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Before 1965, the Australia national soccer team had been under the leadership of a selection committee and a trainer. Appointed in 1965, Tiko Jelisavčić had been the first Australia manager. In his first game as manager, [1] he led Australia to a 1–6 loss against North Korea at Stade Olympique, Phnom Penh in the 1966 FIFA World Cup ...
The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer. Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, [6] the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
Australia won the match 2–0 thanks to goals by Ajdin Hrustic and Yengi. [17] Irankunda made his senior international debut in the match and assisted the first goal. [ 18 ] In their last qualifying match of the group, Australia beat Palestine 5–0 to record a perfect 6 wins out of 6 games and top the group.
Football Australia has appointed former Asian Champions League winning manager Tony Popovic as the new head coach of the Australian men's team until the end of the 2026 World Cup. Popovic, 51 ...
The finals of both tournaments held every four years in alternate even numbered years. Excluding the tournament years in which Australia either did not enter or failed to qualify for the finals, the Australia national team has nominated the following squads of players to compete in the finals:
Australia men's national soccer team; Australia women's national soccer team; Australia national soccer team may also refer to: Australia men's national soccer B team; Australia men's national under-23 soccer team; Australia men's national under-20 soccer team; Australia men's national under-17 soccer team; Australia national futsal team ...
Foster represented Australia at under-16 level, reaching the quarter finals at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China. [11] [12] He was the 419th player [12] for the Australia national team (the Socceroos) from 1996 to 2000, [13] earning 29 caps, and was the team's 40th captain, [14] [15] and scoring nine goals. [7]
The national team had been nicknamed "the Socceroos" by journalist Tony Horstead on a 1967 tour to South Vietnam. [22] FFA chairman Frank Lowy commented "It has been commonly used and is a much loved name but we may see it fade out as evolution takes place", and suggested few national football teams had nicknames . [ 21 ]