Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup

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The Australia national association football team represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup on four occasions, in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2017. [1]

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Record at the FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1992 No OFC representative invited
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1995
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1997 Runners-up 2nd521248
Flag of Mexico.svg 1999 Did not qualify
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2001 Third place3rd530242
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2005 Group stage8th3003510
Flag of South Africa.svg 2009 Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2013
Flag of Russia.svg 2017 Group stage6th302145
Total4/100 Titles165381725

Record by opponent

FIFA Confederations Cup matches (by team)
OpponentPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 100124
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 311116
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 101011
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 101011
Flag of France.svg  France 110010
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 200257
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 100101
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 220051
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 100101
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 100101
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 100102
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 110010

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321062+47
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311132+14
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 310286+23
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 310218−73
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.) (Report) Viduka Soccerball shade.svg45'
Aloisi Soccerball shade.svg59'
Mori Soccerball shade.svg90'
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(Report)
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Al-Khilaiwi Soccerball shade.svg40' (Report)
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 55,450
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Semi-final

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Report) Kewell Soccerball shade gold.svg92'
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Final

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg6–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg15', 27', 59'
Romário Soccerball shade.svg38', 53', 75' (pen.)
(Report)
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 320191+86
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 320131+26
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 320136−36
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 300318−70
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Report) Murphy Soccerball shade.svg20'
Skoko Soccerball shade.svg54'

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Zane Soccerball shade.svg60' (Report)
Daegu Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 44,400
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Hwang Sun-Hong Soccerball shade.svg24' (Report)
Suwon Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 42,754
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Semi-final

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg43' (Report)
International Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 48,699
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Bronze Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg84' (Report)
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 28,520
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 321095+47
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 321085+37
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 310235−23
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3003510−50
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Kurányi Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mertesacker Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ballack Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Podolski Soccerball shade.svg88'
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg21' Skoko
Soccerball shade.svg31', 90+2' Aloisi
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 46,466
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Aloisi Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.), 70' (Report) Soccerball shade.svg12', 53', 89' Figueroa
Soccerball shade.svg31' (pen.) Riquelme
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg26', 70' Santos
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 44,337
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 321074+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 312042+25
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30214512
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 30122641
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–3 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 28,605
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 1–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Zambo Anguissa Soccerball shade.svg45+1' Report Milligan Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg 1–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Troisi Soccerball shade.svg42'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 33,639
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Goalscorers

PlayerGoals 1997 2001 2005 2017
John Aloisi 514
Shaun Murphy 22
Josip Skoko 211
Tomi Juric 11
Harry Kewell 11
Mark Milligan 11
Damian Mori 11
Tomas Rogic 11
James Troisi 11
Mark Viduka 11
Clayton Zane 11
Total174454

See also

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References

  1. "Country Info". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.