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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

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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

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Performance by competition

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For performances by major tournaments refer to Competitive record

Best results

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

AFC

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

Notes:

1 includes South Vietnam

CAF

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

Notes:

1 includes Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia

CONCACAF

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

CONMEBOL

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

OFC

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

UEFA

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

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

Best / Worst

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Best

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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