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Australia

Nickname(s)	Socceroos
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Graham Arnold
Captain	Mark Milligan
Most caps	Mark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorer	Tim Cahill (50)
FIFA code	AUS
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	42 1 (7 February 2019)[1]
Highest	14 (September 2009)
Lowest	102 (November 2014)
Elo ranking
Current	45 10 (2 February 2019)[2]
Highest	9 (14 August 2001[3])
Lowest	75 (November 1965)
First international
New Zealand 3–1 Australia  (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
Australia 31–0 American Samoa  (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001) (World record for senior international matches)[4]
Biggest defeat
Australia 0–8 South Africa  (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1974)
Best result	Round of 16 (2006)
Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1980)
Best result	Champions (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	Runners-up (1997)
Website	socceroos.com.au

The Australia 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 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.

Australia is the only national team to have been a champion of two confederations, having won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004, as well as the AFC Asian Cup at the 2015 event on home soil. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup tournament on five occasions, in 1974 and from 2006 to 2018. The team has also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four times.

History

Early years

The first Australia national team was constituted in 1922 for a tour of New Zealand,^[5] which included two defeats and a draw. For the next 36 years, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa became regular opponents in tour (exhibition) matches.^[6] During that period, Australia also competed against Canada and India during their tours of Australia in 1924 and 1938 respectively.^[7][8] Australia recorded their worst ever defeat on 30 June 1951 as they lost 17–0 in a match to a touring England side.^[9] Australia had a rare opportunity to compete on the world's stage during the team's first major international tournament as hosts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. However, an inexperienced squad proved to be reason for the team's disappointing performance.^[10] With the advent of cheap air travel, Australia began to diversify its range of opponents.^[6] However, its geographical isolation continued to play a role in its destiny for the next 30 years.^[6]

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.^[11] 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.^[11] 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 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup.^[12][13] 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.^[14] 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.^[15] Australia defeated England 3–1 at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground in 2003 as Wayne Rooney made his international debut.^[16]

In early 2005, it was reported that Football Federation 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).^[17] 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.^[18] On 13 March, the AFC executive committee made a unanimous decision to invite Australia to join the AFC.^[19] After the OFC executive committee unanimously endorsed Australia's proposed move, FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005.^[19] 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.^[19]

After a successful campaign, the team took the first steps towards qualification for the 2006 World Cup.^[20] 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.^[20] 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,^[21] 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.^[22]

The second leg of the qualifying play-off was played in front of a crowd of 82,698 at Stadium Australia.^[23] 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.^[24] 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.^[22]

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.^[25]

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, 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.^[26] 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 knockout stage, 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. The loss marked the official end of Hiddink's tenure as Australia's national coach.^[27] The success achieved at the 2006 World Cup later saw the team named AFC National Team of the Year,^[28] as well as being dubbed the "golden generation" in the history of the Socceroos.^[29]

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.^[30]

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.^[31] Australia's qualification was already assured before the final two games, finally topping its group ahead of Japan by five 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,^[32] with SBS (Australia's World Cup broadcaster) chief soccer analyst Craig Foster calling for his immediate sacking.^[33] 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.^[34]

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.^[35]

In 2012, Australia agreed to compete in the East Asian Cup.^[36] Australia travelled 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 behind Japan, South Korea and China PR.^[37][38] On 26 August 2013, Australia became full members of the ASEAN Football Federation^[39] but as part of their entrance agreement with the sub-confederation, their national team is barred from participating in the AFF Championship due to their perceived wide gap in football playing standards between Australia and the rest of the region.^[40]

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).^[41] 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.^[42]

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.^[43]

New generation: the 2015 Asian Cup triumph

After a two-week search for a new manager, Ange Postecoglou was eventually appointed in the position.^[44] 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.^[45] 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.^[46]

For the 2014 World Cup, Australia were drawn in Group B alongside reigning Cup holders Spain, 2010 runners-up Netherlands and Chile.^[47] 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. Australian fans praised the team for their outstanding efforts in a tough group. In the end, Australia finished Group B with a third, consecutive defeat to former world champions Spain, 3–0. Australia's competitive World Cup performances in a difficult group lead to belief that a new Golden Generation was about to begin.^[48][49]

In their first international match proceeding the World Cup, Australia played World Cup quarter-finalists Belgium in Liège, with Australia going down 2–0. Four days later, Australia achieved their first international win in ten months, and just their second win under Ange Postecoglou, with a 3–2 victory over Saudi Arabia in London. After drawing against the United Arab Emirates, and suffering successive losses against Qatar and Japan, combined with previous poor results earlier in the year, Australia slipped to 94 and 102 in the FIFA World Rankings, their lowest ever ranking.^[50]

The new year saw Australia host the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, with the team making their third consecutive appearance in the tournament. Australia won their first two group matches against Kuwait and Oman comfortably, with scorelines of 4–1 and 4–0 respectively. This guaranteed their qualification for the knockout stage, despite losing their final group match against South Korea in Brisbane 1–0.^[51] They faced China PR in the quarter-finals and won 2–0, courtesy of a second-half brace from Tim Cahill. In the semi-finals, Australia won 2–0 over United Arab Emirates and advanced to the final for the second time in row. They faced South Korea in the final on 31 January at Stadium Australia, winning 2–1 after extra time to claim their first Asian title and qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[52][53]

After Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ange Postecoglou resigned from his position as coach;^[54] and Bert van Marwijk was subsequently appointed as his replacement.^[55][56][57] 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.^[58]

With van Marwijk, Australia was grouped with Denmark, France and Peru. The first match of Australia against future world champions France was praised by a valiant effort, in which Australia only lost 1–2 by a virtual own goal from Aziz Behich.^[59] After the defeat to France, Australia produced another outstanding performance, drawing Denmark 1–1.^[60] 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.^[61] Subsequently, van Marwijk dispatched and Arnold came to replace him as new coach of Socceroos.

Under Graham Arnold, Australia started their 2019 AFC Asian Cup in hope to defend the title, being grouped with Jordan, Syria and Palestine, but their hope was shattered by a shocking 0–1 defeat to Jordan.^[62] Australia soon returned to the race by beating Palestine 3–0^[63] before won an important encounter with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Syria,^[64] eliminating both Palestine and Syria in process. The win gave Australia to qualify for the round of sixteen, where they overcame Uzbekistan after winning penalty 4–2, having drawn 0–0 for 120 minutes.^[65] 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 Milos Degenek, eventually failed to defend the title.^[66]

Team image

Media coverage

Australian matches are broadcast by subscription sports network Fox Sports (including Asian Cup and excluding World Cup Finals matches) until 2022^[67] and in 2018 by free-to-air network Ten on its 10 Bold channel until 2019. Previous coverage has been provided by ABC (Asian Cup Finals matches only),^[68]SBS until 2016 and Nine on its 9Go! channel from 2016 to 2017. The national team having set multiple ratings records for both subscription and free-to-air television. 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,^[69] 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.^[70] The 2015 Asian Cup Final against South Korea had a total reach of 5.3 million Australians overall.^[71]

Kit

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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.^[72] They wore the predominantly light blue kit until 1924 when they changed to green and gold.^[73]

Australia have 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. Their current away kit is a dark green/volt jersey accompanied by dark green shorts and socks. Australia's kits have been produced by manufacturers including Umbro, Adidas, KingRoo, and since 2004 by Nike.^[74]

Rather than displaying the logo of Football Federation Australia, Australia's jersey traditionally features the coat of arms of Australia over the left breast. The team first wore the traditional green and yellow colours in 1924.^[75] Australia's 1974 World Cup kits were produced by Adidas as were all other national team kits in the tournament, with Adidas sponsoring the event. The kits, however, contained Umbro branding, due to the manufacturer's Australian partnership at the time.^[76] Nike renewed the kit manufacturer deal with FFA for another 11 years in 2012, handing them the rights to make national team kits until 2022.^[77] In the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup, the new kits to be worn by the team were revealed. The design of the new kits included a plain yellow shirt with a green collar, plain dark green shorts and white socks, a tribute to the 1974 Socceroos. Inside the back of the neck also had woven the quote, "We Socceroos can do the impossible", from Peter Wilson, the captain of the 1974 Australian team.^[78] This kit was well received.^[79] In March 2016, FFA revealed the new Socceroos kit, which featured a yellow jersey, yellow shorts and green socks. This was reportedly in accordance with a FIFA directive, instructing all national teams to have matching shirts and shorts.^[80][81] This kit was met with wide public contention, primarily due to the colour change of the shorts from the traditional green to yellow.^{[80][81][82][83][84]}

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Umbro	1974–1983	1974 FIFA World Cup jerseys were manufactured by Adidas but featured an Umbro logo.
Adidas	1983–1989
Kingroo	1990–1993
Adidas	1994–2004
Nike	2004–present

Kit deals

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value	Notes
Nike	2004–present
		2012–10–05	2013–2023 (11 years)	Disclosed[85]

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.^[86] It is commonly used by both the Australian people and the governing body, the FFA.^[87] The nickname represents a cultural propensity for the use of colloquialisms in the country. It also represents the Australian English use of the sport's name.^[88][89]

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 soccer team.^[90]

Rivalries

Australia's long time rivals are trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand.^[91] 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.^[92]

After joining the AFC, Australia began to develop a fierce rivalry with fellow Asian powerhouse Japan.^[93] The rivalry began at the 2006 World Cup, where the two countries were grouped together. The rivalry continued with the two countries meeting regularly in various AFC competitions^[94] including the 2011 Asian Cup final and qualification for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups.

Supporters

The main supporter group of the Australian national team is Socceroos Active Support (SAS).^[95] SAS was founded in January 2015 as an independent group,^[96] who uses social media to organise and keep in touch. This replaced the former active support group Terrace Australis,^[97] who were founded by Football Federation Australia and fans in 2013, during Australia's 2014 World Cup qualification campaign.^[98] Its establishment came in the wake of poor off-field action and minimal community engagement.^[99] Previously, the emergence of Terrace Australis saw the Green and Gold Army relinquish its role as a hub for active support, which it had claimed since its establishment in 2001.^[100][101] Since the 2015 AFC Asian Cup triumph, the supporters had encouraged people in Australia to focus more on the national team, and the nation's soccer pride.

Home stadium

Australia does not have a dedicated national stadium, instead the team plays at different venues throughout the country for exhibition or tournament purposes. In recent years, major international matches have usually been rotated around various large grounds, include Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Hunter Stadium in Newcastle, Docklands Stadium in Melbourne and Lang Park in Brisbane. International matches have also been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Hindmarsh Stadium and Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Subiaco Oval in Perth and Canberra Stadium in Canberra.

Australia historically played at the Gabba in Brisbane, which hosted Australia's first international match on home-soil on 9 June 1923.^[102] Other historic venues which regularly hosted international home matches include Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne as well as the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Sports Ground and Sydney Showground.

In England, the Socceroos have also played several "home" games previously at Craven Cottage in Fulham (Fulham Football Club's home ground), and Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (Queens Park Rangers' home ground), owing to the fact there is a large Australian expatriate community in West London, and that a high proportion of the senior team play in European leagues.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Graham Arnold
Assistant coach	René Meulensteen
Assistant coach	Kenny Lowe
Goalkeeping coach	Hans Segers[103]
Fitness coach	Andrew Clark
Media Officer	Ben O'Neill
Team manager	Joel Freeme
Equipment manager	Dominic Sefton
Team Doctor	Mark Jones
Physiotheraist	Kurt Lisle
Physiotheraist	Phil Coles
Technical director	Vacant

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Category:Australia international soccer players and List of Australian international association football caps.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.^{[104][105][106]}
Caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2019, after the game against United Arab Emirates.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mathew Ryan	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 26)	55	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
12	1GK	Mitchell Langerak	(1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 30)	8	0	Nagoya Grampus
18	1GK	Danny Vukovic	(1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 33)	3	0	Genk
2	2DF	Milos Degenek	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 24)	25	1	Al-Hilal
3	2DF	Alex Gersbach	(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 21)	6	0	NAC Breda
4	2DF	Rhyan Grant	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 27)	7	0	Sydney FC
5	2DF	Mark Milligan (Captain)	(1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 33)	79	6	Hibernian
6	2DF	Matthew Jurman	(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 29)	7	0	Al-Ittihad
16	2DF	Aziz Behich	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 28)	35	2	PSV
19	2DF	Josh Risdon	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 26)	14	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
20	2DF	Trent Sainsbury	(1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 27)	46	3	PSV
8	3MF	Massimo Luongo	(1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 26)	43	6	Queens Park Rangers
13	3MF	James Jeggo	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 27)	1	0	Austria Wien
17	3MF	Mustafa Amini	(1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 25)	5	0	AGF
22	3MF	Jackson Irvine	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 25)	30	3	Hull City
23	3MF	Tom Rogic	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 26)	46	9	Celtic
7	4FW	Mathew Leckie	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 28)	61	9	Hertha BSC
9	4FW	Jamie Maclaren	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 25)	13	1	Melbourne City
10	4FW	Robbie Kruse	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 30)	75	5	VfL Bochum
11	4FW	Andrew Nabbout	(1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 (age 26)	9	2	Urawa Red Diamonds
14	4FW	Apostolos Giannou	(1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 29)	10	2	AEK Larnaca
15	4FW	Chris Ikonomidis	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 23)	12	2	Perth Glory
21	4FW	Awer Mabil	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 23)	9	4	Midtjylland

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
GK	Brad Jones	(1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 36)	6	0	Al-Nassr	v.  Kuwait, 15 October 2018
DF	Thomas Deng	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 21)	1	0	Melbourne Victory	v.  South Korea, 17 November 2018 TOP
DF	Bailey Wright	(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 26)	22	1	Bristol City	September 2018 Training Camp
DF	Aleksandar Susnjar	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 23)	1	0	Žilina	September 2018 Training Camp
DF	Ben Garuccio	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 23)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian	September 2018 Training Camp
DF	James Meredith	(1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 (age 30)	2	0	Millwall	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	Fran Karačić	(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Lokomotiva	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Aaron Mooy	(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 28)	39	5	Huddersfield Town	2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ
MF	Craig Goodwin	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 27)	3	0	Adelaide United	v.  Lebanon, 20 November 2018
MF	Dimitri Petratos	(1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 26)	2	0	Newcastle Jets	v.  South Korea, 17 November 2018 TOP
MF	Daniel Arzani	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 20)	6	1	Celtic	v.  Kuwait, 15 October 2018
MF	Kenneth Dougall	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 25)	0	0	Barnsley	v.  Kuwait, 15 October 2018
MF	Denis Genreau	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 19)	0	0	PEC Zwolle	v.  Kuwait, 15 October 2018
MF	Mile Jedinak RET	(1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 34)	79	20	Aston Villa	September 2018 Training Camp
MF	Ajdin Hrustic	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Groningen	September 2018 Training Camp
MF	James Troisi	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 30)	37	5	Melbourne Victory	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Joshua Brillante	(1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 25)	5	0	Sydney FC	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW	Martin Boyle	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 25)	3	2	Hibernian	2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ
FW	Tomi Juric	(1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 27)	41	8	Luzern	v.  Lebanon, 20 November 2018
FW	Tim Cahill RET	(1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 39)	108	50	Jamshedpur	v.  Lebanon, 20 November 2018
FW	Mitchell Duke	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 28)	4	2	Western Sydney Wanderers	September 2018 Training Camp
FW	John Iredale	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 19)	0	0	Heerenveen	September 2018 Training Camp
FW	Nikita Rukavytsya	(1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 31)	18	1	Maccabi Haifa	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

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  ^PRE Preliminary squad.


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  ^RET Retired from national team.


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  ^TOP Train-on player.

Recent results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played in the current or upcoming seasons.

2018

2019

Records

Mark Schwarzer holds the record for most Australia appearances with 109.^[107]Tim Cahill is second place with 108 caps, followed by Lucas Neill with 96 caps and Brett Emerton with 95 caps.

Tim Cahill is Australia's highest goalscorer, with 50 goals since his first appearance for Australia in March 2004. Damian Mori (29 goals) and Archie Thompson (28 goals) complete the top three.^[108]

Australia currently hold the world record for the largest win and the most goals scored by a player in an international match.^[109] 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.^[109][110] Two days before the 31–0 win, Australia broke the record for largest win with a 22–0 win over Tonga.^[111] 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,^[112] and Iranian Karim Bagheri, who also scored seven goals against Maldives in 1997.^[113]

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

Australia's FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not participate										Did not participate
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966	Did not qualify										Playoff	2	0	0	2	2	9
1970											Playoff	9	3	5	1	12	8
1974	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	5	Squad		Playoff	11	5	5	1	21	10
1978	Did not qualify										4th	12	6	2	4	20	11
1982											2nd	8	4	2	2	22	9
1986											Playoff	8	4	3	1	20	4
1990											2nd	6	2	2	2	11	7
1994											Playoff	10	7	1	2	21	7
1998											Playoff	8	6	2	0	34	5
2002											Playoff	8	7	0	1	73	4
2006	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad		Playoff	9	7	1	1	31	5
2010	Group stage	21st	3	1	1	1	3	6	Squad		1st	14	9	3	2	19	4
2014	Group stage	30th	3	0	0	3	3	9	Squad		2nd	14	8	4	2	25	12
2018	Group stage	30th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad		Playoff	22	14	6	2	51	18
2022	To be determined
2026
Total	Round of 16	5/23	16	2	4	10	13	31				141	82	36	23	362	113
Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place Home venue

FIFA Confederations Cup

Australia's FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	No OFC representative invited
1995
1997	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	4	8
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	4	2
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	5	10
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2017	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	4	5
2021	Did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	4/11	16	5	3	8	17	25

AFC Asian Cup

Australia's AFC Asian Cup record									AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956–2004	Not AFC member
2007	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	7	5	4	3	0	1	7	3
2011	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	13	2	6	3	2	1	6	4
2015	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	14	3	Qualified as hosts
2019	Quarter-finals	7th	5	2	1	2	6	4	8	7	0	1	29	4
Total	1 title	4/17	21	12	4	5	40	14	18	13	2	3	42	11
Champions       Runners-up       Third place/semi-finalists

Summer Olympics

Australia's Summer Olympics record									Summer Olympics qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1908–1952	Did not participate
1956	Quarter-finals	5th	2	1	0	1	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
1960	Withdrew								–	–	–	–	–	–
1964	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1968									–	–	–	–	–	–
1972									–	–	–	–	–	–
1976									–	–	–	–	–	–
1980									–	–	–	–	–	–
1984									–	–	–	–	–	–
1988	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	2	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
1992–present	See Australia national under-23 team
Total	Quarter-finals	2/17	6	3	0	3	6	10	–	–	–	–	–	–

OFC Nations Cup

Australia's OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Did not participate
1980	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	24	4
1996	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	14	0
1998	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	23	3
2000	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	26	0
2002	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	23	2
2004	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	32	4
2008–onwards	Not OFC member
Total	4 titles	6/10	28	24	2	2	142	13

Honours

• FIFA Confederations Cup

Runners-up: 1997

Third place: 2001

• AFC Asian Cup

Winners: 2015

Runners-up: 2011

• OFC Nations Cup

Winners: 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004

Runners-up: 1998, 2002

• 
  AFC Men's Team of the Year: 2006, 2015

Minor tournaments

• 
  1988 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup – Runners-up


• 
  1990 Indonesian Independence Cup − Champions

See also

• List of Australian national soccer team captains


• Australia 31–0 American Samoa


• Trans-Tasman Cup

References

External links

• Official website


• FIFA profile


• RSSSF Record of Australian International Players