Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
AAS, then known as Socceroos Active Support (SAS), was founded in January 2015 as an independent group, [122] who uses social media to organise and keep in touch. This replaced the former active support group Terrace Australis , [ 123 ] who were founded by Football Federation Australia and fans in 2013, during Australia's 2014 World Cup ...
First player to score a hat-trick George Smith, 17 June 1933, 6–4 vs. New Zealand Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring Stan Lazaridis, 60, 15 April 1993 – 7 October 2006 Most different goalscorers in a match 9, 9 April 2001, 22–0 vs. Tonga [note 2] Most goals against the same opponent George Smith, 16 vs.
The Australia national under-20 soccer team, known colloquially as the Young Socceroos, represents Australia in international under-20 soccer.The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football ...
The Australia national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the Olympic Games.The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006.
On 4 October 2006, Popovic announced his retirement from the Socceroos. [7] His final game was a friendly against Paraguay that month. He scored his eighth international goal, from a Mark Bresciano free kick, in his final minute on field to put Australia ahead, 1–0 in a game that finished 1–1. [6]
It was this friendly competition that the nickname of the Australian side, "Socceroos", was born. [3] Just two years later they met in the first round of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in a group that included Japan. All the games were played in South Korea and Australia topped the group progressing to the next round before losing to ...
The A-League Men is an Australian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Australian soccer league system, it is the country's primary soccer competition and is contested by 12 clubs.
In 2003, they competed in the Oceania Cup with the team winning all four matches to the combined score of 45 goals to nil with the closest being a 2–0 win over New Zealand. [31] Qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup , the Australians were drawn in Group D with China, Ghana and Russia, the Australians only scored a single point at the ...