Australia men's national soccer team

Australia national soccer team is the national soccer team of Australia. Its official nickname is "the Socceroos". The team is under the control of the Football Australia which is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. It has also been invited to join the ASEAN Football Federation.

Australia

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Socceroos
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia; 2006–present) OFC (Oceania; 1966–2006)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Graham Arnold
Captain	Mathew Ryan
Most caps	Mark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorer	Tim Cahill (50)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	AUS
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FIFA ranking
Current
Highest	14 (September 2009)
Lowest	102 (November 2014)
First international
New Zealand 3–1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
Australia 31–0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001) (World record for senior international matches)
Biggest defeat
Australia 0–8 South Africa (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1974)
Best result	Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1980)
Best result	Champions (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	Runners-up (1997)
Medal record Men's football FIFA Confederations Cup Silver 1997 Saudi Arabia Team Bronze 2001 Korea/Japan Team AFC Asian Cup Gold 2015 Australia Team Silver 2011 Qatar Team OFC Nations Cup Gold 1980 New Caledonia Team Gold 1996 No Host Team Gold 2000 Tahiti Team Gold 2004 Australia Team Silver 1998 Australia Team Silver 2002 New Zealand Team AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Silver 2001 Japan Team
Website	www.socceroos.com.au

Australia has one of the best teams in Asia according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking. Australia has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times (in 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022). Australia has made it to the Round of 16 twice (in 2006 and 2022).

Current squad

The following 25 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bangladesh and Palestine on 6 and 11 June 2024, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against Palestine.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Izzo, PaulPaul Izzo	6 January 1995 (aged 31)	0	0	Melbourne Victory
12	1GK	Thomas, LawrenceLawrence Thomas	9 May 1992 (aged 33)	1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
18	1GK	Gauci, JoeJoe Gauci	4 July 2000 (aged 25)	4	0	Aston Villa
2	2DF	Jones, GethinGethin Jones	13 October 1995 (aged 30)	6	0	Bolton Wanderers
3	2DF	Strain, RyanRyan Strain	2 April 1997 (aged 28)	6	0	St Mirren
5	2DF	Bos, JordanJordan Bos	29 October 2002 (aged 23)	15	1	Westerlo
13	2DF	Circati, AlessandroAlessandro Circati	10 October 2003 (aged 22)	2	0	Parma
16	2DF	Behich, AzizAziz Behich	16 December 1990 (aged 35)	71	2	Melbourne City
19	2DF	Souttar, HarryHarry Souttar	22 October 1998 (aged 27)	30	11	Leicester City
21	2DF	Burgess, CameronCameron Burgess	21 October 1995 (aged 30)	9	0	Ipswich Town
	2DF	Rowles, KyeKye Rowles	24 June 1998 (aged 27)	21	1	Heart of Midlothian
8	3MF	Metcalfe, ConnorConnor Metcalfe	5 November 1999 (aged 26)	23	0	FC St. Pauli
10	3MF	Hrustic, AjdinAjdin Hrustic	5 July 1996 (aged 29)	27	4	Heracles Almelo
14	3MF	Devlin, CameronCameron Devlin	7 June 1998 (aged 27)	4	0	Heart of Midlothian
17	3MF	Baccus, KeanuKeanu Baccus	7 June 1998 (aged 27)	19	1	Mansfield Town
22	3MF	Irvine, JacksonJackson Irvine (captain)	7 March 1993 (aged 32)	70	11	FC St. Pauli
23	3MF	Nisbet, JoshJosh Nisbet	15 June 1999 (aged 26)	2	0	Central Coast Mariners
4	4FW	Stamatelopoulos, ApostolosApostolos Stamatelopoulos	9 April 1999 (aged 26)	1	0	Newcastle Jets
6	4FW	Boyle, MartinMartin Boyle	25 April 1993 (aged 32)	29	9	Hibernian
7	4FW	Leckie, MathewMathew Leckie	4 February 1991 (aged 34)	79	14	Melbourne City
9	4FW	Taggart, AdamAdam Taggart	2 June 1993 (aged 32)	19	7	Perth Glory
11	4FW	Yengi, KusiniKusini Yengi	15 January 1999 (aged 27)	8	4	Portsmouth
15	4FW	Arzani, DanielDaniel Arzani	4 January 1999 (aged 27)	7	1	Melbourne Victory
20	4FW	Irankunda, NestoryNestory Irankunda	9 February 2006 (aged 19)	2	1	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Duke, MitchMitch Duke	18 January 1991 (aged 34)	40	12	Machida Zelvia

Rivalries

• Australia-England football rivalry
• Australia–Japan football rivalry
• Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry
• Australia–South Korea football rivalry
• Australia–Uruguay football rivalry

Australia Men's National Soccer Team Media

• Australia soccer team 1922.jpg

  The first Australia soccer team (wearing light blue shirts) of 1922

• Australia playing Uruguay at Stadium Australia to determine the last qualifying spot for the 2006 World Cup.

• FIFA World Cup 2010 Germany Australia.jpg

  Australia against Germany in Moses Mabhida Stadium, at the 2010 World Cup

• Chile vs. Australia en el Arena Pantanal de Cuiabá.JPG

  Australia against Chile in Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, at the 2014 World Cup.

• 2015 AFC Asian Cup opening match Australia Kuwait, 9 January 2015 (3).jpg

  Australia match against Kuwait in 2015 AFC Asian Cup opening match

• 2022 FIFA World Cup France 4–1 Australia - (5).jpg

  Australia before their match against France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening match

• QANTAS 747, Hong Kong, Sept. 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg

  Socceroos livery on a Qantas 747–400

• Australia v Japan.jpg

  One of the matches of the 2006 World Cup was a group stage match between Australia and Japan at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

• Mark Schwarzer.jpg

  Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is the most capped player in the history of Australia with 109 caps.

• 2017 Confederation Cup - CHIAUS - Tim Cahill.jpg

  Tim Cahill is Australia's top scorer with 50 goals.