Australia at the AFC Asian Cup

The Australia national soccer team has represented Australia at the AFC Asian Cup on five occasions in 2007, 2011, 2015 (where Australia both hosted the tournament and won the title),[1][2][3][4] 2019 and 2023. Australia has qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia.

## Record at the AFC Asian Cup

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Australia's AFC Asian Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Hosts  | Round  | Pos. | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Group Pos. | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA
1956–2004 | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member
2007 |  Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam | Quarter-finals  | 7th  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 5  | Squad | 1st | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3
2011 |  Qatar | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | Squad | 1st | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 4
2015 |  Australia | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts
2019 |  United Arab Emirates | Quarter-finals  | 7th  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 4  | Squad | 1st | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 29  | 4
2023 |  Qatar | Quarter-finals  | 6th  | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 3  | Squad | 1st | 8  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 2
2027 |  Saudi Arabia | Qualified | 1st | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 22  | 0
Total  | 1 title  | 6/19  | 26  | 15  | 5  | 6  | 49  | 17  | —  | —  | 32  | 27  | 2  | 3  | 92  | 13
|  Champions Runners-up Third place/semi-finalists

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Australia played their 2007 matches in Thailand and Vietnam.

## Head-to-head record

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Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6  | 100.00
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4  | 100.00
Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1  | 050.00
Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 000.00
Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3  | 100.00
Oman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4  | 050.00
Palestine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1  | 025.00
Syria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2  | 100.00
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4  | 100.00
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 050.00
Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6  | 033.33
Total  | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 17 | +32  | 057.69

## 2007 AFC Asian Cup

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Australia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Schwarzer
* 2 Neill
* 3 Kisnorbo
* 4 Cahill
* 5 Culina
* 6 Beauchamp
* 7 Emerton
* 8 Wilkshire
* 9 Viduka (c)
* 10 Kewell
* 11 Thompson
* 12 Jones
* 13 Grella
* 14 Holman
* 15 Aloisi
* 16 Thwaite
* 17 Valeri
* 18 Petkovic
* 19 Carle
* 20 Carney
* 21 Sterjovski
* 22 Milligan
* 23 Bresciano
* Coach: Arnold

### Group stage

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Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5
Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4
Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2

8 July 2007

17:20 UTC+7

Australia | 1–1|  Oman

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Cahill 90+2' |  | Al-Maimani 32'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

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13 July 2007

17:20 UTC+7

Iraq | 3–1|  Australia

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Nashat Akram 22'
Hawar Mohammed 60'
Karrar Jassim 86' |  | Viduka 47'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

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16 July 2007

19:35 UTC+7

Thailand | 0–4|  Australia

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|  | Beauchamp 21'
Viduka 80', 83'
Kewell 90'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

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### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

### Quarter-final

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21 July 2007

17:20 UTC+7

Japan | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Australia

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Takahara 72' |  | Aloisi 70'
Penalties
Nakamura
Endō
Komano
Takahara
Nakazawa | 4 – 3 |  Kewell
Neill
Cahill
Carle
Carney

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

## 2011 AFC Asian Cup

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Australia squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup runners-up

* 1 Schwarzer
* 2 Neill (c)
* 3 Carney
* 4 Cahill
* 5 Culina
* 6 Ognenovski
* 7 Emerton
* 8 Wilkshire
* 9 McDonald
* 10 Kewell
* 11 Burns
* 12 Coe
* 13 North
* 14 Holman
* 15 Jedinak
* 16 Valeri
* 17 McKay
* 18 Jones
* 19 Oar
* 20 Spiranovic
* 21 McKain
* 22 Kilkenny
* 23 Kruse
* Coach: Osieck

### Group stage

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7
Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3
India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0

10 January 2011

16:15

India | 0–4|  Australia

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|  | Cahill 11', 65'
Kewell 24'
Holman 45+2'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 9,783

Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

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14 January 2011

16:15

Australia | 1–1|  South Korea

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Jedinak 62' |  | Koo Ja-Cheol 24'

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 15,526

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

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18 January 2011

16:15

Australia | 1–0|  Bahrain

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Jedinak 37' |  |

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,919

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

### Quarter-final

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22 January 2011

16:25

Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  Iraq

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Kewell 118' |  |

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,889

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

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### Semi-final

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25 January 2011

19:25

Uzbekistan | 0–6|  Australia

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|  | Kewell 5'
Ognenovski 35'
Carney 65'
Emerton 73'
Valeri 82'
Kruse 83'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 24,826

Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

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### Final

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final

29 January 2011

18:00

Australia | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  Japan

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|  | Lee 109'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 37,174

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

## 2015 AFC Asian Cup

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Australia squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners (1st title)

* 1 Ryan
* 2 Franjic
* 3 Davidson
* 4 Cahill
* 5 Milligan
* 6 Spiranovic
* 7 Leckie
* 8 Herd
* 9 Juric
* 10 Kruse
* 11 Oar
* 12 Langerak
* 13 Behich
* 14 Troisi
* 15 Jedinak (c)
* 16 Burns
* 17 McKay
* 18 Galekovic
* 19 Antonis
* 20 Sainsbury
* 21 Luongo
* 22 Wilkinson
* 23 Bresciano
* Coach: Postecoglou

### Group stage

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Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6
Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3
Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0

9 January 2015

20:00 UTC+11

Australia | 4–1|  Kuwait

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Cahill 32'
Luongo 44'
Jedinak 62' (pen.)
Troisi 90+2' | Report | Fadhel 8'

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 25,231

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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13 January 2015

20:00 UTC+11

Oman | 0–4|  Australia

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| Report | McKay 27'
Kruse 30'
Milligan 45+3' (pen.)
Juric 70'

Stadium Australia, Sydney

Attendance: 50,276

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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17 January 2015

19:00 UTC+10

Australia | 0–1|  South Korea

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| Report | Lee Jung-hyup 32'

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 48,513

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

### Quarter-final

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22 January 2015

20:30 UTC+10

China | 0–2|  Australia

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| Report | Cahill 49', 65'

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 46,067

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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### Semi-final

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27 January 2015

20:00 UTC+11

Australia | 2–0|  United Arab Emirates

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Sainsbury 3'
Davidson 14' | Report |

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Attendance: 21,079

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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### Final

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31 January 2015

20:00 UTC+11

South Korea | 1–2 (a.e.t.)|  Australia

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Son Heung-min 90+1' | Report | Luongo 45'
Troisi 105'

Stadium Australia, Sydney

Attendance: 76,385

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

## 2019 AFC Asian Cup

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Australia squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Ryan
* 2 Degenek
* 3 Gersbach
* 4 Grant
* 5 Milligan (c)
* 6 Jurman
* 7 Leckie
* 8 Luongo
* 9 Maclaren
* 10 Kruse
* 11 Nabbout
* 12 Langerak
* 13 Jeggo
* 14 Giannou
* 15 Ikonomidis
* 16 Behich
* 17 Amini
* 18 Vukovic
* 19 Risdon
* 20 Sainsbury
* 21 Mabil
* 22 Irvine
* 23 Rogic
* Coach: Arnold

### Group stage

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Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Jordan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 6
3  |  Palestine | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | −3  | 2  |
4  |  Syria | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 1

Source: AFC

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)

15:00

Australia | 0–1|  Jordan

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| Report |

* Bani Yaseen 26'

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 4,934

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)

15:00

Palestine | 0–3|  Australia

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* Maclaren 18'
* Mabil 20'
* Giannou 90'

Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 11,915

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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15 January 2019 (2019-01-15)

17:30

Australia | 3–2|  Syria

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* Mabil 41'
* Ikonomidis 54'
* Rogic 90+3'

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* Kharbin 43'
* Al Somah 80' (pen.)

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 10,492

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

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### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

### Round of 16

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21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)

18:00

Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Uzbekistan

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| Report |
Penalties

* Milligan
* Behich
* Kruse
* Giannou
* Leckie

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* Shukurov
* Tukhtakhodjaev
* Alibaev
* Bikmaev

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 6,809

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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### Quarter-final

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25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)

20:00

United Arab Emirates | 1–0|  Australia

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* Mabkhout 68'

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Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 25,053

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

## 2023 AFC Asian Cup

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Australia squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Ryan (c)
* 2 Deng
* 3 Atkinson
* 4 Rowles
* 5 Bos
* 6 Boyle
* 7 Silvera
* 8 Metcalfe
* 9 Fornaroli
* 10 Yengi
* 11 Tilio
* 12 Thomas
* 13 O'Neill
* 14 McGree
* 15 Duke
* 16 Behich
* 17 Baccus
* 18 Gauci
* 19 Souttar
* 20 Miller
* 21 Burgess
* 22 Irvine
* 23 Goodwin
* 24 Yazbek
* 25 Jones
* 26 Iredale
* Coach: Arnold

### Group stage

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 5
3  |  Syria | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4
4  |  India | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0  |

Source: AFC

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)

14:30

Australia | 2–0|  India

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* Irvine 50'
* Bos 73'

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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 36,253

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

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18 January 2024 (2024-01-18)

14:30

Syria | 0–1|  Australia

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| Report |

* Irvine 59'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 10,097

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

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23 January 2024 (2024-01-23)

14:30

Australia | 1–1|  Uzbekistan

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* Boyle 45+1' (pen.)

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* Turgunboev 78'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 15,290

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

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### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

#### Round of 16

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28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)

14:30

Australia | 4–0|  Indonesia

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* Baggott 12' (o.g.)
* Boyle 45'
* Goodwin 89'
* Souttar 90+1'

| Report |

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,863

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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#### Quarter-finals

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2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)

18:30

Australia | 1–2 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

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* Goodwin 42'

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* Hwang Hee-chan 90+6' (pen.)
* Son Heung-min 104'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 39,632

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

## Goalscorers

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Player  | Goals  | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023

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Tim Cahill | 6  | 1 | 2 | 3 |  |
Harry Kewell | 4  | 1 | 3 |  |  |
Mark Viduka | 3  | 3 |  |  |  |
Mile Jedinak | 3  |  | 2 | 1 |  |
Robbie Kruse | 2  |  | 1 | 1 |  |
Massimo Luongo | 2  |  |  | 2 |  |
James Troisi | 2  |  |  | 2 |  |
Awer Mabil | 2  |  |  |  | 2 |
Martin Boyle | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2
Jackson Irvine | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2
Craig Goodwin | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2
Michael Beauchamp | 1  | 1 |  |  |  |
John Aloisi | 1  | 1 |  |  |  |
Brett Holman | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |
Saša Ognenovski | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |
David Carney | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |
Brett Emerton | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |
Carl Valeri | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |
Matt McKay | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |
Mark Milligan | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |
Tomi Juric | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |
Trent Sainsbury | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |
Jason Davidson | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |
Jamie Maclaren | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |
Apostolos Giannou | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |
Chris Ikonomidis | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |
Tom Rogic | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |
Jordan Bos | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1
Harry Souttar | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1
Own goals | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1
Total  | 48  | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 9

## See also

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* Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
* Australia at the FIFA World Cup
* Australia at the OFC Nations Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Country Info". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. ^ "2015 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
3. ^ "2015 Asian Cup Champions". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
4. ^ "Australia win the AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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Countries at the AFC Asian Cup

* Team appearances

AFF|

* Australia
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam1

CAFA|

* Iran
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

EAFF|

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea

SAFF|

* Bangladesh
* India

WAFF|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Former|

* Israel2
* South Yemen3

1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under other name(s). 2 Israel was a member of the AFC until 1974. 3 Recognized by FIFA as defunct.

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Australia men's national soccer team

General|

* Football Australia
* History
* Managers
* Captains

Statistics|

* All-time record
* Records
* World Cup record
* Confederations Cup record
* OFC Nations Cup record
* Asian Cup record
* Progression of goalscoring record

Awards|

* FFA Australian Football Awards

Results|

* 1922–49
* 1950–79
* 1980–99
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* 2020–present
* Unofficial matches

Players|

* World Cup & Asian Cup squads
* All time appearances
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Goals|

* Tim Cahill
* Hat-tricks

World Cups|

* 1974
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Continental Cups|

| OFC Nations Cup|

* 1980
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004

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AFC Asian Cup|

* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

Confederations Cups|

* 1997
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* 2005
* 2017

Other tournaments|

* Minor tournaments

Noted rivalries|

* Japan
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* South Korea
* Uruguay

Other FA teams|

* Australia B
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*[Pos.]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D*]: Matches drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
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*[D]: Drawn
*[GD]: Goal difference
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