Australia men's national soccer team

Australia national soccer team is the national soccer team of Australia. Its official nickname is "the Socceroos". The team is under the control of the Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. It has also been invited to join the ASEAN Football Federation. Australia's Youth teams play in the ASEAN Youth Tournaments. Australia has been the Oceania Football Confederation champion four times, and has been at three World Cup finals tournaments, in 1974, 2006 and 2010. FIFA Rankings show the Australian National Football team is one of the strongest countries in Asia, and is currently ranked 20th in the world by FIFA. Australia made it to the round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup held in Germany and were knocked out in controversial circumstances by eventual champions Italy. Australia's 2010 world cup finals campaign was also blighted by controversial and mostly incorrect refereeing decisions and lead to the teams eventual elimination in the group stages despite a 2-1 win over a higher ranked Serbian team and a draw against Ghana. Australia will now prepare for the Asian cup in early 2011 and the 2014 world cup qualification.

Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Socceroos
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachGraham Arnold
CaptainMark Milligan
Most capsMark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorerTim Cahill (50)
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 27 Increase 11 (22 December 2022)[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
Appearances5 (first in 1974)
Best resultRound of 16 (2006)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980,
1996, 2000, 2004)
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultRunners-up (1997)
Websitesocceroos.com.au
Socceroo captain, Mark Viduka

Most appearances

PosPlayerAppsGoalsCareer
1Alex Tobin8721988-1998
2Paul Wade84101986-1996
3Tony Vidmar7631991-2006
4Brett Emerton69161998-present
5Peter Wilson6431970-1977
6Mark Schwarzer6301993-present
7Attila Abonyi61251967-1977
8John Kosmina60251977-1988
8Stan Lazaridis6001993-2006
10Milan Ivanović5901991-1998

Top scorers

PosPlayerGoalsAppsCareer
1Damian Mori29451992-2002
2John Aloisi27541997-present
3Attila Abonyi25611967-1977
3John Kosmina25601977-1988
5David Zdrilić21301997-2005
5Archie Thompson21272001-present
7Graham Arnold19561985-1997
8Ray Baartz18481967-1974
9Aurelio Vidmar1744- 9Gary Cole17191978-1982

2010 World Cup

The Socceroos 2010 World Cup Squad, coached by Pim Verbeek, includes the following players:[3]

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. "Aussie footballers smash world record". BBC Sport. 11 April 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "Australia World Cup Squad 2010". Sport. The Age. 2010-05-20. p. 8.
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