2014 Australia national soccer team season

Summary

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2014. In their first full year under new coach Ange Postecoglou, the national team managed only one victory from eleven matches. The bulk of the matches were friendlies and included a 4–3 loss to Ecuador despite leading 3–0. Australia participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and were unable to proceed beyond the group stage after losing all three games.

Record

Match results

Friendlies

Australia  v  Ecuador

5 March 2014	Australia	3–4	Ecuador	London, England
20:00	Cahill  8', 31' Jedinak  15' (pen.) Langerak  58'	Summary Report	Martínez  56' Castillo  60' (pen.) E.Valencia  76' Méndez  90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Lee Probert (England)

Australia  v  South Africa

26 May 2014	Australia	1–1	South Africa	Sydney, Australia
19:30	Cahill  14'	Summary Report	Patosi  13'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 50,468 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Australia  v  Croatia

6 June 2014	Australia	0–1	Croatia	Salvador, Brazil
		Summary Report	Jelavić  58'	Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento (Brazil)

Belgium  v  Australia

4 September 2014	Belgium	2–0	Australia	Liège, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+2)	Mertens  18' Witsel  77'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Saudi Arabia  v  Australia

8 September 2014	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Australia	London, United Kingdom
20:00 (UTC+1)	Fallatah  71' (pen.) Al-Jassim  84'	Report	Cahill  3' Jedinak  6' Wright  77'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

United Arab Emirates  v  Australia

10 October 2014	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Australia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:30 (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Qatar  v  Australia

14 October 2014	Qatar	1–0	Australia	Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3)	Ibrahim  61'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Japan  v  Australia

18 November 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–1	Australia	Osaka, Japan
	Konno  61' Okazaki  68'	Report	Cahill  90+2'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

FIFA World Cup

Chile  v  Australia

13 June 2014 Group Stage	Chile	3–1	Australia	Cuiabá, Brazil
19:00	Sánchez  12' Valdivia  14' Beausejour  90+2'	Summary Report	Cahill  35'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 40,275 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Australia  v  Netherlands

18 June 2014 Group Stage	Australia	2–3	Netherlands	Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00	Cahill  21' Jedinak  54' (pen.)	Summary Report	Robben  20' van Persie  58' Memphis  68'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 42,877 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Australia  v  Spain

23 June 2014 Group Stage	Australia	0–3	Spain	Curitiba, Brazil
13:00		Summary Report	Villa  36' Torres  69' Mata  82'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 39,375 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Player statistics

Correct as of 18 November 2014 (v.  Japan).
Numbers are listed by player's number in FIFA World Cup or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Friendlies		World Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Mathew Ryan	9	0	6+0	0	3+0	0
12	GK		Mitchell Langerak	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
18	GK		Brad Jones	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	GK		Adam Federici	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Ivan Franjic	6	0	4+1	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Jason Davidson	9	0	6+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF		Matthew Spiranovic	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF		Nikolai Topor-Stanley	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	DF		Bailey Wright	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0
8	DF		Luke Wilkshire	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
13	DF		Aziz Behich	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Brad Smith	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
19	DF		Ryan McGowan	4	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
20	DF		Trent Sainsbury	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF		Alex Wilkinson	11	0	7+1	0	3+0	0
22	DF		Curtis Good	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Chris Herd	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF		Mark Milligan	7	0	5+1	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Joshua Brillante	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
9	MF		Mitch Nichols	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Ben Halloran	6	0	0+3	0	0+3	0
11	MF		Tommy Oar	9	0	6+0	0	3+0	0
13	MF		Oliver Bozanic	4	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
14	MF		James Troisi	7	0	3+2	0	0+2	0
15	MF		Mile Jedinak	10	3	7+0	2	3+0	1
16	MF		James Holland	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Carl Valeri	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Matt McKay	5	0	1+2	0	2+0	0
20	MF		Dario Vidošić	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Tom Rogić	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Massimo Luongo	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Mark Bresciano	8	0	2+3	0	2+1	0
24	MF		Aaron Mooy	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
4	FW		Tim Cahill	10	7	6+2	5	2+0	2
7	FW		Mathew Leckie	11	0	7+1	0	3+0	0
9	FW		Tomi Juric	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Adam Taggart	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
9	FW		Joshua Kennedy	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Robbie Kruse	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Bernie Ibini	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0

References

External links

• Australia: Fixtures and Results