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Australian Peter Wilson with East German Bernd Bransch before their match at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

The Australia national association football team, nicknamed the Socceroos, has represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup on four occasions: in 1974, 2006, 2010, and 2014.[1]

In Australia's first appearance, a team made up entirely of amateurs secured a scoreless draw against Chile, though eventually departed from the 1974 tournament without a goal to show from their inaugural appearance. Australia made up for lost time at Germany 2006 and qualified for the Round of 16 before narrowly falling to eventual champions Italy. The German theme continued at South Africa 2010 although this time Australia suffered a 4-0 loss against the European giants in a scoreline which ultimately scuppered their progress. A ten-man 1–1 draw against Ghana and a 2–1 win against Serbia saw the Aussies eliminated on goal difference, three goals off the Africans.

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not participate – – – – – –
Italy 1934 – – – – – –
France 1938 – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 – – – – – –
Chile 1962 – – – – – –
England 1966 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 9
Mexico 1970 9 3 5 1 12 8
West Germany 1974 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 5 11 5 5 1 21 10
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 12 6 2 4 20 11
Spain 1982 8 4 2 2 22 9
Mexico 1986 8 4 3 1 20 4
Italy 1990 6 2 2 2 11 7
United States 1994 10 7 1 2 21 7
France 1998 8 6 2 0 34 5
South Korea Japan 2002 8 7 0 1 73 4
Germany 2006 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 6 9 7 1 1 31 5
South Africa 2010 Group stage 21st 3 1 1 1 3 6 14 9 3 2 19 4
Brazil 2014 Group Stage 30th 3 0 0 3 3 9 14 8 4 2 25 12
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total 4/20 0 Titles 13 2 3 8 11 26 119 68 30 21 311 95

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Brazil 0 0 1 1 0 2
 Chile 0 1 1 2 1 3
 Croatia 0 1 0 1 2 2
 Germany* 0 0 3 3 0 9
 Ghana 0 1 0 1 1 1
 Italy 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1 3 1
 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 2 3
 Serbia 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Spain 0 0 1 1 0 3
  • Games of East Germany and West Germany are counted towards Germany.

1974 FIFA World Cup

See also: 1974 FIFA World Cup

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
 Chile 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
 Australia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
East Germany 2 – 0 Australia
Curran 58' (o.g.)
Streich 72'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Australia 0 – 3 West Germany
Report 12' Overath
34' Cullmann
53' Müller
Attendance: 35,000
Australia 0 – 0 Chile
Report
Attendance: 14,681
Referee: Iran Jafar Namdar

2006 FIFA World Cup

See also: 2006 FIFA World Cup


Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Croatia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Australia 3 – 1 Japan
Cahill 84', 89'
Aloisi 90+2'		 Report 26' Nakamura
Attendance: 46,000
Brazil 2 – 0 Australia
Adriano 49'
Fred 90'		 Report
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Germany Markus Merk
Croatia 2 – 2 Australia
Srna 2'
N. Kovač 56'		 Report 38' (pen.) Moore
79' Kewell
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: England Graham Poll

Round of 16

Italy 1 – 0 Australia
Totti 90+5' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 46,000

2010 FIFA World Cup

See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup

Group D

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Germany 4 – 0 Australia
Podolski 8'
Klose 26'
Müller 68'
Cacau 70'		 Report
Attendance: 62,660
Ghana 1 – 1 Australia
Gyan 25' (pen.) Report Holman 11'
Attendance: 34,812
Australia 2 – 1 Serbia
Cahill 69'
Holman 73'		 Report Pantelić 84'
Attendance: 37,836

2014 FIFA World Cup

See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup

Group B

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Group B table

Chile 3–1 Australia
Sánchez 12'
Valdivia 14'
Beausejour 90+2'		 Report Cahill 35'
Attendance: 40,275
Australia 2–3 Netherlands
Cahill 21'
Jedinak 54' (pen.)		 Report Robben 20'
Memphis 68'
Persie 58'
Attendance: 42,877
Australia 0–3 Spain
Report Villa 36'
Torres 69'
Mata 82'
Attendance: 39,375

Goalscorers

See also: List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers
Player Goals 1974 2006 2010 2014
Tim Cahill 5 2 1 2
Brett Holman 2 2
John Aloisi 1 1
Harry Kewell 1 1
Craig Moore 1 1
Mile Jedinak 1 1
Total 11 0 5 3 3
Own goals scored for opponents

Most appearances

Player Appearances World Cups
Mark Bresciano 9 2006, 2010, 2014
Tim Cahill 8 2006, 2010, 2014
Scott Chipperfield 7 2006, 2010
Jason Culina 7 2006, 2010
Lucas Neill 7 2006, 2010
Mark Schwarzer 7 2006, 2010
Brett Emerton 6 2006, 2010
Craig Moore 6 2006, 2010

References

  1. ^ "Country Info". FIFA. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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