Australia men's national soccer team
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Association | Football Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia; 2006–present) OFC (Oceania; 1966–2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Graham Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Mathew Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Mark Schwarzer (109) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Tim Cahill (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Various | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | AUS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 4 (first in 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Website | socceroos.com.au |
The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer. Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The team played its first match in 1922 and originally participated in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). In this confederation, Australia won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004, and dominated many World Cup qualification campaigns during earlier rounds. The team won 31–0 against American Samoa in World Cup qualification, achieving the world record for the largest victory in a senior international match. Despite this, the team only managed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup twice in 11 attempts while in this confederation. The team moved to the AFC in 2006, winning the AFC Asian Cup once in 2015 and finishing runners-up in 2011. By winning this competition, Australia became the only team in the world to have won two different confederation cups.[5] Since moving confederations, the team has also qualified for the World Cup in every attempt, qualifying an additional four times for an overall six qualifications. Australia has made appearances in the World Cup knockout stages twice, having progressed to this stage in 2006 and 2022.
The team additionally represented Australia at the now-defunct
History
Early years
The first Australia national team was constituted in 1922 for a tour of New Zealand,
After failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and 1970, losing in play-offs to North Korea and Israel respectively, Australia finally appeared at their first World Cup in West Germany, 1974.[13] After managing only a draw from Chile and losses from East Germany and West Germany, the team which was made up of mostly amateur players was eliminated at the end of the first round, finishing last in their group without scoring a goal. 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.[13] Over a 40-year period, 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, 1998 to Iran and 2002 to Uruguay.
First successes and "golden generation"
The team's previously poor record in World Cup competition was not reflected in their reasonable performances against strong European and South American sides. In 1988, Australia defeated reigning world champions Argentina 4–1 in the
In early 2005, it was reported that Football Australia had entered into discussions to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and end an almost 40-year association with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).[19] Many commentators and fans, most notably soccer broadcaster and former Australian captain Johnny Warren, felt that the only way for Australia to progress was to abandon Oceania.[20] On 13 March, the AFC executive committee made a unanimous decision to invite Australia to join the AFC.[21] After the OFC executive committee unanimously endorsed Australia's proposed move, FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005.[21] Australia joined Asia, with the move taking effect on 1 January 2006, though until then, Australia had to compete for a 2006 World Cup position as an OFC member country.[21]
After a successful campaign, the team took the first steps towards qualification for the 2006 World Cup.[22] 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.[22] 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 5–0 friendly win against Jamaica,[23] 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.[24]
The second leg of the qualifying play-off was played in front of a crowd of 82,698 at Stadium Australia.[25] 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.[26] 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.[24]
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 1–1 draw against the Netherlands, and a 1–0 win at the sold-out 100,000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground against the then European champions Greece[27] 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's men's soccer team in a World Cup and it was also the first victory of an Oceania team in World Cups, 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.[28] Australia met Brazil in their second group game, which 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 round of 16, where they were eliminated from the competition after a 1–0 defeat by the eventual champions Italy after conceding a controversial penalty in the 93rd minute.[29][30] The loss marked the official end of Hiddink's tenure as Australia's national coach.[31] The success achieved at the 2006 World Cup later saw the team named AFC National Team of the Year,[32] as well as being dubbed the "golden generation" in the history of the Socceroos.[33]
Later 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. In Group A they played against Oman (1–1 draw), Thailand (4–0 win) and eventual champions Iraq (3–1 loss), assuring 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.[34]
Australia began their 2010 World Cup campaign in the third round of qualification, drawn into a group, composed of Qatar, Iraq and China PR, in which Australia finished first. Australia eventually saw progression through to the 2010 World Cup after comfortably winning the fourth round of qualification in a group consisting of Japan, Bahrain, Qatar and Uzbekistan.[35] Australia's qualification was already assured before the final two games, finally topping its group ahead of Japan by five points.
Australia was 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,[36] with SBS (Australia's World Cup broadcaster) chief soccer analyst Craig Foster calling for his immediate sacking.[37] 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 the 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.[38]
In 2010, Australia qualified for their second
In 2012, Australia agreed to compete in the
Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification began with a series of friendlies against the United Arab Emirates (0–0), Germany (1–2 win), New Zealand (3–0 win), Serbia (0–0) and Wales (1–2 win).[45] 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.[46]
Shortly after achieving qualification to the World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches against Brazil and France, suffering consecutive 6–0 defeats. This along with previous poor performances during the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign resulted in manager Holger Osieck's sacking, bringing his four-year tenure as Australia's manager to an end.[47]
New generation: the 2015 Asian Cup triumph
After a two-week search for a new manager, Ange Postecoglou was eventually appointed in the position.[48] Postecoglou was tasked with regenerating the Australian national team, which was deemed to have been too reliant on members of their Golden Generation of 2006, subsequently leading to a stagnation of results, culminating in successive 6–0 defeats to Brazil and France.[49] In his first game as Australia's manager, a home friendly match against Costa Rica, Australia won 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Tim Cahill.[50]
For the 2014 World Cup, Australia were drawn in Group B alongside reigning Cup holders Spain, 2010 runners-up Netherlands and Chile.[51] Their first match was off to a lacklustre start, having conceded two goals in the opening 15 minutes from Alexis Sánchez and Jorge Valdivia. Despite a goal from Tim Cahill that inspired a late resurgence from Postecoglou's team, they ultimately lost to Chile 3–1. Their second match against the Netherlands was a close one, but their efforts ended in a 3–2 loss, thus earning their early exit along with the Spanish team. In the end, Australia finished Group B with a third, consecutive defeat to world champions Spain, 3–0. Australia's competitive World Cup performances in a difficult group lead to believe that a new Golden Generation was about to begin.[52][53]
In their first international match proceeding the World Cup, Australia played World Cup quarter-finalists
The new year saw Australia host the
After Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ange Postecoglou resigned from his position as coach;[58] and former manager of the Netherlands national team, Bert van Marwijk, was subsequently appointed as his replacement.[59][60][61] On 8 March 2018, after van Marwijk's first squad announcement, the FFA announced that Graham Arnold will take the coaching role from after the 2018 FIFA World Cup until the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[62]
With van Marwijk, Australia was grouped with Denmark, France and Peru. The first match of Australia against eventual world champions France was praised by a valiant effort, in which Australia only lost 1–2 by a virtual own goal from Aziz Behich.[63] After the defeat to France, Australia produced another outstanding performance, drawing Denmark 1–1.[64] However, in the crucial match against already eliminated Peru, Australia lost 0–2 and crashed out from the World Cup with only a point, became the only team from the AFC to be winless in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[65] Subsequently, van Marwijk left his post and Arnold came to replace him as the new coach of the Socceroos.
Under Graham Arnold, Australia started their 2019 AFC Asian Cup in hope of defending the title, being grouped with Jordan, Syria and Palestine, but their hope was shattered by a shocking 0–1 defeat to Jordan.[66] Australia soon returned to the race by beating Palestine 3–0[67] before winning an important encounter with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Syria,[68] eliminating both Palestine and Syria in the process. The win gave Australia to qualify for the round of sixteen, where they overcame Uzbekistan after winning on penalties 4–2, having drawn 0–0 for 120 minutes.[69] In the quarter-finals, however, in the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, the place where Australia had lost their opening match against Jordan, Australia once again failed to register any win in the same ground, losing to the host United Arab Emirates 0–1 due to a mistake from Miloš Degenek, eventually failing to defend the title.[70]
2022 World Cup resurgence
Australia took part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which they entered in the second round, in which they faced Kuwait, Jordan, Nepal and Chinese Taipei.[71] Australia dominated the group with eight wins out of eight to reach the third round, where it faced Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Oman and Vietnam.[72] After a good start with three straight wins over China, Vietnam and Oman, Australia then won only one game, against Vietnam, in their final seven games, being held thrice and losing thrice, finishing third in the group. It then had to rely on fourth round playoffs.[73] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of Australia's playoffs were centralised in Doha. The Socceroos began their quest with a 2–1 win over the United Arab Emirates, to face fifth place CONMEBOL qualification finisher Peru, a rematch of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[74] This time around, Australia held Peru goalless, before winning on penalties to make it to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Australia was drawn in group D along with world champions France, Denmark and Tunisia.[75] Australia's qualification also meant that the Asian confederation had the largest number of teams in their World Cup history, with six countries qualifying.[76]
As preparation for the World Cup, Australia played two friendlies against neighbouring
Team image
Media coverage
Australian matches are broadcast by Paramount+ and on free-to-air by Network 10.[86]
Previous coverage has been provided by
channel (2016–2017).The national team has set multiple ratings records for both subscription and free-to-air television. Australia's final
Kit
Australia's first kit was sky blue with a maroon hoop on the socks, the colours representing the states of New South Wales and Queensland, a look that was reminiscent of the Australian national rugby league team's strips of the period.[92] They wore the predominantly light blue kit until 1924 when they changed to green and gold.[93]
Australia has worn a yellow jersey, usually accompanied by green shorts, and yellow socks since the 1960s. The colour of the socks altered throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s from white to the same green as the shorts to the same yellow colour as the jersey. This peculiarity of the uniform refers to exactly the combination of colours used in it: although the country's flag has the colours blue, red and white, the selection uses shades of green and yellow. That's because, unlike many national teams, who base their colours on the flag, the Australian team uses as a base the colours of a typical plant in the country, the acacia, which has green leaves and yellow flowers.
Their current away kit is a turquoise shirt with a gold stripe on either side of the shirt, the coat of arms being on top of a navy background. It is accompanied by navy shorts (also containing the gold stripes) and turquoise socks. Australia's kits have been produced by manufacturers including Umbro, Adidas, KingRoo, and since 2004 by Nike.[94]
Rather than displaying the logo of Football Australia, Australia's jersey traditionally features the
Kit suppliers
Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
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Umbro | 1974–1983 | 1974 FIFA World Cup jerseys were manufactured by Adidas but featured an Umbro logo. |
Adidas | 1983–1989 | |
Kingroo | 1990–1993 | |
Patrick | 1993 | |
Adidas | 1993–2004 | |
Nike | 2004–present | Current deal runs until 2033.[105] |
Nickname
Australia's nickname, "Socceroos", was
The name itself is similar to most other
Rivalries
New Zealand
Australia's longtime rivals are
Japan
After joining the AFC, Australia began to develop a fierce rivalry with fellow Asian powerhouse
South Korea
Another major rival within Asia is
Uruguay
A rivalry exists with Uruguay since their first meeting on the eve of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Both nations have faced each other in consecutive World Cup play-offs in 2001 and 2005 with each nation winning a playoff final each to progress through to the World Cup. Australia and Uruguay also faced off in the 1997 Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia, with Australia progressing through to the final against Brazil via a golden goal winner from Harry Kewell.[116]
Supporters
The main
Home stadium
Australia does not have a dedicated
Australia has played at the Gabba in Brisbane, which hosted Australia's first international match on home soil in 1923, a 2–1 win over New Zealand. It was the fourth Australian team match overall, with the first three internationals played in New Zealand.[124] Other venues which regularly hosted international home matches included Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney Showground, and Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, and Subiaco Oval in Perth.
Games in England
Since the 2003 friendly against England, the Socceroos have also played a significant number of games in England, especially London, since a high proportion of the senior team play in European leagues. This includes games at Craven Cottage in Fulham (Fulham Football Club's home ground), Loftus Road in Shepherd's Bush (Queens Park Rangers' home ground) and The Den in Bermondsey (Millwall Football Club's home ground).
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
24 March Friendly | Australia | 3–1 | Ecuador | Sydney, Australia |
20:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 20,668 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
28 March Friendly | Australia | 1–2 | Ecuador | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Docklands Stadium Attendance: 27,103 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea) |
9 September Friendly | Mexico | 2–2 | Australia | Arlington, United States |
21:00 UTC-5 | Report | Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 52,787 Referee: Rubio Vázquez (United States) |
13 October Friendly | England | 1–0 | Australia | London, England |
19:45 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,116 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
17 October Soccer Ashes | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | London, England |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 5,761 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England) |
16 November 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 | Australia | 7–0 | Bangladesh | Melbourne, Australia |
20:00 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 20,876 Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan) |
21 November UTC+3 |
Report |
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Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 14,537 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
2024
6 January Friendly | Bahrain | 0–2 | Australia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
18:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates) |
13 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage | Australia | 2–0 | India | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
14:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 35,253 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
18 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage | Syria | 0–1 | Australia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
14:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,097 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
23 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage | Australia | 1–1 | Uzbekistan | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
14:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 15,290 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
28 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup round of 16 | Australia | 4–0 | Indonesia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
14:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,863 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
2 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals | Australia | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 39,632 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
21 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 | Australia | v | Lebanon | Sydney, Australia |
20:00 UTC+11 | Source | Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium |
26 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 | Lebanon | v | Australia | Canberra, Australia[b] |
19:45 UTC+11 | Source | Stadium: Canberra Stadium |
11 June 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 | Australia | v | Palestine | Perth, Australia |
20:05 UTC+8 | Source | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium |
Coaching staff
- As of November 2023[128]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Graham Arnold |
Assistant coach | René Meulensteen |
Assistant coach | Tony Vidmar |
Goalkeeper coach | John Crawley |
Players
Current squad
The following 25 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round matches against Lebanon.[129][130]
Caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2024, after the match against South Korea.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Lawrence Thomas | 9 May 1992 | 1 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v. South Korea, 3 February 2024 |
GK | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 25 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | v. Palestine, 21 November 2023 |
GK | Andrew Redmayne | 13 January 1989 | 4 | 0 | Sydney FC | v. New Zealand, 18 October 2023 |
DF | Lewis Miller | 24 August 2000 | 6 | 0 | Hibernian | v. Lebanon, 21 March 2024 INJ |
DF | Aziz Behich | 16 December 1990 | 69 | 2 | Al-Nassr | v. South Korea, 3 February 2024 |
DF | Ryan Strain | 2 April 1997 | 5 | 0 | St Mirren | v. Palestine, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Alessandro Circati | 10 October 2003 | 1 | 0 | Parma | v. Palestine, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Miloš Degenek | 28 April 1994 | 45 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade | v. New Zealand, 18 October 2023 |
DF | Joel King | 30 October 2000 | 4 | 0 | Sydney FC | v. Argentina, 15 June 2023 |
DF | Gianni Stensness | 7 February 1999 | 2 | 0 | Viking | v. Argentina, 15 June 2023 |
DF | Bailey Wright | 28 July 1992 | 29 | 2 | Lion City Sailors | v. Ecuador, 28 March 2023 |
MF | Aiden O'Neill | 4 July 1998 | 13 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. South Korea, 3 February 2024 |
MF | Massimo Luongo | 25 September 1992 | 45 | 6 | Ipswich Town | v. Palestine, 21 November 2023 RET |
MF | Alexander Robertson | 17 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | v. New Zealand, 18 October 2023 |
MF | Denis Genreau | 21 May 1999 | 6 | 0 | Toulouse | v. Mexico, 9 September 2023 |
MF | Cameron Devlin | 7 June 1998 | 2 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian | v. Mexico, 9 September 2023 |
MF | Aaron Mooy | 15 September 1990 | 57 | 7 | Retired | v. Ecuador, 24 March 2023 RET |
FW | Martin Boyle | 25 April 1993 | 28 | 8 | Hibernian | v. South Korea, 3 February 2024 |
FW | Marco Tilio | 23 August 2001 | 9 | 0 | Melbourne City | v. South Korea, 3 February 2024 |
FW | Jamie Maclaren | 29 July 1993 | 32 | 11 | Melbourne City | v. Palestine, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Awer Mabil | 15 September 1995 | 33 | 9 | Grasshoppers | v. New Zealand, 18 October 2023 |
FW | Mohamed Toure | 26 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Paris FC | v. New Zealand, 18 October 2023 |
FW | Nicholas D'Agostino | 25 February 1998 | 3 | 0 | Viking | v. Mexico, 9 September 2023 |
FW | Mathew Leckie | 4 February 1991 | 78 | 14 | Melbourne City | v. Mexico, 9 September 2023 INJ |
FW | Garang Kuol | 15 September 2004 | 5 | 1 | Volendam | v. Ecuador, 28 March 2023 |
FW | Jason Cummings | 1 August 1995 | 3 | 1 | Mohun Bagan | v. Ecuador, 28 March 2023 |
FW | Nestory Irankunda | 9 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Adelaide United | v. Ecuador, 28 March 2023 |
- INJ Withdrew due to injury
- RET Retired
Records
Australia currently hold the world record for the
Most capped players
Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
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1 | Mark Schwarzer | 109 | 0 | GK | 1993–2013 |
2 | Tim Cahill | 108 | 50 | FW | 2004–2018 |
3 | Lucas Neill | 96 | 1 | DF | 1996–2013 |
4 | Brett Emerton | 95 | 20 | MF | 1998–2012 |
5 | Mathew Ryan | 91 | 0 | GK | 2012–present |
6 | Alex Tobin | 87 | 2 | DF | 1988–1998 |
7 | Mark Bresciano | 84 | 13 | MF | 2001–2015 |
Paul Wade | 84 | 10 | MF | 1986–1996 | |
9 | Mark Milligan | 80 | 6 | MF | 2006–2019 |
Luke Wilkshire | 80 | 8 | DF | 2004–2014 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Tim Cahill (list) | 50 | 108 | 0.46 | 2004–2018 |
2 | Damian Mori | 29 | 45 | 0.64 | 1992–2002 |
3 | Archie Thompson | 28 | 54 | 0.52 | 2001–2013 |
4 | John Aloisi | 27 | 55 | 0.49 | 1993–2008 |
5 | John Kosmina | 25 | 60 | 0.42 | 1977–1988 |
Attila Abonyi | 25 | 61 | 0.41 | 1967–1977 | |
7 | David Zdrilic | 20 | 31 | 0.65 | 1997–2010 |
Mile Jedinak | 20 | 79 | 0.25 | 2008–2018 | |
Brett Emerton | 20 | 95 | 0.21 | 1998–2012 | |
10 | Graham Arnold | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 1985–1997 |
Most clean sheets
Rank | Name | Clean sheets | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Mark Schwarzer | 44 | 109 | 0.4 | 1993–2013 |
2 | Mathew Ryan | 33 | 91 | 0.36 | 2012–present |
3 | Zeljko Kalac | 24 | 54 | 0.44 | 1992–2006 |
4 | Jeff Olver | 13 | 37 | 0.35 | 1985–1989 |
5 | Robert Zabica | 12 | 27 | 0.44 | 1990–1994 |
Competitive record
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Event | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
FIFA World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA Confederations Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
AFC Asian Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OFC Nations Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
FIFA World Cup
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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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2030 | Morocco Portugal Spain |
To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2034 | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | – | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | — | 6/15 | 163 | 97 | 40 | 26 | 415 | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIFA Confederations Cup
Australia's FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1992 | Saudi Arabia | No OFC representative invited | |||||||
1995 | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
1997 | Saudi Arabia | Runners-up
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2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
1999 | Mexico | Did not qualify | |||||||
2001 | South Korea Japan |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
2003 | France | Did not qualify | |||||||
2005 | Germany | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
2009 | South Africa | Did not qualify | |||||||
2013 | Brazil | ||||||||
2017 | Russia | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Total | 0 titles | 4/10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
AFC Asian Cup
Australia's AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Group Pos. | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–2004 | Not a member of the AFC | Not a member of the AFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Qatar | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | Squad | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Australia | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | United Arab Emirates | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 1st | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Qatar | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2027 | Saudi Arabia | To be determined | In progress | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1 title | 5/19 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 17 | — | — | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summer Olympics
Australia's Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
1908–1952 | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
1956 | Melbourne | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Qualified as Host | |||||||
1960
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Rome | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1964
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Tokyo | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Mexico City | ||||||||||||||||
1972 | Munich | ||||||||||||||||
1976 | Montreal | ||||||||||||||||
1980 | Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
1984 | Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | Seoul | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
1992–present | See Australia national under-23 team
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Total | 0 titles | 2/17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
OFC Nations Cup
Australia's OFC Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1973 | Did not participate | |||||||
1980 | Champions
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1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
1996 | Champions
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1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1998 | Runners-up
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2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
2000 | Champions
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1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2002 | Runners-up
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2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
2004 | Champions
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1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
2008–present | Not OFC member | |||||||
Total | 4 titles | 6/10 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 13 |
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Australia's OFC Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2001
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Runners-up |
1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2003
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Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0 titles | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
AFF Championship
Since joining the AFF in 2013, Australia has never competed in this event.
Minor tournaments
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1922 Soccer Ashes | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
1923 Soccer Ashes | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
1933 Soccer Ashes | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
1936 Soccer Ashes | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
1948 Soccer Ashes | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
1954 Soccer Ashes | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
1982 Merlion Cup | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
1983 Trans-Tasman Trophy | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1983 Merlion Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
1984 China–Australia Ampol Cup | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1985 China–Australia Ampol Cup | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1986 Trans-Tasman Trophy | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1986 China–Australia Ampol Cup | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1987 President's Cup |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1987 Trans-Tasman Trophy | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1988 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
1988 Trans-Tasman Trophy | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
1990 Independence Cup | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1991 Trans-Tasman Trophy | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1991 President's Cup | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 Independence Cup | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1994 Kirin Cup |
2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1995 Trans-Tasman Trophy | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1996 Simba Cup | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
2000 Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2000 LG Cup (UAE) | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2001 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 14 titles | 69 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 150 | 75 |
All-time record
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