losing in play-offs to North Korea and Israel respectively, Australia eventually appeared at first World Cup in West Germany, 1974.[6] After managing only a draw from Chile and losses from East Germany and West Germany, the team was eliminated at the end of the first round, finishing last in their group. It would prove to be the only appearance for the Australian team until the World Cup tournament returned to Germany more than three decades later in 2006.[6] Over that 32-year period, as well as the 8 years prior, the Australian team was known for its near misses in its attempts to qualify for the World Cup; they lost play-offs in 1966 (to North Korea), 1970 (to Israel), 1986 (to Scotland), 1994 (to Argentina), and most notably 1998 against Iran and 2002 against Uruguay.Cite error: The <ref>
tag has too many names (see the help page). In 1997, Australia drew with reigning world champions Brazil 0–0 in the group stage and then defeated Uruguay 1–0 in the semi-finals to reach the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final.[7] In 2001, after a victory against reigning world champions France in the group stage, Australia finished the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in third place after defeating Brazil 1–0 in the third-place decider.[8]
"Golden generation"
In early 2005, it was reported that FFA had entered into discussions to join the AFC and end an almost 40-year association with the OFC.[9] Many commentators and fans, most notably football broadcaster and former Australian captain Johnny Warren, felt that the only way for Australia to progress was to abandon Oceania.[10] On 13 March, AFC executive committee made a unanimous decision to invite Australia to join the AFC.[11] After OFC executive committee unanimously endorsed Australia's proposed move, FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005.[11] Australia would join Asia, with the move taking effect on 1 January 2006, though until then, Australia would have to compete for a 2006 FIFA World Cup position as an OFC member country.[12]
After a successful campaign, the team took the first steps towards qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[13] Though after coach Frank Farina stood down from the position after Australia's dismal performance at the 2005 Confederations Cup, Guus Hiddink was announced as the new national coach.[13] Australia, ranked 49th, would then have to play the 18th ranked Uruguay in a rematch of the 2001 qualification play-off for a spot in the 2006 World Cup. After a successful friendly match against Jamaica (Australia's biggest high-profile win: 5–0),[14] the first leg of the play-off tournament was lost (1–0), with the return leg still to be played in Australia four days later in Sydney on 16 November 2005.[15]
The second leg of the qualifying play-off was played in front of a crowd of 82,698 at Stadium Australia.[16] Australia led Uruguay 1–0 after 90 minutes following a goal by Mark Bresciano in the first half. The aggregate was tied, and extra time was played. Neither team scored after two periods of extra time, bringing the game to a penalty shootout. Australia won the penalty shootout (4–2), making Australia the first ever team to qualify for a World Cup via a penalty shootout.[17] Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer made two saves, with John Aloisi scoring the winning penalty for a place in the World Cup, Australia's first qualification in 32 years.[15]
Immediately after the qualification, Australia went into the 2006 World Cup as the second lowest-ranked side. Although their ranking vastly improved in subsequent months after a series of exhibition matches against high profile teams, including a 3–1 win against Liechtenstein, a 1–1 draw against Netherlands, and a 1–0 win at the sold out 100,000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground against the then current European Champions Greece.[18]
For the 2006 World Cup, Australia was placed into Group F, along with Japan, Croatia and defending champions Brazil. In their opening group game, Australia defeated Japan 3–1, with Tim Cahill scoring two goals (84', 89') and John Aloisi scoring one (90+2') in the last eight minutes. Their goals made history, being the first ever scored by Australia in a World Cup, as well as all three goals being scored in the last seven minutes of the game, which was never before done in a World Cup match.[19] Australia met Brazil in their second group game, where Australia lost to Brazil 2–0. Australia faced Croatia in their third match. The final score (2–2) was enough to see Australia proceed to the knockout stage, where it was eliminated from the competition after a controversial 1–0 defeat by the eventual champions Italy. Coach Guus Hiddink officially resigned from his position following the World Cup exit. The success achieved at the 2006 World Cup later saw the team dubbed the 'golden generation' in the history of the Australia national team,[20] as well as being awarded the AFC National Team of the Year.[21]
Recent success
Led by coach Graham Arnold, Australia went to their first Asian Cup in 2007, sending a strong squad which included 15 players from the previous year's World Cup team. A ring of satisfying matches in Group A against Oman (1–1 draw), Thailand (4–0 win) and Iraq (3–1 loss) assured Australia's progression to the quarter final stage of the tournament. Though after drawing 1–1 with Japan after extra time, Australia exited the tournament on penalties at the quarter final stage. An international friendly on 11 September 2007 against Argentina (1–0 loss) was Graham Arnold's last game as head coach, with the position eventually being filled by Pim Verbeek on 6 December 2007.[22]
Australia began their 2010 World Cup campaign in the third round of qualification, drawn into a group, composed of Qatar, Iraq and China, in which Australia finished first. Australia eventually saw progression through to the 2010 FIFA World Cup after comfortably wining the fourth round of qualification in a group consisting of Japan, Bahrain, Qatar and Uzbekistan.[23] Australia's qualification was already assured before the final two games, finally topping its group ahead of Japan by 5 points.
Australia were drawn into Group D in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which featured three-time world champion Germany, Ghana and Serbia. On 14 June 2010, Australia faced Germany. Pim Verbeek's surprising decision to play without a recognised striker saw Australia comprehensively defeated 4–0. Verbeek received heavy criticism for his tactics,[24] with SBS (Australia's World Cup broadcaster) chief football analyst Craig Foster calling for his immediate sacking.[25] Australia's second group match against Ghana resulted in a draw of 1–1, and their third and final group match against Serbia resulted in a 2–1 win. Ultimately Australia's heavy loss to Germany saw them eliminated in group stage. Pim Verbeek completed his term as Australian coach at the end of the 2010 World Cup and was soon replaced by Holger Osieck.[26]
In 2010 Australia qualified for their second AFC Asian Cup, topping their qualification group. A successful campaign at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup saw Australia become runners-up to Japan, after losing in the Final 1–0 in extra time.[27]
In 2012, Australia agreed to compete in the East Asian Cup.[28] Australia traveled to Hong Kong to compete in a series of qualification matches with the hopes of qualifying for the 2013 East Asian Cup. Despite handing several debuts and fielding an in-experienced squad, Australia was successful, finishing ahead of Hong Kong, North Korea, Guam and Chinese Taipei to progress to the 2013 East Asian Cup, where Australia eventually finished last in behind Japan, South Korea and China.[29][30]
Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification began with a series of friendlies against United Arab Emirates (0–0), Germany (1–2 win), New Zealand (3–0 win), Serbia (0–0) and Wales (1–2 win).[31] Australia's World Cup campaign started in the third round of qualification, with Australia topping their group to progress to the fourth round. After winning their last fourth round-game, Australia finished as runners-up in their group, qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 18 June 2013.[32]
Team image
Media coverage
Australian matches have been broadcast by free-to-air network SBS and subscription sports network Fox Sports, with the national team having set multiple ratings records for both television networks. Australia's final 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay was the highest rating program in SBS history with an audience of 3.4 million viewers,[33] while a 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Uzbekistan set a record for the highest subscription television audience, with an average of 431,000 viewers.[34]
Colours
Australia's traditional kit is a gold jersey, accompanied by green shorts, the national colours of Australia which are associated with most of the country's national sporting teams. The colour of the socks has altered throughout the 1970s, 1980 and 1990s from white to the same green as the shorts to the same gold colour as the jersey. Their current away kit is a dark blue jersey accompanied by dark blue shorts and socks. Australia's kits have been produced by manufacturers including Umbro, Adidas, KingRoo (from 1990 until 1993), Adidas again (from 1994 until 2003) and recently Nike (since 2004).[35]
Australia's first national kit, worn in 1922, was an exception to the traditional green and gold, where the team wore a sky blue jersey and socks, and white shorts. The look was copied from the Australian national rugby league team's strips of the period.[36] Rather than displaying the logo of Football Federation Australia, Australia's jersey traditionally features the coat of arms of Australia over the left breast. Australia's 1974 FIFA World Cup kits were produced by Adidas as were all other national team kits in the tournament, with Adidas sponsoring the event. Though the kits contained Umbro branding, due to the manufacturer's Australian partnership at the time.[37]
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Nickname
Australia's nickname, Socceroos, was coined in 1967 by Sydney journalist Tony Horstead in his coverage of the team on a goodwill tour to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.[38] It is commonly used by both the Australian people and the governing body FFA.[39] The nickname represents a cultural propensity for the use of colloquialism's in the country. It also represents the historical Australian-English use of 'soccer'.[40][41]
The name itself is similar to most other Australian national representative sporting team nicknames; used informally when referring to the team, in the media or in conversation. Similarly, the name is derived from a well-known symbol of Australia, in this case the kangaroo. The words soccer and kangaroo are combined into a portmanteau word as soccer-roo; such as Olyroos for the Australia Olympic football team.[42]
Rivalries
Australia's long time rivals are Trans-Tasman neighbors New Zealand.[43] The two teams' history dates back to 1922, where they first met in both their international debuts. The rivalry between the Socceroos and the All Whites (New Zealand) is part of a wider friendly rivalry between the neighbours Australia and New Zealand, which applies not only to sport but to the culture of the two countries. The rivalry was intensified when Australia and New Zealand were both members of the OFC, regularly competing in OFC Nations Cup finals and in FIFA World Cup qualifications, where only one team from the OFC progressed to the World Cup. Since Australia left the OFC to join the AFC in 2006, competition between the two teams has been less frequent. However, the rivalry between the two teams is still strong, with the occasional match receiving much media and public attention.[44]
After joining the AFC, Australia began to develop a fierce rivalry with fellow Asian powerhouse Japan.[45] The rivalry began at the 2006 FIFA World Cup where the two countries were grouped together. The rivalry continued with the two countries meeting regularly in various AFC competitions.[46]
Supporters
The main supporter group of the Australian national team is Terrace Australis.[47] The group was founded by FFA and fans in 2013, during Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Its establishment came in the wake of poor off-field action and minimal community engagement.[48] The birth of Terrace Australis saw the Green and Gold Army (GGA) relinquish its role as a hub for active support, which it had claimed since its establishment in 2001.[49][50]
Home stadium
Australia does not have a national stadium, though major international matches have usually been played at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Other large grounds used in recent years include the Sydney Football Stadium, also in Sydney, Docklands Stadium in Melbourne, and Lang Park in Brisbane. Regular international matches have also been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Hindmarsh Stadium and Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Subiaco Oval in Perth and Canberra Stadium in Canberra.
Australia has historically played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Brisbane which hosted Australia's first international match on home-soil on 9 June 1923. Other historic venues which regularly hosted international home matches include Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne as well as the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Showground both located in Sydney.
Australia has also played several "home" games in recent year at Craven Cottage in Fulham (Fulham Football Club's home ground), and Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (Queen's Park Rangers' home ground), owing to the fact there is a large Australian ex-patriot community in West London, and that a high proportion of the senior team play in European leagues.
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Players
- For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Australia national team players.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the international friendly against Costa Rica on 19 November 2013.[51] Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | GK | Mitchell Langerak | 22 August 1988 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Mathew Ryan | 8 April 1992 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Lucas Neill | 9 March 1978 | 96 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Michael Zullo | 11 September 1988 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Rhys Williams | 14 July 1988 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Ryan McGowan | 15 August 1989 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Jason Davidson | 29 June 1991 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | 13 August 1984 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | DF | Ivan Franjić | 10 September 1987 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Mark Milligan | 4 August 1985 | 26 | 2 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Tommy Oar | 10 December 1991 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Oliver Bozanić | 8 January 1989 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Mile Jedinak | 3 August 1984 | 42 | 3 | ![]() |
16 | MF | James Holland | 15 May 1989 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Matt McKay | 11 January 1983 | 45 | 1 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Tom Rogić | 16 December 1992 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Mark Bresciano | 11 February 1980 | 73 | 13 | ![]() |
25 | MF | Dario Vidošić | 8 April 1987 | 20 | 2 | ![]() |
4 | FW | Tim Cahill | 6 December 1979 | 66 | 29 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Mathew Leckie | 4 February 1991 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Joshua Kennedy | 20 August 1982 | 33 | 17 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Robbie Kruse | 5 October 1988 | 28 | 3 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Australia squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Mark Schwarzer | 6 October 1972 | 109 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Eugene Galeković | 12 June 1981 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Nathan Coe | 1 June 1984 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Mark Birighitti | 17 April 1991 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Adam Federici | 31 January 1985 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | David Carney | 30 November 1983 | 48 | 6 | ![]() |
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DF | Saša Ognenovski | 3 April 1979 | 22 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Luke Wilkshire | 1 October 1981 | 79 | 8 | ![]() |
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DF | Robert Cornthwaite | 24 October 1985 | 8 | 3 | ![]() |
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DF | Jade North | 7 January 1982 | 41 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Michael Thwaite | 2 May 1983 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Craig Goodwin | 16 December 1991 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Trent Sainsbury | 5 January 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dino Đulbić | 16 February 1983 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Aziz Behich | 16 December 1990 | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Scott Jamieson | 13 October 1988 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Matt Smith | 14 October 1982 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Michael Marrone | 27 January 1987 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Nikita Rukavytsya | 22 June 1987 | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Jackson Irvine | 7 March 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Brett Holman | 27 March 1984 | 63 | 9 | ![]() |
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MF | Mitch Nichols | 1 May 1989 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Aaron Mooy | 15 September 1990 | 3 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Ruben Zadkovich | 23 May 1986 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Erik Paartalu | 3 May 1986 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Joshua Brillante | 25 March 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Brett Emerton | 22 February 1979 | 95 | 20 | ![]() |
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MF | Richard Garcia | 4 September 1981 | 18 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Terry Antonis | 26 November 1993 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Rostyn Griffiths | 10 March 1988 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ben Halloran | 14 June 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Osama Malik | 30 September 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Archie Thompson | 23 October 1978 | 54 | 28 | ![]() |
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FW | Mitchell Duke | 18 January 1991 | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Adam Taggart | 2 June 1993 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Tomi Jurić | 22 July 1991 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Connor Pain | 11 November 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Alex Brosque | 12 October 1983 | 21 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Eli Babalj | 21 February 1992 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
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Results and fixtures
- For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page.
2012
29 February 2012 1 | Australia ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
17:30 UTC+8 | Brosque ![]() Kewell ![]() Emerton ![]() |
Report Summary |
Al-Dossari ![]() Al-Shamrani ![]() |
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 24,240 Referee: Dong-Jin Kim (South Korea) |
2 June 2012 2 | Denmark ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
23:00 UTC+8 | Agger ![]() Bjelland ![]() |
Report Summary |
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 15,888 Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy) |
8 June 2012 3 | Oman ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
21:00 UTC+8 | Report Summary |
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
12 June 2012 4 | Australia ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
18:00 UTC+8 | Milligan ![]() ![]() Wilkshire ![]() |
Report Summary |
Kurihara ![]() Kurihara ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 40,189 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
16 August 2012 5 | Scotland ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
03:00 UTC+8 | Rhodes ![]() Davidson ![]() McCormack ![]() |
Summary | Bresciano ![]() |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,110 Referee: Tom Hagen (Norway) |
7 September 2012 6 | Lebanon ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() |
01:30 UTC+8 | Summary | Cahill ![]() McKay ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Saida International Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece) |
12 September 2012 7 | Jordan ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
00:00 UTC+8 | Abdel-Fattah ![]() Deeb ![]() |
Report | Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Amman International Stadium Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
16 October 2012 8 | Iraq ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
22:15 UTC+8 | Abdul-Zahra ![]() |
Report | Cahill ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic) |
14 November 2012 9 | South Korea ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
18:00 UTC+8 | Lee Dong-Gook ![]() |
Summary | Rukavytsya ![]() Cornthwaite ![]() |
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Referee: Wang Zhe (China) |
3 December 2012 10 | Hong Kong ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
20:30 UTC+8 | Lam Hok Hei ![]() ![]() |
Report | Emerton ![]() |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
5 December 2012 11 | North Korea ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
20:30 UTC+8 | An Yong-Hak ![]() |
Report | Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 989 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
7 December 2012 12 | Guam ![]() | 0 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() |
17:50 UTC+8 | Report | Mooy ![]() Babalj ![]() Marrone ![]() Thompson ![]() Milligan ![]() Garcia ![]() |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Wang Zhe (China PR) |
9 December 2012 13 | Australia ![]() | 8 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
17:00 UTC+8 | Garcia ![]() Cornthwaite ![]() Taggart ![]() Behich ![]() Mooy ![]() Yang Chao-hsun ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (Korea Republic) |
2013
6 February 2013 1 | Australia ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() |
Wilkshire ![]() Cornthwaite ![]() |
Report | Tănase ![]() Torje ![]() Stancu ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
26 March 2013 2 | Australia ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
Cahill ![]() Holman ![]() |
Report | Al-Muqbali ![]() Jedinak ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 34,603 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
4 June 2013 3 | Japan ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
Honda ![]() |
Report | Oar ![]() |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 62,172 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
11 June 2013 4 | Australia ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
Bresciano ![]() Cahill ![]() Kruse ![]() Neill ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Docklands Stadium Attendance: 43,785 Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
18 June 2013 5 | Australia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
22:15 UTC+8 | Kennedy ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 80,523 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
20 July 2013 6 | South Korea ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 31,571 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
25 July 2013 7 | Japan ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
20:00 UTC+9 | Saito ![]() Osako ![]() ![]() |
Report | Duke ![]() Jurić ![]() |
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea) |
28 July 2013 8 | Australia ![]() | 3 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() |
17:15 UTC+9 | Mooy ![]() Taggart ![]() Duke ![]() |
Report | Yu Dabao ![]() Sun Ke ![]() Yang Xu ![]() Wu Lei ![]() |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) |
7 September 2013 9 | Brazil ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
05:15 AEST | Jô ![]() Neymar ![]() Ramires ![]() Pato ![]() Luiz Gustavo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha |
12 October 2013 10 | France ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
06:00 AEDT | Ribéry ![]() Giroud ![]() Cabaye ![]() Debuchy ![]() Benzema ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
16 October 2013 11 | Australia ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
06:30 AEDT | Kennedy ![]() Vidošić ![]() Leckie ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage |
19 November 2013 12 | Australia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
19:30 AEDT | Cahill ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 20,165 |
Records
Mark Schwarzer holds the record for most Australia appearances with 109. He is the only Australia player to have reached 100 caps. Lucas Neill is second, having played 96 times. Brett Emerton played for Australia 95 times and is the third most capped player.
Damian Mori and Tim Cahill share the title of Australia's highest goalscorer. Mori scored 29 goals between 1992 and 2002, during which time he played for Australia on 45 occasions. Cahill has also scored 29 goals since his first appearance for Australia in March 2004, during that time he has played for Australia on 66 occasions. Archie Thompson is the third highest goalscorers with 28 goals.
Australia currently hold the world record for the largest win and the most goals scored by a player in an international match.[52] Both records were achieved during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against American Samoa on 11 April 2001. Australia won 31–0 with Archie Thompson scoring 13 goals and David Zdrilic scoring 8 goals.[52][53] Two days before the 31–0 win, Australia broke the record for largest win with a 22–0 win over Tonga.[54] Both wins surpassed the previous record held by Kuwait who beat Bhutan 20–0 on 14 February 2000.[55] With 13 and 8 goals respectively, both Thompson and Zdrilic broke the previous record jointly held by another Australian, Gary Cole, who scored seven goals against Fiji in 1981,[56] and Iranian Karim Bagheri, who also scored seven goals against Maldives in 1997.[57]
Competitive record
- For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.
FIFA World Cup
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
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9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |
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Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |||||||||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | |||||||||
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||||||||
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 4 | |||||||||
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | |
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Group stage | 21st | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |
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Qualified | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | ||||||||
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Total | 4/20 | 0 Titles | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 119 | 68 | 30 | 21 | 311 | 95 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
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Total | 3/9 | 0 Titles | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
OFC Nations Cup
OFC Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
1996 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
Total | 6/7 | 4 Titles | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 13 |
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2007 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
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Qualified | |||||||
Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 |
EAFF East Asian Cup
EAFF East Asian Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Total | 1/3 | 0 Titles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
AFF Championship
AFF South East Asian Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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2016 | |||||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 2011
See also
General
Squads
FIFA World Cup |
FIFA Confederations Cup |
AFC Asian Cup
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