Australia National Football Team

The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is "the Socceroos". The team is controlled by Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has had an invitation to join the ASEAN Football Federation since 2006 (Australia's Youth teams play in the ASEAN Youth Tournaments). Australia is a four-time Oceania Football Confederation champion and has been represented at two World Cup finals tournaments, in 1974 and 2006. According to the FIFA Rankings, the Australian national football team is currently ranked 29th by FIFA, and 37th by the Elo Ratings, making it the highest ranked team in Asia.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup record

1930 - Did Not Participate
1934 - Did Not Participate
1938 - Did Not Participate
1950 - Did Not Participate
1954 - Did Not Participate
1958 - Did Not Participate
1962 - Did Not Participate
1966 - Did Not Qualify
1970 - Did Not Qualify
1974 - Round 1
1978 - Did Not Qualify
1982 - Did Not Qualify
1986 - Did Not Qualify
1990 - Did Not Qualify
1994 - Did Not Qualify
1998 - Did Not Qualify
2002 - Did Not Qualify
2006 - Round 2
2010 - Qualified

FIFA Confederations Cup record

1992 - Did Not Participate
1995 - Did Not Participate
1997 - Runner Up
1999 - Did not qualify
2001 - 3rd Place
2003 - Did not qualify
2005 - Round 1
2009 - Did not qualify

Oceania Nations Cup record

Australia left OFC at the end of 2005.
1973 - Did not participate
1980 - Winner
1996 - Winner
1998 - Runner Up
2000 - Winner
2002 - Runner Up
2004 - Winner

Asian Cup record

Australia joined AFC in 2006.
2007 - Quarter-Finals
2011 - Qualification in progress