Australia men's national soccer team all-time record explained

The lists shown below shows the Australia men's national soccer team all-time record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, OFC Nations Cup, AFC Asian Cup and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

Only "A" internationals are included. Although there is some conjecture regarding the status of a number of games, the table includes all fixtures recognised by Football Australia as "A" internationals and as such is used to recognise caps, goal scorers, captaincy records, etc.[1] [2] [3] Last match updated on 11 June 2024 vs. .

Head-to-head record

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Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
OpponentConfederationFirst matchLast match
OFC
CONMEBOL
AFC
AFC
UEFA
CONMEBOL
UEFA
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
AFC
AFC
CONMEBOL
OFC
CONCACAF
UEFA
1UEFA
UEFA
UEFA
CONMEBOL
CAF
UEFA
OFC
UEFA
2UEFA
CAF
UEFA
AFC
CONCACAF
AFC
UEFA
AFC
AFC
AFC
AFC
UEFA
UEFA
CONCACAF
AFC
AFC
CAF
AFC
AFC
AFC
UEFA
AFC
CONCACAF
CAF
AFC
UEFA
OFC
OFC
CAF
AFC
UEFA
UEFA
UEFA
AFC
AFC
OFC
CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
AFC
UEFA
AFC
UEFA
UEFA
3UEFA
OFC
AFC
UEFA
4UEFA
AFC
UEFA
UEFA
OFC
CAF
AFC
UEFA
UEFA
UEFA
AFC
OFC
AFC
AFC
OFC
CAF
UEFA
AFC
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
AFC
OFC
CONMEBOL
5AFC
UEFA
6CAF
Total (97)600303127170118164317 June 192211 June 2024

Notes:

1 includes

2 includes

3 includes

4 includes

5 includes

6 includes &

Performances

Performance by competition

For performances by major tournaments refer to Competitive record

Best results

The following table shows Australia's best results against opposition by confederation, Only "A" internationals are included.[1]

AFC

width=140Team
width=340Best result
width=140Venue
width=140Date
1–3
2–0
2–0
0–2
Manama
Sydney
Sydney
Abu Dhabi
22 February 2006
11 October 2006
10 June 2009
6 January 2024
7–0 16 November 2023
0–0 Phnom Penh26 November 1965
3–0 Brisbane
Doha
27 September 1985
2 September 2021
8–0 Sydney
Hong Kong
27 October 1985
9 December 2012
0–9 Hong Kong7 December 2012
3–0
2–5
Adelaide
Hong Kong
10 July 1977
30 October 1977
0–4 Doha10 January 2011
6–0 Sydney24 March 1973
3–0 Sydney18 August 1973
3–1
2–0
11 March 1973
1 September 2016
3–0 Melbourne14 February 1996
4–0
5–1
Melbourne
Sydney
11 June 2013
29 March 2016
0–4 Kuwait City15 October 2018
3–0 Canberra12 November 2015
5–0 26 March 2024
0–5
5–0
15 October 1982
7 October 2011
5–0 10 October 2019
1–1 Hong Kong5 December 2012
5–0 Dubai30 December 2018
5–0 Perth11 June 2024
0–6 Manila29 October 1972
4–0 Brisbane15 October 2008
3–0 Sydney9 July 1988
1–6 Singapore21 November 1967
0–2
1–3
Seoul
Singapore
24 October 1972
15 December 1983
2–1
3–2
0–1
Sydney
Al Ain
Doha
10 October 2017
15 January 2019
18 January 2024
7–0 Adelaide24 March 2016
0–4 10 October 1982
16 July 2007
2–0 Newcastle
Sydney
27 January 2015
28 March 2017
0–6 Doha25 January 2011
1 4–0 Melbourne27 January 2022
Notes:

1 includes South Vietnam

CAF

width=140Team
width=340Best result
width=140Venue
width=140Date
1–1 Saint Petersburg22 June 2017
0–0 Seoul19 June 1987
0–2 Durban14 September 1996
0–4 Pretoria21 September 1996
0–1 Kangnung9 June 1987
0–1
1–0
Seoul
London
22 September 1988
17 November 2007
5–1 Newcastle7 June 1947
0–3 Tunis1 October 1997
1 0–5 Salisbury14 June 1950
Notes:

1 includes Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia

CONCACAF

width=140Team
width=340Best result
width=140Venue
width=140Date
4–1
3–0
Sydney
London
23 June 1924
16 October 2013
1–0 Sydney19 November 2013
3–1 Sydney15 November 2017
5–0 London9 October 2005
3–1
2–0
Riyadh
Suwon
12 December 1997
30 May 2001
0–1 Orlando13 June 1992

CONMEBOL

width=140Team
width=340Best result
width=140Venue
width=140Date
4–1 14 July 1988
1–0 11 June 2001
0–0
1–1
Berlin
Moscow
22 June 1974
25 June 2017
0–0
0–0
Brisbane
London
8 February 1995
27 March 2018
3–1 Sydney24 March 2023
2–1
1–0
Melbourne
Sydney
15 June 2000
9 October 2010
0–0 Al Rayyan13 June 2022
2–0 Sydney27 April 1974
1–1 Caracas18 February 2004

OFC

width=140Team
width=340Best result
width=140Venue
width=140Date
Coffs Harbour11 April 2001
17–0 Papeete19 June 2000
10–0 Melbourne14 August 1981
11–0 Auckland8 July 2002
0–10 Wellington11 July 1936
11–2 Nouméa26 February 1980
11–0 Coffs Harbour16 April 2001
13–0 Sydney11 June 1997
9–0 Adelaide31 May 2004
22–0 Coffs Harbour9 April 2001
3–0 Adelaide4 June 2004

UEFA

width=140Team
width=340Best result
width=140Venue
width=140Date
2–0 4 September 2014
2–2
1–1
Sydney
Valparaiso
14 February 1973
15 February 2000
3–1 8 July 1992
1 4–0 1 June 2018
1–0 Roodepoort
Al Wakrah
1 June 2010
30 November 2022
2–0 14 June 1974
1–3 12 February 2003
1–0 1 June 2001
2 1–2 29 March 2011
1–3 17 November 1970
0–3 23 February 2000
0–3 12 August 2009
2–0 6 March 1988
1–0 26 June 2006
1–3 7 June 2006
3 0–1 12 March 1997
1–2 6 September 2008
1–1 15 June 1980
1–0 25 January 1997
1–2 7 September 2010
3–2 6 February 2013
4 0–0
0–0
1–1
16 November 1975
26 November 1975
3 December 1975
0–2 15 November 2000
5 1–0
2–1
18 September 1988
23 June 2010
0–0 12 February 2000
2–0 11 August 2010
0–3 23 June 2014
1–0 Adelaide
Melbourne
29 January 1992
2 February 1992
0–0 3 September 2010
0–1 24 May 2004
1–2 10 August 2011
Notes:

1 includes Czechoslovakia

2 includes West Germany

3 includes Macedonia

4 includes Soviet Union

5 includes Yugoslavia

Penalty shoot-out record

width=140TeamMatch score
(PSO score)
StatusVenue
Presidents Cup Olympic Stadium, 19 June 1987
Presidents Cup Olympic Stadium, 21 June 1987
Presidents Cup Dongdaemun Stadium, 14 June 1991
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Sydney Football Stadium, 15 August 1993
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Stadium Australia, 16 November 2005
2007 AFC Asian Cup Mỹ Đình National Stadium, 21 July 2007
2019 AFC Asian Cup Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, 21 January 2019
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, 13 June 2022

Best / Worst

Best

  1. Australia 31–0 American Samoa 2001
  2. Tonga 0–22 Australia 2001
  3. Cook Islands 0–17 Australia 2000
  4. Australia 16–0 Cook Islands 1998
  5. Australia 13–0 Solomon Islands 1997
  6. Australia 11–0 Samoa 2001
  7. Australia 11–0 New Caledonia 2002
  8. Australia 10–0 Fiji 1981
  9. New Zealand 0–10 Australia 1936
  10. Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea 1980

Worst

  1. Australia 1–15 Soviet Union 1956
  2. Australia 0–8 South Africa 1955

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Socceroo International Games . 10 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Australian national football team result. 13 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Howe. Andrew. howe.how. Football Federation Australia.