List of Australia national football team results

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In Reverse Chronolgical Order: (Except for tournaments which follow tournament progress).

Contents 1 Forthcoming Fixtures 2 2000s 2.1 2008 2.1.1 Australia v Iraq 2.1.2 Australia v Iraq 2.1.3 Australia v China PR 2.1.4 Australia v Singapore 2.1.5 Australia v Qatar 2.2 2007 2.2.1 Australia v Nigeria 2.2.2 Australia v Argentina 2.2.3 2007 AFC Asian Cup 2.2.3.1 Australia v Oman 2.2.3.2 Australia v Iraq 2.2.3.3 Australia v Thailand 2.2.3.4 Australia v Japan 2.2.4 Australia v Singapore 2.2.5 Australia v Uruguay 2.2.6 Australia v China 2.2.7 Australia v Denmark 2.3 2006 2.3.1 Australia v Ghana 2.3.2 Australia v Bahrain 2.3.3 Australia v Paraguay 2.3.4 Australia v Kuwait 2.3.5 Australia v Kuwait 2.3.6 2006 FIFA World Cup 2.3.6.1 Australia v Japan 2.3.6.2 Australia v Brazil 2.3.6.3 Australia v Croatia 2.3.6.4 Australia v Italy 2.3.7 Australia v Liechtenstein 2.3.8 Australia v Netherlands 2.3.9 Australia v Greece 2.3.10 Australia v Bahrain 2.4 2005 2.4.1 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification 2.4.2 Australia v Jamaica 2.4.3 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification 2.4.4 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 2.4.5 Australia v New Zealand 2.4.6 Australia v Indonesia 2.4.7 Australia v Iraq 2.4.8 Australia v South Africa 2.5 2004 2.5.1 Australia v Norway 2.5.2 2004 OFC Nations Cup & 2006 World Cup Qualifiers 2.5.3 Australia v Turkey 2.5.4 Australia v South Africa 2.5.5 Australia v Venezuela 2.6 2003 2.6.1 Australia v Jamaica 2.6.2 Australia v Republic of Ireland 2.6.3 Australia v England 2.7 2002 2.7.1 2002 OFC Nations Cup 2.8 2001 2.8.1 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2.8.2 Australia v France 2.8.3 Australia v Japan 2.8.4 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2.8.5 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 2.8.6 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2.8.7 Australia v Colombia 2.9 2000 2.9.1 Australia v Scotland 2.9.2 Australia v South Korea 2.9.3 Australia v Kuwait 2.9.4 2000 OFC Nations Cup 2.9.5 Australia v Paraguay 2.9.6 Australia v Czech Republic 2.9.7 Australia v Hungary 2.9.8 Four Nations Tournament 3 1990s 3.1 1999 3.2 1998 3.2.1 Australia v USA 3.2.2 1998 OFC Nations Cup 3.2.3 Australia v Croatia 3.2.4 Australia v Japan 3.2.5 Australia v South Korea 3.2.6 Australia v Chile 3.3 1997 3.3.1 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 3.3.2 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 3.3.3 Australia v Tunisia 3.3.4 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 3.3.5 Australia v Macedonia 3.3.6 Australia v Macedonia 3.3.7 Australia v Norway 3.3.8 Australia v South Korea 3.3.9 Australia v New Zealand 3.4 1996 3.4.1 1996 OFC Nations Cup 3.4.2 Australia v Saudi Arabia 3.4.3 Simba Cup 3.4.4 Australia v Chile 3.4.5 Australia v Scotland 3.4.6 Australia v Sweden 3.4.7 Australia v Japan 3.5 1995 3.5.1 1996 OFC Nations Cup 3.5.2 Australia v Argentina 3.5.3 Australia v Ghana 3.5.4 Australia v Japan 3.5.5 Australia v Colombia 3.6 1994 3.6.1 Australia v Japan 3.6.2 Australia v Kuwait 3.6.3 Australia v South Africa 3.6.4 1994 Kirin Cup 3.7 1993 3.7.1 1994 World Cup Qualifiers 3.7.2 Australia v South Korea 3.7.3 1994 World Cup Qualifiers 3.7.4 Australia v Kuwait 3.8 1992 3.8.1 1994 World Cup Qualifiers 3.8.2 President's Cup 3.8.3 Australia v Croatia 3.8.4 Australia v Uruguay 3.8.5 Australia v Argentina 3.8.6 Australia v USA 3.8.7 Australia v Sweden 3.9 1991 3.9.1 President's Cup 3.9.2 Australia v England 3.9.3 Trans-Tasman Trophy 3.9.4 Australia v Czechoslovakia 3.10 1990 3.10.1 Australia v South Korea 3.10.2 Australia v Indonesia 4 1980s 4.1 1989 4.1.1 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 4.2 1988 4.2.1 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 4.2.2 Trans-Tasman Trophy 4.2.3 1988 Summer Olympic Games 4.2.4 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup 4.2.5 1988 Olympic Games Qualifiers 4.3 1987 4.3.1 1988 Olympic Games Qualifiers 4.3.2 Trans-Tasman Trophy 4.3.3 President's Cup 4.4 1986 4.4.1 Australia v China 4.4.2 Trans-Tasman Trophy 4.4.3 Australia v Czechoslovakia 4.5 1985 4.5.1 1986 World Cup Qualifiers 4.5.2 Australia v China 4.6 1984 4.6.1 Australia v China 4.7 1983 4.7.1 1983 Merlion Cup 4.7.2 Australia v England 4.7.3 Trans-Tasman Trophy 4.8 1982 4.8.1 1982 Merlion Cup 4.9 1981 4.9.1 1982 World Cup Qualifiers 4.10 1980 4.10.1 Australia v Indonesia 4.10.2 Australia v Hong Kong 4.10.3 Australia v Israel 4.10.4 Australia v Greece 4.10.5 Australia v Mexico 4.10.6 Australia v Northern Ireland 4.10.7 Australia v England 4.10.8 Australia v Papua New Guinea 4.10.9 Australia v Czechoslovakia 5 1970s 5.1 1979 5.1.1 Australia v Taiwan 5.1.2 Australia v New Zealand 5.2 1978 5.2.1 Australia v Greece 5.3 1977 5.3.1 1978 World Cup Qualifiers 5.3.2 Australia v Singapore 5.3.3 Australia v Fiji 5.3.4 Australia v Israel 5.4 1976 5.4.1 Australia v Israel 5.4.2 Australia v Hong Kong 5.4.3 Australia v Singapore 5.4.4 Australia v Indonesia 5.4.5 Australia v Hong Kong 5.4.6 Australia v New Zealand 5.5 1975 5.6 1974 5.6.1 1974 FIFA World Cup 5.6.1.1 Australia v West Germany 5.6.1.2 Australia v East Germany 5.6.1.3 Australia v Chile 5.6.2 Australia v Israel 5.6.3 Australia v Indonesia 5.6.4 Australia v Uruguay 5.7 1973 5.7.1 1974 World Cup Qualifiers 5.8 1972 5.8.1 Australia v Philippines 5.8.2 Australia v South Korea 5.8.3 Australia v South Vietnam 5.8.4 Australia v New Zealand 5.8.5 Australia v Indonesia 5.9 1971 5.9.1 Australia v Israel 5.10 1970 5.10.1 Australia v Mexico 5.10.2 Australia v Greece 5.10.3 Australia v Israel 6 1960s 6.1 1969 6.1.1 1970 World Cup Qualifiers 6.1.2 Australia v Greece 6.2 1968 6.2.1 Australia v Japan 6.3 1967 6.3.1 Australia v Malaysia 6.3.2 Australia v Singapore 6.3.3 Australia v Indonesia 6.3.4 Vietnam National Day Tournament 6.4 1966 6.5 1965 6.5.1 Australia v Malaysia 6.5.2 Australia v Taiwan 6.5.3 Australia v Hong Kong 6.5.4 Australia v Cambodia 6.5.5 1966 World Cup Qualifiers 6.6 1960 to 1964 7 1950s 7.1 1959 7.2 1958 7.2.1 Australia v New Zealand 7.3 1957 7.4 1956 7.4.1 Australia v India 7.4.2 1956 Summer Olympics 7.5 1955 7.5.1 Australia v South Africa 7.6 1954 7.6.1 Australia v New Zealand 7.7 1951 to 1953 7.8 1950 7.8.1 Australia v South Africa 8 1940s 8.1 1949 8.2 1948 8.2.1 Australia v New Zealand 8.3 1947 8.3.1 Australia v South Africa 8.4 1946 8.5 1940 to 1945 9 1930s 9.1 1939 9.2 1938 9.2.1 Australia v India 9.3 1937 9.4 1936 9.4.1 Australia v New Zealand 9.5 1934 to 1935 9.6 1933 9.6.1 Australia v New Zealand 9.7 1930 to 1932 10 1920s 10.1 1925 to 1929 10.2 1924 10.2.1 Australia v Canada 10.3 1923 10.3.1 Australia v New Zealand 10.4 1922 10.4.1 Australia v New Zealand 11 External links

[edit] Forthcoming Fixtures

• 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC):  Australia vs  Iraq, June 7, 2008.
• 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC):  Australia vs  Qatar, June 14, 2008.
• 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC):  Australia vs  China PR, June 22, 2008.

[edit] 2000s

[edit] 2008

For more details of the 2008 results for the Australian national football team see: Australia national football (soccer) team season 2008.

[edit] Australia v Iraq

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).

June 7, 2008 20:00 UTC+4	Australia	0 – 1	Iraq	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1 Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Matsumura (Japan)
		Report	Emad Mohammed  28'

[edit] Australia v Iraq

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).

June 1, 2008 20:00 AEDT	Australia	1 – 0	Iraq	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 48,678 Referee:
	Kewell  47'	FFA Report

[edit] Australia v China PR

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).

March 26, 2008 17:00 AEDT	Australia	0 – 0	China PR	Tuodong Stadium, Kunming Attendance: Referee: Al Saeedi

[edit] Australia v Singapore

FRIENDLY

March 22, 2008 22:00 AEDT	Australia	0 – 0	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: Referee:

[edit] Australia v Qatar

February 6, 2008 19:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Qatar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 50,969 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh  Malaysia
	Kennedy  10' Cahill  17' Bresciano  32'	FFA Report

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[edit] 2007

For more details of the 2007 results for the Australian national football team see: Australia national football (soccer) team season 2007.

[edit] Australia v Nigeria

Friendly

November 17, 2007 02:00 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Nigeria	Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 11,953 Referee: Mark Clattenburg  England
	Carney  53'	FFA Report

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[edit] Australia v Argentina

Friendly

September 11, 2007 19:30 AEST	Australia	0–1	Argentina	MCG, Melbourne Attendance: 70,171 Referee: Mike Dean  England
		FFA Report	Demichelis  49'

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[edit] 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

[edit] Australia v Oman

First Round

July 8, 2007 20:30 AEST	Australia	1–1	Oman	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Eddy Maillet  Seychelles
	Cahill  91+'	FFA Report AFC Summary	Al-Maimani  31'

[edit] Australia v Iraq

First Round

July 13, 2007 20:20 AEST	Australia	1–3	Iraq	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jasim Karim  Bahrain
	Viduka  47'	FFA Report AFC Summary	Akram  22' Mohammed  60' Jassim  86'

[edit] Australia v Thailand

First Round

July 16, 2007 22:30 AEST	Australia	4–0	Thailand	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul  South Korea
	Beauchamp  20' Viduka  80, 83' Kewell  90'	FFA Report AFC Summary

[edit] Australia v Japan

Quarter Finals

July 21, 2007 20:20 AEST	Australia	1 –1	Japan	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli  Kuwait
	Aloisi  69'	FFA Report AFC Summary	Takahara  72'

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[edit] Australia v Singapore

Friendly

June 30, 2007 21:30 AEST	Australia	3–0	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto  Japan
	Viduka  51', 88' Kewell  76'	FFA Report

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[edit] Australia v Uruguay

Friendly

June 2, 2007 20:00 AEST	Australia	1–2	Uruguay	Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 61,795 Referee: Roberto Rosetti  Italy
	Sterjovski  6'	FFA Report	Forlán  40' Recoba  77'

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[edit] Australia v China

Friendly

March 24, 2007 18:45 AEDT	Australia	2–0	China PR	Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wu Chao Jue  Hong Kong
	Holman  8' Bresciano  28'	FFA Report

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[edit] Australia v Denmark

Friendly

February 7, 2007 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–3	Denmark	Loftus Road, London Attendance: 12,476 Referee: Rob Styles  England
	Emerton  85'	FFA Report	Tomasson  5', 38' Jensen  28'

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[edit] 2006

For more details on this topic, see Australia national football (soccer) team season 2006.

[edit] Australia v Ghana

Friendly

November 15, 2006 06:45 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Ghana	Loftus Road, London Attendance: 14,379 Referee: Mark Clattenburg  England
	Aloisi  25' (p)	FFA Report	Agogo  75'

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[edit] Australia v Bahrain

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

October 11, 2006 19:30 AEST	Australia	2–0	Bahrain	Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 36,606 Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi  United Arab Emirates
	Aloisi  17' Bresciano  23'	FFA Report AFC Summary

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[edit] Australia v Paraguay

Friendly

October 7, 2006 19:15 AEST	Australia	1–1	Paraguay	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 47,609 Referee: Joji Kashihara  Japan
	Popović  88'	FFA Report	Beauchamp  92+' (og)

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[edit] Australia v Kuwait

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

September 6, 2006 03:00 AEST	Australia	0–2	Kuwait	Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kamikawa  Japan
		FFA Report AFC Summary	Al Mutairi  55' Al Motawaa  60'

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[edit] Australia v Kuwait

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

August 16, 2006 19:30 AEST	Australia	2–0	Kuwait	Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 32,622 Referee: Junjie Huang  China
	Dodd  75' Petrovski  86'	FFA Report AFC Summary

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[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group F

[edit] Australia v Japan

First Round

June 12, 2006 23:00 AEST	Australia	3–1	Japan	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah  Egypt
	Cahill  84', 89' Aloisi  92+'	FFA Report FIFA Summary	Nakamura  26'

[edit] Australia v Brazil

First Round

June 15, 2006 02:00 AEST	Australia	0–2	Brazil	Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Markus Merk  Germany
		FFA Report FIFA Summary	Adriano  49' Fred  90'

[edit] Australia v Croatia

First Round

June 22, 2006 05:00 AEST	Australia	2–2	Croatia	Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Graham Poll  England
	Moore  39' (p) Kewell  79' Emerton  87'	FFA Report FIFA Summary	Srna  2' Kovač  56' Šimić  85' Šimunić  90'

[edit] Australia v Italy

Round of 16

June 26, 2006 03:00 AEST	Australia	0–1	Italy	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo  Spain
		FFA Report FIFA Summary	Totti  95+' (p) Materazzi  51'

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[edit] Australia v Liechtenstein

Friendly

June 8, 2006 19:00 AEST	Australia	3–1	Liechtenstein	Donaustadion, Ulm Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Wolfgang Stark  Germany
	Sterjovski  20' Kennedy  75' Aloisi  83'	FFA Report	Neill  8' (og)

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[edit] Australia v Netherlands

Friendly

June 4, 2006 19:00 AEST	Australia	1–1	Netherlands	De Kuip Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Michael Dean  England
	Cahill  54'	FFA Report	Van Nistelrooy  9'

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[edit] Australia v Greece

Friendy

May 25, 2006 19:00 AEST	Australia	1–0	Greece	MCG, Melbourne Attendance: 95,103 Referee: Mike Riley  England
	Skoko  16'	FFA Report

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[edit] Australia v Bahrain

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

February 23, 2006 02:15 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Bahrain	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh  Malaysia
	Thompson  54' Skoko  79' Elrich  88' (p)	FFA Report AFC Summary	Ali  35'

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[edit] 2005

For more details of the 2005 results for the Australian national football team see: Australia national football (soccer) team season 2005.

[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (play-off CONMEBOL-OFC)

SECOND ROUND

November 12, 2005	Uruguay	1–0	Australia	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Larsen  Denmark
	D.Rodríguez  37'	(Report)

November 16, 2005	Australia	1–0 (AET) (4–2 PSO)	Uruguay	Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 82,698 Referee: Medina Cantalejo  Spain
	M.Bresciano  35'	(Report)

	Penalties H.Kewell: scored L.Neill: scored T.Vidmar: scored M.Viduka: missed J.Aloisi: scored	4–2	Penalties D.Rodríguez: saved G.Varela: scored F.Estoyanoff: scored M.Zalayeta: saved

Australia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Australia v Jamaica

October 9, 2005 19:45	Australia	5 – 0	Jamaica	Craven Cottage, London, England Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Mike Riley  England
	Bresciano  3' Thompson  29' Viduka  48' J.Aloisi 58' Griffiths 85'

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[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

FIRST ROUND

September 3, 2005 19:30	Australia	7–0	Solomon Islands	Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Mohd Salleh  Malaysia
	Culina 20' Viduka 36', 43' Cahill 57' Chipperfield 64' Thompson 68' Emerton 89'	(Report)

September 6, 2005 13:00	Solomon Islands	1–2	Australia	Lawson Tama, Honiara, Solomon Islands Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Maidin  Singapore
	Fa'arodo 49'	(Report)	Thompson 19' Emerton 58'

 Australia won 9-1 on aggregate and advanced to the Oceania-CONMEBOL playoff against  Uruguay.

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[edit] 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

GROUP A

June 15, 2005 21:00	Germany	4 – 3	Australia	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Attendance: 46,466 Referee: Carlos Amarilla  Paraguay
	Kurányi  17' Mertesacker  23' Ballack  60' (pen.) Podolski  88'		Skoko  21' Aloisi  31'  90+2'

June 18, 2005 20:45	Australia	2 – 4	Argentina	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Shamsul Maidin  Singapore
	Aloisi  61' (pen.)  70'		Figueroa  12'  53'  89' Riquelme  31' (pen.)

June 21, 2005 20:45	Australia	0 – 2	Tunisia	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Attendance: 44,337 Referee: Carlos Chandía  Chile
			Santos  26'  70'

Brazil won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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[edit] Australia v New Zealand

June 9, 2005 19:45	Australia	1 – 0	New Zealand	Craven Cottage, London, England Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Mike Dean  England
	Colosimo  87' Moore  ?'

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[edit] Australia v Indonesia

March 29, 2005 19:45	Australia	3 – 0	Indonesia	Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia Attendance: 13,719 Referee: Hirofumi Yamanishi  Japan
	Milicic  24,57' Zdrillic  85'

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[edit] Australia v Iraq

March 26, 2005 19:45	Australia	2 – 1	Iraq	Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 30,258 Referee: Peter O'Leary  New Zealand
	Bresciano  22' Elrich  72'		Nasir  11'

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[edit] Australia v South Africa

February 9, 2005 19:45	Australia	1 – 1	South Africa	ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa Attendance: Referee: Lin Kee Chong
	Chipperfield  71'		McCarthy  12'

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[edit] 2004

[edit] Australia v Norway

November 16, 2004	Australia	2–2	Norway	Craven Cottage, London, England Attendance: 7,364 Referee: Robert Styles  England
	Cahill  44' Skoko  58'		Iversen  40' Pedersen  72'

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[edit] 2004 OFC Nations Cup & 2006 World Cup Qualifiers

{{main|2004 OFC Nations Cup]], & [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)}} The winner of the OFC Nations Cup would advance to the CONMEBOL-OFC Play-off.

GROUP STAGE

May 29, 2004	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Bo Larsen  Denmark
	Bresciano 40'	(Report)

May 31, 2004	Australia	9–0	Tahiti	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Attison  Vanuatu
	Cahill 14', 47' Skoko 43' Simon 44' (OG) Sterjovski 51', 61', 74' Zdrilic 85' Chipperfield 89'	(Report)

June 2, 2004	Australia	6–1	Fiji	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Gonzalez  Spain
	Madaschi 6', 50' Cahill 39', 66', 75' Elrich 89'	(Report)	Gataurua 19'

June 4, 2004	Australia	3–0	Vanuatu	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ariiotima  Tahiti
	Aloisi 25, 85' Emerton 81'	(Report)

June 6, 2004	Australia	2–2	Solomon Islands	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Gonzalez  Spain
	Cahill 50' Emerton 52'	(Report)	Menapi 43', 75'

FINAL

The final of the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup was a two-legged home and away final between the top two teams from the second group stage.

October 9, 2004	Solomon Islands	1–5	Australia	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Attendance: 21,000 Referee: O'Leary  New Zealand
	Batram Suri 60'	(Report)	Skoko 5', 28' Milicic 19' Emerton 43' Elrich 79'

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October 12, 2004	Australia	6–0	Solomon Islands	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 19,208 Referee: Rakaroi  Fiji
	Milicic 5' Kewell 8' Vidmar 60' Thompson 79' Elrich 82' Emerton 89'	(Report)

 Australia becomes the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup Champions, and thus qualifies for the 2005 Confederations Cup, as well as going on to play the 5th placed CONMEBOL team for a place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Australia v Turkey

2 Friendlies

May 24, 2004	Australia	0–1	Turkey	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:28,953 Referee:Derek Rugg  New Zealand
			Kahveci  42'

May 21, 2004	Australia	1–3	Turkey	Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:28,326 Referee:Toru Kamikawa  Japan
	Bresciano  47'(p)'		Ozat  42' Sukur  69, 75'

Turkey won the series 2-0.

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[edit] Australia v South Africa

Friendly

March 30, 2004	Australia	1–0	South Africa	Loftus Road, London, England. Attendance:16,108 Referee:Mark Halsey  England
	Bresciano  19

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[edit] Australia v Venezuela

Friendly

February 18, 2004 10:00 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Venezuela	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela. Attendance:12,000 Referee:Oscar Julian Ruiz  Colombia
	Agostino  18		Arango  92'+

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[edit] 2003

[edit] Australia v Jamaica

Friendly

September 7, 2003 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–1	Jamaica	Madejski Stadium, Reading, England. Attendance: Referee:Andy D'urso  England
	Bresciano  19 Kewell  58		Lisbie  21

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[edit] Australia v Republic of Ireland

Friendly

August 19, 2003 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	Republic of Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland. Attendance:37,200 Referee:Karel Vidlak  Czech Republic
	Viduka  49		O'Shea  74 Morrison  81

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[edit] Australia v England

Friendly

February 12, 2003 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	England	Upton Park, London, England. Attendance:30,590 Referee:Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzales  Spain
	Popovic  16 Kewell  42 Emerton  84		Jeffers  69

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[edit] 2002

[edit] 2002 OFC Nations Cup

Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup

GROUP A

6 July 2002	Australia	2–0	Vanuatu	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ariiotima  Tahiti
	Mori 69' Despotovski 85'	(Report)

8 July 2002	Australia	11–0	New Caledonia	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 200 Referee: Rugg  New Zealand
	Despotovski 2', 56' (pen), 76', 77' Horvat 15' Chipperfield 22', 35' Mori 34' Costanzo 83' Porter 86' Trimboli 90+'	(Report)

10 July 2002	Australia	8–0	Fiji	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rugg  New Zealand
	Milicic 4' Porter 7', 12', 45', 52' Juric 36' Trimboli 46' De Amicis 89'	(Report)

SEMI-FINAL

12 July 2002	Australia	2–1 (AET)	Tahiti	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 400 Referee: Rugg  New Zealand
	Porter 88' Mori 96'	(Report)	Zaveroni 38'

FINAL

14 July 2002	New Zealand	1–0	Australia	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ariiotima  Tahiti
	Nelsen 78'	(Report)

New Zealand won the 2002 OFC Nations Cup.

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[edit] 2001

[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#CONMEBOL_.2F_OFC_Intercontinental_Play-off

PLAY-OFF

November 25, 2001	Australia	0 – 3	Uruguay	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Referee: Ali Bujsaim  United Arab Emirates
	Muscat  ?'		Silva  14' Morales  70,90' Garcia  ?' Morales 70' de los Santos  ?' Silva  ?' Carini 90'

November 20, 2001	Australia	1 – 0	Uruguay	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 84,656 Referee: Graziano Cesare  Italy
	Muscat  79'(p)' Kewell 61'

Uruguay qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup 3-1 on aggregate.

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[edit] Australia v France

November 11, 2001	Australia	1 – 1	France	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 53,173 Referee: Simon Micallef  Australia
	Moore  43' Muscat 55'		Trezeguet  49'

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[edit] Australia v Japan

August 15, 2001	Australia	0 – 3	Japan	Shizuoka Stadium, Ecopa, Japan Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Zhang Jianjun  People's Republic of China
			Yanagisawa  19' Hattori  53' Nakayama  65(p)'

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[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

SECOND ROUND

June 24, 2001	Australia	4 – 1	New Zealand	Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 41,976 Referee: Kwon Jung Chul  South Korea
	Zdrilic  6,83' Emerton  37 Aloisi  56'		Coveny  44(p)'

June 20, 2001	Australia	2 – 0	New Zealand	Westpac Trust Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Referee: Masayoshi Okada  Japan
	Emerton  6',82 Tiatto  85'

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[edit] 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

GROUP A

May 30, 2001 19:30	Mexico	0–2	Australia	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Attendance: 6,232 Referee: Tangawarima  Zimbabwe
		(Report)	Murphy 18' Skoko 54'

June 1, 2001 17:00	Australia	1–0	France	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea Attendance: 44,400 Referee: Batres  Guatemala
	Zane 60'	(Report)

June 3, 2001 19:30	Korea Republic	1–0	Australia	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Attendance: 42,754 Referee: Ruiz  Colombia
	Hwang Sun-Hong 25'	(Report)

SEMI-FINAL

June 7, 2001 17:00	Japan	1–0	Australia	Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan Attendance: 48,699 Referee: Archundia  Mexico
	Nakata 43'	(Report)

THIRD-PLACE PLAYOFF

June 9, 2001 19:00	Australia	1–0	Brazil	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea Attendance: 28,520 Referee: Krug  Germany
	Murphy 84'	(Report)

France won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIRST ROUND

April 14, 2001	Australia	11 – 0	Samoa	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Brian Precious  New Zealand
	A Vidmar  5,49' Zdrilic  28,57' Foxe  44' Popovic  55,89' Thompson  75,78' Chipperfield  76' Bureta  89'

April 14, 2001	Australia	2 – 0	Fiji	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Derek Rugg  New Zealand
	Corica  22' Foxe  79'

April 11, 2001	Australia	31 – 0	American Samoa	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ronan Leaustic  Tahiti
	Boutsianis  10'  50'  84' Thompson  12'  23'  27'  29'  32'  37'  42'  45'  56'  60'  65'  85'  88' Zdrilic  13'  21'  25'  33'  58'  66'  78'  89' Vidmar  14'  80' Popovic  17'  19' Colosimo  51'  81' De Amicis  55'

See also: Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa.

April 9, 2001	Australia	22 – 0	Tonga	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Harry Atisson  Vanuatu
	Chipperfield  3'  84' Mori  12'  22'  39'  57' Aloisi  14,23,36,45,51,63' Muscat  17(p),28(p),54(p),83' Popovic  65' T Vidmar  73' Zdrilic  77,90' Thompson  79' Boutsianis  85'

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[edit] Australia v Colombia

February 28, 2001	Australia	2 – 3	Colombia	Nemesio Camacho Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Henry Cervantes  Colombia
	Corica  77(p)' Chipperfield  90'		Serna  12' Salazar  66' Grisales  75'

[edit] 2000

[edit] Australia v Scotland

FRIENDLY

November 15, 2000	Australia	2–0	Scotland	Hampton Park, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance:30,985 Referee: Pascal Garibian  France
	Emerton  12' Zdrilic  66'

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[edit] Australia v South Korea

FRIENDLY

October 7, 2000	Australia	2–4	Korea Republic	Dubai, United Arab Emirates Attendance: Referee:
	Agostino  30,35'		Jae Won  44' Jung Yoon  48' Ki Hyeon  65' Dong Gook  92(p)'

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[edit] Australia v Kuwait

FRIENDLY

October 4, 2000	Australia	1–0	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates Attendance: Referee:
	Aloisi  49'

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[edit] 2000 OFC Nations Cup

Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup

GROUP A

19 June 2000	Australia	17–0	Cook Islands	Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Leaustic (Tahiti)
	Agostino 18', 68' Muscat 21', 45' (pen) Tiatto 24' Foster 30', 42', 51', 80' Zdrilic 35', 65' Lazaridis 55' Popovic 60' Corica 70' Zane 82', 87', 89'	(Report)

23 June 2000	Australia	6–0	Solomon Islands	Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti Attendance: 300 Referee: Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
	Chipperfield 6' Zane 13', 35' Omokirio 36' (OG) Muscat 39' (pen) Cardozo 43'	(Report)

SEMI-FINAL

June 25, 2000	Australia	1-0	Vanuatu	Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti Attendance: Referee:
	Muscat  4(p)'

FINAL

June 28, 2000	Australia	2-0	New Zealand	Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Harry Attison  Vanuatu
	Murphy  40' Foster  66'

[edit] Australia v Paraguay

3 FRIENDLIES

June 15, 2000	Australia	2-1	Paraguay	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gerry Connolly  Australia
	Foster  47' Zdrillic  52'		Caceres  58' Chilavert  91'

June 12, 2000	Australia	0-0	Paraguay	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Simon Micallef  Australia

June 9, 2000	Australia	0-0	Paraguay	Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: Referee: Mark Shield  Australia

Australia won the series 1-0.

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[edit] Australia v Czech Republic

FRIENDLY

March 29, 2000	Australia	1-3	Czech Republic	Na Stinadlech Stadium, Teplice, Czech Republic Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Hrinak  Slovenia
	Foster  88' Muscat 72'		Fukal  10' Koller  53' Ulich  66'

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[edit] Australia v Hungary

FRIENDLY

February 23, 2000	Australia	3-0	Hungary	Budapest, Hungary Attendance: Referee: Dietmar Drabek  Austria
	Laybutt  12' Skoko  72' Moore  89'

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[edit] Four Nations Tournament

FIRST ROUND

February 9, 2000	Australia	1-2	Chile	Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile Attendance: Referee: Eduardo Gamboa  Chile
	Corica  15' van Blerk  65'		Gonzalez  10' Navia  92(p)'

February 12, 2000	Australia	0-0	Slovakia	Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile Attendance: Referee: Luis Mariano Pena  Chile

February 15, 2000	Australia	1-1	Bulgaria	Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile Attendance: Referee: Ruben Selman  Chile
	Agostino  1'		Ivanov  89'

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[edit] 1990s

[edit] 1999

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1998

[edit] Australia v USA

FRIENDLY

November 6, 1998	Australia	0-0	USA	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States of America Attendance: 15,074 Referee: Mike Siefert  Canada
	Skoko 19'		Llamosa  90'

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[edit] 1998 OFC Nations Cup

Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup

GROUP STAGE

September 25, 1998	Australia	3-1	Fiji	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 900 Referee: Bruce Grimshaw  New Zealand
	Mori 2', 25', 44'	(Report)	Masinisu 62'

September 28, 1998	Australia	16-0	Cook Islands	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 600 Referee: Massimo Raveino  Tahiti
	Trimboli 1', 12', 63' Mori 8', 15', 30', 34' Maloney 17', 89' Ceccoli 42' Trajanovski 48', 68', 76' (pen), 88' Chipperfield 66' Halpin 80'	(Report)

SEMI-FINAL

October 2, 1998	Australia	4-1	Tahiti	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Intaz Shah  Fiji
	Mori 1', 32', 81' Veart 86'	(Report)	Labaste 55'

FINAL

October 4, 1998	New Zealand	1-0	Australia	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Massimo Raveino  Tahiti
	Burton 24'	(Report)

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[edit] Australia v Croatia

FRIENDLY

June 6, 1998	Australia	0-7	Croatia	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher  Austria
	Kalac 14'		Suker  14'(p), 37',63'(p)' Prosinecki  40' Boban  47',83 Kozniku  72'

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[edit] Australia v Japan

FRIENDLY

February 15, 1998	Australia	0-3	Japan	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 9,541 Referee: Mark Shield  Australia
	de Amicis  6'		Nakata  6'(p)' Hirano  66',70 Yamaguchi  79'

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[edit] Australia v South Korea

FRIENDLY

February 11, 1998	Australia	1-0	Korea Republic	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 9,823 Referee: Brett Hugo  Australia
	Tapai  39'

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[edit] Australia v Chile

FRIENDLY

February 7, 1998	Australia	0-1	Chile	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gerry Connolly  Australia
	Ivanovic  ?' Bilokapic  ?' Tobin  ?' Halpin  ?' Lozanovski  77'		Acuna  19' Carreno  ?' Reyes  84'

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[edit] 1997

[edit] 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

GROUP STAGE

December 12, 1997 19:00	Mexico	1–3	Australia	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Un-Prasert  Thailand
	Hernández 80' (pen)		Viduka 45' Aloisi 59' Mori 90'

December 14, 1997 20:00	Australia	0–0	Brazil	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bouchardeau  Niger

December 16, 1997 17:50	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Australia	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Castrilli  Argentina
	Al-Khilaiwi 40'

SEMI-FINAL

December 19, 1997 19:00	Uruguay	0–1 (asdet)	Australia	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Levnikov  Russia
			Kewell 92'

FINAL

December 21, 1997 21:00	Brazil	6–0	Australia	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Un-Prasert  Thailand
	Ronaldo 15', 27', 59' (pen) Romário 38', 53', 75'

Brazil won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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[edit] 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#1998_FIFA_World_Cup_AFC_.2F_OFC_Intercontinental_Play-off

November 29, 1997 17:00	Australia	2–2	Iran	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 85,022 Referee: Sandor Puhl  Hungary
	Kewell  32' A Vidmar  48' Kewell 70'		Bagheri  71' Azizi  75'

November 22, 1997 17:00	Australia	1–1	Iran	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Attendance: 128,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto  Italy
	Kewell  19' Vidmar 20' Kewell 44' Tobin  ?' Tapai  ?'		Azizi  40' Khakpour 44'

Iran qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Australia v Tunisia

FRIENDLY

October 1, 1997 17:00	Australia	3–0	Tunisia	El Menzah Olympic Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Abderrahmane Ben Betka  Algeria
	A Vidmar  1' Viduka  23' Bingley  76'

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[edit] 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#1998_FIFA_World_Cup_AFC_.2F_OFC_Intercontinental_Play-off

July 6, 1997 17:00	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 14,045 Referee: Jamal Al Sharif  Syria
	Zelic  6' Arnold  54'

June 28, 1997 17:00	Australia	3–0	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Okada Masayoshi  Japan
	Aloisi  18' A Vidmar  42' Foster  66' A Vidmar  ?' Bosnich  ?'		Jackson  76'

June 19, 1997 17:00	Australia	2–0	Tahiti	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 2,918 Referee: B Grimshaw  New Zealand
	Zelic  10' Trimboli  89'

June 17, 1997 17:00	Australia	6–2	Solomon Islands	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Brian Precious  New Zealand
	Slater  16' Arnold  17' Kaierea  39'(og)' Tapai  47',51 A Vidmar  77'(p)'		Peli  63 Suri  70 Rukumana  77'

June 13, 1997 17:00	Australia	5–0	Tahiti	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 2,869 Referee: Brian Precious  New Zealand
	A Vidmar  17' Trimboli  43,45' Arnold  46 Bingly  66

June 11, 1997 17:00	Australia	13–0	Solomon Islands	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 3,127 Referee: B Grimshaw  New Zealand
	Mori  2,15,37,55,82' Aloisi  34,54,83,88,89' Foster  69 Tapai  80 Bosnich  90'(p)'

Australia advanced to the play-off vs the 4th placed Asian side.

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[edit] Australia v Macedonia

FRIENDLY

April 2, 1997 17:00	Australia	3–1	Hungary	Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary Attendance: Referee: Hermann Albrecht  Germany
	A Vidmar  4',90 Muscat  89		Klausz  31

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[edit] Australia v Macedonia

FRIENDLY

March 12, 1997 17:00	Australia	1–0	FYR Macedonia	Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Slavko Radulovic Template:FR Yugolsavia
	A Vidmar  89

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[edit] Australia v Norway

FRIENDLY

January 25, 1997 17:00	Australia	1–0	Norway	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 17,429 Referee: Eddie Lennie  Australia
	Hooker  72 Trimboli 62		Eggen 42'

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[edit] Australia v South Korea

FRIENDLY

January 22, 1997 17:00	Australia	2–1	Korea Republic	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: 15,161 Referee: Simon Micallef  Australia
	Bingley  24 Edwards  72		Ha Seok Ju  76 Kim Sang Hoon 12'

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[edit] Australia v New Zealand

FRIENDLY

January 18, 1997 17:00	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 10,496 Referee: Eugene Brazzale  Australia
	Bingley  24

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[edit] 1996

[edit] 1996 OFC Nations Cup

Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup

FINAL (over two legs)

October 27, 1996 17:00	Australia	6–0	Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Barry Tasker  New Zealand
	Tapai  5 Trimboli  45'(p)' Trajanovski  25',28',44',89

November 1, 1996 17:00	Australia	5–0	Tahiti	Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia Attendance: 9,421 Referee: Intaz Shah  Fiji
	Hooker  11 Trajanovski  21',36',54 Raumati  31'(og)'

Australia won the 1996 OFC Nations Cup 11-0 on aggregate.

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[edit] Australia v Saudi Arabia

Friendly

October 9, 1996 17:00	Australia	0–0	Saudi Arabia	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] Simba Cup

Main article: 1996 in South African sport#September

September 14, 1996 17:00	Australia	2–0	Ghana	Kings Park, Durban, South Africa Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Mathabela  South Africa
	Mori  46 Trimboli  69

September 18, 1996 17:00	Australia	0–2	South Africa	Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Attendance: 29,632 Referee: Suleiman Gharib  Kenya
			Moshoeu  13 Williams  71

September 21, 1996 17:00	Australia	4–0	Kenya	Loftus Versveld, Pretoria, South Africa Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Ian McLeod  South Africa
	Polak  32 Spink  37 Mori  63 Tobin  78'(p)'		Vojoslav Gardasevic (coach)  72'

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[edit] Australia v Chile

Friendly

April 24, 1996 17:00	Australia	0–3	Chile	Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Robert Ruscio  Argentina
	Spiteri  ?'		Zamorano  52',82 Valencia  62

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[edit] Australia v Scotland

Friendly

March 27, 1996 17:00	Australia	0–1	Scotland	Hampton Park, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: 20,608 Referee:
			McCoist  53

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[edit] Australia v Sweden

2 Friendlies

February 28, 1996 17:00	Australia	0–0	Sweden	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 13,905 Referee: Eddie Lennie  Australia

February 25, 1996 17:00	Australia	0–2	Sweden	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: Referee: Eugene Brazzale  Australia
			Andersson  86',87

Sweden won the series 1-0.

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[edit] Australia v Japan

2 Friendlies

February 14, 1996 17:00	Australia	3–0	Japan	Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 4,397 Referee:
	Mori  15' Spiteri  70' Bingley  74'

February 10, 1996 17:00	Australia	1–4	Japan	Brandon Park, Wollongong, Australia Attendance: 8,396 Referee: Brett Hugo  Australia
	Awaritefe  87' Blagojevic  47'		Yamaguchi  35' Tagaki  60,85' Moriasu  89'

Series was drawn 1-1.

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[edit] 1995

[edit] 1996 OFC Nations Cup

Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup

The winner of the AUS v NZ stage of the OFC Nations Cup was to automatically win the Trans-Tasman Trophy for 1995.

November 15, 1995 17:00	Australia	3–0	New Zealand	Breakers Stadium, Australia, Australia Attendance: 8,858 Referee: Simon Micallef  Australia
	Mori  67 Wade  45'(p)' Spiteri  57		Evans  ?' Gray  ?'

November 10, 1995 17:00	Australia	0–0	New Zealand	Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Barry Tasker  New Zealand
	Marth 48		Jacobs 7' Jackson 70'

Australia won the Trans-Tasman Trophy 3-0 on aggregate, and progressed to the final of the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.

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[edit] Australia v Argentina

Friendly

June 30, 1995 17:00	Australia	0–2	Argentina	Estadio Centenario, Quilmes, Argentina Attendance: 20,000 Referee: U Aquino  Paraguay
			Balbo  7' Batistuta  89'

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[edit] Australia v Ghana

3 Friendlies

June 24, 1995 17:00	Australia	0–1	Ghana	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia Attendance: 11,634 Referee: Eddie Lennie  Australia
			Yahya  32'

June 30, 1995 17:00	Australia	1–0	Ghana	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gerry Connelly  Australia
	Veart  19

June 18, 1995 17:00	Australia	2–1	Ghana	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 18,446 Referee: Simon Micallef  Australia
	T Vidmar  5 Arnold  37		Kumah  82

Australia won the series 2-1.

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[edit] Australia v Japan

Friendly

February 15, 1995 17:00	Australia	2–1	Japan	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Richard Lorenc  Australia
	Markovski  6 Corica  41		Hasegawa  16

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[edit] Australia v Colombia

2 Friendlies

February 11, 1995 17:00	Australia	0–0	Colombia	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia Attendance:13,212 Referee: John Fraser  Australia

February 8, 1995 17:00	Australia	0–1	Colombia	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eugene Brazzale  Australia
	Polak 70		Ricard  66 Mosquera 10 Betancourth 43 Pancheco 75

Colombia won the series 1-0.

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[edit] 1994

[edit] Australia v Japan

Friendly

September 29, 1994 17:00	Australia	0–0	Japan	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Attendance: 44,253 Referee:

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[edit] Australia v Kuwait

Friendly

September 24, 1994 17:00	Australia	0–0	Kuwait	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] Australia v South Africa

2 Friendlies

June 12, 1994 17:00	Australia	1–0	South Africa	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 17,769 Referee: Richard Lorenc  Australia
	Polak  38

June 8, 1994 17:00	Australia	1–0	South Africa	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Gerry Connolly  Australia
	A Vidmar  11 A Vidmar 75

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[edit] 1994 Kirin Cup

Main article: Kirin Cup

May 22, 1994 17:00	Australia	1–1	Japan	Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan Attendance: 27,350 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert  Thailand
	A Vidmar  67 A Vidmar 75		Asano  10

May 26, 1994 17:00	Australia	0–1	France	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan Attendance: 16,743 Referee: Masayoshi Okada  Japan
			Cantona  43

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[edit] 1993

[edit] 1994 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification#CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

PLAY-OFF

November 17, 1993 17:00	Australia	0–1	Argentina	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Attendance: 59,768 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen  Denmark
	Durakovic  ?' A Vidmar  ?' Ivanovic  ?'		Tobin  58'(og)' Ruggeri  ?' Simeone  ?'

October 31, 1993 17:00	Australia	1–1	Argentina	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 43,967 Referee: Sandor Puhl  Hungary
	A Vidmar  43 Mitchell 70		Balbo  37 Maradona 90

Argentina qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup 2-1 on aggregate.

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[edit] Australia v South Korea

2 Friendlies

September 26, 1993 17:00	Australia	0–1	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea Attendance: Referee:
			Lee G B  75

September 24, 1993 17:00	Australia	1–1	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea Attendance: Referee:
	Mori  85		Seo J W  35

South Korea won the series 2-1 on aggregate.

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[edit] 1994 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification#CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

THIRD ROUND

August 15, 1993 17:00	Australia	2–1 (3-3 on agg aet) (4–1 pso)	Canada	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 25,982 Referee: Shin-Ichiro Obata  Japan
	Farina  46 Durakovic  77 Zelic  49		Hooper  55

	Penalties Wade A Vidmar Tobin Farina	4–1	Penalties Mitchell Bunbury Sweeney

July 31, 1993 17:00	Australia	1–2	Canada	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada Attendance: 27,775 Referee: Arturo Carter  Mexico
	Dasovic  44'(og)' Zabica Farina 25 van Blerk 38		Watson  52 Mobilio  57 Sweeny 27

SECOND ROUND

June 6, 1993 17:00	Australia	3–0	New Zealand	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jacobs Ullenberg  Netherlands
	Veart  1 A Vidmar  3 Zelic  49

May 30, 1993 17:00	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 10,952 Referee: Bo Karlsson  Sweden
	Arnold  55

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[edit] Australia v Kuwait

2 Friendlies

April 19, 1993 17:00	Australia	1–3	Kuwait	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: Referee:
	Wade  18'(p)'		Mohammad  59 Al Houwaidi  65 Al Hadiyah  79

April 16, 1993 17:00	Australia	1–0	Kuwait	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: Referee:
	Trimboli  10

Series was drawn 1-1.

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[edit] 1992

[edit] 1994 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification#CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

FIRST ROUND

September 26, 1992 17:00	Australia	6–1	Solomon Islands	Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Australia Attendance: Referee: Intaz Shah  Fiji
	Genc  4 Gray  60 Wade  67 Veart  83 Brown  85 Durakovic  88		Ashley  6'

September 20, 1992 17:00	Australia	2–0	Tahiti	Perry Park, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: Referee: Kaltatak Kalokis  Vanuatu
	Veart  11 Durakovic  62

September 11, 1992 17:00	Australia	3–0	Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti Attendance: Referee: Lennox Sharp  New Zealand
	Mori  2 Veart  44 Wade  57

September 4, 1992 17:00	Australia	2–1	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands Attendance: Referee: Gary Fleet  New Zealand
	Veart  8 McCulloch  86		Vato  83'

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[edit] President's Cup

August 11, 1992 17:00	Australia	0–1	Malaysia	Jakarta, Indonesia Attendance: Referee:
			Ravindran  70'

August 14, 1992 17:00	Australia	3–0	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia Attendance: 2,500 Referee:
	Edwards  63 Gray  71 Wade  84

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[edit] Australia v Croatia

3 Friendlies

July 12, 1992 17:00	Australia	0–0	Croatia	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 12,735 Referee:Gary Power  Australia
			Vucevic

July 8, 1992 17:00	Australia	3–1	Croatia	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 2,500 Referee:Tom McRoe  Australia
	Tapai  10 Spink  14 van Blerk  80		Weber  31 Stimac

July 5, 1992 17:00	Australia	1–0	Croatia	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 11,000 Referee:John Fraser  Australia
	Marth  62 van Blerk 42 Petersen 84		Biskup 57 Romic 86 Jelicic

Australia won the series 2-0.

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[edit] Australia v Uruguay

Friendly

June 21, 1992 17:00	Australia	0–2	Uruguay	Centenario Stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Juan Carlos Loustau  Argentina
			Martinez  74 Larrea  84

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[edit] Australia v Argentina

Friendly

June 18, 1992 17:00	Australia	0–2	Argentina	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Eduardo Dluzniewski  Uruguay
	Bernal 15 Tapai 52		Batistuta  47'(p),57

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[edit] Australia v USA

Friendly

June 13, 1992 17:00	Australia	1–0	USA	Citrus Bowl, Orlando, USA Attendance: 17,400 Referee:Ed Cummings  United States
	Spink  85 Durakovic 16

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[edit] Australia v Sweden

3 Friendlies

February 2, 1992 17:00	Australia	1–0	Sweden	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 10,800 Referee:John Fraser  Australia
	Wade  66		Fursth 64

January 29, 1992 17:00	Australia	1–0	Sweden	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 9,301 Referee:Tom McRoe  Australia
	Edwards  77

January 26, 1992 17:00	Australia	0–0	Sweden	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 13,456 Referee:Gary Power  Australia
	Durakovic  ?

Australia won the series 2-0.

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[edit] 1991

[edit] President's Cup

FINAL

June 14, 1991 17:00	Australia	0–0 (aet)	Korea Republic	Tongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Attendance: 16,000 Referee:Witaya Wongsmarn  Thailand

South Korea won 4-3 on penalties.

South Korea won the President's Cup.

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[edit] Australia v England

Friendly

June 1, 1991 17:00	Australia	0–1	England	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 35,743 Referee:Barry Tasker  New Zealand
			Gray  40'(og)'

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[edit] Trans-Tasman Trophy

May 15, 1991 17:00	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 6,500 Referee:Bill Monteverde  Australia
	Petersen  46 A Vidmar  50		Roberts  75

May 12, 1991 17:00	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Gary Fleet  New Zealand
	Milosovic  44

Australia won the Trans-Tasman Trophy 3-1 on aggregate.

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[edit] Australia v Czechoslovakia

2 Friendlies

February 6, 1991 17:00	Australia	0–2	Czechoslovakia	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 8,221 Referee:John McConnell  Australia
			Kula  59 Grussmann  87

January 30, 1991 17:00	Australia	0–1	Czechoslovakia	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 6,854 Referee:Christopher Bambridge  Australia
			Kristofik 44

Czechoslovakia won the series 2-0.

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[edit] 1990

[edit] Australia v South Korea

2Friendlies

September 9, 1990 17:00	Australia	0–1	Korea Republic	Kudok Stadium, Pusan, South Korea Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Choi Kil-Soo  South Korea
			Soo Jung-Won  70

September 6, 1990 17:00	Australia	0–1	Korea Republic	Tongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Attendance: 18,000 Referee:Kil Ki-Chul  South Korea
			Byun Byung-Joo  17

South Korea won the series 2-0.

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[edit] Australia v Indonesia

Friendly

August 25, 1990 17:00	Australia	3–0	Indonesia	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Attendance: 20,000 Referee:N Yasunori  Japan
	Wade  55', 76 Zinni  63

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[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1989

[edit] 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification#CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

SECOND ROUND

April 16, 1989 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Israel	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:40,320 Referee:Carlo Longhi  Italy
	Trimboli  88		Ohana  40

April 2, 1989 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–2	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance:3,340 Referee:Bin Singah  Singapore
			Dunford  19 Wright  80

March 19, 1989 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Israel	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel. Attendance:45,000 Referee:Manfred Neumer  West Germany
	Yankos  72		Ohana  76'(p)'

March 12, 1989 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:13,621 Referee:Shizuo Takada  Japan
	Crino  16 Arnold  42',56' Yankos  78'(p)'		Dunford  70

Israel advanced to the third round, to play-off against Colombia.

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[edit] 1988

[edit] 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification#CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

FIRST ROUND

December 3, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	5–1	Fiji	Macquarie Field, Speers Point, Australia. Attendance:5,220 Referee:Kenneth Wallace  New Zealand
	Yankos  9',69'(p)' Spink  25 Arnold  84 Trimboli  87		Dalai  89

November 20, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Fiji	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji. Attendance:6,000 Referee:Gary Fleet  New Zealand
			Madigi  66

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[edit] Trans-Tasman Trophy

October 16, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo, Australia. Attendance:5,000 Referee:Chris Bambridge  Australia
	Spink  49',68

October 12, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, New Zealand. Attendance:3,000 Referee:Lennox Sharp  New Zealand
	Crino  60 Ollerenshaw  74		Ironside  77

Australia won the Trans-Tasman Trophy 4-1 on aggregate.

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[edit] 1988 Summer Olympic Games

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

GROUP D

September 18, 1988 17:00	Australia	1–0	Yugoslavia	Gwangju Stadium, Gwangju Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Loustau  Argentina
	Farina 48' Arnold 20 Dunn 34 Olver 73 Yankos 75	Report	Vladislav 34

September 20, 1988 19:00	Australia	0–3	Brazil	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Tritschler  West Germany
	Farina 14	Report	Romário 20', 57', 61' Ademar 44' Julio Batista 44'

September 22, 1988 17:00	Australia	1–0	Nigeria	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 12.800 Referee: Listkiewicz  Poland
	Kosmina 76'	Report	Obiku 51

QUARTER-FINALS

September 25, 1988 17:00	USSR	3–0	Australia	Goodeok Stadium, Busan Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Cardellino  Uruguay
	Dobrovolski 50', 54', (pen) Mikhailichenko 62' Kuznetzov 82	Report	Dunn 67 Mitchell

USSR won the 1988 Olympic Football Gold Medal.

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[edit] 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup

July 7, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Brazil	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:11,214 Referee:Richard Lorenc  Australia
			Romario  31

July 9, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:11,214 Referee:Bill Monteverde  Australia
	Ollerenshaw  6 Farina  40',82

July 14, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–1	Argentina	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:18,985 Referee:Gary Power  Australia
	Wade  4 Yankos  43',68'(p)' Bozinoski  80		Ruggeri  31

FINAL

July 17, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–2	Brazil	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:28,161 Referee:Donald Campbell  Australia
			Romario  56 Müller  67

Brazil won the Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup.

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[edit] 1988 Olympic Games Qualifiers

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics#Qualification

March 27, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance: Referee:
	Arnold  ? Farina  ? Wade  ?

March 23, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand. Attendance: Referee:Georges Sandoz  Switzerland
	Farina  ?		McGarry  ?

March 20, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	Israel	Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand. Attendance: Referee:Georges Sandoz  Switzerland

March 13, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: Referee:Hernan Silva  Chile
	Patikas  ? Farina  ? Crino  ?		McGarry  ?

March 9, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–2	Taiwan	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia. Attendance: Referee:
	Tobin  ? Crino  ? Patikas  ?		?  ?

March 6, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Israel	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:9,518 Referee:Hernan Silva Arci  Chile
	Yankos  70'(p)' Farina  91

February 26, 1988 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia. Attendance: Referee:
	Arnold  ?',? Farina  ?

Australia qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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[edit] 1987

[edit] 1988 Olympic Games Qualifiers

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics#Qualification

November 15, 1987 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Taipei, Taiwan. Attendance: Referee:
	Arnold  ?',? Farina  ?

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[edit] Trans-Tasman Trophy

September 2, 1987 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:5,000 Referee:Chris Bambridge  Australia
	Zinni  68		Ironside  82

September 9, 1987 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	New Zealand	Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Attendance:5,000 Referee:Garry Fleet  New Zealand
			De Jong  18

New Zealand won the Trans-Tasman Trophy 2-1 on aggregate.

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[edit] President's Cup

June 9, 1987 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–3	Morocco	Kangnung, South Korea. Attendance: Referee:
	Farina  ?

SEMI-FINAL

June 19, 1987 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0 (AET)	Egypt	Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: Referee:

Australia wins 4-3 after penalties

FINAL

June 21, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1 (AET)	Korea Republic	Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: Referee:
	Arnold  90'		?

South Korea wins 5-4 after penalties

South Korea won the President's Cup.

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[edit] 1986

[edit] Australia v China

Friendly

November 23, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	China PR	Canton Stadium, Canton, China. Attendance: Referee:
	Kalantzis  ? Arnold  ?

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[edit] Trans-Tasman Trophy

November 2, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:4,800 Referee:Gary Power  Australia
	Arnold  29 Zinni  74

October 25, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance:3,156 Referee:Garry Fleet  New Zealand
	Arnold  55 Kalantzis  ? Savor  ?		Deeley  60 Deeley  ? Turner  ?

Australia won the Trans-Tasman Trophy 1-0.

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[edit] Australia v Czechoslovakia

3 Friendlies

August 10, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–3	Czechoslovakia	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 10,150 Referee:Richard Lorenc  Australia
			Kula  23 Kubik  53'(p), 85

August 6, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Czechoslovakia	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia. Attendance:2,000 Referee:Don Campbell  Australia
			Griga  50 Kubik  ?

August 3, 1986 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Czechoslovakia	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:6,000 Referee:C Bambridge  Australia
	Arnold  90' Ratcliffe  ?		Novak  24

Czechoslovakia won the series 2-0.

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[edit] 1985

[edit] 1986 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIRST ROUND

September 21, 1985 16:00	Australia	0 – 0	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 14,826 Referee:Keith Hackett  England

October 5, 1985 16:00	Australia	2 – 1	Israel	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Luigi Agnoli  Italy
	Mitchell  46 Kosmina  49 Murphy  ? Kosmina  ? O'Connor  ?		Armeli  65 Sinai  ? Pizanti  ?

October 20, 1985 16:00	Australia	1 – 1	Israel	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jose Rosa Dos Santos
	Ratcliffe  46 Davidson  ? Kosmina  ?		Cohen  46 Shlomo  ? Kirat  ? Turk  ?

October 23, 1985 16:00	Australia	7 – 0	Taiwan	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Cameron
	Dunn  2',89'(p)' Chun Keui Chiang  13'(og)' Mitchell  57',59',87 Arnold  68 Mitchell  ?

October 27, 1985 16:00	Australia	8 – 0	Taiwan	St George Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 2,694 Referee: Bill Munro
	Odzakov  41',56',69 Crino  52 Kosmina  65'(p),72',88 Gray  89		In-Jen Chen  ?

November 3, 1985 16:00	Australia	2 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 21,910 Referee: Gerard Guerds  Netherlands
	Kosmina  12 Mitchell  48 Kosmina  ? Watson  ?		Turner  ?

SECOND ROUND

November 20, 1985 16:00	Australia	0 – 2	Scotland	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vojtech Christov  Czechoslovakia
			Cooper  53 McAvennie  59

December 4, 1985 16:00	Australia	0 – 0	Scotland	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Jose Ramiz Wright  Brazil

Scotland qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Australia v China

Friendly

September 27, 1985 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	China PR	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance:4,823 Referee:Bill Monteverde  Australia
	Kosmina  9 Crino  14 Watson  63

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[edit] 1984

[edit] Australia v China

Friendly

November 3, 1984 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–3	China PR	Beijing, China. Attendance: Referee:
	Kosmina  ?',?		?  ?  ?

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[edit] 1983

[edit] 1983 Merlion Cup

Main article: Merlion Cup

December 4, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	China PR	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance: Referee:
	Kosmina  ?		?  ?

December 10, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Thailand	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance: Referee:
	Murphy  ? Kosmina  ?

SEMI-FINAL

December 15, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Korea Republic	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance: Referee:
	Kosmina  ? Cant  ? O'Connor  ?		?

FINAL

December 18, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–2	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance: Referee:
	Watson  ? Kosmina  ? Campbell  ? O'Connor  ?		?  ?

Australia won the 1983 Merlion Cup.

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[edit] Australia v England

3 Friendlies

June 19, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	England	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:20,000 Referee:Jack Johnston Australia
	Neal  27'(og)' Ratcliffe  ?		Francis  25 Francis  ?

June 15, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	England	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance:16,000 Referee:Peter Rampley  Australia
			Walsh  36

June 12, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	England	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:28,000 Referee:Tony Boskovic  Australia
			Gregory  ?

England won the series 1-0.

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[edit] Trans-Tasman Trophy

February 22, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance:3,000 Referee:William Munro  New Zealand
	Kosmina  36		Cresswell  47 Ratcliffe  69'(og)'

February 27, 1983 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–2	New Zealand	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:14,000 Referee:Jack Johnston  Australia
			Cole  66 Adam  73

New Zealand won the Trans-Tasman Trophy 2-0.

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[edit] 1982

[edit] 1982 Merlion Cup

Main article: Merlion Cup

October 10, 1982 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–0	Thailand	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance:3,000 Referee:N Chandra  Singapore
	O'Connor  ? Cole  ? Kosmina  ?',?

October 13, 1982 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Indonesia	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance:5,000 Referee:Lee Kok Leong  Singapore
	Mitchell  73',77

SEMI-FINAL

October 15, 1982 06:30 AEDT	Australia	5–0	Malaysia	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance:12,000 Referee:Lee Kok Leong  Singapore
	Katholos  19',37 Kosmina  56 O'Connor  64 Cole  ?

FINAL

October 17, 1982 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–2	Korea Republic	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore. Attendance:25,000 Referee:N Chandra  Singapore
	O'Connor  17 Mitchell  34 Christopoulos  61		Oh Suk Jae  59 Park Chang Seun  83

Australia won the 1982 Merlion Cup.

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[edit] 1981

[edit] 1982 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

April 25, 1981 16:00	Australia	3 – 3	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali  Italy
	Krncevic  15',42 Boden  31, Davidson  ? Henderson  ?		Turner  25 Wooddin  34 Sumner  80

May 16, 1981 16:00	Australia	0 – 2	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: George Courtney  England
			Wooddin  29 Turner  81' Dodds  ?'

May 20, 1981 16:00	Australia	2 – 0	Indonesia	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: V Garcia Olivera
	Kosmina  29 Davidson  33

June 10, 1981 16:00	Australia	3 – 2	Taiwan	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Vijit Getkaen
	Henderson  18"' Kosmina  56 Byrne  68'(p)'		Deng-Sheng Duh  ?

July 26, 1981 16:00	Australia	4 – 1	Fiji	Fiji National Stadium, Suva, Fiji Attendance: 11,000 Referee:
	Cole  4',31 Barnes  10 Sharne  28		Vuilanassa  83

August 14, 1981 16:00	Australia	10 – 0	Fiji	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A.Nobnom  Thailand
	Mitchell  28',43',80 Cole  37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76

August 30, 1981 16:00	Australia	0 – 1	Indonesia	Suribaya, Indonesia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: R Reyes  Philippines
			Risdianto  88

September 6, 1981 16:00	Australia	0 – 0	Taiwan	Taipei, Taiwan Attendance: 7,000 Referee: T Gurkan  Philippines

New Zealand qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] 1980

[edit] Australia v Indonesia

Friendly

December 7, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Indonesia	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia. Attendance: 60,000 Referee:Kossain Katradiredja  Indonesia
	Henderson  13		Effendi  5

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[edit] Australia v Hong Kong

Friendly

December 5, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong. Attendance: 9,548 Referee:
			Lau Wing Yip  85

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[edit] Australia v Israel

Friendly

December 2, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Israel	Vasermil Stadium, Beersheba, Israel. Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Zvi Sharir  Israel
	Cole  28'(p)'

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[edit] Australia v Greece

Friendly

November 11, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–3	Greece	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece. Attendance: 11,300 Referee:Vasilis Vourakis  Greece
	Cole  24 Barnes  84 Selemidis  88		Damanakis  25 Domazos  67 Dalikaris  89'(p)'

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[edit] Australia v Mexico

2 Friendlies

August 26, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Mexico	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: Referee:C Bambridge  Australia
	Cole  58		Castro  67

August 24, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	Mexico	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:7,500 Referee:C Bambridge  Australia
	Boden  57'(p)' Yzendoorn  73		Castro  39 Gonzalez  84

The series was drawn 0-0.

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[edit] Australia v Northern Ireland

3 Friendlies

June 18, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Adelaide, Australia. Attendance: Referee:
	Sharne  ?		Brotherston  67 McCurdey  77

June 15, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Northern Ireland	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance:10,000 Referee:S Mellings  Australia
	Sharne  18		O'Neill  82

June 12, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:12,000 Referee:P Rampley  Australia
	Sharne  85		Nicholl  11 O'Neill  53

Northern Ireland won the series 2-0.

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[edit] Australia v England

Friendly

May 31, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	England	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:45,000 Referee:T Boskovic  Australia
	Cole  88'(p)'		Hoddle  10 Mariner  25

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[edit] Australia v Papua New Guinea

Friendly

February 26, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	11–2	Papua New Guinea	Noumea Stadium, Noumea, New Caledonia. Attendance: Referee:
	Moulis  ? Bertogna  ? Bozanic  ? Hunter  ?',?',? Krncevic  ? Sharne  ?',?',?',?		Mouagi  ? Torea  ?

[edit] Australia v Czechoslovakia

3 Friendlies

February 9, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	Czechoslovakia	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Barry Harwood  Australia
	Prskalo  9'(p)' Krncevic  55 Prskalo  ?' John Coyne  ?'		Dobias  11'(p)' Nehoda  23 Ondrus  ?' Nehoda  ?'

February 3, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–5	Czechoslovakia	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance:14,368 Referee:Tony Boskovic  Australia
			Masny  46 Gajdusek  55 Masny  63 Kroupa  81 Kozak  88

January 27, 1980 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–4	Czechoslovakia	Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia. Attendance:15,283 Referee:C Bambridge  Australia
			Jurkemik  24 Vizek  34 Nehoda  62 Kozak  67

Czechoslovakia won the series 2-0.

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1979

[edit] Australia v Taiwan

Friendly

November 27, 1979 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Taiwan	Taipei, Taiwan. Attendance: 2,000 Referee:
	Cumming  43 Cole  74

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[edit] Australia v New Zealand

Friendly

June 13, 1979 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	New Zealand	Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tom Delahunty  New Zealand
			Ormond  58

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[edit] 1978

[edit] Australia v Greece

3 Friendlies

June 18, 1978 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Greece	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 15,000 Referee:David Yelland  Australia
	Barnes  77'(p)'		Karavitis  12

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June 14, 1978 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Greece	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia. Attendance: 9,502 Referee: Don Campbell  Australia
	Maher  ?' Kosmina		Ifandidis  71 Xanthopoulos Ravousis

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June 11, 1978 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–2	Greece	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Peter Rampley  Australia
	Cole  63		Ifandidis  63',77

Greece won the series 2-0.

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[edit] 1977

[edit] 1978 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

FIRST ROUND.

March 13, 1977 16:00	Australia	3 – 0	Taiwan	Ba, Fiji Attendance: 8,000 Referee: P Watana  Thailand
	Rooney  8',46 Abonyi  16

March 16, 1977 16:00	Australia	2 – 1	Taiwan	Ba, Fiji Attendance: 8,000 Referee: G Vijit  Thailand
	Kosmina  35 Abonyi  58		Fang Shin-sing  29

March 27, 1977 16:00	Australia	3 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: Referee: Cham Tam Sun Hong Kong
	Ollerton  60',85 Kosmina  72		Nelson  4

March 30, 1977 16:00	Australia	1 – 1	New Zealand	Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui Hong Kong
	Ollerton  18		Nelson  ?

SECOND ROUND.

July 10, 1977 16:00	Australia	3 – 0	Hong Kong	Adelaide, Australia Attendance: 11,000 Referee: W Hungerbuehler  Switzerland
	Kosmina  27',84 Barnes  46

August 14, 1977 16:00	Australia	0 – 1	Iran	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Franz Wohrer  Austria
			Rowshan  68

August 28, 1977 16:00	Australia	2 – 1	Korea Republic	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jan Keizer  Netherlands
	Kosmina  63',75		Cha Bum Keun  23

October 16, 1977 16:00	Australia	1 – 2	Kuwait	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot  France
	Rooney  40		Kamil  41'(p)' Aziz  49

October 23, 1977 16:00	Australia	0 – 0	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson  Sweden

October 30, 1977 16:00	Australia	5 – 2	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet  Belgium
	Ollerton  18',21',27 Abonyi  59'(p)' Bennett  86		Tang Hung Cheong  66 Chung Chor Wai  80

November 19, 1977 16:00	Australia	0 – 1	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Josef Bucek  Austria
			Faisal Al Dakheel  51

November 25, 1977 16:00	Australia	0 – 1	Iran	Ayramehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian  France
			Djahani  44

Iran qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Australia v Singapore

Friendly

November 13, 1977 16:00	Australia	2 – 0	Singapore	Singapore Stadium, Singapore Attendance: Referee:
	Ollerton  ? Abonyi  ?

[edit] Australia v Fiji

Friendly

March 19, 1977 16:00	Australia	0 – 1	Fiji	Suva, Fiji Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Bob Khan  Fiji
			Okete  75

[edit] Australia v Israel

2 Friendlies

February 16, 1977 16:00	Australia	1 – 1	Israel	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Des Miles  Australia
	Muniz  59		Schweitzer  72

February 12, 1977 16:00	Australia	1 – 1	Israel	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Barry Harwood  Australia
	Ollerton  58		Damti  10

Series was drawn 0-0.

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[edit] 1976

[edit] Australia v Israel

Friendly

November 3, 1976 16:00	Australia	1 – 1	Israel	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rene Mathieu  Switzerland
	Wilson  56		Damti  42

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[edit] Australia v Hong Kong

Friendly

October 24, 1976 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong. Attendance: Referee:
	Abonyi  35'(p)' Nyskohus  44

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[edit] Australia v Singapore

Friendly

October 22, 1976 16:00	Australia	1 – 0	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lee  Singapore
	Ollerton  48

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[edit] Australia v Indonesia

Friendly

October 20, 1976 16:00	Australia	1 – 1	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia Attendance: Referee:
	Abonyi  5		Rizal  83

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[edit] Australia v Hong Kong

2 Friendlies

August 18, 1976 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Hong Kong	Graham Park, Gosford, Australia. Attendance:5,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic  Australia
	Abonyi  12 Harding  27

August 11, 1976 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Hong Kong	Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia. Attendance:4,000 Referee: Peter Rampley  Australia
			Tang Hung Chong  12

Series was drawn 1-1.

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[edit] Australia v New Zealand

2 Friendlies

March 2, 1976 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: Referee: Stuart Mellings  Australia
	Barnes  ? Ollerton  ? Abonyi  ?		Taylor  ?

February 29, 1976 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance:12,300 Referee: Peter Rampley  Australia
	Harding  79

Australian won the series 2-0.

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[edit] 1975

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1974

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[edit] 1974 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1974 World Cup#Group 1

[edit] Australia v West Germany

First Round

June 14, 1974 19:30	East Germany	2 – 0	Australia	Hamburg, Volksparkstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: N'Diaye, Senegal
	Curran (o.g.)  58' Streich  72'	(Report)

[edit] Australia v East Germany

First Round

June 18, 1974 16:00	Australia	0 – 3	West Germany	Hamburg, Volksparkstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kamel, Egypt
		(Report)	Overath  12' Cullmann  34' Müller  53'

[edit] Australia v Chile

First Round

June 22, 1974 16:00	Australia	0 – 0	Chile	West Berlin, Olympiastadion Attendance: 14,681 Referee: Namdar, Iran
		(Report)

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[edit] Australia v Israel

Friendly

May 28, 1974 16:00	Australia	1 – 2	Israel	Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa, Israel Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jean Dubach  Switzerland
	Mackay  89		Feygenbaum  58',88

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[edit] Australia v Indonesia

Friendly

June 22, 1974 16:00	Australia	2 – 1	Indonesia	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Juremi  Indonesia
	Wilson  77 Curran  80		Waskito  89

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[edit] Australia v Uruguay

2 Friendlies

April 27, 1974 16:00	Australia	2 – 0	Uruguay	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 25,708 Referee: Don Campbell  Australia
	Baartz  59 Ollerton  84		Luis Garristo

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April 25, 1974 16:00	Australia	0 – 0	Uruguay	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 20,283 Referee: Peter Ramplay  Australia

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[edit] 1973

[edit] 1974 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

FIRST ROUND

March 4, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Newmarket Ground, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sun Tak Luk
	Campbell  85		Turner  57

March 11, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Iraq	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 28,514 Referee: Govindsamy Suppiah  Singapore
	Richards  49 Alston  80',85		Nuri  90

March 13, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–1	Indonesia	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Dau Van Dzu
	Campbell  22 Alston  42		Iswadi  36

March 16, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–3	New Zealand	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 14,071 Referee: K Mahendron  Malaysia
	Utjesenovic  11 Baartz  19 Buljevic  26		Vest  10 Tindall  50 Hogg  86'(og)'

March 18, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	Iraq	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: 10,684 Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima  Japan

March 24, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	6–0	Indonesia	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 12,390 Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima  Japan
	Mackay  3',40 Abonyi  23',54 Richards  72 Baartz  78

SECOND ROUND

August 18, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Iran	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 30,881 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer  Switzerland
	Alston  43 Abonyi  46 Wilson  85

August 24, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–2	Iran	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran. Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Pavel Kasakov
			Ghelichkhani  14'(p),31

THIRD ROUND

October 28, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	Korea Republic	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 32,005 Referee: Vital Loraux  Belgium

November 11, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	Korea Republic	Municipal Stadium, Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Arie Van Gemert  Netherlands
	Buljevic  31 Baartz  47		Kim Jae Han  15 Koe Jae Wook  30

DECIDER

November 13, 1973 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Korea Republic	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong. Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Arie Van Gemert  Netherlands
	Mackay  70

Australia qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals.

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[edit] 1972

[edit] Australia v Philippines

Friendly

October 29, 1972 06:30 AEDT	Australia	6–0	Philippines	Manila, Philippines. Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Julian Esguarra  Philippines
	Abonyi  29'(p)' Buljevic  52 Butler  64 Warren  66 Utesenovic  75 Richards  ?

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[edit] Australia v South Korea

2 Friendlies

October 24, 1972 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Mang Myung Sup  South Korea
	Baartz  12 Armstrong  42

October 22, 1972 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kim Ju Won  South Korea
	Tolson  12		Lee Chan Man  ?

Australia won the series 1-0.

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[edit] Australia v South Vietnam

Friendly

October 15, 1972 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	South Vietnam	Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon, South Vietnam. Attendance: 23,000 Referee:
	Buljevic  35

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[edit] Australia v New Zealand

Friendly

October 9, 1972 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia. Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kosasih Kartadiredja  Indonesia
	Abonyi  26 Baartz  54 Warren  76		Vest  7

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[edit] Australia v Indonesia

Friendly

October 7, 1972 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–1	Indonesia	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia. Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Achmad Karim  Indonesia
	Buljevic  52',88 Tolson  60 Baartz  78'(p)'		Kadir  83'(p)'

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[edit] 1971

[edit] Australia v Israel

3 Friendlies

November 21, 1971 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–3	Israel	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: 9,639 Referee: Roger Lamb  Australia
	Baartz  87		Rozen  15 Shaharabani  46',84

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November 14, 1971 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Israel	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 11,282 Referee: Tony Boskovic  Australia
	Ainslie  12

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November 11, 1971 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	Israel	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance: 5,040 Referee: Vince Dobinson  Australia
	Tolson  19 Alston  72		Kalderon  11 Spiegler  63

Series was drawn 1-1.

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[edit] 1970

[edit] Australia v Mexico

Friendly

December 2, 1970 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–3	Mexico	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico. Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Abel Aguilar  Mexico
			Valdivia  40',80 Gomez  55

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[edit] Australia v Greece

Friendly

November 17, 1970 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Greece	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece. Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nikos Yannopoulos  Greece
	Alston  11 Mackay  23 Blue  77		Elefterakis  22

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[edit] Australia v Israel

Friendly

November 10, 1970 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Israel	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi  Israel
	Richards  50

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[edit] 1960s

[edit] 1969

[edit] 1970 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#Asia and Oceania

FIRST ROUND

October 10, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Japan	Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: 10,500 Referee: P Nice  Malaysia
	McColl  5 Ogi  68'(og)' Baartz  69		Watanabe  11

October 14, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–1	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G Suppiah  Singapore
	Watkiss  37 McColl  82		Lee Lee Woo  45

October 16, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Japan	Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: Referee:
	McColl  39		Myamoto  4

October 20, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Korea Republic	Seoul, South Korea. Attendance: 25,000 Referee:
	Baartz  58		Park Soo Il  29

Australia progress to the second round.

SECOND ROUND

November 23, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Rhodesia	Salazar Stadium, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique. Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Saldanha Antonio Ribeiro  Portugal
	McColl  68		Chalmers  63

November 27, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	Rhodesia	Salazar Stadium, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique. Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Saldanha Antonio Ribeiro  Portugal

November 29, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Rhodesia	Salazar Stadium, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique. Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Saldanha Antonio Ribeiro  Portugal
	Rutherford  12 Sibanda  22'(og)' Warren  56		Chalmers  49

Australia progress to the third round.

THIRD ROUND

December 4, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Israel	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel. Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall  Austria
			Zeman  16'(og)'

December 14, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	Israel	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall  Austria
	Watkiss  88		Spiegler  78

Israel qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals.

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[edit] Australia v Greece

3 Friendlies

July 27, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–2	Greece	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: 24,416 Referee:Vince Dobinson  Australia
			Dedes  22 Papaioannou  55

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July 23, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	Greece	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance: 10,037 Referee: Harold Parsons  Australia
	Vojtek  48' Baartz  62'		Dedes  19',46 ?

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July 20, 1969 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Greece	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 30,155 Referee: Tony Boskovic  Australia
	Abonyi  60'(p)'

The series was drawn 1-1.

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[edit] 1968

[edit] Australia v Japan

3 Friendlies

April 4, 1968 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–3	Japan	Adelaide, Australia. Attendance: 6,127 Referee:
	McColl  70'		Sygiyama  ? Kamamoto  ?',?

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March 31, 1968 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Japan	Olympic Park Stadium Melbourne, Australia. Attendance: 9,974 Referee:
	Scheinflug  33' Vojtek  42 Baartz  ?		Y Kuwahara  31'

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March 30, 1968 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	Japan	Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 8,646 Referee:
	McColl  ? Blue  ?		Kamamoto  ?',?

Series drawn 1-1.

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[edit] 1967

[edit] Australia v Malaysia

Friendly

November 26, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–0	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Attendance: 500 Referee:
	Vojtek  ?',? McColl  ? Abonyi  ?

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[edit] Australia v Singapore

Friendly

November 21, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	6–1	Singapore	Singapore. Attendance: 4,000 Referee:
	Abonyi  ?',? Westwater  ? Micic  ? McColl  ? Vojtek  ?		?  ?

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[edit] Australia v Indonesia

Friendly

November 17, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–0	Indonesia	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia. Attendance: 20,000 Referee:
	Baartz  37 Abonyi  43

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[edit] Vietnam National Day Tournament

Group 'A' match

November 5, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	5–3	New Zealand	Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon, South Vietnam. Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hong Duk Yong  South Korea
	Abonyi  ?',?',? Warren  ? Baartz  ?		Mears  ? Nemeth  ? Shaw ?

Group 'A' match

November 7, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	South Vietnam	Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon, South Vietnam. Attendance: 20,000 Referee:
	Warren  35

Group 'A' match

November 11, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	5–1	Singapore	Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon, South Vietnam. Attendance: 10,000 Referee:
	Abonyi  ?',?',? Warren  ? Baartz  53		?  ?'(p)'

Semi-Final

November 12, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0 (AET)	Malaysia	Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon, South Vietnam. Attendance: 30,000 Referee:
	Baartz  117

Final

November 14, 1967 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–2	Korea Republic	Cong Hoa Stadium, Saigon, South Vietnam. Attendance: 30,000 Referee:
	Vojtek  36 Abonyi  ? Warren  ?		Lee Young Kewn  1 Huh Yoon Jung  ?

Australia won the Vietnam National Day Tournament.

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[edit] 1966

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1965

[edit] Australia v Malaysia

2 Friendlies

December 8, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Malaysia	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia. Attendance: 1,000 Referee:
	Aird  42'(og)' Pearson  ?

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December 7, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–0	Malaysia	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia. Attendance: 300 Referee:
	Todd  54 Johnson  65 Scheinflug  84'(p)'

Australia won the series 2-0.

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[edit] Australia v Taiwan

Friendly

December 3, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–1	Taiwan	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong. Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Fred Prattlett
	Blue  5',7',58		Cheung Chi Wai  50'(p)'

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[edit] Australia v Hong Kong

Friendly

November 29, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong. Attendance: Referee:
			McLaren  22

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[edit] Australia v Cambodia

Friendly

November 26, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	Cambodia	Stade Olympique, Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. Attendance: Referee:

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[edit] 1966 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification#AFC First Round

November 24, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–3	Korea DPR	Stade Olympique, Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. Attendance: 55,000 Referee: de Silva  Singapore
	Scheinflug  15		Kim Seung II  18,75 Pak Seung Jin  53

November 21, 1965 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–6	Korea DPR	Stade Olympique, Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Nice  Malaysia
	Scheinflug  70'(p)'		Pak Doo-Ik  15 Pak Seung Jin  54',80 Han Bong Jin  65',88"' On Seung Hwi  58

North Korea qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals 9-2 on aggregate.

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[edit] 1960 to 1964

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1959

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1958

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

2 Friendlies

August 23, 1958 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–2	New Zealand	Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance: 8,500 Referee: R Lund  New Zealand
	Aird  42'(og)' Vogler  ?		Steel  11',46

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August 16, 1958 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–2	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand. Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M Swain  New Zealand
	Loughrin  14 Nunn  44 Adair  70'		Aird  30'(p)' Hume  ?

Australia won the series 1-0.

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[edit] 1957

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1956

[edit] Australia v India

Friendly

December 12, 1956 16:00	Australia	1 – 7	India	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ron Wright  Australia
	Vogler  ?		Banerjee ?',? D'Souza  ?',? Kittu  ?',? Banerjee ?

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[edit] 1956 Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics

First Round

November 27, 1956 16:00	Australia	2 – 0	Japan	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 3,568 Referee: R Lund  New Zealand
	McMillan  26'(p)' Loughran  61

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Quarter-Finals

December 1, 1956 16:00	Australia	2 – 4	India	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 12,000 Referee:
	Morrow  ?',?		D'Souza  ?',?',? Kittu  ?

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[edit] 1955

[edit] Australia v South Africa

5 Friendlies

October 1, 1955 16:00	Australia	1 – 4	South Africa	Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Australia Attendance: 2,907 Referee: G Muir  Australia
	Vairy  39		Hughes  ?',?',? Le Roux  ?

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September 24, 1955 16:00	Australia	0 – 6	South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: Referee:
			Hughes  ?',? Patton  ? Palmer  ? Le Roux  ? Wilson ?'(og)'

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September 17, 1950 16:00	Australia	0 – 8	South Africa	Kensington Oval, Adelaide, Australia Attendance: Referee:
			Rufus  ?',? Hughes  ?',? Paton  ?',? Jacques  ? Palmer  ?

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September 10, 1955 16:00	Australia	0 – 2	South Africa	Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 3,000 Referee:
			Palmer  84 Hughes  86

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September 3, 1955 16:00	Australia	0 – 3	South Africa	Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 5,640 Referee: Bill Malcolm  Australia
			Palmer  2 Paton  ? Hughes  88

South Africa won the series 5-0.

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[edit] 1954

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

3 Friendlies

September 4, 1954 16:00	Australia	4 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 5,798 Referee: Dick Thorpe  Australia
	Murphy  ?' Nunn  ?',? Stewart  ?		Steele  ?

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August 28, 1954 16:00	Australia	4 – 1	New Zealand	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: 7,000 Referee: V Robertson  Australia
	Robertson  ? Stewart  ?',? Lennard  ?		Smith  ?

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August 14, 1954 16:00	Australia	1 – 2	New Zealand	Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: Referee: G Gatt  Australia
	Robertson  75		King  5 Steele  7

Australia won the series 2-1.

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[edit] 1951 to 1953

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1950

[edit] Australia v South Africa

4 Friendlies

July 23, 1950 16:00	Australia	2 – 0	South Africa	Hartley Vale, Cape Town, South Africa Attendance: 12,000 Referee:
	Nunn  49',71

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July 8, 1950 16:00	Australia	2 – 1	South Africa	St George Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Attendance: 8,000 Referee: A Finlay
	Parsons  64',70		Claasens  54

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July 8, 1950 16:00	Australia	1 – 2	South Africa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa Attendance: 20,000 Referee:
	Nunn  70' (p)'		Claasens  33',46

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July 8, 1950 16:00	Australia	2 – 3	South Africa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa Attendance: 20,000 Referee:
	Nunn  38 Hulme ?		Claasens  14',82 Botha  69

Series drawn 2-2.

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[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1949

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1948

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

4 Friendlies

September 11, 1948 16:00	Australia	8 – 1	New Zealand	Blanford Park, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: Referee: C Edwards  New Zealand
	Parsons  ?',?',?',?',?',? Cunningham  ? Hughes  ?		Masters  ?

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September 4, 1948 16:00	Australia	4 – 0	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Attendance: Referee: J Sanderson  New Zealand
	Johns  ?',? Hughes  ? Lawrie  ?

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August 28, 1948 16:00	Australia	7 – 0	New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Attendance: Referee: T Gottermeyer  New Zealand
	Parsons  ?',?',? Hughes  ?',? Cunningham  ? Johns  ?

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August 14, 1948 16:00	Australia	6 – 0	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Attendance: Referee: V Wheeler  New Zealand
	Parsons  ?',?',? Hughes  ?',? Cunningham  ?

Australia won the series 4-0.

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[edit] 1947

[edit] Australia v South Africa

5 Friendlies

June 14, 1947 16:00	Australia	1 – 2	South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: Referee: William McWilliams  Australia
	Cunningham  ?		Anley  ?',?

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June 7, 1947 16:00	Australia	5 – 1	South Africa	Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Australia Attendance: 18,442 Referee: William McWilliams  Australia
	Date  ?',?',? Hughes  ? Cunningham  ?		Wilson  ?',?

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May 31, 1947 16:00	Australia	3 – 3	South Africa	Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: William McWilliams  Australia
	Cunningham  ? Date  ?		Classens  20',? Smethurst  ?

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May 24, 1947 16:00	Australia	2 – 4	South Africa	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T Boyd  Australia
	Date  ?',?'(p)'		Anley  ?',? Smethurst  ? Wilson  ?

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May 10, 1947 16:00	Australia	1 – 2	South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 40,000 Referee: William McWilliams  Australia
	Date  4		Anley  ? Wilson  ?

South Africa won the series 3-1.

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[edit] 1946

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1940 to 1945

No 'A' Internationals played due to World War II.

[edit] 1930s

[edit] 1939

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1938

[edit] Australia v India

5 Friendlies

October 1, 1938 16:00	Australia	3 – 1	India	Melbourne Showground, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 9,000 Referee:
	Hughes  ?',? Coolahan  ?		Lumsden  51

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September 24, 1938 16:00	Australia	5 – 4	India	Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 12,000 Referee:
	Hughes  ?',? Wilkinson  ?',? Bryant  ?		Prosad  51 Lumsden  ?',?',?'(p)'

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September 10, 1938 16:00	Australia	1 – 4	India	Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Australia Attendance: 9,000 Referee:
	Hughes  ?		Ramin  ?',? Lumsden  ?',46'(p)' Bhattacharjee ?

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September 17, 1938 16:00	Australia	4 – 4	India	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: 18,000 Referee:
	Hughes  ?',? Kitching  ? Brittain  ?		Ramin  ?',? Mohammed  ?',? Lumsden  ?

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September 3, 1938 16:00	Australia	5 – 3	India	Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 16,144 Referee:
	Quill  ?',? Hughes  ?',? Wilkinson  ?		Ramin  ?',? Mohammed  ?',? Lumsden  ?

Australia won the series 3-1.

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[edit] 1937

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1936

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

3 Friendlies.

July 18, 1936 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	Blanford Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance: Referee: A Firth  New Zealand
	Cameron  ?',? Price  ?',?		Haggett  ?

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July 11, 1936 06:30 AEDT	Australia	10–0	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand. Attendance: Referee: G Jackson  New Zealand
	Smith  ?',?',?',?',? Price  ?',? Cameron  ?',?

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July 4, 1936 06:30 AEDT	Australia	7–1	New Zealand	Logan Park, Dunedin, New Zealand. Attendance: Referee: W Smith  New Zealand
	Price  ?',? Cameron  ?',? Smith  ?',?',?',?		Skinner  ?

Australia won the series 3-0.

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[edit] 1934 to 1935

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1933

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

3 Friendlies

June 24, 1933 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–2	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: Referee: J Harris  Australia
	Edwards  ? Crowhurst  ? Smith  ?',?		Kershaw  ?', ?

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June 17, 1933 06:30 AEDT	Australia	6–4	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D Queen  Australia
	Smith  ?',?',? Crowhurst  ? Cameron  ?',? Hughes  ?		Chapman  ? Kayes  ? Kershaw  ?' (p)' Ives ?

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June 5, 1933 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–2	New Zealand	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Z Korotcoff  Australia
	Smith  ?',? Gorring  ?',?		Kershaw  ?Chapman  ?

Australia won the series 3-0.

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[edit] 1930 to 1932

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1920s

[edit] 1925 to 1929

No 'A' Internationals played.

[edit] 1924

[edit] Australia v Canada

6 Friendlies

July 26, 1924 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–0	Canada	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Nicholson  Australia
	Masters  ?

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July 12, 1924 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–4	Canada	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia. Attendance: 6,000 Referee:
	Maunder  ?		Wilson  ?', ? Linning  ? Stobbart  ?

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June 28, 1924 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–0	Canada	Newcastle Showground, Newcastle, Australia. Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Nicholson  Australia

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June 23, 1924 06:30 AEDT	Australia	4–1	Canada	Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 7,000 Referee: WA Wright  Australia
	Masters  ?',? Maunder  ?',?		Forrest  ?

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June 14, 1924 06:30 AEDT	Australia	0–1	Canada	Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Nicholson  Australia
			Stobbart  ?

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June 7, 1924 06:30 AEDT	Australia	3–2	Canada	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance: 10,000 Referee:
	Ward  ? Masters  ?', ?		Linning  ? Ford  ?

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Australia won the series 3-2.

[edit] 1923

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

3 Friendlies

June 30, 1923 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–4	New Zealand	Newcastle Showground, Newcastle, Australia. Attendance: 14,000 Referee: LB Tamlyn  Australia
	Maunder  ?		Campbell  46',51',?', ?

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June 16, 1923 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–3	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia. Attendance: 10,000 Referee: A Jackson  Australia
	Lennard   Gilmour		Campbell  ?', ?', ?

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June 9, 1923 06:30 AEDT	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia. Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M Thornley  New Zealand
	Lennard  7 Maunder  90		Dacre  57

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New Zealand won the series 2-1.

[edit] 1922

[edit] Australia v New Zealand

3 Friendlies

July 8, 1922 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–3	New Zealand	Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Attendance: 15,000 Referee: R Dawson  New Zealand
	Brown  ?		Ballard  ?' Cook  10' Dacre  ?'

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June 24, 1922 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand. Attendance: 12,000 Referee: RS Lithgow  New Zealand
	Bratten  25		Cook  10

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June 17, 1922 06:30 AEDT	Australia	1–3	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand. Attendance: 10,000 Referee: M Thornley  New Zealand
	Maunder  45		Cook  20', ?' Knott  ?'

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New Zealand won the series 2-1.

[edit] External links

• Australian Results