Australia men's national soccer team all-time record

The lists shown below shows the Australia men's national soccer team all-time record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, OFC Nations Cup, AFC Asian Cup and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

Only "A" internationals are included. Although there is some conjecture regarding the status of a number of games, the table includes all fixtures recognised by Football Australia as "A" internationals and as such is used to recognise caps, goal scorers, captaincy records, etc.^[1][2][3] Last match updated on 19 November 2024 vs.  Bahrain.

Head-to-head record

Key

	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Opponent	Confederation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	First match	Last match
American Samoa	OFC	1	1	0	0	31	0	100.00	11 April 2001
Argentina	CONMEBOL	9	1	1	7	8	16	011.11	14 July 1988	15 June 2023
Bahrain	AFC	8	6	1	1	13	4	075.00	22 February 2006	19 November 2024
Bangladesh	AFC	4	4	0	0	18	0	100.00	3 September 2015	6 June 2024
Belgium	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	2	000.00	4 September 2014
Brazil	CONMEBOL	9	1	1	7	1	24	011.11	7 July 1988	13 June 2017
Bulgaria	UEFA	4	0	2	2	4	8	000.00	14 February 1973	15 February 2000
Cambodia	AFC	1	0	1	0	0	0	000.00	26 November 1965
Cameroon	CAF	1	0	1	0	1	1	000.00	22 June 2017
Canada	CONCACAF	9	5	1	3	15	11	055.56	7 June 1924	15 October 2013
Chile	CONMEBOL	6	0	2	4	3	10	000.00	22 June 1974	25 June 2017
China	AFC	14	8	2	4	25	12	057.14	6 August 1975	10 October 2024
Chinese Taipei	AFC	15	14	1	0	60	8	093.33	3 December 1965	7 June 2021
Colombia	CONMEBOL	4	0	2	2	2	4	000.00	8 February 1995	27 March 2018
Cook Islands	OFC	2	2	0	0	33	0	100.00	28 September 1998	19 June 2000
Costa Rica	CONCACAF	1	1	0	0	1	0	100.00	19 November 2013
Croatia	UEFA	6	2	2	2	6	11	033.33	5 July 1992	6 June 2014
Czech Republic1	UEFA	10	1	2	7	8	22	010.00	27 January 1980	1 June 2018
Denmark	UEFA	5	2	1	2	4	6	040.00	6 February 2007	30 November 2022
East Germany	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	2	000.00	14 June 1974
Ecuador	CONMEBOL	3	1	0	2	7	7	033.33	5 March 2014	28 March 2023
Egypt	CAF	2	0	1	1	0	4	000.00	19 June 1987	17 November 2010
England	UEFA	8	1	2	5	6	9	012.50	31 May 1980	13 October 2023
Fiji	OFC	9	7	0	2	38	6	077.78	19 March 1977	2 June 2004
France	UEFA	6	1	1	4	4	14	016.67	26 May 1994	22 November 2022
Germany2	UEFA	6	1	1	4	9	17	016.67	18 June 1974	19 June 2017
Ghana	CAF	7	4	2	1	8	4	057.14	18 June 1995	19 June 2010
Greece	UEFA	11	4	3	4	14	14	036.36	20 July 1969	7 June 2016
Guam	AFC	1	1	0	0	9	0	100.00	7 December 2012
Honduras	CONCACAF	2	1	1	0	3	1	050.00	10 November 2017	15 November 2017
Hong Kong	AFC	8	5	0	3	13	5	062.50	29 November 1965	9 December 2012
Hungary	UEFA	3	3	0	0	8	2	100.00	2 April 1997	9 June 2018
India	AFC	9	5	1	3	27	27	055.56	3 September 1938	13 January 2024
Indonesia	AFC	17	12	4	1	36	6	070.59	17 November 1967	10 September 2024
Iran[a]	AFC	7	2	2	3	8	8	028.57	4 November 1970	29 November 1997
Iraq	AFC	11	7	2	2	14	8	063.64	11 March 1973	23 March 2017
Israel	UEFA	17	5	9	3	18	16	029.41	4 December 1969	16 April 1989
Italy	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	1	000.00	26 June 2006
Jamaica	CONCACAF	2	2	0	0	7	1	100.00	7 September 2003	9 October 2005
Japan	AFC	28	7	10	11	33	40	025.00	27 November 1956	15 October 2024
Jordan	AFC	8	5	0	3	14	7	062.50	11 September 2012	1 June 2022
Kenya	CAF	1	1	0	0	4	0	100.00	21 September 1996
Kuwait	AFC	14	7	2	5	22	12	050.00	16 October 1977	3 June 2021
Kyrgyzstan	AFC	2	2	0	0	5	1	100.00	16 June 2015	12 November 2015
Lebanon	AFC	4	4	0	0	13	0	100.00	6 September 2012	26 March 2024
Liechtenstein	UEFA	1	1	0	0	3	1	100.00	7 June 2006
Malaysia	AFC	7	6	0	1	19	1	085.71	7 December 1965	7 October 2011
Mexico	CONCACAF	6	2	3	1	10	9	033.33	1 December 1970	9 September 2023
Morocco	CAF	1	1	0	0	1	0	100.00	9 June 1987
Nepal	AFC	2	2	0	0	8	0	100.00	10 October 2019	11 June 2021
Netherlands	UEFA	4	1	2	1	5	5	025.00	4 June 2006	18 June 2014
New Caledonia	OFC	1	1	0	0	11	0	100.00	8 July 2002
New Zealand	OFC	67	43	11	13	160	70	064.18	17 June 1922	17 October 2023
Nigeria	CAF	2	2	0	0	2	0	100.00	22 September 1988	17 November 2007
North Korea	AFC	3	0	1	2	3	10	000.00	21 November 1965	5 December 2012
North Macedonia	UEFA	2	1	1	0	1	0	050.00	12 March 1997	30 March 2015
Northern Ireland	UEFA	3	0	1	2	3	5	000.00	11 June 1980	18 June 1980
Norway	UEFA	3	1	1	1	4	6	033.33	25 January 1997	23 March 2018
Oman	AFC	11	6	4	1	23	8	054.55	8 July 2007	1 February 2022
Palestine	AFC	3	3	0	0	9	0	100.00	11 January 2019	11 June 2024
Papua New Guinea	OFC	1	1	0	0	11	2	100.00	26 February 1980
Paraguay	CONMEBOL	5	2	3	0	4	2	040.00	9 June 2000	9 October 2010
Peru	CONMEBOL	2	0	1	1	0	2	000.00	26 June 2018	13 June 2022
Philippines	AFC	1	1	0	0	6	0	100.00	29 October 1972
Poland	UEFA	1	1	0	0	2	1	100.00	7 September 2008
Qatar	AFC	5	3	1	1	10	2	060.00	6 February 2008	14 October 2014
Republic of Ireland	UEFA	2	1	0	1	4	2	050.00	19 August 2003	12 August 2009
Romania	UEFA	1	0	0	1	2	3	000.00	6 February 2013
Russia3	UEFA	7	0	3	4	4	12	000.00	16 November 1975	25 September 1988
Samoa	OFC	1	1	0	0	11	0	100.00	16 April 2001
Saudi Arabia	AFC	11	5	4	2	18	11	045.45	9 July 1988	14 November 2024
Scotland	UEFA	8	1	1	6	4	11	012.50	28 May 1967	15 August 2012
Serbia4	UEFA	3	2	1	0	3	1	066.67	18 September 1988	7 June 2011
Singapore	AFC	7	6	1	0	21	4	085.71	11 November 1967	22 March 2008
Slovakia	UEFA	1	0	1	0	0	0	000.00	12 February 2000
Slovenia	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	2	000.00	11 August 2010
Solomon Islands	OFC	10	9	1	0	55	8	090.00	4 September 1992	6 September 2005
South Africa	CAF	21	6	4	11	27	47	028.57	10 May 1947	26 May 2014
South Korea	AFC	31	11	11	9	35	33	035.48	14 November 1967	2 February 2024
Spain	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	3	000.00	23 June 2014
Sweden	UEFA	5	2	2	1	2	2	040.00	26 January 1992	28 February 1996
Switzerland	UEFA	1	0	1	0	0	0	000.00	3 September 2010
Syria	AFC	4	3	1	0	7	4	075.00	5 October 2017	18 January 2024
Tahiti	OFC	9	9	0	0	38	2	100.00	11 September 1992	31 May 2004
Tajikistan	AFC	2	2	0	0	10	0	100.00	8 September 2015	24 March 2016
Thailand	AFC	7	6	1	0	17	4	085.71	6 October 1982	5 September 2017
Tonga	OFC	1	1	0	0	22	0	100.00	9 April 2001
Tunisia	CAF	3	2	0	1	4	2	066.67	1 October 1997	26 November 2022
Turkey	UEFA	2	0	0	2	1	4	000.00	21 May 2004	24 May 2004
United Arab Emirates	AFC	7	4	2	1	7	2	057.14	5 January 2011	7 June 2022
United States	CONCACAF	3	1	1	1	2	3	033.33	13 June 1992	5 June 2010
Uruguay	CONMEBOL	9	4	1	4	6	8	044.44	25 April 1974	2 June 2007
Uzbekistan	AFC	5	3	2	0	10	1	060.00	10 September 2008	23 January 2024
Vanuatu	OFC	3	3	0	0	6	0	100.00	25 June 2000	4 June 2004
Venezuela	CONMEBOL	1	0	1	0	1	1	000.00	18 February 2004
Vietnam5	AFC	4	4	0	0	7	0	100.00	7 November 1967	27 January 2022
Wales	UEFA	1	1	0	0	2	1	100.00	10 August 2011
Zimbabwe6	CAF	5	3	2	0	13	3	060.00	14 August 1950	29 November 1969
Total (97)		606	304	131	171	1187	648	50%	17 June 1922	19 November 2024

Notes:

¹ includes  Czechoslovakia

² includes  West Germany

³ includes  Soviet Union

⁴ includes  Yugoslavia

⁵ includes  South Vietnam

⁶ includes  Southern Rhodesia &  Rhodesia

Performances

Performance by competition

For performances by major tournaments refer to Competitive record

Best results

The following table shows Australia's best results against opposition by confederation, Only "A" internationals are included.^[1]

AFC

Team	Best result	Venue	Date
Bahrain	Bahrain  1–3  Australia Australia  2–0  Bahrain Australia  2–0  Bahrain Bahrain  0–2  Australia	Manama Sydney Sydney Abu Dhabi	22 February 2006 11 October 2006 10 June 2009 6 January 2024
Bangladesh	Australia  7–0  Bangladesh	Melbourne	16 November 2023
Cambodia	Cambodia  0–0  Australia	Phnom Penh	26 November 1965
China	Australia  3–0  China	Brisbane Doha	27 September 1985 2 September 2021
Chinese Taipei	Australia  8–0  Chinese Taipei	Sydney Hong Kong	27 October 1985 9 December 2012
Guam	Guam  0–9  Australia	Hong Kong	7 December 2012
Hong Kong	Australia  3–0  Hong Kong Hong Kong  2–5  Australia	Adelaide Hong Kong	10 July 1977 30 October 1977
India	India  0–4  Australia	Doha	10 January 2011
Indonesia	Australia  6–0  Indonesia	Sydney	24 March 1973
Iran	Australia  3–0  Iran	Sydney	18 August 1973
Iraq	Australia  3–1  Iraq Australia  2–0  Iraq	Sydney Perth	11 March 1973 1 September 2016
Japan	Australia  3–0  Japan	Melbourne	14 February 1996
Jordan	Australia  4–0  Jordan Australia  5–1  Jordan	Melbourne Sydney	11 June 2013 29 March 2016
Kuwait	Kuwait  0–4  Australia	Kuwait City	15 October 2018
Kyrgyzstan	Australia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan	Canberra	12 November 2015
Lebanon	Australia  5–0  Lebanon	Canberra	26 March 2024
Malaysia	Malaysia  0–5  Australia Australia  5–0  Malaysia	Singapore Canberra	15 October 1982 7 October 2011
Nepal	Australia  5–0    Nepal	Canberra	10 October 2019
North Korea	North Korea  1–1  Australia	Hong Kong	5 December 2012
Oman	Australia  5–0  Oman	Dubai	30 December 2018
Palestine	Australia  5–0  Palestine	Perth	11 June 2024
Philippines	Philippines  0–6  Australia	Manila	29 October 1972
Qatar	Australia  4–0  Qatar	Brisbane	15 October 2008
Saudi Arabia	Australia  3–0  Saudi Arabia	Sydney	9 July 1988
Singapore	Singapore  1–6  Australia	Singapore	21 November 1967
South Korea	South Korea  0–2  Australia South Korea  1–3  Australia	Seoul Singapore	24 October 1972 15 December 1983
Syria	Australia  2–1  Syria Australia  3–2  Syria Syria  0–1  Australia	Sydney Al Ain Doha	10 October 2017 15 January 2019 18 January 2024
Tajikistan	Australia  7–0  Tajikistan	Adelaide	24 March 2016
Thailand	Thailand  0–4  Australia	Singapore Bangkok	10 October 1982 16 July 2007
United Arab Emirates	Australia  2–0  United Arab Emirates	Newcastle Sydney	27 January 2015 28 March 2017
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan  0–6  Australia	Doha	25 January 2011
Vietnam1	Australia  4–0  Vietnam	Melbourne	27 January 2022

Notes:

¹ includes South Vietnam

CAF

Team	Best result	Venue	Date
Cameroon	Cameroon  1–1  Australia	Saint Petersburg	22 June 2017
Egypt	Egypt  0–0  Australia	Seoul	19 June 1987
Ghana	Ghana  0–2  Australia	Durban	14 September 1996
Kenya	Kenya  0–4  Australia	Pretoria	21 September 1996
Morocco	Morocco  0–1  Australia	Kangnung	9 June 1987
Nigeria	Nigeria  0–1  Australia Australia  1–0  Nigeria	Seoul London	22 September 1988 17 November 2007
South Africa	Australia  5–1  South Africa	Newcastle	7 June 1947
Tunisia	Tunisia  0–3  Australia	Tunis	1 October 1997
Zimbabwe1	Southern Rhodesia  0–5  Australia	Salisbury	14 June 1950

Notes:

¹ includes Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia

CONCACAF

Team	Best result	Venue	Date
Canada	Australia  4–1  Canada Australia  3–0  Canada	Sydney London	23 June 1924 16 October 2013
Costa Rica	Australia  1–0  Costa Rica	Sydney	19 November 2013
Honduras	Australia  3–1  Honduras	Sydney	15 November 2017
Jamaica	Australia  5–0  Jamaica	London	9 October 2005
Mexico	Australia  3–1  Mexico Australia  2–0  Mexico	Riyadh Suwon	12 December 1997 30 May 2001
United States	United States  0–1  Australia	Orlando	13 June 1992

CONMEBOL

Team	Best result	Venue	Date
Argentina	Australia  4–1  Argentina	Sydney	14 July 1988
Brazil	Australia  1–0  Brazil	Ulsan	11 June 2001
Chile	Chile  0–0  Australia Chile  1–1  Australia	Berlin Moscow	22 June 1974 25 June 2017
Colombia	Australia  0–0  Colombia Colombia  0–0  Australia	Brisbane London	8 February 1995 27 March 2018
Ecuador	Australia  3–1  Ecuador	Sydney	24 March 2023
Paraguay	Australia  2–1  Paraguay Australia  1–0  Paraguay	Melbourne Sydney	15 June 2000 9 October 2010
Peru	Australia  0–0  Peru	Al Rayyan	13 June 2022
Uruguay	Australia  2–0  Uruguay	Sydney	27 April 1974
Venezuela	Venezuela  1–1  Australia	Caracas	18 February 2004

OFC

Team	Best result	Venue	Date
American Samoa	Australia  31–0  American Samoa	Coffs Harbour	11 April 2001
Cook Islands	Australia  17–0  Cook Islands	Papeete	19 June 2000
Fiji	Australia  10–0  Fiji	Melbourne	14 August 1981
New Caledonia	Australia  11–0  New Caledonia	Auckland	8 July 2002
New Zealand	New Zealand  0–10  Australia	Wellington	11 July 1936
Papua New Guinea	Australia  11–2  Papua New Guinea	Nouméa	26 February 1980
Samoa	Australia  11–0  Samoa	Coffs Harbour	16 April 2001
Solomon Islands	Australia  13–0  Solomon Islands	Sydney	11 June 1997
Tahiti	Australia  9–0  Tahiti	Adelaide	31 May 2004
Tonga	Australia  22–0  Tonga	Coffs Harbour	9 April 2001
Vanuatu	Australia  3–0  Vanuatu	Adelaide	4 June 2004

UEFA

Team	Best result	Venue	Date
Belgium	Belgium  2–0  Australia	Liège	4 September 2014
Bulgaria	Australia  2–2  Bulgaria Australia  1–1  Bulgaria	Sydney Valparaiso	14 February 1973 15 February 2000
Croatia	Australia  3–1  Croatia	Adelaide	8 July 1992
Czech Republic1	Australia  4–0  Czech Republic	Sankt Pölten	1 June 2018
Denmark	Australia  1–0  Denmark	Roodepoort Al Wakrah	1 June 2010 30 November 2022
East Germany	East Germany  2–0  Australia	Hamburg	14 June 1974
England	England  1–3  Australia	London	12 February 2003
France	Australia  1–0  France	Daegu	1 June 2001
Germany2	Germany  1–2  Australia	Mönchengladbach	29 March 2011
Greece	Greece  1–3  Australia	Athens	17 November 1970
Hungary	Hungary  0–3  Australia	Budapest	23 February 2000
Ireland	Ireland  0–3  Australia	Limerick	12 August 2009
Israel	Australia  2–0  Israel	Melbourne	6 March 1988
Italy	Italy  1–0  Australia	Kaiserslautern	26 June 2006
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein  1–3  Australia	Ulm	7 June 2006
North Macedonia 3	Macedonia  0–1  Australia	Skopje	12 March 1997
Netherlands	Netherlands  1–2  Australia	Eindhoven	6 September 2008
Northern Ireland	Australia  1–1  Northern Ireland	Melbourne	15 June 1980
Norway	Australia  1–0  Norway	Sydney	25 January 1997
Poland	Poland  1–2  Australia	Kraków	7 September 2010
Romania	Romania  3–2  Australia	Málaga	6 February 2013
Russia4	Australia  0–0  Soviet Union Australia  0–0  Soviet Union Australia  1–1  Soviet Union	Perth Brisbane Newcastle	16 November 1975 26 November 1975 3 December 1975
Scotland	Scotland  0–2  Australia	Glasgow	15 November 2000
Serbia5	Australia  1–0  Yugoslavia Australia  2–1  Serbia	Kwangju Nelspruit	18 September 1988 23 June 2010
Slovakia	Australia  0–0  Slovakia	Valparaíso	12 February 2000
Slovenia	Slovenia  2–0  Australia	Ljubljana	11 August 2010
Spain	Australia  0–3  Spain	Curitiba	23 June 2014
Sweden	Australia  1–0  Sweden	Adelaide Melbourne	29 January 1992 2 February 1992
Switzerland	Switzerland  0–0  Australia	St. Gallen	3 September 2010
Turkey	Australia  0–1  Turkey	Melbourne	24 May 2004
Wales	Wales  1–2  Australia	Cardiff	10 August 2011

Notes:

¹ includes Czechoslovakia

² includes West Germany

³ includes Macedonia

⁴ includes Soviet Union

⁵ includes Yugoslavia

Penalty shoot-out record

Team	Match score (PSO score)	Status	Venue
Egypt	0–0 (4–3)	Presidents Cup	Olympic Stadium, 19 June 1987
South Korea	1–1 (4–5)	Presidents Cup	Olympic Stadium, 21 June 1987
South Korea	0–0 (3–4)	Presidents Cup	Dongdaemun Stadium, 14 June 1991
Canada	2–1 (4–1)	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	Sydney Football Stadium, 15 August 1993
Uruguay	1–0 (4–2)	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	Stadium Australia, 16 November 2005
Japan	1–1 (3–4)	2007 AFC Asian Cup	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, 21 July 2007
Uzbekistan	0–0 (4–2)	2019 AFC Asian Cup	Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, 21 January 2019
Peru	0–0 (5–4)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, 13 June 2022

Best / Worst

Best

1. Australia 31–0 American Samoa 2001
2. Tonga 0–22 Australia 2001
3. Cook Islands 0–17 Australia 2000
4. Australia 16–0 Cook Islands 1998
5. Australia 13–0 Solomon Islands 1997
6. Australia 11–0 Samoa 2001
7. Australia 11–0 New Caledonia 2002
8. New Zealand 0–10 Australia 1936
9. Australia 10–0 Fiji 1981
10. Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea 1980
11. Australia 9–0 Tahiti 2004
12. Australia 9–0 Guam 2012

Worst

1. Australia 0–8 South Africa 1955
2. Croatia 7-0 Australia 1998
3. Australia 0–6 South Africa 1955
4. Australia 1-7 India 1956
5. Australia 0-6 Brazil 1997
6. Brazil 6-0 Australia 2013
7. France 6-0 Australia 2013
8. Australia 1-6 Korea DPR 1965
9. Australia 0-5 Czechoslovakia 1980
10. Australia 0-4 Czechoslovakia 1980
11. Australia 0-4 Germany 2010
12. Australia 0-4 Brazil 2017

Notes

1. On 4 November 1970, Iran played against Australia in a friendly, which Australia won 2–1 in Tehran. However, accounts of the match differ between Iran and Australia. Iran considered it an unofficial friendly between Persepolis against Australia, whereas Australia considered it an A level friendly match. With regard to the article's position, the match was considered official in Australia.

References

1. "Socceroo International Games". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
2. "Australian national football team result". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). howe.how. Football Federation Australia.