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 |
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American Samoa | OFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 100.00 | 11 April 2001 | |
Argentina | CONMEBOL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11.11 | 14 July 1988 | 15 June 2023 |
Bahrain | AFC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 75.00 | 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 | 0.00 | 4 September 2014 | |
Brazil | CONMEBOL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11.11 | 7 July 1988 | 13 June 2017 |
Bulgaria | UEFA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.00 | 14 February 1973 | 15 February 2000 |
Cambodia | AFC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26 November 1965 | |
Cameroon | CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 22 June 2017 | |
Canada | CONCACAF | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 55.56 | 7 June 1924 | 15 October 2013 |
Chile | CONMEBOL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0.00 | 22 June 1974 | 25 June 2017 |
China | AFC | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 57.14 | 6 August 1975 | 10 October 2024 |
Chinese Taipei | AFC | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 93.33 | 3 December 1965 | 7 June 2021 |
Colombia | CONMEBOL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 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 | 33.33 | 5 July 1992 | 6 June 2014 |
Czech Republic1 | UEFA | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 10.00 | 27 January 1980 | 1 June 2018 |
Denmark | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40.00 | 6 February 2007 | 30 November 2022 |
East Germany | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 14 June 1974 | |
Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 33.33 | 5 March 2014 | 28 March 2023 |
Egypt | CAF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 19 June 1987 | 17 November 2010 |
England | UEFA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12.50 | 31 May 1980 | 13 October 2023 |
Fiji | OFC | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 77.78 | 19 March 1977 | 2 June 2004 |
France | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16.67 | 26 May 1994 | 22 November 2022 |
Germany2 | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 16.67 | 18 June 1974 | 19 June 2017 |
Ghana | CAF | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 57.14 | 18 June 1995 | 19 June 2010 |
Greece | UEFA | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 36.36 | 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 | 50.00 | 10 November 2017 | 15 November 2017 |
Hong Kong | AFC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 62.50 | 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 | 55.56 | 3 September 1938 | 13 January 2024 |
Indonesia | AFC | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 70.59 | 17 November 1967 | 10 September 2024 |
Iran[a] | AFC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28.57 | 4 November 1970 | 29 November 1997 |
Iraq | AFC | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 63.64 | 11 March 1973 | 23 March 2017 |
Israel | UEFA | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 29.41 | 4 December 1969 | 16 April 1989 |
Italy | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 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 | 25.00 | 27 November 1956 | 15 October 2024 |
Jordan | AFC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 62.50 | 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 | 50.00 | 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 | 85.71 | 7 December 1965 | 7 October 2011 |
Mexico | CONCACAF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33.33 | 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 | 25.00 | 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 | 64.18 | 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 | 0.00 | 21 November 1965 | 5 December 2012 |
North Macedonia | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 12 March 1997 | 30 March 2015 |
Northern Ireland | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 | 11 June 1980 | 18 June 1980 |
Norway | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 33.33 | 25 January 1997 | 23 March 2018 |
Oman | AFC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 54.55 | 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 | 40.00 | 9 June 2000 | 9 October 2010 |
Peru | CONMEBOL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 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 | 60.00 | 6 February 2008 | 14 October 2014 |
Republic of Ireland | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 | 19 August 2003 | 12 August 2009 |
Romania | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | 6 February 2013 | |
Russia3 | UEFA | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.00 | 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 | 45.45 | 9 July 1988 | 14 November 2024 |
Scotland | UEFA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12.50 | 28 May 1967 | 15 August 2012 |
Serbia4 | UEFA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 66.67 | 18 September 1988 | 7 June 2011 |
Singapore | AFC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 85.71 | 11 November 1967 | 22 March 2008 |
Slovakia | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 February 2000 | |
Slovenia | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 11 August 2010 | |
Solomon Islands | OFC | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 90.00 | 4 September 1992 | 6 September 2005 |
South Africa | CAF | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 47 | 28.57 | 10 May 1947 | 26 May 2014 |
South Korea | AFC | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 35.48 | 14 November 1967 | 2 February 2024 |
Spain | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 23 June 2014 | |
Sweden | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40.00 | 26 January 1992 | 28 February 1996 |
Switzerland | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 September 2010 | |
Syria | AFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 75.00 | 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 | 85.71 | 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 | 66.67 | 1 October 1997 | 26 November 2022 |
Turkey | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | 21 May 2004 | 24 May 2004 |
United Arab Emirates | AFC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 57.14 | 5 January 2011 | 7 June 2022 |
United States | CONCACAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.33 | 13 June 1992 | 5 June 2010 |
Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 44.44 | 25 April 1974 | 2 June 2007 |
Uzbekistan | AFC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 60.00 | 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 | 0.00 | 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 | 60.00 | 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
Performance by competition
For performances by major tournaments refer to Competitive record
Best results
The following table shows Australia's best results against opposition by confederation, Only "A" internationals are included.[1]
AFC
Notes:
- 1 includes South Vietnam
CAF
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
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
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 |
OFC
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
Notes:
- 1 includes Czechoslovakia
- 2 includes West Germany
- 3 includes Macedonia
- 4 includes Soviet Union
- 5 includes Yugoslavia
Penalty shoot-out record
Team | Match score (PSO score) |
Status | Venue |
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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
Best
- Australia 31–0 American Samoa 2001
- Tonga 0–22 Australia 2001
- Cook Islands 0–17 Australia 2000
- Australia 16–0 Cook Islands 1998
- Australia 13–0 Solomon Islands 1997
- Australia 11–0 Samoa 2001
- Australia 11–0 New Caledonia 2002
- New Zealand 0–10 Australia 1936
- Australia 10–0 Fiji 1981
- Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea 1980
- Australia 9–0 Tahiti 2004
- Australia 9–0 Guam 2012
Worst
- Australia 0–8 South Africa 1955
- Croatia 7-0 Australia 1998
- Australia 0–6 South Africa 1955
- Australia 1-7 India 1956
- Australia 0-6 Brazil 1997
- Brazil 6-0 Australia 2013
- France 6-0 Australia 2013
- Australia 1-6 Korea DPR 1965
- Australia 0-5 Czechoslovakia 1980
- Australia 0-4 Czechoslovakia 1980
- Australia 0-4 Germany 2010
- Australia 0-4 Brazil 2017
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Socceroo International Games". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Australian national football team result". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). howe.how. Football Federation Australia.