Australia men's national minifootball team

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Australia
AssociationAustralian Minifootball Federation
First international
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–5 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(Nabeul, Tunisia; 7 October 2017)
Biggest win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–0 India  Flag of India.svg
(Perth, Australia; 3 October 2019)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0–6 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg
(Perth, Australia; 9 October 2019)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2017 )
Best resultQuarter-finals, 2017, 2019

The Australia men's national minifootball team represents Australia in men's international minifootball competitions and is controlled by the Australian Minifootball Federation, the governing body of minifootball in Australia. Australia has competed in two WMF World Cups in 2017 and hosted the 2019 edition [1] finishing at the quarter-finals on both occasions.

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History

Australia entered the WMF World Cup for the first time in 2017, [2] drawing in Group A with the Czech Republic, France, and Argentina. On 7 October 2017, Australia played their first match with a 5–1 win against Argentina and advanced to the knockout stage with a 5–1 loss against the Czech Republic, and a 3–3 draw against France. Australia won 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw against Bosina and Herzegovina in the Round of 16, and ultimately being knocked out at the quarter-finals after a 4–3 loss to Spain.

On 16 July 2018, Australia won the rights to host the 2019 WMF World Cup over a majority vote against Kazakhstan. [1] [3] In the tournament, Australia won all three matches in the group stage; 4–0 against Thailand, 11–0 against India, and 4–1 against Colombia. Australia won in the Round of 16 with a 2–1 against Saudi Arabia, but was knocked out at the quarter-finals in a 6–0 loss to Romania; their biggest defeat.

Results and fixtures

2017

7 October 2017 WMF World Cup Group A Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Nabeul, Tunisia
16:30 UTC+1
  • Esteban Voight Soccerball shade.svg29'
 Report
  • Martin Middlehurst Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Shervin Adeli Soccerball shade.svg28', 44'
  • Natham Sansom Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Jordan Ferrier Soccerball shade.svg40'
Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
9 October 2017 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Nabeul, Tunisia
22:45 UTC+1
  • Shervin Adeli Soccerball shade.svg27'
 Report
  • Patrik Levčík Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • František Hakl Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Michal Salák Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Stanislav Mařík Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Jakub Polák Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
11 October 2017 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–3Flag of France.svg  France Nabeul, Tunisia
21:30 UTC+1
  • Tai Smith Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Shervin Adeli Soccerball shade.svg33', 27' (pen.)
 Report
  • Aurelien Jastier Soccerball shade.svg7'
  • Wesley Liadé Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • Omar Belbachir Soccerball shade.svg44'
Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
12 October 2017 WMF World Cup Round of 16 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Nabeul, Tunisia
  • Shervin Adeli Soccerball shade.svg6', 19', 57'
 Report
  • Goran Lovrinovic Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.)
  • Marko Vujica Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Kristijan Pantić Soccerball shade.svg58'
Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
Penalties
  • Shervin Adeli Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Tai Smith Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Matthew West Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jordan Ferrier Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Goran Lovrinovic
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Marin Jukić
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Marko Vujica
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Kristijan Pantić
13 October 2017 WMF World Cup Quarter-finals Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Nabeul, Tunisia
  • Vincente Zaragoza Soccerball shade.svg18', 54'
  • Francisco CastañoSoccerball shade.svg27', 43'
 Report
  • Jordan Ferrier Soccerball shade.svg31'
  • Shervin Adeli Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Tai Smith Soccerball shade.svg49'
Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium

2019

1 October 2019 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Perth, Australia
19:30 UTC+8
  • Chris Payne Soccerball shade.svg7', 8'
  • Predraj Bojic Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • Jake Harris Soccerball shade.svg28'
 Report Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
3 October 2019 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11–0Flag of India.svg  India Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8
  • Amaury Gauthier Soccerball shade.svg13', 30', 34'
  • Joshua Swadling Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • George Harle Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Chris Payne Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Hussein Akil Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Marc Warren Soccerball shade.svg41'
  • Adolph Koudakpo Soccerball shade.svg47', 49'
  • Brad Bartels Soccerball shade.svg48'
 Report Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
5 October 2019 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8
  • Joe Fox Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Chris Payne Soccerball shade.svg10', 25', 35'
 Report
  • José Zúñiga Soccerball shade.svg43'
Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
8 October 2019 WMF World Cup Round of 16 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Perth, Australia
17:30 UTC+8
  • Chris Payne Soccerball shade.svg3', 26'
 Report
  • Naif Alanazi Soccerball shade.svg2'
Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
9 October 2019 WMF World Cup Quarter-finals Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Stelian Stancu Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Mircea Ciprian Ungur Soccerball shade.svg9', 33'
  • Toma Vincene Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Sebastian Petrisor Vasile Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • Dragan Robert Paulevici Soccerball shade.svg29'
Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium

Competitive record

WMF World Cup

  Winners    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament hosted

WMF World Cup Qualification
YearHostRoundPldWDLFAPos.PldWDLFA
2015 Flag of the United States.svg United States Did not enterNo qualification phase
2017 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Quarter-finals51221213Invited
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Quarter-finals5401218Qualified as hosts
2023 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Did not enterDid not enter
2025 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
TotalQuarter-finals105233321

References

  1. 1 2 "MiniFootball World Cup coming to Australia!". ftbl.com.au. 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Australia primed for 2017 Mini Football World Cup". ftbl.com.au. 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Australia to Host the WMF World Cup 2019". World Minifootball Federation . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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