Australia national football team
| Association | Football Federation Australia | |
| Confederation | AFC | |
| Nickname | Socceroos | |
| Coach | Pim Verbeek | |
| Most caps | Alex Tobin (87) | |
| Top scorer | Damian Mori (29) | |
| FIFA ranking | 27 | |
| First game | Auckland, New Zealand; 17 June 1922 New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia |
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| Largest win | Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001 Australia 31-0 American Samoa |
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| Largest loss | Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955 Australia 0 - 8 South Africa |
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| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 3 | |
| First Apps | 1974 | |
| Best result | Round 2 (2006) | |
Australia national football team is the national football 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.
Most appearances[change | change source]
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Alex Tobin | 87 | 2 | 1988-1998 |
| 2 | Paul Wade | 84 | 10 | 1986-1996 |
| 3 | Tony Vidmar | 76 | 3 | 1991-2006 |
| 4 | Brett Emerton | 69 | 16 | 1998-present |
| 5 | Peter Wilson | 64 | 3 | 1970-1977 |
| 6 | Mark Schwarzer | 63 | 0 | 1993-present |
| 7 | Attila Abonyi | 61 | 25 | 1967-1977 |
| 8 | John Kosmina | 60 | 25 | 1977-1988 |
| 8 | Stan Lazaridis | 60 | 0 | 1993-2006 |
| 10 | Milan Ivanović | 59 | 0 | 1991-1998 |
Top scorers[change | change source]
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career | |||||
| 1 | Damian Mori | 29 | 45 | 1992-2002 | |||||
| 2 | John Aloisi | 27 | 54 | 1997-present | |||||
| 3 | Attila Abonyi | 25 | 61 | 1967-1977 | |||||
| 3 | John Kosmina | 25 | 60 | 1977-1988 | |||||
| 5 | David Zdrilić | 21 | 30 | 1997-2005 | |||||
| 5 | Archie Thompson | 21 | 27 | 2001-present | |||||
| 7 | Graham Arnold | 19 | 56 | 1985-1997 | |||||
| 8 | Ray Baartz | 18 | 48 | 1967-1974 | |||||
| 9 | Aurelio Vidmar | 17 | 44 | - | 9 | Gary Cole | 17 | 19 | 1978-1982 |
2010 World Cup[change | change source]
The Socceroos 2010 World Cup Squad, coached by Pim Verbeek, includes the following players:[1]
- James Holland
- David Carney
- Shane Lowry
- Rhys Williams
- Michael Beauchamp
- Josh Kennedy
- Mile Jedinak
- Dario Vidosic
- Nikita Rukavytsya
- Richard Garcia
- Brett Holman
- Carl Valeri
- Brett Emerton
- Brad Jones
- Mark Schwarzer
- Adam Federici
- Eugene Galekovic
- Mark Milligan
- Jade North
- Luke Wilkshire
- Nick Carle
- Jason Culina
- Mark Bresciano
- Vince Grella
- Tim Cahill
- Lucas Neill
- Harry Kewell
- Craig Moore
- Scott Chipperfield
- Scott McDonald
- Tim Oar
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Australia World Cup Squad 2010" (in English). Sport (The Age): pp. 8. May 20 2010.
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