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Australia men's national soccer team

May 12, 2023

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Australia women's national football team.

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).

Australia
Nickname(s)Socceroos
AssociationFootball Australia
Confederation
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachGraham Arnold
CaptainMathew Ryan
Most capsMark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorerTim Cahill (50)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 29 2 (6 April 2023)[1]
Highest14 (September 2009)
Lowest102 (November 2014)
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)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Australia 0–8 South Africa 
(Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1974)
Best resultRound of 16 (2006, 2022)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980,
1996, 2000, 2004)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultRunners-up (1997)
Medal record
Websitewww.socceroos.com.au

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 six occasions, in 1974 and from 2006 to 2022. The team also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four times.

History

Main article: History of the Australia national soccer team

Early years

 
The first Australia soccer team (wearing light blue shirts) of 1922

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] Australia won the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup against seven other nations, but this gained little recognition domestically.[11]

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.[12] 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.[12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15] 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.[16] Australia defeated England 3–1 at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground in 2003 as Wayne Rooney made his international debut.[17]

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).[18] 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.[19] On 13 March, the AFC executive committee made a unanimous decision to invite Australia to join the AFC.[20] After the OFC executive committee unanimously endorsed Australia's proposed move, FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005.[20] 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.[20]

After a successful campaign, the team took the first steps towards qualification for the 2006 World Cup.[21] 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.[21] 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,[22] 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.[23]

 
Australia playing Uruguay at Stadium Australia to determine the last qualifying spots for the 2006 World Cup.

The second leg of the qualifying play-off was played in front of a crowd of 82,698 at Stadium Australia.[24] 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.[25] 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.[23]

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[26] 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.[27] 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.[28][29] The loss marked the official end of Hiddink's tenure as Australia's national coach.[30] The success achieved at the 2006 World Cup later saw the team named AFC National Team of the Year,[31] as well as being dubbed the "golden generation" in the history of the Socceroos.[32]

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.[33]

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.[34] Australia's qualification was already assured before the final two games, finally topping its group ahead of Japan by five points.

 
Australia against Germany in Moses Mabhida Stadium, at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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,[35] with SBS (Australia's World Cup broadcaster) chief soccer analyst Craig Foster calling for his immediate sacking.[36] 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.[37]

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.[38]

In 2012, Australia agreed to compete in the East Asian Cup.[39] 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.[40][41] On 26 August 2013, Australia became full members of the ASEAN Football Federation[42] 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 playing standards between Australia and the rest of the region.[43]

 
Australia against Chile in Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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).[44] 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.[45]

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.[46]

New generation: the 2015 Asian Cup triumph

After a two-week search for a new manager, Ange Postecoglou was eventually appointed in the position.[47] 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.[48] 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.[49]

For the 2014 World Cup, Australia were drawn in Group B alongside reigning Cup holders Spain, 2010 runners-up Netherlands and Chile.[50] 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 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.[51][52]

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.[53]

 
Australia match against Kuwait in 2015 AFC Asian Cup opening match

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.[54] 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 the United Arab Emirates and advanced to the final for the second time in a 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.[55][56]

After Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ange Postecoglou resigned from his position as coach;[57] and former manager of the Netherlands national team, Bert van Marwijk, was subsequently appointed as his replacement.[58][59][60] 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.[61]

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.[62] After the defeat to France, Australia produced another outstanding performance, drawing Denmark 1–1.[63] 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.[64] 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.[65] Australia soon returned to the race by beating Palestine 3–0[66] before winning an important encounter with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Syria,[67] 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.[68] 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.[69]

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.[70] 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.[71] 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.[72] 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.[73] 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.[74] Australia's qualification also meant that the Asian confederation had the largest number of teams in their World Cup history, with six countries qualifying.

As preparation for the World Cup, Australia played two friendlies against neighbouring New Zealand, winning both games.[75][76] It began its World Cup quest on 23 November against world champions France, losing 4–1 despite initially taking the lead with goal from Craig Goodwin.[77] Three days later Australia registered its first World Cup win since 2010, overcoming Tunisia with a header from Mitchell Duke to seal a 1–0 win, sending Australia from bottom to second place.[78] Four days later, against UEFA Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark, Australia won 1–0, thanks to a Mathew Leckie goal. Australia finished the group stage in second place behind France on goal difference, making Australia the first Asian representative to reach the knockout stage in Qatar 2022.[79] Australia's resurgence in the group stage was widely watched and followed by Australian supporters. Mass celebrations occurred after the upsets over Tunisia and Denmark, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it "magnificent".[80][81][82] In the round of 16, Australia lost 2–1 to Argentina, with Lionel Messi opening the scoring and Julián Álvarez getting the second after dispossessing Mathew Ryan. Australia pulled one back when Goodwin's shot deflected into goal off Enzo Fernández and Garang Kuol almost scored the equaliser in injury time, but his shot was smothered by Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.[83]

Team image

Media coverage

Australian matches are broadcast by Paramount+ and on free-to-air by Network 10.[84]

Previous coverage has been provided by Fox Sports (2018–2021),[85] Ten network on its 10 Bold channel, ABC,[86] SBS until 2016 and Nine on its 9Go! channel (2016–2017).

The national team has 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,[87] 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.[88] The 2015 Asian Cup Final against South Korea had a total reach of 5.3 million Australians overall.[89]

Kit

 
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Australia's first national kit, 1922

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.[90] They wore the predominantly light blue kit until 1924 when they changed to green and gold.[91]

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.[92]

Rather than displaying the logo of Football 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.[93] 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.[94] 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.[95] 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.[96] This kit was well received.[97] 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.[98][99] This kit was met with wide public contention, primarily due to the colour change of the shorts from the traditional green to yellow.[98][99][100][101][102]

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
Patrick 1993
Adidas 1993–2004
Nike 2004–present Current deal runs until 2023.[103]

Nickname

 
Socceroos livery on a Qantas 747–400

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.[104] It is commonly used by both the Australian people and the governing body, the FFA.[105] 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.[106][107]

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[108] or Hockeyroos for the Australian national women's hockey team.

Rivalries

See also: Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry, Australia–South Korea football rivalry, Australia–Japan football rivalry, and Australia–Uruguay football rivalry
 
One of the matches of the 2006 World Cup was a group stage match between Australia and Japan at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Australia's longtime rivals are trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand.[109] 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.[110]

After joining the AFC, Australia began to develop a fierce rivalry with fellow Asian powerhouse Japan.[111] 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, including the 2011 Asian Cup final and qualification for the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups.[112]

Another major rival within Asia is South Korea, who Australia came up against in three World Cup qualification campaigns in the 1970s and, since joining the AFC, have met regularly including the victory by Australia in the 2015 Asian Cup final.[113]

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.[114]

Supporters

The main supporter group of the Australian national team is Socceroos Active Support (SAS).[115] SAS was founded in January 2015 as an independent group,[116] who uses social media to organise and keep in touch. This replaced the former active support group Terrace Australis,[117] who were founded by Football Federation Australia and fans in 2013, during Australia's 2014 World Cup qualification campaign.[118] Its establishment came in the wake of poor off-field action and minimal community engagement.[119] 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.[120][121] 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, including Stadium Australia in Sydney, Hunter Stadium in Newcastle and Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. International matches have also been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne 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, a 2 to 1 win over New Zealand. It was the fourth Australian team match overall, but the first three internationals had been played at New Zealand in 1922. [122] 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, Sydney Showground, Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney and Subiaco Oval in Perth.

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 in 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]

Recent results and fixtures

Main article: Australia national soccer team results (2020–present)
Further information: 2021–22 in Australian soccer and 2022–23 in Australian soccer

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

1 June 2022 Friendly Australia   2–1   Jordan Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3
  • Wright   40'
  • Mabil   68'
 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
7 June 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification United Arab Emirates   1–2   Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
13 June 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		   Peru Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 43,510
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Penalties
22 September 2022 Friendly Australia   1–0   New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 25,392
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
25 September 2022 Friendly New Zealand   0–2   Australia Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+12 Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 34,985
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
22 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GS France   4–1   Australia Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
26 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GS Tunisia   0–1   Australia Al Wakrah, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 41,823
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
30 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GS Australia   1–0   Denmark Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
3 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup R16 Argentina   2–1   Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 45,032
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2023

24 March Friendly Australia   3–1   Ecuador Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEDT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 27,103
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
13 October Friendly England   v   Australia London, England
19:45 UTC+1 Source Stadium: Wembley Stadium

2024

13 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS Australia   v   India Qatar
Source Stadium: TBD
18 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS Syria   v   Australia Qatar
Source Stadium: TBD
22 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS Australia   v   Uzbekistan Qatar
Source Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff

See also: List of Australia national soccer team managers
As of March 2018[123]
Position Name
Head coach   Graham Arnold
Assistant coach   René Meulensteen
Assistant coach   Tony Vidmar
Goalkeeping coach   John Crawley[124]
Board member   Mark Bresciano
Fitness coach   Fabian Ehrmann
Chief Medical officer   Dr. Mark Jones
Physiotherapist   Lesley Gelis
Physiotherapist   Cameron Dunkerley
Physiotherapist   Kurt Lisle
Technical analyst   Doug Kors
Team manager   Joel Freeme
General manager   James Duvcevski

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see List of Australia men's international soccer players.
See also: List of Australia national soccer team captains

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for two friendlies against Ecuador on 24–28 March 2023.[125][126]

On 23 March, Nestory Irankunda was added to the main squad after initially being involved as a "train-on" player replacing Riley McGree due to illness.[127]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the game against Ecuador.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mathew Ryan (captain) (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 31) 80 0   AZ
12 1GK Andrew Redmayne (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 34) 4 0   Sydney FC
18 1GK Joe Gauci (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 22) 1 0   Adelaide United
2 2DF Miloš Degenek (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 29) 44 1   Columbus Crew
3 2DF Nathaniel Atkinson (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 23) 6 0   Heart of Midlothian
4 2DF Kye Rowles (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 24) 9 0   Heart of Midlothian
5 2DF Thomas Deng (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 26) 3 0   Albirex Niigata
8 2DF Bailey Wright (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 30) 29 2   Rotherham United
13 2DF Ryan Strain (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 26) 1 0   St Mirren
16 2DF Aziz Behich (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 32) 59 2   Dundee United
25 2DF Jordan Bos (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 20) 1 0   Melbourne City
7 3MF Connor Metcalfe (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 23) 7 0   St. Pauli
14 3MF Riley McGree (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 24) 16 1   Middlesbrough
17 3MF Keanu Baccus (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 24) 6 0   St Mirren
20 3MF Cameron Devlin (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 24) 2 0   Heart of Midlothian
22 3MF Jackson Irvine (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 30) 55 8   St. Pauli
24 3MF Aiden O'Neill (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 24) 2 0   Melbourne City
26 3MF Alexander Robertson (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Manchester City
6 4FW Marco Tilio (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 21) 7 0   Melbourne City
9 4FW Jason Cummings (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 27) 3 1   Central Coast Mariners
10 4FW Brandon Borrello (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 27) 6 1   Western Sydney Wanderers
11 4FW Awer Mabil (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 27) 32 9   Sparta Prague
15 4FW Nestory Irankunda (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Adelaide United
21 4FW Garang Kuol (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 18) 5 1   Heart of Midlothian
23 4FW Craig Goodwin (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 31) 16 2   Adelaide United
4FW Mitchell Duke (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 32) 26 9   Machida Zelvia

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
GK Danny Vukovic (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 38) 4 0   Central Coast Mariners 2022 FIFA World CupRET
GK Mitchell Langerak (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 34) 8 0   Nagoya Grampus v.   New Zealand, 25 September 2022
DF Harry Souttar (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 24) 15 6   Leicester City v.   Ecuador, 24 March 2023
DF Fran Karačić (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 26) 13 1   Brescia 2022 FIFA World Cup
DF Joel King (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 22) 4 0   Sydney FC 2022 FIFA World Cup
DF Trent Sainsbury (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 31) 61 4   Al-Wakrah v.   New Zealand, 25 September 2022
DF Harrison Delbridge (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 31) 1 0   Incheon United v.   New Zealand, 25 September 2022
DF Jason Davidson (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 31) 23 1   Eupen v.   Peru, 14 June 2022
MF Aaron Mooy (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 32) 57 7   Celtic v.   Ecuador, 24 March 2023INJ
MF Ajdin Hrustic (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 26) 23 3   Hellas Verona 2022 FIFA World Cup
MF Denis Genreau (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 23) 4 0   Toulouse v.   New Zealand, 25 September 2022
MF Tyrese Francois (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 22) 0 0   Fulham v.   New Zealand, 25 September 2022
MF Kenny Dougall (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 30) 5 0   Blackpool v.   Peru, 14 June 2022
MF Gianni Stensness (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 24) 2 0   Viking v.   Peru, 14 June 2022
MF Tom Rogic (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 30) 53 10   West Bromwich Albion v.   Jordan, 2 June 2022 PER
FW Mathew Leckie (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 32) 77 14   Melbourne City 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Jamie Maclaren (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 29) 29 8   Melbourne City 2022 FIFA World Cup
FW Martin Boyle (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30) 19 5   Hibernian 2022 FIFA World CupINJ
FW Adam Taggart (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 29) 17 6   Perth Glory v.   New Zealand, 22 September 2022
FW Nicholas D'Agostino (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 25) 2 0   Viking v.   Peru, 14 June 2022
  • PER Withdrew due to personal reasons
  • INJ Withdrew due to injury
  • RET Retired

Records

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team records and statistics

Australia currently hold the world record for the largest win and the most goals scored by a player in an international match.[128] 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.[128][129] Two days before the 31–0 win, Australia broke the record for largest win with a 22–0 win over Tonga.[130] 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,[131] and Iranian Karim Bagheri, who also scored seven goals against Maldives in 1997.[132]

As of 24 March 2023[133][134]

Most capped players

 
Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is the most capped player in the history of Australia with 109 caps.
Rank Name Caps Goals Position Career
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 Alex Tobin 87 2 DF 1988–1998
6 Mark Bresciano 84 13 MF 2001–2015
Paul Wade 84 10 MF 1986–1996
8 Mark Milligan 80 6 MF 2006–2019
Mathew Ryan 80 0 GK 2012–present
Luke Wilkshire 80 8 DF 2004–2014

Top goalscorers

 
Tim Cahill is Australia's top scorer with 50 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
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
1 Mark Schwarzer 44 109 0.4 1993–2013
2 Mathew Ryan 27 80 0.34 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

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see Australia national soccer team all-time record.
Overview
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

Main article: Australia at the FIFA World Cup
Australia's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Not member of FIFA Not member of FIFA
  1934
  1938
  1950
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966 Did not qualify Play-off 2 0 0 2 2 9
  1970 Play-off 9 3 5 1 12 8
  1974 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 5 Squad Qualified 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 Play-off 8 4 3 1 20 4
  1990 2nd 6 2 2 2 11 7
  1994 Play-off 10 7 1 2 21 7
  1998 Play-off 8 6 2 0 34 5
    2002 Play-off 8 7 0 1 73 4
  2006 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad Qualified 9 7 1 1 31 5
  2010 Group stage 21st 3 1 1 1 3 6 Squad Qualified 14 9 3 2 19 4
  2014 Group stage 30th 3 0 0 3 3 9 Squad Qualified 14 8 4 2 25 12
  2018 Group stage 30th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad Qualified 22 14 6 2 51 18
  2022 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad Qualified 20 13 4 3 45 12
      2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Round of 16 6/22 20 4 4 12 17 37 — — 161 95 40 26 407 125
*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

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Australia's FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Result Pos 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
Total 0 titles 4/10 16 5 3 8 17 25

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Australia at the AFC Asian Cup
Australia's AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF 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
  2023 Qualified 8 8 0 0 28 2
Total 1 title 5/18 21 12 4 5 40 14 26 21 2 3 70 13
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists  

Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 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 Qualified as Host
  1960 Withdrew Withdrew
  1964 Did not enter Did not enter
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984
  1988 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 2 6 8 6 2 0 18 4
1992–present See Australia national under-23 team
Total 0 titles 2/17 6 3 0 3 6 10 8 6 2 0 18 4

OFC Nations Cup

Main article: Australia at the 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 and onwards Not OFC member
Total 4 titles 6/10 28 24 2 2 142 13

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

Main article: AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Australia's OFC Nations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2001 Runners-up 1/2 1 0 0 1 0 3
  2003 Did not qualify
Total 0 titles 1/2 1 0 0 1 0 3

AFF Championship

Main article: 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
  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 10 titles 50 30 8 12 90 46

All-time record

Main article: Australia national soccer team all-time record

FIFA Rankings

A line chart depicting the history of Australia's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on 17 February 2023 Source:[135]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Australia's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played 		Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
27 2022 13 27   8 42   6
35 2021 10 32   6 41   2
41 2020 0 41   1 42   1
42 2019 10 41   2 46   3
41 2018 11 32   4 43   7
38 2017 13 38   7 55   10
47 2016 10 40   17 68   9
57 2015 14 57   37 100   2
    100 2014 11 53   4 102   14
58 2013 12 36   7 59   7
36 2012 13 20   2 36   9
23 2011 17 19   5 26   2
26 2010 13 19   4 26   6
  21 2009 12 14   13 32   10
28 2008 13 28   10 48   5
48 2007 10 39   4 52   6
39 2006 13 33   9 48   4
48 2005 12 48   9 60   4
  58 2004 12 49   40 89   9
82 2003 3 45   6 82   13
50 2002 4 43   4 50   3
48 2001 16 46   18 77   5
73 2000 15 63   29 92   6
89 1999 0 50 89   11
39 1998 9 32   3 39   6
35 1997 19 31   17 36   4
50 1996 12 48   9 61   9
51 1995 9 47   11 58   8
58 1994 6 44   2 58   6
49 1993 10 49   12 65   13

Honours

See also: Australia national soccer team honours

Major:

Other:

Invitational Tournaments:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Between 1966–2006.

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Australia women s national football team 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 AustraliaNickname s SocceroosAssociationFootball AustraliaConfederationOFC Oceania a AFC Asia since 2006 Sub confederationAFF Southeast Asia Head coachGraham ArnoldCaptainMathew RyanMost capsMark Schwarzer 109 Top scorerTim Cahill 50 Home stadiumVariousFIFA codeAUSFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent29 2 6 April 2023 1 Highest14 September 2009 Lowest102 November 2014 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 2 Biggest defeat Australia 0 8 South Africa Adelaide Australia 17 September 1955 World CupAppearances6 first in 1974 Best resultRound of 16 2006 2022 Asian CupAppearances4 first in 2007 Best resultChampions 2015 OFC Nations CupAppearances6 first in 1980 Best resultChampions 1980 1996 2000 2004 FIFA Confederations CupAppearances4 first in 1997 Best resultRunners up 1997 Medal record Men s footballFIFA Confederations Cup1997 Saudi Arabia Team2001 Korea Japan TeamAFC Asian Cup2015 Australia Team2011 Qatar TeamOFC Nations Cup1980 New Caledonia Team1996 No Host Team2000 Tahiti Team2004 Australia Team1998 Australia Team2002 New Zealand TeamAFC OFC Challenge Cup2001 Japan TeamWebsitewww wbr socceroos wbr com wbr auAustralia 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 six occasions in 1974 and from 2006 to 2022 The team also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four times Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 First successes and golden generation 1 3 Later success 1 4 New generation the 2015 Asian Cup triumph 1 5 2022 World Cup resurgence 2 Team image 2 1 Media coverage 2 2 Kit 2 2 1 Kit suppliers 2 3 Nickname 2 4 Rivalries 2 5 Supporters 2 6 Home stadium 3 Recent results and fixtures 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 3 3 2024 4 Coaching staff 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Records 6 1 Most capped players 6 2 Top goalscorers 6 3 Most clean sheets 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 FIFA Confederations Cup 7 3 AFC Asian Cup 7 4 Summer Olympics 7 5 OFC Nations Cup 7 6 AFC OFC Challenge Cup 7 7 AFF Championship 7 8 Minor tournaments 8 All time record 9 FIFA Rankings 10 Honours 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditMain article History of the Australia national soccer team Early years Edit The first Australia soccer team wearing light blue shirts of 1922 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 Australia won the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup against seven other nations but this gained little recognition domestically 11 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 12 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 12 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 Edit 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 13 14 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 15 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 16 Australia defeated England 3 1 at West Ham United s Boleyn Ground in 2003 as Wayne Rooney made his international debut 17 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 18 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 19 On 13 March the AFC executive committee made a unanimous decision to invite Australia to join the AFC 20 After the OFC executive committee unanimously endorsed Australia s proposed move FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005 20 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 20 After a successful campaign the team took the first steps towards qualification for the 2006 World Cup 21 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 21 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 22 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 23 Australia playing Uruguay at Stadium Australia to determine the last qualifying spots for the 2006 World Cup The second leg of the qualifying play off was played in front of a crowd of 82 698 at Stadium Australia 24 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 25 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 23 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 26 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 27 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 28 29 The loss marked the official end of Hiddink s tenure as Australia s national coach 30 The success achieved at the 2006 World Cup later saw the team named AFC National Team of the Year 31 as well as being dubbed the golden generation in the history of the Socceroos 32 Later success Edit 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 33 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 34 Australia s qualification was already assured before the final two games finally topping its group ahead of Japan by five points Australia against Germany in Moses Mabhida Stadium at the 2010 FIFA World Cup 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 35 with SBS Australia s World Cup broadcaster chief soccer analyst Craig Foster calling for his immediate sacking 36 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 37 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 38 In 2012 Australia agreed to compete in the East Asian Cup 39 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 40 41 On 26 August 2013 Australia became full members of the ASEAN Football Federation 42 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 playing standards between Australia and the rest of the region 43 Australia against Chile in Arena Pantanal Cuiaba at the 2014 FIFA World Cup 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 44 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 45 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 46 New generation the 2015 Asian Cup triumph Edit After a two week search for a new manager Ange Postecoglou was eventually appointed in the position 47 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 48 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 49 For the 2014 World Cup Australia were drawn in Group B alongside reigning Cup holders Spain 2010 runners up Netherlands and Chile 50 Their first match was off to a lacklustre start having conceded two goals in the opening 15 minutes from Alexis Sanchez 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 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 51 52 In their first international match proceeding the World Cup Australia played World Cup quarter finalists Belgium in Liege 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 53 Australia match against Kuwait in 2015 AFC Asian Cup opening match 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 54 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 the United Arab Emirates and advanced to the final for the second time in a 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 55 56 After Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Ange Postecoglou resigned from his position as coach 57 and former manager of the Netherlands national team Bert van Marwijk was subsequently appointed as his replacement 58 59 60 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 61 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 62 After the defeat to France Australia produced another outstanding performance drawing Denmark 1 1 63 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 64 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 65 Australia soon returned to the race by beating Palestine 3 0 66 before winning an important encounter with a hard fought 3 2 win over Syria 67 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 68 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 failing to defend the title 69 2022 World Cup resurgence Edit 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 70 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 71 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 72 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 73 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 74 Australia s qualification also meant that the Asian confederation had the largest number of teams in their World Cup history with six countries qualifying As preparation for the World Cup Australia played two friendlies against neighbouring New Zealand winning both games 75 76 It began its World Cup quest on 23 November against world champions France losing 4 1 despite initially taking the lead with goal from Craig Goodwin 77 Three days later Australia registered its first World Cup win since 2010 overcoming Tunisia with a header from Mitchell Duke to seal a 1 0 win sending Australia from bottom to second place 78 Four days later against UEFA Euro 2020 semi finalists Denmark Australia won 1 0 thanks to a Mathew Leckie goal Australia finished the group stage in second place behind France on goal difference making Australia the first Asian representative to reach the knockout stage in Qatar 2022 79 Australia s resurgence in the group stage was widely watched and followed by Australian supporters Mass celebrations occurred after the upsets over Tunisia and Denmark and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it magnificent 80 81 82 In the round of 16 Australia lost 2 1 to Argentina with Lionel Messi opening the scoring and Julian Alvarez getting the second after dispossessing Mathew Ryan Australia pulled one back when Goodwin s shot deflected into goal off Enzo Fernandez and Garang Kuol almost scored the equaliser in injury time but his shot was smothered by Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez 83 Team image EditMedia coverage Edit Australian matches are broadcast by Paramount and on free to air by Network 10 84 Previous coverage has been provided by Fox Sports 2018 2021 85 Ten network on its 10 Bold channel ABC 86 SBS until 2016 and Nine on its 9Go channel 2016 2017 The national team has 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 87 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 88 The 2015 Asian Cup Final against South Korea had a total reach of 5 3 million Australians overall 89 Kit Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Australia national soccer team kits Australia s first national kit 1922 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 90 They wore the predominantly light blue kit until 1924 when they changed to green and gold 91 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 92 Rather than displaying the logo of Football 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 93 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 94 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 95 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 96 This kit was well received 97 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 98 99 This kit was met with wide public contention primarily due to the colour change of the shorts from the traditional green to yellow 98 99 100 101 102 Kit suppliers Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items June 2018 Kit supplier Period NotesUmbro 1974 1983 1974 FIFA World Cup jerseys were manufactured by Adidas but featured an Umbro logo Adidas 1983 1989Kingroo 1990 1993Patrick 1993Adidas 1993 2004Nike 2004 present Current deal runs until 2023 103 Nickname Edit Socceroos livery on a Qantas 747 400 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 104 It is commonly used by both the Australian people and the governing body the FFA 105 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 106 107 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 108 or Hockeyroos for the Australian national women s hockey team Rivalries Edit See also Australia New Zealand soccer rivalry Australia South Korea football rivalry Australia Japan football rivalry and Australia Uruguay football rivalry One of the matches of the 2006 World Cup was a group stage match between Australia and Japan at Fritz Walter Stadion in Kaiserslautern Germany Australia s longtime rivals are trans Tasman neighbours New Zealand 109 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 110 After joining the AFC Australia began to develop a fierce rivalry with fellow Asian powerhouse Japan 111 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 including the 2011 Asian Cup final and qualification for the 2010 2014 2018 and 2022 World Cups 112 Another major rival within Asia is South Korea who Australia came up against in three World Cup qualification campaigns in the 1970s and since joining the AFC have met regularly including the victory by Australia in the 2015 Asian Cup final 113 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 114 Supporters Edit The main supporter group of the Australian national team is Socceroos Active Support SAS 115 SAS was founded in January 2015 as an independent group 116 who uses social media to organise and keep in touch This replaced the former active support group Terrace Australis 117 who were founded by Football Federation Australia and fans in 2013 during Australia s 2014 World Cup qualification campaign 118 Its establishment came in the wake of poor off field action and minimal community engagement 119 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 120 121 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 Edit 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 including Stadium Australia in Sydney Hunter Stadium in Newcastle and Docklands Stadium in Melbourne International matches have also been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne 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 a 2 to 1 win over New Zealand It was the fourth Australian team match overall but the first three internationals had been played at New Zealand in 1922 122 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 Sydney Showground Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney and Subiaco Oval in Perth 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 in 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 Recent results and fixtures EditMain article Australia national soccer team results 2020 present Further information 2021 22 in Australian soccer and 2022 23 in Australian soccer The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled 2022 Edit Australia v Jordan 1 June 2022 FriendlyAustralia 2 1 JordanDoha Qatar21 00 UTC 3 Wright 40 Mabil 68 Report Al Taamari 17 Stadium Al Janoub Stadium Attendance 0 behind closed doors Referee Saad Kamil Al Fadhli Kuwait United Arab Emirates v Australia 7 June 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationUnited Arab Emirates 1 2 AustraliaAl Rayyan Qatar21 00 UTC 3 Caio 57 Report Irvine 53 Hrustic 84 Stadium Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance 6 500Referee Ilgiz Tantashev Uzbekistan Australia v Peru 13 June 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationAustralia 0 0 a e t 5 4 p PeruAl Rayyan Qatar21 00 UTC 3 Report Stadium Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance 43 510Referee Slavko Vincic Slovenia PenaltiesBoyle Mooy Goodwin Hrustic Maclaren Mabil Lapadula Callens Advincula Tapia Flores Valera Australia v New Zealand 22 September 2022 FriendlyAustralia 1 0 New ZealandBrisbane Australia20 00 UTC 10 Mabil 32 Report Stadium Suncorp Stadium Attendance 25 392Referee Ryuji Sato Japan New Zealand v Australia 25 September 2022 FriendlyNew Zealand 0 2 AustraliaAuckland New Zealand16 00 UTC 12 Report Duke 54 Cummings 80 pen Stadium Eden Park Attendance 34 985Referee Yusuke Araki Japan France v Australia 22 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GSFrance 4 1 AustraliaAl Wakrah Qatar22 00 UTC 3 Rabiot 27 Giroud 32 71 Mbappe 68 Report Goodwin 9 Stadium Al Janoub Stadium Attendance 40 875Referee Victor Gomes South Africa Tunisia v Australia 26 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GSTunisia 0 1 AustraliaAl Wakrah Qatar13 00 UTC 3 Report Duke 23 Stadium Al Janoub Stadium Attendance 41 823Referee Daniel Siebert Germany Australia v Denmark 30 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup GSAustralia 1 0 DenmarkAl Wakrah Qatar18 00 UTC 3 Leckie 60 Report Stadium Al Janoub Stadium Attendance 41 232Referee Mustapha Ghorbal Algeria Argentina v Australia 3 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup R16Argentina 2 1 AustraliaAl Rayyan Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Messi 35 Alvarez 57 Report Fernandez 77 o g Stadium Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance 45 032Referee Szymon Marciniak Poland 2023 Edit Australia v Ecuador 24 March FriendlyAustralia 3 1 EcuadorSydney Australia20 00 AEDT Irvine 12 Mabil 32 Kuol 84 Report Torres 23 Stadium Western Sydney Stadium Attendance 20 668Referee Kim Dae yong South Korea Australia v Ecuador 28 March FriendlyAustralia 1 2 EcuadorMelbourne Australia19 30 AEDT Borrello 16 Report Estupinan 51 pen Pacho 65 Stadium Marvel Stadium Attendance 27 103Referee Chae Sang hyeop South Korea England v Australia 13 October FriendlyEngland v AustraliaLondon England19 45 UTC 1 Source Stadium Wembley Stadium 2024 Edit Australia v India 13 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GSAustralia v IndiaQatarSource Stadium TBD Syria v Australia 18 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GSSyria v AustraliaQatarSource Stadium TBD Australia v Uzbekistan 22 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GSAustralia v UzbekistanQatarSource Stadium TBDCoaching staff EditSee also List of Australia national soccer team managers As of March 2018 123 Position NameHead coach Graham ArnoldAssistant coach Rene MeulensteenAssistant coach Tony VidmarGoalkeeping coach John Crawley 124 Board member Mark BrescianoFitness coach Fabian EhrmannChief Medical officer Dr Mark JonesPhysiotherapist Lesley GelisPhysiotherapist Cameron DunkerleyPhysiotherapist Kurt LisleTechnical analyst Doug KorsTeam manager Joel FreemeGeneral manager James DuvcevskiPlayers EditFor all past and present players who have appeared for the national team see List of Australia men s international soccer players See also List of Australia national soccer team captains Current squad Edit The following 26 players were called up for two friendlies against Ecuador on 24 28 March 2023 125 126 On 23 March Nestory Irankunda was added to the main squad after initially being involved as a train on player replacing Riley McGree due to illness 127 Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023 after the game against Ecuador No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Mathew Ryan captain 1992 04 08 8 April 1992 age 31 80 0 AZ12 1 GK Andrew Redmayne 1989 01 13 13 January 1989 age 34 4 0 Sydney FC18 1 GK Joe Gauci 2000 07 04 4 July 2000 age 22 1 0 Adelaide United2 2 DF Milos Degenek 1994 04 28 28 April 1994 age 29 44 1 Columbus Crew3 2 DF Nathaniel Atkinson 1999 06 13 13 June 1999 age 23 6 0 Heart of Midlothian4 2 DF Kye Rowles 1998 06 24 24 June 1998 age 24 9 0 Heart of Midlothian5 2 DF Thomas Deng 1997 03 20 20 March 1997 age 26 3 0 Albirex Niigata8 2 DF Bailey Wright 1992 07 28 28 July 1992 age 30 29 2 Rotherham United13 2 DF Ryan Strain 1997 04 02 2 April 1997 age 26 1 0 St Mirren16 2 DF Aziz Behich 1990 12 16 16 December 1990 age 32 59 2 Dundee United25 2 DF Jordan Bos 2002 10 29 29 October 2002 age 20 1 0 Melbourne City7 3 MF Connor Metcalfe 1999 11 05 5 November 1999 age 23 7 0 St Pauli14 3 MF Riley McGree 1998 11 02 2 November 1998 age 24 16 1 Middlesbrough17 3 MF Keanu Baccus 1998 06 07 7 June 1998 age 24 6 0 St Mirren20 3 MF Cameron Devlin 1998 06 07 7 June 1998 age 24 2 0 Heart of Midlothian22 3 MF Jackson Irvine 1993 03 07 7 March 1993 age 30 55 8 St Pauli24 3 MF Aiden O Neill 1998 07 04 4 July 1998 age 24 2 0 Melbourne City26 3 MF Alexander Robertson 2003 04 17 17 April 2003 age 20 1 0 Manchester City6 4 FW Marco Tilio 2001 08 23 23 August 2001 age 21 7 0 Melbourne City9 4 FW Jason Cummings 1995 08 01 1 August 1995 age 27 3 1 Central Coast Mariners10 4 FW Brandon Borrello 1995 07 25 25 July 1995 age 27 6 1 Western Sydney Wanderers11 4 FW Awer Mabil 1995 09 15 15 September 1995 age 27 32 9 Sparta Prague15 4 FW Nestory Irankunda 2006 02 09 9 February 2006 age 17 0 0 Adelaide United21 4 FW Garang Kuol 2004 09 15 15 September 2004 age 18 5 1 Heart of Midlothian23 4 FW Craig Goodwin 1991 12 16 16 December 1991 age 31 16 2 Adelaide United4 FW Mitchell Duke 1991 01 18 18 January 1991 age 32 26 9 Machida ZelviaRecent call ups Edit The following players have been called up within the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Danny Vukovic 1985 03 27 27 March 1985 age 38 4 0 Central Coast Mariners 2022 FIFA World CupRETGK Mitchell Langerak 1988 08 22 22 August 1988 age 34 8 0 Nagoya Grampus v New Zealand 25 September 2022DF Harry Souttar 1998 10 22 22 October 1998 age 24 15 6 Leicester City v Ecuador 24 March 2023DF Fran Karacic 1996 05 12 12 May 1996 age 26 13 1 Brescia 2022 FIFA World CupDF Joel King 2000 10 30 30 October 2000 age 22 4 0 Sydney FC 2022 FIFA World CupDF Trent Sainsbury 1992 01 05 5 January 1992 age 31 61 4 Al Wakrah v New Zealand 25 September 2022DF Harrison Delbridge 1992 03 15 15 March 1992 age 31 1 0 Incheon United v New Zealand 25 September 2022DF Jason Davidson 1991 06 29 29 June 1991 age 31 23 1 Eupen v Peru 14 June 2022MF Aaron Mooy 1990 09 15 15 September 1990 age 32 57 7 Celtic v Ecuador 24 March 2023INJMF Ajdin Hrustic 1996 07 05 5 July 1996 age 26 23 3 Hellas Verona 2022 FIFA World CupMF Denis Genreau 1999 05 21 21 May 1999 age 23 4 0 Toulouse v New Zealand 25 September 2022MF Tyrese Francois 2000 07 16 16 July 2000 age 22 0 0 Fulham v New Zealand 25 September 2022MF Kenny Dougall 1993 05 07 7 May 1993 age 30 5 0 Blackpool v Peru 14 June 2022MF Gianni Stensness 1999 02 07 7 February 1999 age 24 2 0 Viking v Peru 14 June 2022MF Tom Rogic 1992 12 16 16 December 1992 age 30 53 10 West Bromwich Albion v Jordan 2 June 2022 PERFW Mathew Leckie 1991 02 04 4 February 1991 age 32 77 14 Melbourne City 2022 FIFA World CupFW Jamie Maclaren 1993 07 29 29 July 1993 age 29 29 8 Melbourne City 2022 FIFA World CupFW Martin Boyle 1993 04 25 25 April 1993 age 30 19 5 Hibernian 2022 FIFA World CupINJFW Adam Taggart 1993 06 02 2 June 1993 age 29 17 6 Perth Glory v New Zealand 22 September 2022FW Nicholas D Agostino 1998 02 25 25 February 1998 age 25 2 0 Viking v Peru 14 June 2022PER Withdrew due to personal reasons INJ Withdrew due to injury RET RetiredRecords EditMain article Australia men s national soccer team records and statistics Australia currently hold the world record for the largest win and the most goals scored by a player in an international match 128 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 8 128 129 Two days before the 31 0 win Australia broke the record for largest win with a 22 0 win over Tonga 130 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 131 and Iranian Karim Bagheri who also scored seven goals against Maldives in 1997 132 As of 24 March 2023 133 134 Most capped players Edit Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is the most capped player in the history of Australia with 109 caps Rank Name Caps Goals Position Career1 Mark Schwarzer 109 0 GK 1993 20132 Tim Cahill 108 50 FW 2004 20183 Lucas Neill 96 1 DF 1996 20134 Brett Emerton 95 20 MF 1998 20125 Alex Tobin 87 2 DF 1988 19986 Mark Bresciano 84 13 MF 2001 2015Paul Wade 84 10 MF 1986 19968 Mark Milligan 80 6 MF 2006 2019Mathew Ryan 80 0 GK 2012 presentLuke Wilkshire 80 8 DF 2004 2014Top goalscorers Edit Tim Cahill is Australia s top scorer with 50 goals Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career1 Tim Cahill list 50 108 0 46 2004 20182 Damian Mori 29 45 0 64 1992 20023 Archie Thompson 28 54 0 52 2001 20134 John Aloisi 27 55 0 49 1993 20085 John Kosmina 25 60 0 42 1977 1988Attila Abonyi 25 61 0 41 1967 19777 David Zdrilic 20 31 0 65 1997 2010Mile Jedinak 20 79 0 25 2008 2018Brett Emerton 20 95 0 21 1998 201210 Graham Arnold 19 56 0 34 1985 1997Most clean sheets Edit Rank Name Clean sheets Caps Ratio Career1 Mark Schwarzer 44 109 0 4 1993 20132 Mathew Ryan 27 80 0 34 2012 present3 Zeljko Kalac 24 54 0 44 1992 20064 Jeff Olver 13 37 0 35 1985 19895 Robert Zabica 12 27 0 44 1990 1994Competitive record EditFor the all time record of the national team against opposing nations see Australia national soccer team all time record OverviewEvent 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeFIFA World Cup 0 0 0 0FIFA Confederations Cup 0 1 1 0AFC Asian Cup 1 1 0 0OFC Nations Cup 4 2 0 0Total 5 4 1 0FIFA World Cup Edit Main article Australia at the FIFA World Cup Australia s FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Not member of FIFA Not member of FIFA 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 Did not qualify Play off 2 0 0 2 2 9 1970 Play off 9 3 5 1 12 8 1974 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 5 Squad Qualified 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 Play off 8 4 3 1 20 4 1990 2nd 6 2 2 2 11 7 1994 Play off 10 7 1 2 21 7 1998 Play off 8 6 2 0 34 5 2002 Play off 8 7 0 1 73 4 2006 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad Qualified 9 7 1 1 31 5 2010 Group stage 21st 3 1 1 1 3 6 Squad Qualified 14 9 3 2 19 4 2014 Group stage 30th 3 0 0 3 3 9 Squad Qualified 14 8 4 2 25 12 2018 Group stage 30th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad Qualified 22 14 6 2 51 18 2022 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad Qualified 20 13 4 3 45 12 2026 To be determined To be determinedTotal Round of 16 6 22 20 4 4 12 17 37 161 95 40 26 407 125 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 AFCFIFA Confederations Cup Edit Main article Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup Australia s FIFA Confederations Cup recordYear Result Pos 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 5Total 0 titles 4 10 16 5 3 8 17 25AFC Asian Cup Edit Main article Australia at the AFC Asian Cup Australia s AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualificationYear Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA1956 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 2023 Qualified 8 8 0 0 28 2Total 1 title 5 18 21 12 4 5 40 14 26 21 2 3 70 13 Champions Runners up Third place semi finalists Summer Olympics Edit Main article Football at the Summer Olympics Australia s Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics qualificationYear Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GP W D L GS GA1908 1952 Did not participate 1956 Quarter finals 5th 2 1 0 1 4 4 Qualified as Host 1960 Withdrew Withdrew 1964 Did not enter Did not enter 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 Quarter finals 7th 4 2 0 2 2 6 8 6 2 0 18 41992 present See Australia national under 23 teamTotal 0 titles 2 17 6 3 0 3 6 10 8 6 2 0 18 4OFC Nations Cup Edit Main article Australia at the OFC Nations Cup Australia s OFC Nations Cup recordYear Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1973 Did not participate 1980 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 24 41996 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 42008 and onwards Not OFC memberTotal 4 titles 6 10 28 24 2 2 142 13AFC OFC Challenge Cup Edit Main article AFC OFC Challenge Cup Australia s OFC Nations Cup recordYear Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 2001 Runners up 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2003 Did not qualifyTotal 0 titles 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3AFF Championship Edit Main article AFF Championship Since joining the AFF in 2013 Australia has never competed in this event Minor tournaments Edit Year Position GP W D L GF GA 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 Valparaiso 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 3Total 10 titles 50 30 8 12 90 46All time record EditMain article Australia national soccer team all time recordFIFA Rankings EditGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues A line chart depicting the history of Australia s year end placements in the FIFA World Rankings Last update was on 17 February 2023 Source 135 Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover Australia s FIFA world rankingsRank Year GamesPlayed Best WorstRank Move Rank Move27 2022 13 27 8 42 635 2021 10 32 6 41 241 2020 0 41 1 42 142 2019 10 41 2 46 341 2018 11 32 4 43 738 2017 13 38 7 55 1047 2016 10 40 17 68 957 2015 14 57 37 100 2 100 2014 11 53 4 102 1458 2013 12 36 7 59 736 2012 13 20 2 36 923 2011 17 19 5 26 226 2010 13 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