Australia at the FIFA World Cup

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Peter Wilson with East German Bernd Bransch
before their match at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

This article summarises the results and overall performances of

Australia at the FIFA World Cup
.

Australia has qualified for the FIFA World Cup's tournament phase on six occasions: in 1974, 2006 and the four tournaments since.[1] They have also attempted to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 15 times, with their first attempt being in 1966 when they lost to South Korea.

In Australia's first appearance in 1974, representing OFC, a team made up entirely of amateurs secured a scoreless draw against Chile, though they eventually departed from the tournament without a goal to show for their inaugural appearance. Australia made up for lost time at Germany 2006 and qualified for the Round of 16 before narrowly falling to eventual champions Italy. The German theme continued at South Africa 2010 although this time Australia, now representing the AFC, suffered a 4–0 loss against the European giants in a scoreline which ultimately scuppered their progress. A ten-man 1–1 draw against Ghana and a 2–1 win against Serbia saw Australia eliminated on goal difference, three goals off the Africans. Australia were to lose all three games in a tough group at Brazil 2014. In the Qatar 2022 edition, Australia made it to the last 16 for only the second time, before falling 2–1 to Argentina, which, like what happened to 2006 Italy, Argentina would eventually claim the World Cup title in 2022.

FIFA World Cup record

Australia's FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D* L F A Squad Pos. Pld W D* L F A
1930 to 1962 Not a member of FIFA Not a member of FIFA
1966  England Did not qualify Final Round 2 0 0 2 2 9
1970  Mexico Final Round 9 3 5 1 12 8
1974  West Germany Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 5 Squad Final Round 11 5 5 1 21 10
1978  Argentina Did not qualify 4th 12 6 2 4 20 11
1982  Spain 2nd 8 4 2 2 22 9
1986  Mexico 1st (PO) 8 4 3 1 20 4
1990  Italy 2nd 6 2 2 2 11 7
1994  United States 1st (PO) 10 7 1 2 21 7
1998  France 1st (PO) 8 6 2 0 34 5
2002  South Korea
 Japan
1st (PO)
 8 7 0 1 73 4
2006  Germany Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad 1st (PO) 9 7 1 1 31 5
2010  South Africa Group stage 21st 3 1 1 1 3 6 Squad 1st 14 9 3 2 19 4
2014  Brazil Group stage 30th 3 0 0 3 3 9 Squad 2nd 14 8 4 2 25 12
2018  Russia Group stage 30th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 3rd (PO) 22 14 6 2 51 18
2022  Qatar Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 3rd (PO) 20 13 4 3 45 12
2026  Canada
 Mexico
 United States 		To be determined In progress 4 4 0 0 15 0
2030  Morocco
 Portugal
 Spain 		To be determined
2034  Saudi Arabia
Total Round of 16 – 20 4 4 12 17 37 — 6/15 165 99 40 26 422 125
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
From 1966 to 2006 played as a full member of the OFC
Since 2010 played as a full member of the AFC


By match

Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Australia scorers
1974 Group stage  East Germany 0–2 L Hamburg —
 West Germany 0–3 L Hamburg —
 Chile 0–0 D West Berlin —
2006 Group stage  Japan 3–1 W Kaiserslautern T. Cahill (2), J. Aloisi
 Brazil 0–2 L Munich —
 Croatia 2–2 D Stuttgart C. Moore, H. Kewell
Round of 16  Italy 0–1 L Kaiserslautern —
2010 Group stage  Germany 0–4 L Durban —
 Ghana 1–1 D Rustenburg B. Holman
 Serbia 2–1 W Mbombela T. Cahill, B. Holman
2014 Group stage  Chile 1–3 L Cuiabá T. Cahill
 Netherlands 2–3 L Porto Alegre T. Cahill, M. Jedinak
 Spain 0–3 L Curitiba —
2018 Group stage  France 1–2 L Kazan M. Jedinak
 Denmark 1–1 D Samara M. Jedinak
 Peru 0–2 L Sochi —
2022 Group stage  France 1–4 L Al Wakrah C. Goodwin
 Tunisia 1–0 W Al Wakrah
M. Duke
 Denmark 1–0 W Al Wakrah M. Leckie
Round of 16  Argentina 1–2 L Al Rayyan
E. Fernández (o.g.
)

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Chile 2 0 1 1 1 3
 Croatia 1 0 1 0 2 2
 Denmark 2 1 1 0 2 1
 East Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2
 France 2 0 0 2 2 6
 Germany* 2 0 0 2 0 7
 Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Japan 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Peru 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Tunisia 1 1 0 0 1 0
  • Games against West Germany are included in the statistics of Germany.

1974 FIFA World Cup

See also: 1974 FIFA World Cup

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
 Chile 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
 Australia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
East Germany 2 – 0 Australia
Curran 58' (o.g.)
Streich 72'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Australia 0 – 3 West Germany
Report 12' Overath
34' Cullmann
53' Müller
Attendance: 53,000
Australia 0 – 0 Chile
Report
Olympic Stadium, West Berlin
Attendance: 14,681
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran
)

2006 FIFA World Cup


Group F

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Croatia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Australia 3–1 Japan
Cahill 84', 89'
Aloisi 90+2'		 Report 26' Nakamura
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt
)
18:00 CEST
Brazil 2–0 Australia
Adriano 49'
Fred
90'		 Report
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Croatia 2–2 Australia
Srna 2'
N. Kovač 56'
Šimić Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 85'
Šimunić Yellow card 61' Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90+3' (Note1)		 Report 38' (pen.) Moore
79' Kewell
Emerton Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 87'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Note 1: Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow.

Round of 16

Italy 1–0 Australia
Totti 90+5' (pen.)
Materazzi Red card 50'		 Report
Attendance: 46,000

2010 FIFA World Cup

Group D

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
4  Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Germany 4–0 Australia
 Report Cahill Red card 56'
Attendance: 62,660
Ghana 1–1 Australia
Gyan 25' (pen.) Report
Rustenburg
Attendance: 34,812
Australia 2–1 Serbia
 Report
Nelspruit
Attendance: 37,836
)

2014 FIFA World Cup

Group B

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Chile 3–1 Australia
 Report Cahill 35'
Attendance: 40,275
Australia 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 42,877
Australia 0–3 Spain
Report
Attendance: 39,375

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Peru 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Australia 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 2–1 Australia
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,279[4]
)
16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)
Denmark 1–1 Australia
 Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 40,727[5]
)
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Australia 0–2 Peru
Report
Attendance: 44,073[6]

2022 FIFA World Cup

Group D

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Denmark 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 4–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 40,875
Tunisia 0–1 Australia
Report
  • Duke
    23'
Attendance: 41,823
Australia 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 41,232

Round of 16

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Argentina 2–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 45,032

Goalscorers

See also: List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers
Tim Cahill, Australia's male top scorer and joint record player at World Cups in 2009.
Player Goals 1974 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tim Cahill 5 2 1 2
Mile Jedinak 3 1 2
Brett Holman 2 2
John Aloisi 1 1
Harry Kewell 1 1
Craig Moore 1 1
Craig Goodwin 1 1
Mitchell Duke
 		1 1
Mathew Leckie 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 17 0 5 3 3 2 4
Own goals scored for opponents

Most appearances

Rank Player Appearances World Cups
1 Mathew Leckie 10 2014, 2018, 2022
Mathew Ryan 10 2014, 2018, 2022
3 Mark Bresciano 9 2006, 2010, 2014
Tim Cahill 9 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
5 Scott Chipperfield 7 2006, 2010
Jason Culina 7 2006, 2010
Lucas Neill 7 2006, 2010
Mile Jedinak 7 2010, 2014, 2018
Aaron Mooy 7 2018, 2022
Aziz Behich 7 2018, 2022
Jackson Irvine 7 2018, 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "Country Info". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group C – France v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group C – Denmark v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Peru" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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