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Australia (AUS)
- FIFA Trigramme: AUS
- Country: Australia
- Country (official name): Commonwealth of
Australia
- Continent: Oceania
- Capital: Canberra
- Major cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth,
Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong
- Currency: Australian dollar
- Official languages: English
- Motto: Not known
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Standings |
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Group F |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
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BRA |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
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AUS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
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CRO |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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JPN |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
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| Founded |
1961 |
| Affiliated |
1963 |
| WC participations |
1 (1974) |
| WC honours |
None |
| Continental Titles |
Oceania Champions on three occasions (1980, 1996, 2000)
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Facts
- Australia have appeared in the FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers a
total of ten times since 1966, making it to the finals only once, in
1974. Following defeats by the former DDR and subsequent world
champions Germany, they held Chile to a creditable 0-0 draw in their
last group game but were still eliminated.
- More recently, their hopes of qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World
Cup were once again dashed at the final hurdle. The team from Oz
lost out in the play-offs between Oceania's top side and South
America's fifth-placed team.
- Following a 1-0 home win, they were beaten 3-0 by Uruguay in a
return game which decided their fate. Despite this, Australian
football is on the up and up. In 2003, their 3-1 win in England was
a result to savour.
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