2020 Australia national soccer team season

Last updated
Australia
2020 season
ChairmanChris Nikou
Manager Graham Arnold
  2019
2021  

This page summarises the Australia men's national soccer team fixtures and results in 2020.

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Summary

The 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches were pushed back to 2021 as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Australia had also accepted an invitation to participate in the 2020 Copa América as a guest nation, [2] but this competition was also postponed to 2021, [3] and Australia subsequently withdrew. [4]

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References

  1. "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Asia". The AFC. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "Caltex Socceroos to participate in Copa America 2020". Football Federation Australia. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. "Comunicado Oficial". CONMEBOL. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "Football Australia confirms Socceroos' withdrawal from Copa America". Football Australia . 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.