2002 Australia national soccer team season

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2002.

Australia
2002 season
ManagerFrank Farina
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Summary

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Australia's only games in 2002 was when competing in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. Other than Scott Chipperfield, Australia sent a squad made up of NSL based players.[1] They won their group matches against Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji without conceding a goal. In the semi-final Tahiti scored in the 38th minute and it wasn't until the 88th minute that Mehmet Duraković scored Australia's equaliser to take the game to extra-time. In the 96th minute Damian Mori scored the golden-goal winner for Australia to send them through to the final against the hosts New Zealand. New Zealand won the final 1–0 to secure their third OFC Nations Cup title and qualification to the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as representatives of Oceania.

Record

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Type GP W D L GF GA
OFC Nations Cup 5 4 0 1 23 2
Total 5 4 0 1 23 2

Match results

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Oceania Nations Cup

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6 July 2002 Group Stage Vanuatu   0–2   Australia   Auckland, New Zealand
  69' Mori
  85' Despotovski
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Charles Ariiotima
8 July 2002 Group Stage New Caledonia   0–11   Australia   Auckland, New Zealand
  3', pen 55', 75', 77' Despotovski
  14' Horvat
  21', 35' Chipperfield
  34' Mori
  82' Costanzo
  86' Porter
  90+1' Trimboli
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Derek Rugg
10 July 2002 Group Stage Fiji   0–8   Australia   Auckland, New Zealand
  5' Milicic
  8', 13', 44', 53' Porter
  36' Juric
  47' Trimboli
  89' De Amicis
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Joakim Sosongan
12 July 2002 Semi Final Tahiti   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Australia   Auckland, New Zealand
Zaveroni   38' Report   88' Durakovic
  96' Mori
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Derek Rugg
14 July 2002 Final New Zealand   1–0   Australia   Auckland, New Zealand
Nelsen   78' Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Charles Ariiotima

Goal scorers

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Player Goals
Despotovski 5
Porter 5
Mori 3
Chipperfield 2
Trimboli 2
Horvat 1
De Amicis 1
Durakovic 1
Costanzo 1
Juric 1
Milicic 1

References

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  1. ^ "Socceroo 2002 Matches".