Australia

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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Full odds: AFC Asian Cup · every title race

Greatest games

Australia's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

1
L 1-1 v Egypt(pens 2-4)
2026-07-03 · World Cup · Round of 32
1.641
2
L 1-2 v Argentina
2022-12-03 · World Cup · Round of 16
1.502
3
D 2-2 v Croatia
2006-06-22 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.477
4
L 0-1 v Italy
2006-06-26 · World Cup · Round of 16
1.468
5
L 0-2 v Brazil
2006-06-18 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.446
6
L 2-3 v Netherlands
2014-06-18 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.432
7
W 1-0 v Denmark
2022-11-30 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.418
8
W 2-1 v Serbia
2010-06-23 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.319
9
L 1-2 v France
2018-06-16 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.315
10
D 1-1 v Denmark
2018-06-21 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.229

Footprint

Tournament appearances
23
Trophies
5
Major trophies
5
Last appearance
2027
World Cup appearances
7
Continental appearances
12
Last final reached
2015
Last trophy
2015

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Australia. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

New Zealand
Repeated continental champions
Honors 5.10 · distance 0.90
Cameroon
Repeated continental champions
Honors 12.75 · distance 0.90
Saudi Arabia
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 6.00 · distance 1.24
Côte d'Ivoire
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 8.25 · distance 1.53
Egypt
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 18.00 · distance 1.76

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2026
Australia
2024Asian
Quarterfinal
AFC Asian Cup 2024
Australia
2022WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 2022
Australia
2019Asian
Quarterfinal
AFC Asian Cup 2019
Australia
2018WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2018
Australia
2017Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
Australia
2015Asian
Champion
AFC Asian Cup 2015
Australia
2014WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2014
Australia
2011Asian
Final
AFC Asian Cup 2011
Australia
2010WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2010
Australia
2007Asian
Quarterfinal
AFC Asian Cup 2007
Australia
2006WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 2006
Australia

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2015 Won
Asian Cup
South Korea
Score
2-1
Venue
Stadium Australia, Australia
2011 Lost
Asian Cup
Japan
Score
0-1
Venue
Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar
2004 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Solomon Islands
Score
5-1
Venue
Lawson Tama Stadium, Solomon Islands
2004 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Solomon Islands
Score
6-0
Venue
Sydney Football Stadium, Australia
2002 Lost
Oceania Nations Cup
New Zealand
Score
0-1
Venue
Mt. Smart Stadium, New Zealand
2000 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
New Zealand
Score
2-0
Venue
Stade Pater, Tahiti
1998 Lost
Oceania Nations Cup
New Zealand
Score
0-1
Venue
Suncorp Stadium, Australia
1997 Lost
Confederations Cup
Brazil
Score
0-6
Venue
King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
1996 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Tahiti
Score
6-0
Venue
Stade Pater, Tahiti
1996 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Tahiti
Score
5-0
Venue
Bruce Stadium, Australia
1980 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Tahiti
Score
4-2
Venue
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, New Caledonia