Australia at the FIFA World Cup
The Australia national soccer team, nicknamed the Socceroos, has represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup finals on five occasions: in 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.[1]
In Australia's first appearance, representing OFC, a team made up entirely of amateurs secured a scoreless draw against Chile, though eventually departed from the 1974 tournament without a goal to show from their inaugural appearance. Australia made up for lost time at Germany 2006 and qualified for the Round of 16 before narrowly falling to eventual champions Italy. The German theme continued at South Africa 2010 although this time Australia, now representing the AFC, suffered a 4-0 loss against the European giants in a scoreline which ultimately scuppered their progress. A ten-man 1–1 draw against Ghana and a 2–1 win against Serbia saw Australia eliminated on goal difference, three goals off the Africans. Australia were to lose all three games in a tough group at Brazil 2014.
FIFA World Cup record
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| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
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9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |
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Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |||||||||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | |||||||||
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||||||||
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 4 | |||||||||
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | |
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Group stage | 21st | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 30th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | |
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Group stage | 30th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 18 | |
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| Total | 5/21 | 0 Titles | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 141 | 82 | 36 | 23 | 362 | 113 | |
Record by opponent
| FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
- Games against West Germany are included in statistics of Germany.
1974 FIFA World Cup
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Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup
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Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Croatia |
2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Srna  N. Kovač Šimić   Šimunić |
Report | Emerton |
Note 1: Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow.
Round of 16
2010 FIFA World Cup
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
2014 FIFA World Cup
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Australia |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cahill Jedinak |
Report | Robben van Persie Memphis |
2018 FIFA World Cup
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1974 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Cahill | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mile Jedinak | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Brett Holman | 2 | 2 | ||||
| John Aloisi | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Harry Kewell | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Craig Moore | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
- Own goals scored for opponents
- Colin Curran (scored for East Germany in 1974)
- Aziz Behich (scored for France in 2018)
Most appearances
| No | Player | Appearances | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bresciano | 9 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Tim Cahill | 9 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 | |
| 3 | Scott Chipperfield | 7 | 2006, 2010 |
| Jason Culina | 7 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Lucas Neill | 7 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Mile Jedinak | 7 | 2010, 2014, 2018 | |
| 7 | Mark Schwarzer | 6 | 2006, 2010 |
| Brett Emerton | 6 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Craig Moore | 6 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Matthew Leckie | 6 | 2014, 2018 | |
| Mathew Ryan | 6 | 2014, 2018 | |
References
- ↑ "Country Info". FIFA. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ↑ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Match report – Group C – France v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ↑ "Match report – Group C – Denmark v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Peru" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.