Written by Thomas Esamie. For more details see credits.
| This was an Asian Cup Qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : January 6 | Venue : International Jaber Al-Ahmad Stadium, Kuwait City | |||
| Kuwait Nawaf Al Khaldi, Yaqobu Abdullah, Hussain Fadel, Saleh Alhendi, Talal Alenzi, Bader Al Mutwa, Jarah Al Ataiqi (Abdul Aziz Al Enezi 25), Talal Alamer, Fahad Shaheen, Hamaad Aman (Ahmad Al Eidan 78), Yousuf Nasser (Mohammad Jarragh 72) Goals : Aziz Al Enezi 40, Nasser 44 |
2 | - | 2 | Australia Eugene Galekovic, Craig Moore, Luke Wilkshire, Nick Carle (Matt Thompson 89), Mile Sterjovski (Nikita Rukavytsya 60), Simon Colosimo, Mile Jedinak, Archie Thompson (Bruce Djite 90), Dean Heffernan, Dario Vidosic, Matthew Kemp Goals : Wilkshire 3, Heffernan 5 |
| Referee : Irmatov Ravshan (Uzbekistan) Linesmen : Rasulov Abdukhamidullo (Uzbekistan), Ilyasov Rafael (Uzbekistan) Attendance : 20000 Coaches : Pim Verbeek (Australia), Mohammad E. H. Hajeyah (Kuwait) | ||||
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| Played in torrential rain the Socceroos ensured qualification to the Asian Cup with this win. This was an Asian Cup Qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : March 3 | Venue : Lang Park (Suncorp Stadium), Brisbane | |||
| Australia Eugene Galekovic, Jason Culina, Luke Wilkshire, Joshua Kennedy, Mile Sterjovski (Matt McKay 46), Jacob Burns (David Williams 89), Mark Milligan, Shannon Cole (Matt Thompson 72), Simon Colosimo, Scott Jamieson, Tommy Oar Goal : Milligan 42 |
1 | - | 0 | Indonesia Markus Rihihina, Charis Yulianto, Ponaryo Astaman, Budi Sudarsono (Arif Suyono 82), Ismed Sofyan, Firman Utina (Eka Ramdani 58), Syamsul Bachri (Hariono 59), Bambang Pamungkas, Muhammad Ridwan, Nova Arianto, Maman Abdurahman |
| Referee : Kenji Ogiya (Japan) Linesmen : Attendance : 20422 Coaches : Pim Verbeek (Australia), Abdurrahman Gurning (Indonesia) | ||||
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| Repeating the 'farewell' match event for the local fans before the Socceroos head off to the World Cup this time they play the New Zealanders who are also World Cup bound (4 years ago it was Greece). This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 24 | Venue : Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||
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| Referee : Linesmen : Attendance : Coaches : (Australia), (New Zealand) | ||||
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| Australia announced the match against the USA on March 16. This is one of two pre-World Cup fixtures planned for South Africa before the fun starts in earnest. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : June 5 | Venue : Ruimsig Stadium, Roodepoort, South Africa | |||
| Australia Goals : |
x | - | x | USA Goals : |
| Referee : Linesmen : Attendance : Coaches : Pim Verbeek (Australia), (USA) | ||||
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| Australia opened their campaign against 7 time finalist Germany. This was an World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : June 13 | Venue : Durban Stadium, South Africa | |||
| Australia Goals : |
x | - | x | Germany Goals : |
| Referee : Linesmen : Attendance : Coaches : Pim Verbeek (Australia), Joachim Loew (Germany) | ||||
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| Australia next face Ghana against whom they have a surprisingly good record. This was an World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : June 19 | Venue : Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa | |||
| Australia Goals : |
x | - | x | Ghana Goals : |
| Referee : Linesmen : Attendance : Coaches : Pim Verbeek (Australia), Milovan Rajevac (Ghana) | ||||
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| Serbia was Australia's final group stage opponent. This was an World Cup Finals match. | ||||
| Played : June 23 | Venue : Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa | |||
| Australia Goals : |
x | - | x | Serbia Goals : |
| Referee : Linesmen : Attendance : Coaches : Pim Verbeek (Australia), Radomir Antic (Serbia) | ||||
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