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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.
Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time. [7] Mariners' striker Marco Túlio was the leading goalscorer for the competition, with eight goals. Central Coast Mariners' victory meant that Australia became the first nation to have had clubs winning both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, following Western Sydney Wanderers' victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League.
At the end of August, Football Australia withdrew the team from the tournament, citing safety reasons and travel advice. [5] However, they were reinstated [ 6 ] when Iraq lost hosting rights due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis , [ 7 ] with the matches rescheduled and relocated to Kuwait City .
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).
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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.
Australia started the year with a friendly against Bahrain in Abu Dhabi in preparation ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup taking place in Qatar. [1] Australia won the match 2–0 thanks to an own goal by Amine Binaddi and a goal by Mitchell Duke. Welsh youth international Gethin Jones made his debut for Australia, having been born in Perth. [2]
The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, [1] represents Australia in men's international under-17 soccer.The team is controlled by the governing body for Football in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since ...