| team AUSTRALIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 16 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 2 - 9 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 9: + 3; = 5; - 1: 12 - 8 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 11: + 5; = 5; - 1: 21 - 10 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 0 - 5 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 12: + 6; = 2; - 4: 20 - 11 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 22 - 9 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 4; = 3; - 1: 20 - 4 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 2; = 2; - 2: 11 - 7 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 7; = 1; - 2: 21 - 7 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 6; = 2; - 0: 34 - 5 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 8: + 7; = 0; - 1: 73 - 4 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 9: + 7; = 1; - 1: 31 - 5 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 5 - 6 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 14: + 9; = 3; - 2: 19 - 4 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 3 - 6 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 14: + 8; = 4; - 2: 25 - 12 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 3 - 9 0 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 22: + 14; = 6; - 2: 51 - 18 48 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 5 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 20: + 13; = 4; - 3: 45 - 12 43 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 4 - 6 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 16: + 11; = 4; - 1: 38 - 7 37 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 3 - 3 5 | |
| Best achievement: |
Round of 16 2006, 2022 FIFA World Cup™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 177: +106: =44; -27; 445 ‒ 132 362 | |
| Percentage indicators | +59,89%; =24,86%; -15,25%; 2,51 ‒ 0,75 68,17% | |
| FIFA world cup | 24: +5: =6; -13; 20 ‒ 40 21 | |
| Percentage indicators | +20,83%; =25,00%; -54,17%; 0,83 ‒ 1,67 29,17% | |
| Total: | 201: +111: =50; -40; 465 ‒ 172 383 | |
| Percentage indicators | +55,22%; =24,88%; -19,90%; 2,31 ‒ 0,86 63,52% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 201 (42) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 465 | |
| - home: | 317 (68,17%) | |
| - away: | 93 (20%) | |
| - neutral field: | 55 (11,83%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 172 | |
| - home: | 50 (29,07%) | |
| - away: | 67 (38,95%) | |
| - neutral field: | 55 (31,98%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 2,31 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,86 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 213/261 (81,61%) | |
| - away: | 108/216 (50,00%) | |
| - neutral field: | 62/126 (49,21%) | |
| Biggest win: | 31:0 - American Samoa (11.04.2001) | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:6 - Korea PR (21.11.1965) | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 87 (43,28%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 47 (23,38%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 48 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 6 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 14 / 8 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 226 (1,12) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 11 (0,05) | |
| - second yellow cards | 6 | |
| - straight red cards | 5 | |
| Players acted | 320 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 496 409 (29 236) | |
| Top scorer: | Tim CAHILL (06 10 14 18) - 30 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Mathew RYAN (14 18 22 26) - 56 games | |