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| − | The '''Australia national football team''' is the national [[association football]] team of Australia and is controlled by the [[Football Federation Australia]]. Australia is the only national team to have been a champion of two confederations, having won the [[OFC Nations Cup]] four times between 1980 and 2004, as well as the [[AFC Asian Cup]] at the 2015 event on home soil. The team has represented Australia at the [[FIFA World Cup]] tournament on four occasions, in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]. The team has also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four |
+ | The '''Australia national football team''' is the national [[association football]] team of Australia and is controlled by the [[Football Federation Australia]]. Australia is the only national team to have been a champion of two confederations, having won the [[OFC Nations Cup]] four times between 1980 and 2004, as well as the [[AFC Asian Cup]] at the 2015 event on home soil. The team has represented Australia at the [[FIFA World Cup]] tournament on four occasions, in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]. The team has also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four. |
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| Nickname(s) | Socceroos |
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| Association | Football Federation Australia |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Head coach | Ange Postecoglou
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| Captain | Mile Jedinak |
| Most caps | Mark Schwarzer (109) |
| Top scorer | Tim Cahill (31) |
| Home Stadium | Various |
| FIFA code | AUS |
| World Cup appearances | 4 (First in 1974) |
| Best result | Round of 16, 2006 |
| Asian Cup appearances | 2 (First in 2007) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 2011 |
 
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The Australia national football team is the national association football team of Australia and is controlled by the Football Federation Australia. Australia is the only national team to have been a champion of two confederations, having won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004, as well as the AFC Asian Cup at the 2015 event on home soil. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup tournament on four occasions, in 1974, 2006, 2010 and 2014. The team has also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four.
History
FIFA World Cup history
FIFA World Cup
OFC Nations Cup
AFC Asian Cup
Friendly matches 2013-14
Current squad
Players
- For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Australia national team players.
Current squad
The following players were called up as part of the 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2014 (v. South Africa).
| # | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Mathew Ryan | 8 April 1992 | 6 | 0 |  Club Brugge
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| 12 | GK | Mitchell Langerak | 22 August 1988 | 3 | 0 |  Borussia Dortmund
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| 18 | GK | Eugene Galeković | 12 June 1981 | 8 | 0 | Adelaide United
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| 2 | DF | Ivan Franjić | 10 September 1987 | 8 | 0 | Brisbane Roar
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| 3 | DF | Jason Davidson | 29 June 1991 | 6 | 0 |  Heracles Almelo
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| 6 | DF | Matthew Špiranović | 27 June 1988 | 17 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers
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| 8 | DF | Bailey Wright | 28 July 1992 | 0 | 0 |  Preston North End
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| 19 | DF | Ryan McGowan | 15 August 1989 | 9 | 0 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan
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| 22 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | 13 August 1984 | 2 | 0 |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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| 5 | MF | Mark Milligan | 4 August 1985 | 28 | 2 | Melbourne Victory
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| 10 | MF | Ben Halloran | 14 June 1992 | 1 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf
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| 11 | MF | Tommy Oar | 10 December 1991 | 14 | 1 | Utrecht
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| 13 | MF | Oliver Bozanić | 8 January 1989 | 3 | 0 |  Luzern
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| 14 | MF | James Troisi | 3 July 1988 | 10 | 1 | Melbourne Victory
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| 15 | MF | Mile Jedinak (c) | 3 August 1984 | 43 | 4 | Crystal Palace
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| 16 | MF | James Holland | 15 May 1989 | 13 | 0 |  Austria Wien
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| 17 | MF | Matt McKay | 11 January 1983 | 46 | 1 | Brisbane Roar
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| 20 | MF | Dario Vidošić | 8 April 1987 | 22 | 2 | Sion
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| 21 | MF | Massimo Luongo | 25 September 1992 | 1 | 0 | Swindon Town
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| 23 | MF | Mark Bresciano (vice-captain) | 11 February 1980 | 73 | 13 |  Al-Gharafa
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| 4 | FW | Tim Cahill (vice-captain) | 6 December 1979 | 68 | 32 |  New York Red Bulls
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| 7 | FW | Mathew Leckie | 4 February 1991 | 7 | 1 | FSV Frankfurt
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| 9 | FW | Adam Taggart | 2 June 1993 | 4 | 3 | Newcastle Jets
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Australia squad within the last 12 months.
Current coaching staffAlumniFormer players
Managers
Honours
External links
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