Australia men's national soccer team

Australia

Nickname(s)	Socceroos
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia; 2006–present) OFC (Oceania; 1966–2006)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Graham Arnold
Captain	Mathew Ryan
Most caps	Mark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorer	Tim Cahill (50)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	AUS
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FIFA ranking
Current	24 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest	14 (September 2009)
Lowest	102 (November 2014)
First international
New Zealand 3–1 Australia  (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
Australia 31–0 American Samoa  (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001) (World record for senior international matches)[2]
Biggest defeat
Australia 0–8 South Africa  (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1974)
Best result	Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1980)
Best result	Champions (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	Runners-up (1997)
Medal record Men's football FIFA Confederations Cup 1997 Saudi Arabia Team 2001 Korea/Japan Team AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia Team 2011 Qatar Team OFC Nations Cup 1980 New Caledonia Team 1996 No Host Team 2000 Tahiti Team 2004 Australia Team 1998 Australia Team 2002 New Zealand Team AFC–OFC Challenge Cup 2001 Japan Team
Website	socceroos.com.au

The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer. Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

The team played its first match in 1922 and originally participated in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). In this confederation, Australia won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004, and dominated many World Cup qualification campaigns during earlier rounds. The team won 31–0 against American Samoa in World Cup qualification, achieving the world record for the largest victory in a senior international match. Despite this, the team only managed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup twice in 11 attempts while in this confederation. The team moved to the AFC in 2006, winning the AFC Asian Cup once in 2015 and finishing runners-up in 2011. By winning this competition, Australia became the only team in the world to have won two different confederation cups.^[5] Since moving confederations, the team has also qualified for the World Cup in every attempt, qualifying an additional four times for an overall six qualifications. Australia has made appearances in the World Cup knockout stages twice, having progressed to this stage in 2006 and 2022.

The team additionally represented Australia at the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup four times, winning a silver and bronze medal in 1997 and 2001 respectively. Mark Schwarzer has the most caps for Australia, with 109 to his name, while Tim Cahill has the most goals scored, with 50. Australia initially developed a rivalry with New Zealand and a rivalry with Uruguay, and, after joining the AFC, has developed a rivalry with South Korea and a rivalry with Japan.