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| Federation founded: 1961 |
| FIFA member since: 1963 |
| Confederation: AFC (OCEANIA until 2006) |
| Colours: Gold and green |
| Nickname: The Socceroos |
| World Cups qualified for: 5 (of 21) |
| Best results: Round of 16 in 2006 (By position - 14th in 1974) |
|
 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 16
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W 2
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D 4
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L 10
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GF 13
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GA 31
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Pts 10
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Australia
is 49th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
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| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
- |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
- |
| Biggest win |
3-1 vs Japan 2006 |
| Biggest loss |
0-4 vs Germany 2010 |
| Most wins in a row |
1 |
| Most losses in a row |
4 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
2 |
| Longest run without win |
6 |
| Longest run qualifying |
4 (2006- ) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
7 (1978-2002) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
- |
| AUS vs Europe |
W1 - D2 - L7 |
| AUS vs South America |
W0 - D1 - L3 |
| AUS vs Asia |
W1 - D0 - L0 |
| AUS vs Africa |
W0 - D1 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Marco Bresciano |
9 |
2006-14 |
| Tim Cahill |
9 |
2006-18 |
| Scott Chipperfield |
7 |
2006-10 |
| Jason Culina |
7 |
2006-10 |
| Mile Jedinak |
7 |
2010-18 |
| Lucas Neill |
7 |
2006-10 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Tim Cahill |
5 |
2006-18 |
| Mile Jedinak |
3 |
2010-18 |
| Brett Holman |
2 |
2010 |
| John Aloisi |
1 |
2006 |
| Harry Kewell |
1 |
2006-10 |
| Craig Moore |
1 |
2006-10 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1974 1R East Germany L 0-2
1R West Germany L 0-3
1R Chile D 0-0
2006 1R Japan W 3-1
1R Brazil L 0-2
1R Croatia D 2-2
2R Italy L 0-1
2010 1R Germany L 0-4
1R Ghana D 1-1
1R Serbia W 2-1
2014 1R Chile L 1-3
1R Netherlands L 2-3
1R Spain L 0-3
2018 1R France L 1-2
1R Denmark D 1-1
1R Peru L 0-2
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