Australia men's national soccer team all-time record

The lists shown below shows the Australia men's national soccer team all-time record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, OFC Nations Cup, AFC Asian Cup and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

Only "A" internationals are included. Although there is some conjecture regarding the status of a number of games, the table includes all fixtures recognised by Football Australia as "A" internationals and as such is used to recognise caps, goal scorers, captaincy records, etc.[1][2][3] Last match updated on 19 November 2024 vs.  Bahrain.

Head-to-head record

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Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Opponent Confederation P W D L GF GA Win % First match Last match
  American Samoa OFC 1 1 0 0 31 0 100.00 11 April 2001
  Argentina CONMEBOL 9 1 1 7 8 16 011.11 14 July 1988 15 June 2023
  Bahrain AFC 8 6 1 1 13 4 075.00 22 February 2006 19 November 2024
  Bangladesh AFC 4 4 0 0 18 0 100.00 3 September 2015 6 June 2024
  Belgium UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 2 000.00 4 September 2014
  Brazil CONMEBOL 9 1 1 7 1 24 011.11 7 July 1988 13 June 2017
  Bulgaria UEFA 4 0 2 2 4 8 000.00 14 February 1973 15 February 2000
  Cambodia AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 000.00 26 November 1965
  Cameroon CAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 000.00 22 June 2017
  Canada CONCACAF 9 5 1 3 15 11 055.56 7 June 1924 15 October 2013
  Chile CONMEBOL 6 0 2 4 3 10 000.00 22 June 1974 25 June 2017
  China AFC 14 8 2 4 25 12 057.14 6 August 1975 10 October 2024
  Chinese Taipei AFC 15 14 1 0 60 8 093.33 3 December 1965 7 June 2021
  Colombia CONMEBOL 4 0 2 2 2 4 000.00 8 February 1995 27 March 2018
  Cook Islands OFC 2 2 0 0 33 0 100.00 28 September 1998 19 June 2000
  Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00 19 November 2013
  Croatia UEFA 6 2 2 2 6 11 033.33 5 July 1992 6 June 2014
  Czech Republic1 UEFA 10 1 2 7 8 22 010.00 27 January 1980 1 June 2018
  Denmark UEFA 5 2 1 2 4 6 040.00 6 February 2007 30 November 2022
  East Germany UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 2 000.00 14 June 1974
  Ecuador CONMEBOL 3 1 0 2 7 7 033.33 5 March 2014 28 March 2023
  Egypt CAF 2 0 1 1 0 4 000.00 19 June 1987 17 November 2010
  England UEFA 8 1 2 5 6 9 012.50 31 May 1980 13 October 2023
  Fiji OFC 9 7 0 2 38 6 077.78 19 March 1977 2 June 2004
  France UEFA 6 1 1 4 4 14 016.67 26 May 1994 22 November 2022
  Germany2 UEFA 6 1 1 4 9 17 016.67 18 June 1974 19 June 2017
  Ghana CAF 7 4 2 1 8 4 057.14 18 June 1995 19 June 2010
  Greece UEFA 11 4 3 4 14 14 036.36 20 July 1969 7 June 2016
  Guam AFC 1 1 0 0 9 0 100.00 7 December 2012
  Honduras CONCACAF 2 1 1 0 3 1 050.00 10 November 2017 15 November 2017
  Hong Kong AFC 8 5 0 3 13 5 062.50 29 November 1965 9 December 2012
  Hungary UEFA 3 3 0 0 8 2 100.00 2 April 1997 9 June 2018
  India AFC 9 5 1 3 27 27 055.56 3 September 1938 13 January 2024
  Indonesia AFC 17 12 4 1 36 6 070.59 17 November 1967 10 September 2024
  Iran[a] AFC 7 2 2 3 8 8 028.57 4 November 1970 29 November 1997
  Iraq AFC 11 7 2 2 14 8 063.64 11 March 1973 23 March 2017
  Israel UEFA 17 5 9 3 18 16 029.41 4 December 1969 16 April 1989
  Italy UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 000.00 26 June 2006
  Jamaica CONCACAF 2 2 0 0 7 1 100.00 7 September 2003 9 October 2005
  Japan AFC 28 7 10 11 33 40 025.00 27 November 1956 15 October 2024
  Jordan AFC 8 5 0 3 14 7 062.50 11 September 2012 1 June 2022
  Kenya CAF 1 1 0 0 4 0 100.00 21 September 1996
  Kuwait AFC 14 7 2 5 22 12 050.00 16 October 1977 3 June 2021
  Kyrgyzstan AFC 2 2 0 0 5 1 100.00 16 June 2015 12 November 2015
  Lebanon AFC 4 4 0 0 13 0 100.00 6 September 2012 26 March 2024
  Liechtenstein UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 100.00 7 June 2006
  Malaysia AFC 7 6 0 1 19 1 085.71 7 December 1965 7 October 2011
  Mexico CONCACAF 6 2 3 1 10 9 033.33 1 December 1970 9 September 2023
  Morocco CAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00 9 June 1987
    Nepal AFC 2 2 0 0 8 0 100.00 10 October 2019 11 June 2021
  Netherlands UEFA 4 1 2 1 5 5 025.00 4 June 2006 18 June 2014
  New Caledonia OFC 1 1 0 0 11 0 100.00 8 July 2002
  New Zealand OFC 67 43 11 13 160 70 064.18 17 June 1922 17 October 2023
  Nigeria CAF 2 2 0 0 2 0 100.00 22 September 1988 17 November 2007
  North Korea AFC 3 0 1 2 3 10 000.00 21 November 1965 5 December 2012
  North Macedonia UEFA 2 1 1 0 1 0 050.00 12 March 1997 30 March 2015
  Northern Ireland UEFA 3 0 1 2 3 5 000.00 11 June 1980 18 June 1980
  Norway UEFA 3 1 1 1 4 6 033.33 25 January 1997 23 March 2018
  Oman AFC 11 6 4 1 23 8 054.55 8 July 2007 1 February 2022
  Palestine AFC 3 3 0 0 9 0 100.00 11 January 2019 11 June 2024
  Papua New Guinea OFC 1 1 0 0 11 2 100.00 26 February 1980
  Paraguay CONMEBOL 5 2 3 0 4 2 040.00 9 June 2000 9 October 2010
  Peru CONMEBOL 2 0 1 1 0 2 000.00 26 June 2018 13 June 2022
  Philippines AFC 1 1 0 0 6 0 100.00 29 October 1972
  Poland UEFA 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00 7 September 2008
  Qatar AFC 5 3 1 1 10 2 060.00 6 February 2008 14 October 2014
  Republic of Ireland UEFA 2 1 0 1 4 2 050.00 19 August 2003 12 August 2009
  Romania UEFA 1 0 0 1 2 3 000.00 6 February 2013
  Russia3 UEFA 7 0 3 4 4 12 000.00 16 November 1975 25 September 1988
  Samoa OFC 1 1 0 0 11 0 100.00 16 April 2001
  Saudi Arabia AFC 11 5 4 2 18 11 045.45 9 July 1988 14 November 2024
  Scotland UEFA 8 1 1 6 4 11 012.50 28 May 1967 15 August 2012
  Serbia4 UEFA 3 2 1 0 3 1 066.67 18 September 1988 7 June 2011
  Singapore AFC 7 6 1 0 21 4 085.71 11 November 1967 22 March 2008
  Slovakia UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 000.00 12 February 2000
  Slovenia UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 2 000.00 11 August 2010
  Solomon Islands OFC 10 9 1 0 55 8 090.00 4 September 1992 6 September 2005
  South Africa CAF 21 6 4 11 27 47 028.57 10 May 1947 26 May 2014
  South Korea AFC 31 11 11 9 35 33 035.48 14 November 1967 2 February 2024
  Spain UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 3 000.00 23 June 2014
  Sweden UEFA 5 2 2 1 2 2 040.00 26 January 1992 28 February 1996
   Switzerland UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 000.00 3 September 2010
  Syria AFC 4 3 1 0 7 4 075.00 5 October 2017 18 January 2024
  Tahiti OFC 9 9 0 0 38 2 100.00 11 September 1992 31 May 2004
  Tajikistan AFC 2 2 0 0 10 0 100.00 8 September 2015 24 March 2016
  Thailand AFC 7 6 1 0 17 4 085.71 6 October 1982 5 September 2017
  Tonga OFC 1 1 0 0 22 0 100.00 9 April 2001
  Tunisia CAF 3 2 0 1 4 2 066.67 1 October 1997 26 November 2022
  Turkey UEFA 2 0 0 2 1 4 000.00 21 May 2004 24 May 2004
  United Arab Emirates AFC 7 4 2 1 7 2 057.14 5 January 2011 7 June 2022
  United States CONCACAF 3 1 1 1 2 3 033.33 13 June 1992 5 June 2010
  Uruguay CONMEBOL 9 4 1 4 6 8 044.44 25 April 1974 2 June 2007
  Uzbekistan AFC 5 3 2 0 10 1 060.00 10 September 2008 23 January 2024
  Vanuatu OFC 3 3 0 0 6 0 100.00 25 June 2000 4 June 2004
  Venezuela CONMEBOL 1 0 1 0 1 1 000.00 18 February 2004
  Vietnam5 AFC 4 4 0 0 7 0 100.00 7 November 1967 27 January 2022
  Wales UEFA 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00 10 August 2011
  Zimbabwe6 CAF 5 3 2 0 13 3 060.00 14 August 1950 29 November 1969
Total (97) 606 304 131 171 1187 648 50% 17 June 1922 19 November 2024

Notes:

1 includes   Czechoslovakia
2 includes   West Germany
3 includes   Soviet Union
4 includes   Yugoslavia
5 includes   South Vietnam
6 includes   Southern Rhodesia &   Rhodesia

Performances

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Performance by competition

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For performances by major tournaments refer to Competitive record

Best results

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The following table shows Australia's best results against opposition by confederation, Only "A" internationals are included.[1]

Team
Best result
Venue
Date
  Bahrain Bahrain   1–3   Australia
Australia   2–0   Bahrain
Australia   2–0   Bahrain
Bahrain   0–2   Australia
  Manama
  Sydney
  Sydney
  Abu Dhabi
22 February 2006
11 October 2006
10 June 2009
6 January 2024
  Bangladesh Australia   7–0   Bangladesh   Melbourne 16 November 2023
  Cambodia Cambodia   0–0   Australia   Phnom Penh 26 November 1965
  China Australia   3–0   China   Brisbane
  Doha
27 September 1985
2 September 2021
  Chinese Taipei Australia   8–0   Chinese Taipei   Sydney
  Hong Kong
27 October 1985
9 December 2012
  Guam Guam   0–9   Australia   Hong Kong 7 December 2012
  Hong Kong Australia   3–0   Hong Kong
Hong Kong   2–5   Australia
  Adelaide
  Hong Kong
10 July 1977
30 October 1977
  India India   0–4   Australia   Doha 10 January 2011
  Indonesia Australia   6–0   Indonesia   Sydney 24 March 1973
  Iran Australia   3–0   Iran   Sydney 18 August 1973
  Iraq Australia   3–1   Iraq
Australia   2–0   Iraq
  Sydney
  Perth
11 March 1973
1 September 2016
  Japan Australia   3–0   Japan   Melbourne 14 February 1996
  Jordan Australia   4–0   Jordan
Australia   5–1   Jordan
  Melbourne
  Sydney
11 June 2013
29 March 2016
  Kuwait Kuwait   0–4   Australia   Kuwait City 15 October 2018
  Kyrgyzstan Australia   3–0   Kyrgyzstan   Canberra 12 November 2015
  Lebanon Australia   5–0   Lebanon   Canberra 26 March 2024
  Malaysia Malaysia   0–5   Australia
Australia   5–0   Malaysia
  Singapore
  Canberra
15 October 1982
7 October 2011
    Nepal Australia   5–0     Nepal   Canberra 10 October 2019
  North Korea North Korea   1–1   Australia   Hong Kong 5 December 2012
  Oman Australia   5–0   Oman   Dubai 30 December 2018
  Palestine Australia   5–0   Palestine   Perth 11 June 2024
  Philippines Philippines   0–6   Australia   Manila 29 October 1972
  Qatar Australia   4–0   Qatar   Brisbane 15 October 2008
  Saudi Arabia Australia   3–0   Saudi Arabia   Sydney 9 July 1988
  Singapore Singapore   1–6   Australia   Singapore 21 November 1967
  South Korea South Korea   0–2   Australia
South Korea   1–3   Australia
  Seoul
  Singapore
24 October 1972
15 December 1983
  Syria Australia   2–1   Syria
Australia   3–2   Syria
Syria   0–1   Australia
  Sydney
  Al Ain
  Doha
10 October 2017
15 January 2019
18 January 2024
  Tajikistan Australia   7–0   Tajikistan   Adelaide 24 March 2016
  Thailand Thailand   0–4   Australia   Singapore
  Bangkok
10 October 1982
16 July 2007
  United Arab Emirates Australia   2–0   United Arab Emirates   Newcastle
  Sydney
27 January 2015
28 March 2017
  Uzbekistan Uzbekistan   0–6   Australia   Doha 25 January 2011
  Vietnam1 Australia   4–0   Vietnam   Melbourne 27 January 2022

Notes:

1 includes South Vietnam
Team
Best result
Venue
Date
  Cameroon Cameroon   1–1   Australia   Saint Petersburg 22 June 2017
  Egypt Egypt   0–0   Australia   Seoul 19 June 1987
  Ghana Ghana   0–2   Australia   Durban 14 September 1996
  Kenya Kenya   0–4   Australia   Pretoria 21 September 1996
  Morocco Morocco   0–1   Australia   Kangnung 9 June 1987
  Nigeria Nigeria   0–1   Australia
Australia   1–0   Nigeria
  Seoul
  London
22 September 1988
17 November 2007
  South Africa Australia   5–1   South Africa   Newcastle 7 June 1947
  Tunisia Tunisia   0–3   Australia   Tunis 1 October 1997
  Zimbabwe1 Southern Rhodesia   0–5   Australia   Salisbury 14 June 1950

Notes:

1 includes Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia

CONCACAF

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Team
Best result
Venue
Date
  Canada Australia   4–1   Canada
Australia   3–0   Canada
  Sydney
  London
23 June 1924
16 October 2013
  Costa Rica Australia   1–0   Costa Rica   Sydney 19 November 2013
  Honduras Australia   3–1   Honduras   Sydney 15 November 2017
  Jamaica Australia   5–0   Jamaica   London 9 October 2005
  Mexico Australia   3–1   Mexico
Australia   2–0   Mexico
  Riyadh
  Suwon
12 December 1997
30 May 2001
  United States United States   0–1   Australia   Orlando 13 June 1992

CONMEBOL

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Team
Best result
Venue
Date
  Argentina Australia   4–1   Argentina   Sydney 14 July 1988
  Brazil Australia   1–0   Brazil   Ulsan 11 June 2001
  Chile Chile   0–0   Australia
Chile   1–1   Australia
  Berlin
  Moscow
22 June 1974
25 June 2017
  Colombia Australia   0–0   Colombia
Colombia   0–0   Australia
  Brisbane
  London
8 February 1995
27 March 2018
  Ecuador Australia   3–1   Ecuador   Sydney 24 March 2023
  Paraguay Australia   2–1   Paraguay
Australia   1–0   Paraguay
  Melbourne
  Sydney
15 June 2000
9 October 2010
  Peru Australia   0–0   Peru   Al Rayyan 13 June 2022
  Uruguay Australia   2–0   Uruguay   Sydney 27 April 1974
  Venezuela Venezuela   1–1   Australia   Caracas 18 February 2004
Team
Best result
Venue
Date
  American Samoa Australia   31–0   American Samoa   Coffs Harbour 11 April 2001
  Cook Islands Australia   17–0   Cook Islands   Papeete 19 June 2000
  Fiji Australia   10–0   Fiji   Melbourne 14 August 1981
  New Caledonia Australia   11–0   New Caledonia   Auckland 8 July 2002
  New Zealand New Zealand   0–10   Australia   Wellington 11 July 1936
  Papua New Guinea Australia   11–2   Papua New Guinea   Nouméa 26 February 1980
  Samoa Australia   11–0   Samoa   Coffs Harbour 16 April 2001
  Solomon Islands Australia   13–0   Solomon Islands   Sydney 11 June 1997
  Tahiti Australia   9–0   Tahiti   Adelaide 31 May 2004
  Tonga Australia   22–0   Tonga   Coffs Harbour 9 April 2001
  Vanuatu Australia   3–0   Vanuatu   Adelaide 4 June 2004

UEFA

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Team
Best result
Venue
Date
  Belgium Belgium   2–0   Australia   Liège 4 September 2014
  Bulgaria Australia   2–2   Bulgaria
Australia   1–1   Bulgaria
  Sydney
  Valparaiso
14 February 1973
15 February 2000
  Croatia Australia   3–1   Croatia   Adelaide 8 July 1992
  Czech Republic1 Australia   4–0   Czech Republic   Sankt Pölten 1 June 2018
  Denmark Australia   1–0   Denmark   Roodepoort
  Al Wakrah
1 June 2010
30 November 2022
  East Germany East Germany   2–0   Australia   Hamburg 14 June 1974
  England England   1–3   Australia   London 12 February 2003
  France Australia   1–0   France   Daegu 1 June 2001
  Germany2 Germany   1–2   Australia   Mönchengladbach 29 March 2011
  Greece Greece   1–3   Australia   Athens 17 November 1970
  Hungary Hungary   0–3   Australia   Budapest 23 February 2000
  Ireland Ireland   0–3   Australia   Limerick 12 August 2009
  Israel Australia   2–0   Israel   Melbourne 6 March 1988
  Italy Italy   1–0   Australia   Kaiserslautern 26 June 2006
  Liechtenstein Liechtenstein   1–3   Australia   Ulm 7 June 2006
  North Macedonia 3 Macedonia   0–1   Australia   Skopje 12 March 1997
  Netherlands Netherlands   1–2   Australia   Eindhoven 6 September 2008
  Northern Ireland Australia   1–1   Northern Ireland   Melbourne 15 June 1980
  Norway Australia   1–0   Norway   Sydney 25 January 1997
  Poland Poland   1–2   Australia   Kraków 7 September 2010
  Romania Romania   3–2   Australia   Málaga 6 February 2013
  Russia4 Australia   0–0   Soviet Union
Australia   0–0   Soviet Union
Australia   1–1   Soviet Union
  Perth
  Brisbane
  Newcastle
16 November 1975
26 November 1975
3 December 1975
  Scotland Scotland   0–2   Australia   Glasgow 15 November 2000
  Serbia5 Australia   1–0   Yugoslavia
Australia   2–1   Serbia
  Kwangju
  Nelspruit
18 September 1988
23 June 2010
  Slovakia Australia   0–0   Slovakia   Valparaíso 12 February 2000
  Slovenia Slovenia   2–0   Australia   Ljubljana 11 August 2010
  Spain Australia   0–3   Spain   Curitiba 23 June 2014
  Sweden Australia   1–0   Sweden   Adelaide
  Melbourne
29 January 1992
2 February 1992
   Switzerland Switzerland   0–0   Australia   St. Gallen 3 September 2010
  Turkey Australia   0–1   Turkey   Melbourne 24 May 2004
  Wales Wales   1–2   Australia   Cardiff 10 August 2011

Notes:

1 includes Czechoslovakia
2 includes West Germany
3 includes Macedonia
4 includes Soviet Union
5 includes Yugoslavia

Penalty shoot-out record

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Team Match score
(PSO score)
Status Venue
  Egypt
0–0 (4–3)
Presidents Cup   Olympic Stadium, 19 June 1987
  South Korea
1–1 (4–5)
Presidents Cup   Olympic Stadium, 21 June 1987
  South Korea
0–0 (3–4)
Presidents Cup   Dongdaemun Stadium, 14 June 1991
  Canada
2–1 (4–1)
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification   Sydney Football Stadium, 15 August 1993
  Uruguay
1–0 (4–2)
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification   Stadium Australia, 16 November 2005
  Japan
1–1 (3–4)
2007 AFC Asian Cup   Mỹ Đình National Stadium, 21 July 2007
  Uzbekistan
0–0 (4–2)
2019 AFC Asian Cup   Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, 21 January 2019
  Peru
0–0 (5–4)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification   Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, 13 June 2022

Best / Worst

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Best

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  1. Australia 31–0 American Samoa 2001
  2. Tonga 0–22 Australia 2001
  3. Cook Islands 0–17 Australia 2000
  4. Australia 16–0 Cook Islands 1998
  5. Australia 13–0 Solomon Islands 1997
  6. Australia 11–0 Samoa 2001
  7. Australia 11–0 New Caledonia 2002
  8. New Zealand 0–10 Australia 1936
  9. Australia 10–0 Fiji 1981
  10. Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea 1980
  11. Australia 9–0 Tahiti 2004
  12. Australia 9–0 Guam 2012

Worst

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  1. Australia 0–8 South Africa 1955
  2. Croatia 7-0 Australia 1998
  3. Australia 0–6 South Africa 1955
  4. Australia 1-7 India 1956
  5. Australia 0-6 Brazil 1997
  6. Brazil 6-0 Australia 2013
  7. France 6-0 Australia 2013
  8. Australia 1-6 Korea DPR 1965
  9. Australia 0-5 Czechoslovakia 1980
  10. Australia 0-4 Czechoslovakia 1980
  11. Australia 0-4 Germany 2010
  12. Australia 0-4 Brazil 2017

Notes

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  1. ^ On 4 November 1970, Iran played against Australia in a friendly, which Australia won 2–1 in Tehran. However, accounts of the match differ between Iran and Australia. Iran considered it an unofficial friendly between Persepolis against Australia, whereas Australia considered it an A level friendly match. With regard to the article's position, the match was considered official in Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Socceroo International Games". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Australian national football team result". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). howe.how. Football Federation Australia.