Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup

The Australia national association football team represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup on four occasions, in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2017.[1]

## Record at the FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1992 | No OFC representative invited
1995
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 8
1999 | Did not qualify
2001 | Third place  | 3rd | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 2
2003 | Did not qualify
2005 | Group stage  | 8th  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 10
2009 | Did not qualify
2013
2017 | Group stage  | 6th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 5
Total | 4/10  | 0 Titles | 16  | 5  | 3  | 8  | 17  | 25

### Record by opponent

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FIFA Confederations Cup matches (by team)

Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0

## 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

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Australia squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup runners-up

* 1 Bosnich
* 2 Horvat
* 3 Lazaridis
* 4 Ivanović
* 5 Tobin (c)
* 6 Zelic
* 7 Slater
* 8 Foster
* 9 Viduka
* 10 A. Vidmar
* 11 Kewell
* 12 Bingley
* 13 Hooker
* 14 T. Vidmar
* 15 Skoko
* 16 Trimboli
* 17 Mori
* 18 Aloisi
* 19 Tapai
* 20 Kalac
* 21 Muscat
* Coach: Venables

### Group A

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

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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7
Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3

12 December 1997

19:00 AST

Mexico | 1–3|  Australia

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Hernández 80' (pen.) | (Report) | Viduka 45'
Aloisi 59'
Mori 90'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

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14 December 1997

20:00 AST

Australia | 0–0|  Brazil

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King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

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16 December 1997

17:50 AST

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Australia

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Al-Khilaiwi 40' | (Report) |

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 55,450

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

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### Semi-final

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19 December 1997

19:00 AST

Uruguay | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  Australia

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| (Report) | Kewell 92'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

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### Final

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21 December 1997

21:00 AST

Brazil | 6–0|  Australia

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Ronaldo 15', 27', 59'
Romário 38', 53', 75' (pen.) | (Report) |

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

## 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

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Australia squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup third place

* 1 Schwarzer
* 2 Muscat
* 3 Moore
* 4 Okon (c)
* 5 T. Vidmar
* 6 Popovic
* 7 Skoko
* 8 Lazaridis
* 9 Aloisi
* 10 Emerton
* 11 Zdrilic
* 12 Bolton
* 13 Bresciano
* 14 Murphy
* 15 Foxe
* 16 Horvat
* 17 Corica
* 18 Chipperfield
* 19 A. Vidmar
* 20 Zane
* 21 Thompson
* 22 Sterjovski
* 23 Juric
* Coach: Farina

### Group A

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

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France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6
Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0

30 May 2001

19:30 KST

Mexico | 0–2|  Australia

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| (Report) | Murphy 20'
Skoko 54'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 6,232

Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

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1 June 2001

17:00 KST

Australia | 1–0|  France

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Zane 60' | (Report) |

Daegu Stadium, Daegu

Attendance: 44,400

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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3 June 2001

19:30 KST

South Korea | 1–0|  Australia

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Hwang Sun-Hong 24' | (Report) |

Suwon Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 42,754

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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### Semi-final

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7 June 2001

17:00 JST

Japan | 1–0|  Australia

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Nakata 43' | (Report) |

International Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 48,699

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

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### Bronze Final

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9 June 2001

19:00 KST

Australia | 1–0|  Brazil

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Murphy 84' | (Report) |

Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 28,520

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

## 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

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Australia squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

* 1 Schwarzer
* 2 Muscat
* 3 Moore (c)
* 4 Neill
* 5 Vidmar
* 6 Popovic
* 7 Emerton
* 8 Skoko
* 9 Viduka
* 10 Cahill
* 11 Chipperfield
* 12 Petkovic
* 13 Wilkshire
* 14 Colosimo
* 15 Aloisi
* 16 Zdrilic
* 17 McKain
* 18 Kalac
* 19 Culina
* 20 Milicevic
* 21 Elrich
* 22 Thompson
* 23 Sterjovski
* Coach: Farina

### Group A

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

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Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7
Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3
Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0

15 June 2005

21:00 CEST

Germany | 4–3|  Australia

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Kurányi 17'
Mertesacker 23'
Ballack 60' (pen.)
Podolski 88' | (Report) |  21' Skoko
31', 90+2' Aloisi

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 46,466

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

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18 June 2005

20:45 CEST

Australia | 2–4|  Argentina

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Aloisi 61' (pen.), 70' | (Report) |  12', 53', 89' Figueroa
31' (pen.) Riquelme

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 25,218

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

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21 June 2005

20:45 CEST

Australia | 0–2|  Tunisia

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| (Report) |  26', 70' Santos

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 44,337

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

## 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

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Australia squad – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

* 1 Ryan
* 2 Degenek
* 3 Gersbach
* 4 Cahill
* 5 Milligan (c)
* 6 D. McGowan
* 7 Leckie
* 8 Wright
* 9 Juric
* 10 Kruse
* 11 Maclaren
* 12 Langerak
* 13 Mooy
* 14 Troisi
* 15 Jeggo
* 16 Behich
* 17 Hrustic
* 18 Vukovic
* 19 R. McGowan
* 20 Sainsbury
* 21 Luongo
* 22 Irvine
* 23 Rogic
* Coach: Postecoglou

### Group B

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Main article: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Germany | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Chile | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 5
3  |  Australia | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 2  |
4  |  Cameroon | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 June 2017 (2017-06-19)

18:00

Australia | 2–3|  Germany

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* Rogic 41'
* Juric 56'

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* Stindl 5'
* Draxler 44' (pen.)
* Goretzka 48'

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 28,605

Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

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22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)

18:00

Cameroon | 1–1|  Australia

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Zambo Anguissa 45+1' | Report | Milligan 60' (pen.)

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 35,021

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

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25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)

18:00

Chile | 1–1|  Australia

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Rodríguez 67' | Report | Troisi 42'

Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 33,639

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

## Goalscorers

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Player  | Goals  | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2017

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John Aloisi | 5  | 1 |  | 4 |
Shaun Murphy | 2  |  | 2 |  |
Josip Skoko | 2  |  | 1 | 1 |
Tomi Juric | 1  |  |  |  | 1
Harry Kewell | 1  | 1 |  |  |
Mark Milligan | 1  |  |  |  | 1
Damian Mori | 1  | 1 |  |  |
Tomas Rogic | 1  |  |  |  | 1
James Troisi | 1  |  |  |  | 1
Mark Viduka | 1  | 1 |  |  |
Clayton Zane | 1  |  | 1 |  |
Total  | 17  | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4

## See also

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* Australia at the AFC Asian 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.

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