Australia men's national soccer team

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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

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.

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:[5]

References[change | change source]

  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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Australia World Cup Squad 2010". Sport. The Age. 2010-05-20. p. 8.
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