The Qantas Matildas

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The Qantas Matildas are the Senior National Women's Soccer Team of Australia, competing at World Cup and Olympic Games level.

The Matildas have firmly established their supremacy in the Oceania region and taken their place amongst the world's best, competing at the last three of the sport's flagship event, the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Australia did not qualify for the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991,  finished 12th of twelve at the second World Cup in 1995, placed 11th of sixteen nations at the '99 World Cup, and 13th in 2003.

In Olympic competition, the Matildas finished  7th at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games against the top-placed teams from the previous year's Women's World Cup, narrowly missing a berth in the semifinals.  At Athens 2004, Australia reached the quarterfinals of the ten-team competition, and placed equal 5th after missing out on a semis spot.


(1) International Competition Schedule

(2) All Time Head-to-Head Results

(3) Year by Year Records


INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SCHEDULE
2005 - The Qantas Matildas*

28 January - 1 February Four Nation Women's Tournament
Australia / China / Germany / Russia		 Quanzhou, China

*Further competition dates to be finalised


BLACKY.JPG (16569 bytes)ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULTS
Full 'A' internationals only
As at 22/Aug/04

Since appearing in their first A-International match (a 2-2 draw with traditional rivals New Zealand on 6 October 1979 in Sydney), the Matildas have played 169 full internationals; winning 66, drawing 29, and losing 74

 

AMERICAN SAMOA W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 21/0

09 Oct 98 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 21-0 W Auckland, New Zealand


ARGENTINA W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 7/0 

10 Apr 95 Havelange Trophy 7-0 W Uberlandia, Brazil


BELGIUM W-D-L 0-0-1; GF/GA 0/1

20 Aug 97 European Tour 0-1 L Brussels, Belgium


BRAZIL W-D-L 2-0-4; GF/GA 6/11

01 Jun 88 International Women’s Tournament 1-0 W Jiangmen, China
15 Apr 95 Havelange Trophy 0-3 L Uberlandia, Brazil
17 Apr 95 Havelange Trophy 3-2 W Uberlandia, Brazil
06 Jun 99 Pre-World Cup 1-3 L Portland, USA
19 Sep 00 OLYMPIC GAMES 1-2 L Sydney, NSW
11 Aug 04 OLYMPIC GAMES 0-1 L Thessaloniki, Greece


CANADA W-D-L 6-2-5; GF/GA 16/17

12 Dec 87 World Invitational 2-0 W Kaihsiung, Chinese Taipei
17 Dec 87 World Invitational 0-0 D Taipei Hsien, Chinese Taipei
11 May 95 Pre-World Cup 0-3 L Vancouver, Canada
13 May 95 Pre-World Cup 3-0 W Vancouver, Canada
07 Jun 97 US Women’s Cup 3-2 W aet Oakford, USA
10 Jan 99 Australia Cup 4-3 W Canberra ACT
09 Jun 99 Pre-World Cup 3-1 W Etobicoke, Canada
12 Jun 99 Pre-World Cup 0-2 L Toronto, Canada
04 Jun 00 Pacific Cup 0-2 L Sydney NSW
03 Apr 02 Tournoi International de France 0-0 D Poitiers, France
26 Sep 02 Canada/US Women's Cup Tour 0-2 L Vancouver, Canada
28 Sep 02 Canada/US Women's Cup Tour 1-0 W Victoria, Canada
14 Sep 03 Pre-World Cup Tour 0-2 L Kingston, Canada


CHINA W-D-L 2-3-13; GF/GA 12/40

08 Jun 88 International Women’s Tourn 0-7 L Guangzhou, China
08 Jun 95 WORLD CUP 2-4 L Vasteras, Sweden
11 Jul 96 Pre-Olympic Tour 0-1 L Bradenton, USA
14 Jul 96 Pre-Olympic Tour 1-2 L Bradenton, USA
16 Nov 97 Tri-Nations Series 0-3 L Lismore NSW
23 Nov 97 Tri-Nations Series 2-1 W Canberra ACT
19 Mar 99 Algarve Cup 0-2 L Lagos, Portugal
26 Jun 99 WORLD CUP 1-3 L New Jersey, USA
28 Oct 99 Test Series 1-3 L Zhuhai, China
31 Oct 99 Test Series 2-4 L Xiamen, China
02 Jun 00 Pacific Cup 1-1 L
aet, 4-5ps		 Sydney NSW
14 Aug 00 North Korea/China Tour 0-3 L Yangzhou, China
17 Aug 00 North Korea/China Tour 0-0 W, 5-4ps Shanghai, China
28 Aug 03 Pre-World Cup Tour 0-2 L Jinan, China
31 Aug 03 Pre-World Cup Tour 0-2 L Qingdao, China
25 Sep 03 WORLD CUP 1-1 D Los Angeles, USA
24 Feb 04 Australia Cup 0-0 D Brisbane QLD
01 Jul 04 Pre-Olympic Tour 1-1 D Beijing, China


CHINESE TAIPEI W-D-L 1-0-3; GF/GA 5/11

01 Apr 86 Oceania Cup 0-1 L Christchurch, New Zealand
03 Apr 86 Oceania Cup 1-4 L Christchurch, New Zealand
31 Mar 89 Oceania Cup 1-4 L Brisbane QLD
05 Aug 95 US Women’s Cup 3-2 W Richmond, USA


COOK ISLANDS W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 11/0

07 Apr 03 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 11-0 W Canberra ACT


CZECH REPUBLIC W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 3/0

10 Jan 00 Australia Cup 3-0 W Melbourne VIC


DENMARK W-D-L 0-1-1; GF/GA 1/6

06 Jun 95 WORLD CUP 0-5 L Vasteras, Sweden
14 Mar 99 Algarve Cup 1-1 D Faro, Portugal


ENGLAND W-D-L 0-0-1; GF/GA 0/1

04 Sep 03 Pre-World Cup Tour 0-1 L Burnley, England


ESTONIA W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 5/1

24 Aug 97 European Tour 5-1 W Haapsalu, Estonia


FIJI W-D-L 3-0-0; GF/GA 37/0

02 Dec 83 Oceania Cup 13-0 W Noumea, New Caledonia
15 Oct 98 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 17-0 W Auckland, New Zealand
06 Mar 04 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers 7-0 W Ba, Fiji


FINLAND W-D-L 0-0-1; GF/GA 0/2

27 Aug 97 European Tour 0-2 L Helsinki, Finland


FRANCE W-D-L 2-1-1; GF/GA 4/3

11 Jan 01 Australia Cup 2-1 W Coffs Harbour NSW
14 Jan 01 Australia Cup 1-1 D Lismore NSW
17 Jan 01 Australia Cup 1-0 W Gold Coast QLD
09 Apr 02 Tournoi International de France 0-1 L Limoges, France


GERMANY W-D-L 0-0-1; GF/GA 0/3

13 Sep 00 OLYMPIC GAMES 0-3 L Canberra ACT


GHANA W-D-L 0-1-1; GF/GA 2/3

20 Jun 99 WORLD CUP 1-1 D Boston, USA
28 Sep 03 WORLD CUP 1-2 L Portland, USA


GREECE W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 1/0

15 Aug 04 OLYMPIC GAMES 1-0 W Heraklio, Greece


HONG KONG W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 6/0

13 Dec 87 World Invitational 6-0 W Kaihsiung, Chinese Taipei


HUNGARY W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 4/0

11 Aug 97 European Tour 4-0 W Csakvar, Hungary


ITALY W-D-L 1-0-3; GF/GA 2/5

31 May 97 US Women’s Cup 0-3 L Salem, USA
08 Jan 99 Australia Cup 1-1 L
aet, 3-4ps		 Sydney NSW
13 Jan 99 Australia Cup 1-0 W Canberra ACT
09 Oct 02 US Women's Cup 0-1 L Cary, USA


JAPAN W-D-L 2-7-0; GF/GA 17/12

00 Oct 84 Xian International Tournament 6-2 W Xian, China
08 Dec 84 World Invitational 2-2 D Taipei, Chinese Taipei
04 Dec 89 Prima Cup 2-2 D Kanagawa, Japan
05 Dec 89 Prima Cup 1-1 D Kanagawa, Japan
27 Sep 94 Test Match 2-2 D Tokyo, Japan
09 Jul 96 Pre-Olympic Tour 2-2 D Fort Lauderdale, USA
31 May 00 Pacific Cup 1-0 W Canberra ACT
06 Apr 02 Tournoi International de France 1-1 D Angouleme, France
27 Jul 03 3-Nations International Tourn 0-0 D Miyagi, Japan


MEXICO W-D-L 2-0-1; GF/GA 4/3

29 Jan 03 Australia Cup 2-0 W Canberra ACT
08 Jul 04 Pre-Olympic Tour 2-1 W Mexico City, Mexico
11 Jul 04 Pre-Olympic Tour 0-2 L Guadalajara, Mexico


NETHERLANDS W-D-L 0-1-0; GF/GA 1/1

15 Aug 97 European Tour 1-1 D Grootebroek, The Netherlands


NEW CALEDONIA W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 5/0

30 Nov 83 Oceania Cup 5-0 W Noumea, New Caledonia


NEW ZEALAND W-D-L 15-5-9; GF/GA 42/28

06 Oct 79 Test Series 2-2 D Sydney NSW
08 Oct 79 Test Series 0-1 L Sydney NSW
13 Oct 79 Test Series 1-0 W Brisbane QLD
18 May 80 Test Series 3-3 D Auckland, New Zealand
21 May 80 Test Series 1-1 D Wellington, New Zealand
24 May 80 Test Series 3-2 W Christchurch, New Zealand
05 Oct 81 New Zealand Tour 2-1 W Auckland, New Zealand
28 Nov 83 Oceania Cup 0-0 D Noumea, New Caledonia
04 Dec 83 Oceania Cup 2-3 L aet Noumea, New Caledonia
12 Dec 84 World Invitational 0-3 L Taipei, Chinese Taipei
00 Apr 86 Oceania Cup 1-0 W Christchurch, New Zealand
19 Dec 87 World Invitational 0-1 L Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
26 Mar 89 Oceania Cup 0-2 L Brisbane QLD
20 May 91 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 0-1 L Sydney NSW
24 May 91 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 1-0 W Sydney NSW
00 Oct 91 Test Series 0-0 D New Zealand
00 Oct 91 Test Series 0-3 L New Zealand
00 Oct 91 Test Series 0-2 L New Zealand
14 Oct 94 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 1-2 L Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
18 Oct 94 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 1-0 W Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
17 Mar 95 Test Series 4-0 W Canberra ACT
19 Mar 95 Test Series 2-0 W Canberra ACT
24 Mar 96 M-Wey Tri-Series 3-0 W Auckland, New Zealand
30 Mar 96 M-Wey Tri-Series 2-0 W Auckland, New Zealand
19 Nov 97 Tri-Nations Series 2-0 W Newcastle NSW
17 Oct 98 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 3-1 W Auckland, New Zealand
07 Jun 00 Pacific Cup 4-0 W Newcastle NSW
13 Apr 03 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 2-0 W Canberra ACT
18 Feb 04 Australia Cup 2-0 W Brisbane QLD


NORTH KOREA W-D-L 1-2-2; GF/GA 2/4 *

29 Aug 98 Test Series 0-0 D Pyongyang, North Korea
01 Sep 98 Test Series 0-0 D Pyongyang, North Korea
04 Sep 98 Test Series 1-0 W Pyongyang, North Korea
08 Aug 00 North Korea/China Tour 0-2 L Pyongyang, North Korea
11 Aug 00 North Korea/China Tour 1-2 L Pyongyang, North Korea

* The match versus North Korea in the Australia Cup, 22 Feb 2004 in Brisbane, is not recorded as an official international, as the match was abandoned with only 45 minutes played due to adverse weather conditions


NORWAY W-D-L 0-0-3; GF/GA 1/12

05 Jun 88 International Women’s Tourn 0-3 L Jiangmen, China
29 Jul 95 US Women’s Cup 0-2 L Worcester, USA
01 Sep 97 European Tour 1-7 L Oslo, Norway


PAPUA NEW GUINEA W-D-L 8-0-0; GF/GA 68/0

28 Mar 89 Oceania Cup 6-0 W Brisbane QLD
21 May 91 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 12-0 W Sydney NSW
25 May 91 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 8-0 W Sydney NSW
16 Oct 94 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 7-0 W Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
19 Oct 94 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 4-0 W Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
11 Oct 98 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 8-0 W Auckland, New Zealand
09 Apr 03 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 13-0 W Canberra ACT
04 Mar 04 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers 10-0 W Ba, Fiji


PORTUGAL W-D-L 0-1-0; GF/GA 0/0

17 Mar 99 Algarve Cup 0-0 D Olhao, Portugal


RUSSIA W-D-L 2-1-2; GF/GA 8/5

20 Apr 94 Gold Coast Invitational 1-2 L Brisbane QLD
23 Apr 94 Gold Coast Invitational 1-1 D Southport QLD
12 Aug 94 European Tour 3-0 W Samara, Russia
06 Oct 02 US Women's Cup 2-0 W Cary, USA
21 Sep 03 WORLD CUP 1-2 L Los Angeles, USA


SAMOA W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 19/0

05 Apr 03 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers 19-0 W Canberra ACT


SCOTLAND W-D-L 1-1-0; GF/GA 1/0

18 May 95 Pre-World Cup 0-0 D Kilmarnock, Scotland
06 Sep 03 Pre-World Cup Tour 1-0 W Livingston, Scotland


SOUTH KOREA W-D-L 5-1-1; GF/GA 10/3

25 Mar 96 M-Wey Tri-Series 1-0 W Auckland, New Zealand
29 Mar 96 M-Wey Tri-Series 1-2 L Auckland, New Zealand
13 Jan 02 Australia Cup 1-0 W Wagga Wagga NSW
16 Jan 02 Australia Cup 1-0 W Albury NSW
19 Jan 02 Australia Cup 4-1 W Bendigo VIC
26 Jan 03 Australia Cup 2-0 W Canberra ACT
25 Jul 03 3-Nations International Tourn 0-0 D Miyagi, Japan


SWEDEN W-D-L 2-1-5; GF/GA 6/17

27 May 95 Pre-World Cup 0-5 L Helsingborg, Sweden
07 Aug 97 European Tour 1-0 W Ostersund, Sweden
20 Mar 99 Algarve Cup 1-1 W 7-6ps Montechoro, Portugal
23 Jun 99 WORLD CUP 1-3 L Washington DC, USA
07 Jan 00 Australia Cup 0-2 L Sydney NSW
16 Sep 00 OLYMPIC GAMES 1-1 D Sydney NSW
01 Feb 03 Australia Cup 1-3 L Canberra ACT
20 Aug 04 OLYMPIC GAMES 1-2 L Volos, Greece


THAILAND W-D-L 1-0-0; GF/GA 3/0

03 Jun 88 International Women’s Tourn 3-0 W Jiangmen, China


USA W-D-L 0-1-16; GF/GA 11/62

16 Dec 87 World Invitational 0-6 L Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
20 Jan 95 Test Series 0-5 L Phoenix, USA
23 Jan 95 Test Series 1-4 L Phoenix, USA
10 Jun 95 WORLD CUP 1-4 L Helsingborg, Sweden
03 Aug 95 US Women’s Cup 2-4 L New Brunswick, USA
04 Jul 96 Pre-Olympic Tour 1-2 L Tampa, USA
06 Jul 96 Pre-Olympic Tour 1-2 L Pensacola, USA
28 Feb 97 Ram Sports Cup 0-4 L Melbourne VIC
02 Mar 97 Ram Sports Cup 1-3 L Bathurst NSW
05 Mar 97 Ram Sports Cup 0-3 L Canberra ACT
05 Jun 97 US Women’s Cup 1-9 L Ambler, USA
03 Jun 99 Pre-World Cup 0-4 L Portland, USA
13 Jan 00 Australia Cup 1-3 L Adelaide SA
11 Jun 00 Pacific Cup 0-1 L Newcastle NSW
02 Oct 02 US Women's Cup 0-4 L Cary, USA
21 Jul 04 Pre-Olympic Tour 1-3 L Blaine, USA
17 Aug 04 OLYMPIC GAMES 1-1 D Thessaloniki, Greece

Key : W-D-L = Win-Draw-Loss record;  GF = Goals For;  GA = Goals Against;  aet = After Extra-Time;  ps = penalty shootout

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
The Matildas
Full 'A' internationals only
*As at 22/Aug/04

Year

P

W

D

L

GF

GA
1979

3

1

1

1

3

3
1980

3

1

2

0

7

6
1981

1

1

0

0

2

1
1983

4

2

1

1

20

3
1984

3

1

1

1

8

7
1986

3

1

0

2

2

5
1987

5

2

1

2

8

7
1988

4

2

0

2

4

10
1989

5

1

2

2

10

9
1991

7

3

1

3

21

6
1994

8

4

2

2

20

7
1995

17

6

1

10

28

43
1996

9

3

1

5

12

11
1997

16

6

1

9

21

40
1998

7

5

2

0

50

1
1999

16

4

3

9

18

32
2000 15 4 1 10 13 22
2001 3 2 1 0 4 2
2002 11 5 2 4 10 10
2003 17 7 3 7 54 15
2004* 12 5 3 4 26 11
Total

169

66

29

74

341

251

Key - P = Matches Played;  W = Wins;  D = Draws;  L = Losses;  GF = Goals For;  GA = Goals Against

 

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