Written by Paul Mavroudis. For more details see credits.
| To reach the 2012 AFC Championships, Australia had to first get through the ASEAN qualifying section. Australia's first qualifying match was against Cambodia. This was an AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 21 | Venue : Krungthep Thonburi (indoor), Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Tobias Seeto, Gavin O’Brien, Danny Ngalaufe, Shervin Keshvaraz, Jarrod Basger, Greg Giovenali, Christopher Zeballos, Andres Gomez, George Cattanach, Lachlan Wright, Robert Cattanach Goals : Keshvaraz, 3, 28, 36, 39, 40, Basger 6, 23, Giovenali 17, 23, Zeballos 19, Gomez 24, Ngaluafe 27, 30, 38, Cattanach 39 |
15 | - | 0 | Cambodia Kongvong Sovichea, Eung Slauth, Soun Thorn, Tep Sovanpiseth, Prom Yaneth, Phang Sunly, Chum Suphron, Tep Vannaro, Diep Song Mek, Ouk Rasin, Sok Seyha, You Oror Goals : |
| Referee : Zhang Youze (China P.R.) Assistant Referees : MahmouD Husein Khalauleh Husein (Jordan), Bukuev Nurdin (Kyrgyzstan) Attendance : 1000 Coaches : Steven Knights (Australia), Hok Sottitya (Cambodia) | ||||
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| Australia's second AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match was against Malaysia. This was an AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 22 | Venue : Krungthep Thonburi (indoor), Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Malaysia Mohd Firdaus, Muhammad Fariq, Qaiser Heshaam, Zubaidi bin Alwee, Asmie Amir, Muhammad Shamshar Akmar, Ahmad Fawzul, Mohammad Zahari, Khairul Rizuan, Mohamad Afandi, Azrul Hadee Goals: Heshaam 11, bin Alwee 21, Amir 38 (pen), Fawzul 40 |
4 | - | 4 | Australia Peter Spathis, Tobias Seeto, Shervin Keshvaraz, Lachlan Wright, Andrees Gomez, Simon keuth, Danny Ngaluafe, Greg Giovenali, Gavin O'Brien, Jarrod Basger, Daniel Fogarty, George Cattanach Goals: Keshvaraz 1, Wright 1, Ngaluafe 20, Giovenali 35 |
| Referee : Naoki Miyatani (Japan) Assistant Referees : Vadim Baratov (Turkmenistan), Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan) Attendance : 350 Coaches : Maizal Hairi (Malaysia), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia's final AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match in the group stage was against Vietnam. This was an AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 23 | Venue : Kiraves Stadium (indoor), Thailand | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Simon Keith, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Andres Gomez, Shervin Keshavarz, Lachlan Wright, Gavin O'Brien, Jarrod Basger, George Cattanach, Christopher Zeballos Goals: Phung Trung Luan 13 (og), Zeballos 32 |
2 | - | 2 | Vietnam Dang Phuoc Anh, Nguyen Quoc Bao, Luu Quynh Toan, Nguyen Trong Thien, Huynh Ba Thuan, Phung Trong Luan, Tran Hoang Vinh, Tran Buu Phuoc, Tran Van Vu, Nguyen Ngoc Thinh, Nguyen Hoang Giang Goals: Luu Quynh Toan 24, Nguyen Trong Thien 36 |
| Referee : Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea) Assistant Referees : Naoki Miyatani (Japan), Vadim Baratov (Turkmenistan) Attendance : 300 Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia), Gargelli Sergio (Vietnam) | ||||
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| Australia mey Thailand in the ASEAN qualifier semi-finals. This was an AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 25 | Venue : Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Thailand Lineup included Suphawut Thueanklang, Chalaemkhet Keattiyot, Nattavut Madyalan, Thananchai Chaemcharoen, Kritsada Wongkaeo Goals: Thueanklang 4, 37, 40, Keattiyot 9, Madyalan 20, Chaemcharoen 27, Wongkaeo 40 |
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| Australia played Thailand in the ASEAN qualifier 3rd/4th place playoff. This was an AFC Futsal Championship qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : February 26 | Venue : Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Lineup included Danny Ngaluafe, Tobias Seeto, Gregory Giovenali Goals: Ngalaufe 21, 23, Seeto 30, Giovenali 35 |
4 | - | 3 | Vietnam Lineup included Nguyen Trong Thien, Luu Quynh Toan Goals: Nguyen Trong Thien 36, Luu Quynh Toan 37, 38 |
| Referee :Nurdin Bukuev (kyrgyzstan) Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : | ||||
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| In lead up to the 2012 AFC Futsal Championships, Australia played Thailand in two friendly matches. This was first of those matches. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 18 | Venue : Suphanburi, Thailand | |||
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| In lead up to the 2012 AFC Futsal Championships, Australia played Thailand in two friendly matches. This was second of those matches. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 20 | Venue : Bangkok, Thailand | |||
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| Australia's first AFC Futsal Championship match in the group stage was against Qatar. The competition doubled up as qualifiers for the 2012 Futsal World Cup, with the four semi-finalists progressing to that tournament in Thailand. This was an AFC Futsal Championship finals match and World Cup qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 25 | Venue : Al-Shabab Stadium (indoor), Dubai, UAE | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Danny Ngalaufe, Renagi Ingram, Simon Keith, Andres Gomez Castro, Christopher Zeballos, Lachlan Wright, Jarrod Basger, Daniel Fogarty, Angelo Konstantinou Goals: Zeballos 4, 29, Castro 39 |
3 | - | 1 | Qatar Hamad Muftah E M Mufta, Saad Bilal S A Al-Shahwani, Ali Al Sabah, Muneer Mohammed Imam Hassan, Rashid Yousuf E R Al-Boinin, Hadi Jaber M H Al-Braidi, Ahmad Raja S R Al-Fayadh, Ahmed Gholam H H Al-Baloshi, Essa Abdulrahman M A Al-Kaabi, Radi Shamari, Nassir Yousef M S Al-Jaber, Salem Khalifa S M Hilal Goals: Al Boinin 38 |
| Referee : Marc Birkett (United Kingdom) Assistant Referees : Rey Ritaga (Philippines), Miyatani Naoki (Japan) Attendance : 250 Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia), Abdel Ilah Benaim Sahtane Benaim Laroussi (Qatar) | ||||
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| Australia's second AFC Futsal Championship match in the group stage was against South Korea. With victory in this match, Australia secured its passage to the quarter finals. This was an AFC Futsal Championship finals match and World Cup qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 26 | Venue : Al-Shabab Stadium (indoor), Dubai, UAE | |||
| South Korea Seok Dae Sung, Kim Jeongham, Shin Jonghoon, Han Minkyu, Seo Daeyun, Seo Jung Woo, Hwang Un, Kim Min Kuk, Oh Hyunjong, Song Jeong Sub, Jeong Euihyun, Tae Hwan Goals: |
0 | - | 6 | Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Christopher Zeballos, Daniel Fogarty, Fernando De Moraes, Lachlan Wright, Danny Ngalaufe, Renagi Ingram, Jarrod Basger, Angelo Konstantinou, Dean Lockhart Goals: De Moraes 15, 19, Seeto 22, Fogarty 25, Giovenali 33, Spathis 40 |
| Referee : Zhang Youze (China) Assistant Referees : Samsudin Ibrahim (Malaysia), Mohamed Al Haddad (Kuwait) Attendance : 54 Coaches : Lee Chang Hwan (South Korea), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia's final AFC Futsal Championship match in the group stage was against Iran. This was an AFC Futsal Championship finals match and World Cup qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 27 | Venue : Al Wasi Stadium (indoor), Dubai, UAE | |||
| Iran Mohammad Keshavarz Nasrabadi, Hassan Zadeh Navlighe Ali Asghar, Shamsaee Vahid, Taheri Mohammad, Mostafa Nazari, Ali Reza Samimi, Hamid Ahmadi, Javad Asgharimoghaddam, Majid Latifi, Hossein Tayebi, Esmaeilpour Ahmad, Ghodrat Bahadori Goals: Mohammad 11, 22, Vahid 13, 40, Asghar 14, 33, Bahadori 16, Tayebi 29, Asgharimoghaddam 37 |
9 | - | 0 | Australia Greg Giovenali, Simon Keith, Lachlan Wright, Daniel Fogarty, Angelo Konstantinou, Peter Spathis, Andres Gomez Castro, Christopher Zeballos, Danny Ngalaufe, Renagi Ingram, Jarrod Basger, Dean Lockhart Goals: |
| Referee : Marc Birkett (United Kingdom) Assistant Referees : Timo Onatsu (Finland), Rey Ritaga (Philippines) Attendance : 600 Coaches : Sanei Arani Ali (Iran), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia qualified for the World Cup for the first time via Asia, after outlasting Kuwait in this quarter final. This was an AFC Futsal Championship finals match and World Cup qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 29 | Venue : Al-Shabab Stadium (indoor), Dubai, UAE | |||
| Kuwait Ahmad S A Alfarsi, Abdulrahman Talal Fahad Altaweel, Hamad H A Alawahdi, Hani H M Mhisen, Abdulrahman N J S R Almosabehi, Mostafa Nazari, Hamad Hayat, Abdulrahman B A S A Alwadi, Salem Y. S. Aman, Shaker F M Almutairi, Fawaz, Mohammad A A Mohammad, Abdullah Goals: Almutairi 15, Alawadhi 28 |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Christopher Zeballos, Daniel Fogarty, Andres Gomez Castro, Fernando De Moraes, Lachlan Wright, Danny Ngalaufe, Renagi Ingram, Jarrod Basger, Angelo Konstantinou Goals: Fogarty 3, 42, Ngalaufe 16 |
| Referee : Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) Assistant Referees : Ali Reza Sohrabi Balsini (Iran), Vahid Arzpeyma Mohamareh (Iran) Attendance : 250 Coaches : Fonseca (Kuwait), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia bowed out of the tournament after going down to Japan. This was an AFC Futsal Championship finals match. | ||||
| Played : May 30 | Venue : Al-Wasi Stadium (indoor), Dubai, UAE | |||
| Japan Hisamitsu Kawahara, Wataru Kitihara, Kenichiro Kogure, Kensuke Takahashi, Katsutoshi Rafael Henmi, Yosuke Komiyama, Tetsuya Murakami, Nobuya Osodo, Toru Fukimaba, Kazuhiro Nibuya, Kotaro Inaba, Manabu Takita Goals: Kogore 29, Kitahara, Henmi 40 |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Danny Ngalaufe, Daniel Fogarty, Simon Keith, Andres Gomez Castro, Lachlan Wright, Renagi Ingram, Jarrod Basger, Angelo Konstantinou, Dean Lockhart Goals: |
| Referee : Mohammed Al-Haddad (Kuwait) Assistant Referees : Mohammed Chami (Lebanon), Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) Attendance : 113 Coaches : Miguel Rodrigo (Japan), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia's final match of the tournament was in the 3rd/4th place playoff against Iran. This was an AFC Futsal Championship finals match. | ||||
| Played : June 1 | Venue : Al-Wasi Stadium (indoor), Dubai, UAE | |||
| Iran Mohammad Keshavarz Nasrabadi, Hassan Zadeh Navlighe Ali Aghar, Shamsaee Vahid, Taheri Mohammad, Mostafa Nazari, Ali Reza Samimi, Hamid Ahmadi, Javad Asgharimoghaddam, Majid Latifi, Mahdi Javid, Esmaeilpour Ahmad, Ghodrat Bahadori Goals: Asgharimoghaddam 36, 40, Mohammad 37, Vahid 40 |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Danny Ngalaufe, Dean Lockhart, Simon Keith, Andres Gomez Castro, Lachlan Wright, Renagi Ingram, Jarrod Basger, Angelo Konstantinou Goals: |
| Referee : Naoki Miyatani (Japan) Assistant Referees : Zhang Youze (China P.R.), Timo Onatsu (Finland) Attendance : 600 Coaches : Sanei Arani Ali (Iran), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In September Australia played three matches against New Zealand for the 'ASB Trans Tasman Cup'. This was the first match of that series. This match was also reportedly the first international futsal match to be played in New Zealand. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : September 21 | Venue : ASB Stadium, Kohimarama/Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| New Zealand Clayton Chappell, James Vaughan, Dylan Manickum, Jan Fisher, Miro Major, Marvin Eakins, Daniel Burns, Jakub Sinkora, Lucas Silva, Micky Malivuk, David Plowright, Elliot Collier, Tai Barham, Bakr al-Saudi Goals: |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Daniel Fulton, Jarrod Basger, Dean Lockhart, Keenan Duimpies, Laureano Gomez, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Daniel Fogarty, Lachlan Wright, Nathan Niski, Roberto Maiorana, Renagi David Ingram, Aaron Cimitile Goals: Basger 14, Gomez 19, De Moraes 32 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (New Zealand), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In September Australia played three matches against New Zealand for the 'ASB Trans Tasman Cup'. This was the second match of that series. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : September 22 | Venue : ASB Stadium, Kohimarama/Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| New Zealand Clayton Chappell, James Vaughan, Dylan Manickum, Bakr al-Saudi, Miro Major, Jan Fisher, Marvin Eakins, Daniel Burns, Jakub Sinkora, Lucas Silva, Micky Malivuk, David Plowright, Elliot Collier, Tai Barham Goals: al-Saudi 36 |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Daniel Fulton, Jarrod Basger, Dean Lockhart, Keenan Duimpies, Andreas Gomez, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Daniel Fogarty, Lachlan Wright, Shervin Adeli, Angelo Konstantinou, Roberto Mairona, Aaron Cimitile, Nathan Niski Goals: De Moraes 8, Basger 24, 39, 39, Niski 30, Fogarty 39 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (New Zealand), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In September Australia played three matches against New Zealand for the 'ASB Trans Tasman Cup'. This was the third match of that series. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : September 23 | Venue : ASB Stadium, Kohimarama/Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| New Zealand -Clayton Chappell, James Vaughan, Dylan Manickum, Bakr al-Saudi, Miro Major, Michael Sannum, Marvin Eakins, Daniel Burns, Jakub Sinkora, Lucas Silva, David Plowright, Elliot Collier, Tai Barham, Harvey Mills Goals: Manickum 31, Sinkora 35 |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Daniel Fultom, Jarrod Basger, Dean Lockhart, Andreas Gomez, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Daniel Fogarty, Lachlan Wright, Shervin Adeli, Roberto Maiorana, Angelo Konstantinou, Aaron Cimitile, Nathan Niski Goals: Niski 11, Cimitle 13, Fogarty 18, De Moraes 19, 29, Basger 39 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (New Zealand), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In October Australia played a friendly against fellow World Cup competitor Solomon Islands. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 10 | Venue : Logan Metro Insports Centre, Creatmead, Queensland | |||
| Australia Jarrod Basger, Aaron Cimitile, Keenan Duimpies, Daniel Fogarty, Gregory Giovenali, Renagi Ingram, Fernando De Moraes, Danny Ngaluafe, Edmund Niski, Gavin O’Brien, Peter Spathis, Lachlan Wright Goals: Fogarty (x2), Giovenali, Niski, Ngaluafe, De Moraes, Duimpies |
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| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In the lead up to the World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches. The first of these matches was against World Cup hosts Thailand. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 22 | Venue : Thai-Japanese Stadium’s Keelaves 2 Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Thailand Lineup included Supawut Thienklang, Apiwat Jamcharoen, Natee Jeepon Goals: Thienklang 18, Jamcharoen 26, 32, Jeepon 40 |
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Australia Lineup included Peter Spathis, Daniel Fogarty, Tobias Seeto, Greg Giovenali Jarrod Basger Goals: Fogarty 3, Seeto 5, Giovenali 6, Basger 9, 22 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Victor Hermans (Thailand), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In the lead up to the World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches. The second of these was against Egypt. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 23 | Venue : Bangkok, Thailand | |||
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| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In the lead up to the World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches. The third of these matches was against Solomon Islands. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 25 | Venue : Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Lineup included Jarrod Basger, Daniel Fogarty, Lachlan Wright, Aaron Cimitile, Danny Ngaulafe, Nathan Niski, Greg Giovenali, Gavin O'Brien, Keenan Duimpies Goals: Basger 3, 27, Fogarty 10, Wright 24, Cimitile 27, 28, Ngaulafe 34, 37, 38, Niski 34 |
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Solomon Islands Lineup included Mathias Saru, Samuel Osifelo, Elliot Ragomo Goals: Saru 6, Osifelo 10, Ragomo 18 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In the lead up to the World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches. The fourth of these matches was against Morocco. This match was played in a covered outdoor arena in humid conditions, in a 50 minute match with no stop clock. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 28 | Venue : Grand Sport Arena, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Lineup included Peter Spathis, Christopher Zeballos Goals: Zeballos 10, 42 |
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Morocco Lineup included Jabrane Yahya Goals: Yahya 3, Zeballos 9 (og) |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| In the lead up to the World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches. The fifth of these matches was against Iran. This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 28 | Venue : Sripatum University, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
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Australia Lineup included Fernando De Moraes, Nathan Niski, Peter Spathis, Gavin O’Brien, Angelo Konstantinou, Lachlan Wright Goals: |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| The 2012 Fustal World Cup was a 24 team tournament, with six groups of four. The top two of each group qualified for the next stage, while the four best third placed teams also progressed. Australia was placed in group D, along with Italy, Mexico and Argentina. The Futsalroos opening match was against Italy. This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : November 2 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Italy Stefano Mammarella, Sergio Romano, Saad Assis, Alex Merlim, Gabriel Lima, Valerio Barigelli, Michele Miarelli, Marco Ercolessi, Marcio Forte, Luca Leggiero, Humberto Honorio, Giuseppi Mentasti, Rodolfo Fortino, Jairo Dos Santos Goals: Fortino 15, Assis 16, 24, Lima 18, Forte 20, Romano 21, Honorio 27, Mentasti 29, Merlim 31 |
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Australia Peter Spathis, Jarrod Basger, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Gavin O'Brien, Angelo Konstantinou, Aaron Cimitele, Nathan Niski, Lachlan Wright, Keenan Duimpies, Danny Ngalaufe, Christopher Zeballos Goals: Ngalaufe 33 |
| Referee : Eduardo Mahumane (Mozambique) Assistant Referees : Said Kadara (Egypt), Geovanny Lopez (Costa Rica) Attendance : 3,000 Coaches : Roberto Menichelli (Italy), Steven Knight (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia's second group match was against Mexico. The Futsalroos' victory in this match was their first win in a world cup since they beat Costa Rica 8-6 in 1992. This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : November 5 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Daniel Fogarty, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Gavin O'Brien, Angelo Konstantinou, Aaaron Cimitile, Jarrod Basger, Nathan Niski, Christopher Zeballos, Lachlan Wright, Danny Ngaluafe, Keenan Duimpies Goals: Seeto 27, Cimitile 27, Giovenali 36 |
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Mexico Miguel Estrada, Angel Rodriguez, Adrian Gonzalez, Carlos Ramirez, Morgan Plata, Alonso Saavedra, Benjamin Mosco, Francisco Cati, Miguel Limon, Jorge Rodriguez, Victor Quiroz, Gustavo Rosales, Jorge Quiroz, Omar Cervantes Goals: V. Quiroz 7 |
| Referee : Fernando Gutierrez Lumbreras (Spain) Assistant Referees : Saheed Ayeni (Nigeria), Ivan Shabanov (Russia) Attendance : 3,800 Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia), Ramon Raya (Mexico) | ||||
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| Australia's final group match was against Argentina. This was a World Cup match. | ||||
| Played : November 8 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Greg Giovenali, Daniel Fogarty, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Gavin O'Brien, Angelo Konstantinou, Aaron Cimitile, Jarrod Basger, Nathan Niski, Christopher Zeballos, Lachlan Wright, Danny Ngalaufe, Keenan Duimpies Goals: Seeto 6 |
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Argentina Santiago Elias, Maximilliano Rescia, Leandro Cuzzolino, Hernan Garcias, Cristian Borruto, Matias Quevedo, Damian Stazzone, Matias Lucuix, Pablo Belsito, Pablo Taborda, Martin Amas, Santiago Basile, Alamiro Vaporaki, Alan Calo Goals: Borruto 1, 39, Cuzzolino 7, Lucuix 15, Vaporaki 22, Garcias 28, Amas 37 |
| Referee : Marc Birkett (England) Assistant Referees : Karyl Henych (Czech Republic), Pascal Lemal (Belgium) Attendance : 1,400 Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia), Fernando Larranaga (Argentina) | ||||
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