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Mark Schwarzer is Australia's most capped player. The Australia men's national soccer team represents the country of Australia in international association football.It is fielded by Football Australia, the governing body of soccer in Australia, and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which encompasses the countries of Asia, having previously been a part of the ...
The World Cup and Asian Cup, are the primary competitive tournaments the Australia men's national soccer team enters. The finals of both tournaments held every four years in alternate even numbered years.
Australia won the penalty shootout 4–2, making Australia the first ever team to qualify for a World Cup via a penalty shootout. [28] 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. [26]
Australia have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in only one match, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his usual playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of ...
Australia opened their Asian Cup campaign against India, beating them 2–0 with Jackson Irvine scoring first and later Jordan Bos being subbed on and scoring his first international goal. [3] In the second match they beat Syria 1–0 thanks to another goal by Irvine, guaranteeing advancement to the knockout stage. [ 4 ]
At the end of July 2023, the draw for the groups of the second round of the AFC 2026 World Cup qualifiers was conducted, with Australia drawn in Group I, together with Palestine, Lebanon, and the winner between Maldives and Bangladesh from the first round. [6] In September 2023, Australia played a friendly game against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.
The 2025 Club World Cup is a first-of-its-kind tournament that, in FIFA’s dreams, is precisely what its name suggests. It’s a 32-team extravaganza modeled after soccer’s actual World Cup ...
Australia were to lose all three games in a tough group at Brazil 2014. In the Qatar 2022 edition, Australia made it to the last 16 for only the second time, before falling 2–1 to Argentina, which, like what happened to 2006 Italy, Argentina would eventually claim the World Cup title in 2022.