2006 Australia national soccer team season
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The Australia national soccer team results in 2006.
Record
| Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly matches | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| World Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Asian Cup qualifiers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
Goal scorers
| Player | Friendlies | FIFA World Cup | AFC Asian Cup qual. | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloisi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cahill | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Skoko | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Bresciano | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dodd | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Elrich | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kennedy | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Kewell | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Moore | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Popovic | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Petrovski | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sterjovski | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Thompson | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Match results
Friendlies
| Friendly 25 May | Australia  |
1 – 0 |  Greece |
Melbourne, Australia |
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Skoko  16' |
(Report) | Stadium: MCG Attendance: 95,103 Referee:  Mike Riley | ||||
| Friendly 4 June | Netherlands  |
1 – 1 | Australia |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| van Nistelrooy 9' |
(Report) | 54' Cahill |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Mike Dean | |||
| Friendly 8 June | Liechtenstein  |
1 – 3 | Australia |
 Ulm, Germany |
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| Neill 8' (o.g.) |
(Report) | 20' Sterjovski 75' Kennedy 83' Aloisi |
Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Wolfgang Stark | |||
| Friendly 7 October | Australia |
1 – 1 |  Paraguay |
Brisbane, Australia |
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| Popovic 88' |
(Report) | 90+2' (o.g.) Beauchamp |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 47,609 Referee:  Joji Kashihara | |||
| Friendly 14 November | Australia |
1 – 1 |  Ghana |
London, England |
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| Aloisi 25' (pen) |
(Report) | 75' Agogo |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,379 Referee: Mark Clattenburg | |||
World Cup
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group F
| Group Stage 12 June | Australia |
3 – 1 | Japan |
Kaiserslautern, Germany |
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| 15:00 CEST | Cahill 84', 89' Aloisi 90+2' |
(Report) | 26' Nakamura |
Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee:  Essam Abd El Fatah | ||
| Group Stage 18 June | Brazil  |
2 – 0 | Australia |
Munich, Germany |
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| 18:00 CEST | Adriano 49' Fred 90' |
(Report) | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Markus Merk | |||
| Group Stage 22 June | Croatia  |
2 – 2 | Australia |
Stuttgart, Germany |
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| 21:00 CEST | Srna 2' N. Kovač 56' |
(Report) | 38' (pen.) Moore 79' Kewell |
Stadium: Gottlieb Daimler Stadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Graham Poll | ||
| Round of 16 26 June | Italy  |
1 – 0 | Australia |
Kaiserslautern, Germany |
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| 17:00 CEST | Totti 90+5' |
(Report) | Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee:  Luis Medina Cantalejo | |||
Asian Cup qualifiers
| Group Stage 22 February | Bahrain  |
1 – 3 | Australia |
Manama, Bahrain |
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| Ali 35' |
[ (Report)] | 54' Thompson 79' Skoko 88' (pen.) Elrich |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee:  Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh | |||
| Group Stage 16 August | Australia |
2 – 0 |  Kuwait |
Sydney, Australia |
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| Dodd 75' Petrovski 86' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 32,622 Referee:  Junjie Huang | ||||
| Group Stage 6 September | Kuwait |
2 – 0 | Australia |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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| Al Mutairi 55' Al-Mutwa 60' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Toru Kamikawa | ||||
| Group Stage 11 October | Australia |
2 – 0 | Bahrain |
Sydney, Australia |
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| Aloisi 17' Bresciano 23' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee:  Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi | ||||
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