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OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0


Released: 27 May 20142014 FIFA WORLD CUPBRAZILOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIAAT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP TMVersion 2CONTENTSMedia information 22014 FIFA World Cup match schedule 4Host cities 6Brazil profile 72014 FIFA World Cup country profiles* 8Head-to-head 40Australia’s 2014 FIFA World Cup path 44Referees* 46Australia’s squad (preliminary) 47Player profiles 48Coach profiles* 75Australian staff 77Australian national team history (and records)* 78Australia – Brazil football connections* 112FIFA World Cup history 114The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup* 1162014 FIFA World Cup diary 124* added or updated from Version 1Copyright Football Federation Australia 2014.All rights reserved. No portion of this product may be reproduced electronically, stored in or introduced into aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording orotherwise), without the prior written permission of Football Federation Australia.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP TMA publication of Football Federation AustraliaContent and layout by Andrew HowePublication designed to print two pages to a sheetOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 1


MEDIA INFORMATIONAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM / 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZILKEY DATES26 May Warm-up friendly: Australia v South Africa (Sydney) 19:30 local/AEST6 June Warm-up friendly: Australia v Croatia (Salvador, Brazil) 7 June12 June–13 July 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil 13 June – 14 July12 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Opening CeremonyBrazil v Croatia, opening match (Sao Paulo) 17:00 local 13 June 06:0013 June Australia v Chile, Group B match (Cuiaba) 18:00 local 14 June 08:0018 June Australia v Netherlands, Group B match (Porto Alegre) 13:00 local 19 June 02:0023 June Australia v Spain, Group B match (Curitiba) 13:00 local 24 June 02:0026 June First round ends 27 June28 June–1 July Round of 16 13:00 & 17:00 local 29 June – 2 July 02:00/06:004–5 July Quarter finals 13:00 & 17:00 local (Brazil eastern) 5–6 July 02:00/06:008–9 July Semi finals 17:00 local (Brazil eastern) 9–10 July 06:0012 July Third-place play-off (Brasilia) 17:00 local 13 July 06:0013 July Final (Rio de Janeiro) 16:00 local 14 July 05:00AESTTIME ZONES: WITHIN BRAZIL2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil host cities are in two time zones.Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Fortaleza,Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador& Sao Paulo are all on Brazil eastern time.Cuiaba & Manaus are 1 hour behind Brazil eastern timeTIME DIFFERENCES:BRAZIL (eastern) – AUSTRALIABrazil (eastern) time is:13 hours behind AEST (NSW, Vic, Qld, Tas, ACT)12.5 hours behind ACST (SA, NT)11 hours behind AWST (WA)2014 FIFA WORLD CUP OVERVIEWGROUP STAGE eight groups of four teams, round robin format, top two from each group progress (48 matches)Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group HBrazil Spain Colombia Uruguay Switzerland Argentina Germany BelgiumCroatia Netherlands Greece Costa Rica Ecuador Bosnia/Herzegovina Portugal AlgeriaMexico Chile Côte d’Ivoire England France Iran Ghana RussiaCameroon Australia Japan Italy Honduras Nigeria United States Korea RepublicKNOCKOUT STAGES winners progress to next stage, losers eliminated (16 matches)Round of 16(8 matches)→Quarter finals(4 matches)→Semi finals(2 matches)→FINAL& 3 rd -place play-offSELECTED TECHNICAL RULESArticle 40: Format – final competition1. The final competition shall be played in agroup stage, followed by three knockout stages,the play-off for third place and the finalArticles 42–45: Knock-out stagesIn the knockout stages, if, after 90 minutes, thematch ends in a draw, extra time of two periodsof 15 minutes each will be played. If the score islevel after extra time, penalty kicks will be takento determine the winner in accordance with theprocedure described in the Laws of the Game.Article 41 Group stageThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;b) goal difference in all group matches;c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between theteams concerned;e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams;f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams;g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.See the full 2014 FIFA World Cup regulations on www.fifa.com/worldcupOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2


MEDIA INFORMATIONFFA MEDIA TEAM– 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZILROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESKYLE PATTERSONFFA Corporate Communicationskyle.patterson@footballaustralia.com.auFFA Chairman, CEO and corporatecommunications/requestsFFA local government relationsFFA liaison with satellite TV uplink facilityFFA / AFC Asian Cup liaisonNon-team media requests(family, local government)Socceroos Matchday media supportDAVID MASONHead of Socceroos Media Managementdavid.mason@footballaustralia.com.auSocceroos Matchday Media ManagerSocceroos media and coaching staff requestsCoordination of daily media timetableDistribution of daily media informationTeam photography (FIFA/ENZO)Match coordination meetingsDaily FIFA TV coordinationFIFA media liaisonROB SQUILLACIOTIMedia, Social and Fan Engagement Managementrobert.squillacioti@footballaustralia.com.auManagement of training ground media centreFFA media accreditation liaison (in Brazil)FFA social media and fan engagementLiaison with Croatian FA regarding friendlyBEN COONANSocceroos TV unit cameraman and producermedia@footballaustralia.com.auSocceroos TV and FFA website productionTV distribution and Pool camera for selected eventsSocceroos Matchday media supportADAM MARKFFA Media management and support (Australia-based)adam.mark@footballaustralia.com.auFFA Media point of contact for Australian-basedmedia outlets and staffMedia Manager of South Africa farewell matchand pre departure eventsFFA media accreditation liaison(prior to departure from Australia)2014 FIFA WORLD CUPWEB COVERAGEwww.fifa.com/worldcupthe official website of the2014 FIFA World Cupwww.footballaustralia.com.authe official website ofFootball Federation Australia2014 FIFA WORLD CUPAUSTRALIAN TELEVISION COVERAGESBS TV is Australia's official broadcasterof the 2014 FIFA World Cup.A complete TV broadcast scheduleis available via the SBS websitewww.sbs.com.auOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 3


Group H Group G Group F Group E Group D Group C Group B Group A2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH SCHEDULEGROUP STAGELocal time AEST* Venue #12 Jun 5 pm 13 Jun 6 am BRAZIL CROATIA Sao Paulo 113 Jun 1 pm 14 Jun 2 am MEXICO CAMEROON Natal 217 Jun 4 pm 18 Jun 5 am BRAZIL MEXICO Fortaleza 1618 Jun 6 pm 19 Jun 8 am CAMEROON CROATIA Manaus 2023 Jun 5 pm 24 Jun 6 am CAMEROON BRAZIL Brasilia 3523 Jun 5 pm 24 Jun 6 am CROATIA MEXICO Recife 3613 Jun 4 pm 14 Jun 5 am SPAIN NETHERLANDS Salvador 313 Jun 6 pm 14 Jun 8 am CHILE AUSTRALIA Cuiaba 418 Jun 1 pm 19 Jun 2 am AUSTRALIA NETHERLANDS Porto Alegre 1818 Jun 4 pm 19 Jun 5 am SPAIN CHILE Rio De Janeiro 1923 Jun 1 pm 24 Jun 2 am NETHERLANDS CHILE Sao Paulo 3323 Jun 1 pm 24 Jun 2 am AUSTRALIA SPAIN Curitiba 3414 Jun 1 pm 15 Jun 2 am COLOMBIA GREECE Belo Horizonte 514 Jun 10 pm 15 Jun 11 am CÔTE D’IVOIRE JAPAN Recife 819 Jun 1 pm 20 Jun 2 am COLOMBIA CÔTE D’IVOIRE Brasilia 2119 Jun 7 pm 20 Jun 8 am JAPAN GREECE Natal 2324 Jun 4 pm 25 Jun 6 am JAPAN COLOMBIA Cuiaba 3924 Jun 5 pm 25 Jun 6 am GREECE CÔTE D’IVOIRE Fortaleza 4014 Jun 4 pm 15 Jun 5 am URUGUAY COSTA RICA Fortaleza 614 Jun 6 pm 15 Jun 8 am ENGLAND ITALY Manaus 719 Jun 4 pm 20 Jun 5 am URUGUAY ENGLAND Sao Paulo 2220 Jun 1 pm 21 Jun 2 am ITALY COSTA RICA Recife 2424 Jun 1 pm 25 Jun 2 am ITALY URUGUAY Natal 3724 Jun 1 pm 25 Jun 2 am COSTA RICA ENGLAND Belo Horizonte 3815 Jun 1 pm 16 Jun 2 am SWITZERLAND ECUADOR Brasilia 915 Jun 4 pm 16 Jun 5 am FRANCE HONDURAS Porto Alegre 1020 Jun 4 pm 21 Jun 5 am SWITZERLAND FRANCE Salvador 2520 Jun 7 pm 21 Jun 8 am HONDURAS ECUADOR Curitiba 2625 Jun 4 pm 26 Jun 6 am HONDURAS SWITZERLAND Manaus 4325 Jun 5 pm 26 Jun 6 am ECUADOR FRANCE Rio De Janeiro 4415 Jun 7 pm 16 Jun 8 am ARGENTINA BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA Rio De Janeiro 1116 Jun 4 pm 17 Jun 5 am IRAN NIGERIA Curitiba 1321 Jun 1 pm 22 Jun 2 am ARGENTINA IRAN Belo Horizonte 2721 Jun 6 pm 22 Jun 8 am NIGERIA BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA Cuiaba 2925 Jun 1 pm 26 Jun 2 am NIGERIA ARGENTINA Porto Alegre 4125 Jun 1 pm 26 Jun 2 am BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA IRAN Salvador 4216 Jun 1 pm 17 Jun 2 am GERMANY PORTUGAL Salvador 1216 Jun 7 pm 17 Jun 8 am GHANA UNITED STATES Natal 1421 Jun 4 pm 22 Jun 5 am GERMANY GHANA Fortaleza 2822 Jun 6 pm 23 Jun 8 am UNITED STATES PORTUGAL Manaus 3226 Jun 1 pm 27 Jun 2 am PORTUGAL GHANA Brasilia 4526 Jun 1 pm 27 Jun 2 am UNITED STATES GERMANY Recife 4617 Jun 1 pm 18 Jun 2 am BELGIUM ALGERIA Belo Horizonte 1517 Jun 6 pm 18 Jun 8 am RUSSIA KOREA REPUBLIC Cuiaba 1722 Jun 1 pm 23 Jun 2 am BELGIUM RUSSIA Rio De Janeiro 3022 Jun 4 pm 23 Jun 5 am KOREA REPUBLIC ALGERIA Porto Alegre 3126 Jun 5 pm 27 Jun 6 am KOREA REPUBLIC BELGIUM Sao Paulo 4726 Jun 5 pm 27 Jun 6 am ALGERIA RUSSIA Curitiba 48OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 4


2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH SCHEDULEGroup A w d l f a pts Group E w d l f a ptsBrazilSwitzerlandCroatiaEcuadorMexicoFranceCameroonHondurasGroup B w d l f a pts Group F w d l f a ptsSpainArgentinaNetherlandsBosnia & HerzegovinaChileIranAustraliaNigeriaGroup C w d l f a pts Group G w d l f a ptsColombiaGermanyGreecePortugalCôte d’IvoireGhanaJapanUnited StatesGroup D w d l f a pts Group H w d l f a ptsUruguayBelgiumCosta RicaAlgeriaEnglandRussiaItalyKorea RepublicROUND OF 16KNOCK-OUT STAGE28 Jun 1 pm 29 Jun 2 am WINNER A RUNNER-UP B Belo Horizonte Round of 16 – 1 4928 Jun 5 pm 29 Jun 6 am WINNER C RUNNER-UP D Rio De Janeiro Round of 16 – 2 5029 Jun 1 pm 30 Jun 2 am WINNER B RUNNER-UP A Fortaleza Round of 16 – 3 5129 Jun 5 pm 30 Jun 6 am WINNER D RUNNER-UP C Recife Round of 16 – 4 5230 Jun 1 pm 01 Jul 2 am WINNER E RUNNER-UP F Brasilia Round of 16 – 5 5330 Jun 5 pm 01 Jul 6 am WINNER G RUNNER-UP H Porto Alegre Round of 16 – 6 5401 Jul 1 pm 02 Jul 2 am WINNER F RUNNER-UP E Sao Paulo Round of 16 – 7 5501 Jul 5 pm 02 Jul 6 am WINNER H RUNNER-UP G Salvador Round of 16 – 8 56QUARTER FINALS04 Jul 5 pm 05 Jul 6 am WINNER OF 16 – 1 WINNER OF 16 – 2 Fortaleza Quarter final 1 5704 Jul 1 pm 05 Jul 2 am WINNER OF 16 – 5 WINNER OF 16 – 6 Rio De Janeiro Quarter final 2 5805 Jul 5 pm 06 Jul 6 am WINNER OF 16 – 3 WINNER OF 16 – 4 Salvador Quarter final 3 5905 Jul 1 pm 06 Jul 2 am WINNER OF 16 – 7 WINNER OF 16 – 8 Brasilia Quarter final 4 60SEMI FINALS08 Jul 5 pm 09 Jul 6 am WINNER QUARTER 1 WINNER QUARTER 2 Belo Horizonte Semi final 1 6109 Jul 5 pm 10 Jul 6 am WINNER QUARTER 3 WINNER QUARTER 4 Sao Paulo Semi final 2 62FOR 3 RD PLACE12 Jul 5 pm 13 Jul 6 am LOSER SEMI 1 LOSER SEMI 2 Brasilia For third place 63FINAL13 Jul 4 pm 14 Jul 5 am WINNER SEMI 1 WINNER SEMI 2 Rio De Janeiro Final 64Local time AEST* Venue #*AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time. SA and NT subtract 30 minutes. WA subtract 2 hours.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 5


Belo Horizonte – ESTADIO MINEIRAOState: Minas Gerais Population: 2,396,000Opened 1965, Renovated 2012Capacity: 62,254 Club: CruzeiroBrasilia – ESTADIO NACIONALFederal District Population: 2,649,000Opened 1974, Renovated 2013Capacity: 69,008 Club: Brasilia FCCuiaba – ARENA PANTANALState: Mato Grosso Population: 561,000Opened 1976, Renovated 2014Capacity: 42,968 Clubs: Cuiaba, MixtoCuritiba – ARENA DA BAIXADAState: Parana Population: 1,777,000Opened 1914, Renovated 1999Capacity: 41,456 Club: Atletico ParanaenseFortaleza – ESTADIO CASTELAOState: Ceara Population: 2,500,000Opened 1973, Renovated 2013Capacity: 64,846 Clubs: Ceara, FortalezaManaus – ARENA AMAZONIAState: Amazonas Population: 1,862,000Opened 1970, Renovated 2014Capacity: 42,374 Club: Nacional FCHOST CITIESNatal – ESTADIO DAS DUNASState: Rio Grande do Norte Population: 818,000Opened 1972, Renovated 2013Capacity: 42,086 Club: AmericaPorto Alegre – ESTADIO BEIRA-RIOState: Rio Grande do Sul Population: 1,555,000Opened 1969, Renovated 2013Capacity: 48,849 Club: InternacionalRecife – ARENA PERNAMBUCOState: Pernambuco Population: 1,417,000Opened 2014Capacity: 44,248 Club: NauticoRio de Janeiro – ESTADIO DO MARACANAState: Rio de Janeiro Population: 6,390,000Opened 1950, Renovated 2013Capacity: 76,804 Clubs: Flamengo, FluminenseSalvador – ARENA FONTE NOVAState: Bahia Population: 2,711,000Opened 1951, Renovated 2013Capacity: 48,747 Club: EC BahiaSao Paulo – ARENA DE SAO PAULOState: Sao Paulo Population: 11,377,000Opened 2014Capacity: 65,807 Club: CorinthiansWashington DC6800km from BrasiliaTokyo17800kmBerlin9600kmCanberra14100kmCape Town6900km1000kmBuenos Aires2350km


GeographyBRAZIL PROFILEThe largest country in South America, Brazil stretches over almost half of the continent. With a surface area of8,547,400 km², Brazil is the world’s fifth largest country in area (behind Russia, China, Canada and the United States).It covers 4,345 km from north to south between its furthest points and 4,330 km from east to west. The highestpopulation concentrations are along the Atlantic coastlines, most notably in the two largest cities, Sao Paulo and Riode Janeiro. The capital Brasilia is situated over 1,000 km inland.The country is divided into five regions (Centre-West, North, Northeast, South and Southeast), which are themselvesdivided into 26 states plus the Federal District that houses Brazilian capital Brasília.PopulationBrazil has roughly 190 million inhabitants, making it the fifth most populated country on Earth. The Southeast regionis the most heavily-populated in Brazil with almost 80 million people, roughly 40 per cent of the total. It is also themost densely-populated (84.2 inhabitants per km²) and has the highest urbanisation rate at 90 per cent.The official language is Portuguese, however many Brazilians speak other languages according to their origins.German and Italian, for example, are fairly prevalent in the cities of the south. Almost 75 per cent of Brazilians areCatholics, whilst another 26 million are Protestants.History & GovernanceOfficially, Portuguese Pedro Alvares Cabral is regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. His fleet, in search of the Indias,sailed into the South of modern-day Bahia on 22 April 1500. Since 1530, the Portuguese Crown implemented acolonising policy that lasted centuries and ended when Dom Pedro I declared the country's independence on 7September 1822.After 1822, Brazil was governed by an imperial dynasty until a military revolt led by Marshal Manuel Deodoro daFonseca forced Emperor Dom Pedro II to abdicate in November 1889. The country became a republic and, despite along period of instability and even military dictatorship between 1964 and 1985, it now enjoys the fruits ofdemocracy.Current President Dilma Rousseff has held the post since her inauguration on 1 January 2011.EconomyPredominantly agrarian until recently, Brazil underwent rapid industrial growth throughout the 1960s and 1970s, andby the 1980s possessed a fundamentally modern, diversified economy. This development went hand in hand withheavy exploitation of its natural resources, in particular coal and iron ore.Nearly a quarter of the world's coffee comes from Brazil. Brazil is also one of the foremost producers of sugar cane,used not only to make sugar but also the alcohol that fuels 2.5 million specially-designed vehicles. Production levelsof ricin, cocoa, corn and oranges are among the highest in the world as well, while soy, tobacco, potato, cotton, rice,wheat, manioc and bananas are also produced in large quantities. Sheep and cattle are reared in almost every state.The Brazilian rainforest is another source of natural riches, including tung oil, rubber, carnauba oil, caroa fibre,medicinal plants, vegetable oils, resins, timber for construction and various woods used in furniture-making. Brazilhas also begun mining fairly recently, again taking advantage of its abundant natural resources.Football in BrazilFounded in 1914, the Confederaçao Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) boasts a large list of honours: five FIFA World Cups,eight Copa Americas, four FIFA Under-20 World Cups, three FIFA Under-17 World Cups, two FIFA ConfederationsCups, four FIFA Futsal World Cups, three FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups and dozens of continental trophies.Famous players of Brazil over the years include Pele (whose name is almost synonymous with Brazilian sport itself),Leonidas, Garrincha, Didi, Vava, Zagallo, Tostão, Zico, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto, Socrates, Bebeto, Romario, Cafu,Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. Brazilian football’s exceptional new talents include superstars Ronaldinho and Kaka.Source: www.fifa.comOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 7


ALGERIA2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPeople's Democratic Republic of AlgeriaPopulation: 39 millionMain language: ArabicLife expectancy: 71 yearsGDP per person: $8500Capital city: AlgiersAssociation founded: 1962No. footballers / registered: 1,790,200 / 203,900FIFA ranking (May-14): 25Highest FIFA ranking: 19 (Nov-12+)Continental titles: African Cup winners 1990FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1982, 1986, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Group stageBiggest win: 3-2 v Chile (1982)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Spain (1986)Qualified for 2014 edition as: CAF play-off winners(v Burkina Faso)Australia's record against Algeria (men's)No matches played at any levelGroup HDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in AlgeriaPopulation count (2011 census): 12000.02 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 3.5 3.7 77.5 15.3Median age: 46.6 yearsSex ratio: 156.0 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 18.5 54.4 27.0Australian citizenship rate: 80.4 per centMain localities of residence: Lakemba (NSW),Wiley Park (NSW), Belmore (NSW)FORM GUIDE25/05/13 Mauritania W 1-0 Blida02/06/13 Burkina Faso W 2-0 Blida09/06/13 Benin W 3-1 Porto Novo16/06/13 Rwanda W 1-0 Kigali14/08/13 Guinea D 2-2 Blida10/09/13 Mali W 1-0 Blida12/10/13 Burkina Faso L 2-3 Ouagadougou19/11/13 Burkina Faso W 1-0 Blida31/05/14 Armenia - Sion04/06/14 Romania - GenevaNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 7PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – ALGERIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubEsseid Belkalem 25 Def Watford ENGAmir Karaoui 26 Mid Setif ALGNabil Bentaleb 19 Mid Tottenham Hotspur ENG Nacer Khoualed 28 Def Alger ALGRyad Boudebouz 24 For Bastia FRAMedhi Lacen 30 Mid Getafe ESPMadjid Bougherra 31 Def Lekhwiya QATRiyad Mahrez 23 For Leicester City ENGYacine Brahimi 24 Mid Granada ESPAissa Mandi 22 Def Stade de Reims FRALiassine Cadamuro 26 Def Mallorca ESPAdi Mbolhi 28 GK CSKA Sofia BULAbdelmoumene Djabou 27 For Club Africain TUNCarl Medjani 29 Def Valenciennes FRARafik Djebbour 30 For Nottingham Forest ENG Djamel Mesbah 29 Def Livorno ITAlzzeddine Doukha 27 GK El Harrach ALGMehdi Mostefa-Sbaa 30 Mid Ajaccio FRASofiane Feghouli 24 For Valencia ESPCedric Si Mohammed 29 GK Constantine ALGNabil Ghilas 24 For Porto PORIslam Slimani 25 For Sporting PORFaouzi Ghoulam 23 Def Napoli ITAEl Arabi Soudani 26 For Dinamo Zagreb CROAdlane Guedioura 28 Mid Crystal Palace ENG Saphir Taider 22 Mid Internazionale ITARafik Halliche 27 Def Academica Coimbra POR Hassan Yebda 30 Mid Udinese Calcic ITAFoued Kadir 30 For Stade Rennais FRAMohamed Zemmamouche 29 GK Alger ALGCOACH: Vahid Halilhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) age 62 yearsCoach of Algeria since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 8


ARGENTINAArgentine Republic2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 41 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 76 yearsGDP per person: $18700Capital city: Buenos AiresAssociation founded: 1893No. footballers / registered: 2,658,811 / 331,811FIFA ranking (May-14): 7Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Mar-07+)Continental titles: 14 times Copa America winnersFIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 16 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978,1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1978, 1986Biggest win: 6-0 v Peru (1978) & Serbia (2006)Biggest loss: 1-6 v Czechoslovakia (1958)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONMEBOL round robin winnersAustralia's record against Argentina (men's)Team P W D LSenior 7 1 1 5Under-23 3 1 0 2Under-20 6 2 2 2Under-17 6 1 2 3Group FDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in ArgentinaPopulation count (2011 census): 120000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 3.0 3.9 76.1 17.0Median age: 47.2 yearsSex ratio: 91.9 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 7.4 73.3 19.2Australian citizenship rate: 85.8 per centMain localities of residence: Bossley Park (NSW),Endeavour Hills (Vic), Liverpool (NSW)FORM GUIDE14/06/13 Guatemala W 4-0 Guatemala City14/08/13 Italy W 2-1 Rome10/09/13 Paraguay W 5-2 Asuncion11/10/13 Peru W 3-1 Buenos Aires15/10/13 Uruguay L 2-3 Montevideo15/11/13 Ecuador D 0-0 New York18/11/13 Bosnia W 2-0 St. Louis05/03/14 Romania D 0-0 Bucharest04/06/14 Trinidad/Tobago - La Plata07/06/14 Slovenia - Buenos AiresNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – ARGENTINAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubSergio Aguero 26 For Manchester City ENG Ezequiel Lavezzi 29 For Paris Saint-Germain FRARicardo Alvarez 26 Mid Internazionale ITALisandro Lopez 24 Def Getafe ESPMariano Andujar 30 GK Calcio Catania ITAJavier Mascherano 30 Mid Barcelona ESPEver Banega 25 Mid Newells Old Boys ARG Gabriel Mercado 27 Def River Plate ARGJose Maria Basanta 30 Def Monterrey MEXLionel Messi 26 For Barcelona ESPLucas Biglia 28 Mid Lazio ITAAgustin Orion 32 GK Boca Juniors ARGHugo Campagnaro 33 Def Internazionale ITANicolas Otamendi 26 Def Atletico Mineiro BRAMartin Demichelis 33 Def Manchester City ENG Rodrigo Palacio 32 For Internazionale ITAAngel Dl Maria 26 Mid Real Madrid ESPEnzo Perez 28 Mid Benfica PORFranco Dl Santo 25 For Werder Bremen GER Fabian Rinaudo 27 Mid Calcio Catania ITAAugusto Fernandez 28 Mid Celta Vigo ESPMaxi Rodriguez 33 Mid Newells Old Boys ARGFederico Fernandez 25 Def Napoli ITAMarcos Rojo 24 Def Sporting PORFernando Gago 28 Mid Boca Juniors ARGSergio Romero 27 GK Monaco FRAEzequiel Garay 27 Def Benfica PORJose Sosa 28 Mid Atletico Madrid ESPGonzalo Higuain 26 For Napoli ITAPablo Zabaleta 29 Def Manchester City ENGCOACH: Alejandro Sabella (Argentina) age 59 yearsCoach of Argentina since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 9


AUSTRALIACommonwealth of AustraliaPopulation: 23 millionMain language: EnglishLife expectancy: 82 yearsGDP per person: $44500Capital city: Canberra2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1961No. footballers / registered: 970,728 / 435,728FIFA ranking (May-14): 59Highest FIFA ranking: 14 (Sep-09)Continental titles: 4 times Oceania Cup winners(1980, 1995, 2000, 2004)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1974, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 2006Biggest win: 3-1 v Japan (2006)Biggest loss: 0-4 v Germany (1974)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC Group B runners-upGroup BDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in AustraliaPopulation count (2011 census): 15017800Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 24.2 14.7 49.2 11.9Median age: 33.7 yearsSex ratio: 97.5 males per 100 femalesAustralian citizenship rate: 99.6 per centFORM GUIDE20/07/13 Korea Republic D 0-0 Seoul25/07/13 Japan L 2-3 Hwaseong28/07/13 China PR L 3-4 Seoul07/09/13 Brazil L 0-6 Brasilia11/10/13 France L 0-6 Paris15/10/13 Canada W 3-0 London19/11/13 Costa Rica W 1-0 Sydney05/03/14 Ecuador L 3-4 London26/05/14 South Africa D 1-1 Sydney06/06/14 Croatia - SalvadorNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – AUSTRALIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubMark Birighitti 23 GK Newcastle Jets AUS Massimo Luongo 21 Mid Swindon Town ENGOliver Bozanic 25 Mid Luzern SUIRyan McGowan 24 Def Shandong Luneng CHNMark Bresciano 34 Mid Al Gharafa QATMatt McKay 31 Mid Brisbane Roar AUSJosh Brillante 21 Mid Newcastle Jets AUS Mark Milligan 28 Mid Melbourne Victory AUSTim Cahill 34 For New York Red Bulls USA Tommy Oar 22 Mid Utrecht NEDJason Davidson 22 Def Heracles Almelo NED Tommy Rogic 21 Mid Melbourne Victory AUSIvan Franjic 26 Def Brisbane Roar AUSMaty Ryan 22 GK Club Brugge BELEugene Galekovic 33 GK Adelaide United AUS Adam Sarota 25 Mid Utrecht NEDCurtis Good 21 Def Dundee United SCO Matthew Spiranovic 25 Def Western Sydney AUSBen Halloran 21 For Fortuna Duesseldorf GER Adam Taggart 21 For Newcastle Jets AUSJames Holland 25 Mid Austria Wien AUTJames Troisi 25 Mid Melbourne Victory AUSMile Jedinak 29 Mid Crystal Palace ENG Dario Vidosic 27 Mid Sion SUIJoshua Kennedy 31 For Nagoya Grampus JPN Alex Wilkinson 29 Def Jeonbuk Motors KORMitch Langerak 25 GK Borussia Dortmund GER Luke Wilkshire 32 Def Dynamo Moscow RUSMathew Leckie 23 For Frankfurt GERBailey Wright 21 Def Preston North End ENGCOACH: Ange Postecoglou (Australia) age 48 yearsCoach of Australia since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 10


BELGIUMKingdom of Belgium2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 11 millionMain languages: French, Dutch, GermanLife expectancy: 81 yearsGDP per person: $38900Capital city: BrusselsAssociation founded: 1895No. footballers / registered: 816,583 / 443,383FIFA ranking (May-14): 12Highest FIFA ranking: 5 (Oct-13)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970,1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014)Best placing: Fourth 1986Biggest win: 3-0 v El Salvador (1970)Biggest loss: 2-5 v Germany (1934)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group A winnersAustralia's record against Belgium (men's)No matches played at any levelGroup HDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in BelgiumPopulation count (2011 census): 58000.1 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 7.2 5.9 64.7 22.2Median age: 49.7 yearsSex ratio: 97.2 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 36.2 35.1 28.7Australian citizenship rate: 65.9 per centMain localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),Berwick (Vic), Mount Eliza (Vic)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 France D 0-0 Brussels06/09/13 Scotland W 2-0 Glasgow11/10/13 Croatia W 2-1 Zagreb15/10/13 Wales D 1-1 Brussels14/11/13 Colombia L 0-2 Brussels19/11/13 Japan L 2-3 Brussels05/03/14 Côte d’Ivoire D 2-2 Brussels26/05/14 Luxembourg - Genk01/06/14 Sweden - Solna07/06/14 Tunisia - BrusselsNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – BELGIUMPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubToby Alderweireld 25 Def Atletico Madrid ESP Nicolas Lombaerts 29 Def Zenit St Petersburg RUSMichy Batshuayi 20 For Standard Liege BEL Romelu Lukaku 21 For Everton ENGKoen Casteels 21 GK Hoffenheim GERDries Mertens 27 Mid Napoli ITANacer Chadli 24 Mid Tottenham Hotspur ENG Simon Mignolet 26 GK Liverpool ENGLaurent Ciman 28 Def Standard Liege BEL Kevin Mirallas 26 For Everton ENGThibaut Courtois 22 GK Atletico Madrid ESP Radja Nainggolan 26 Mid Roma ITAKevin De Bruyne 22 Mid VfL Wolfsburg GER Divock Origi 19 For Lille FRASteven Defour 26 Mid Porto PORSebastien Pocognoli 26 Def Hannover GERMoussa Dembele 26 Mid Tottenham Hotspur ENG Silvio Proto 31 GK Anderlecht BELMarouane Fellaini 26 Mid Manchester United ENG Daniel Van Buyten 36 Def Bayern Muenchen GERGuillaume Gillet 30 Def Anderlecht BELJelle Van Damme 30 Def Standard Liege BELEden Hazard 23 Mid Chelsea ENGAnthony Van Den Borre 26 Def Anderlecht BELThorgan Hazard 21 Mid Zulte Waregem BEL Thomas Vermaelen 28 Def Arsenal ENGAdnan Januzaj 19 Mid Manchester United ENG Jan Vertonghen 27 Def Tottenham Hotspur ENGVincent Kompany 28 Def Manchester City ENG Axel Witsel 25 Mid Zenit St Petersburg RUSCOACH: Marc Wilmots (Belgium) age 45 yearsCoach of Belgium since 2012 (assistant 2009-2012)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 11


2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESBOSNIA & HERZEGOVINABosnia and HerzegovinaPopulation: 3.8 millionMain languages: Bosnian, Croatian, SerbianLife expectancy: 76 yearsGDP per person: $9200Capital city: SarajevoAssociation founded: 1992No. footballers / registered: 200,240 / 69,040FIFA ranking (May-14): 25Highest FIFA ranking: 13 (Aug-13)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 1 (2014)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group G winnersAustralia's record againstBosnia & Herzegovina (men's)No matches played at any levelGroup FDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in Bosnia & HerzegovinaPopulation count (2011 census): 257000.5 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 1.4 13.3 72.0 13.3Median age: 46.2 yearsSex ratio: 97.1 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 9.7 77.0 13.4Australian citizenship rate: 95.7 per centMain localities of residence: Liverpool (NSW),Noble Park (Vic), St Albans (Vic)FORM GUIDE07/06/13 Latvia W 5-0 Riga14/08/13 United States L 3-4 Sarajevo06/09/13 Slovakia L 0-1 Zenica10/09/13 Slovakia W 2-1 Zilina11/10/13 Liechtenstein W 4-1 Zenica15/10/13 Lithuania W 1-0 Kaunas18/11/13 Argentina L 0-2 St. Louis05/03/14 Egypt L 0-2 Innsbruck30/05/14 Côte d’Ivoire - St. Louis03/06/14 Mexico - ChicagoNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 9PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubAsmir Avdukic 33 GK Borac Banja Luka BIH Zvjezdan Misimovic 32 Mid Guizhou Renhe CHNDejan Bandovic 31 GK Sarajevo BIHMensur Mujdza 30 Mid Freiburg GERAsmir Begovic 26 GK Stoke City ENGMiralem Pjanic 24 Mid Roma ITAMuhamed Besic 21 Mid Ferencvarosi HUNSejad Salihovic 29 Mid Hoffenheim GERErmin Bicakcic 24 Def Eint. Braunschweig GER Emir Spahic 33 Mid Bayer Leverkusen GEREdin Dzeko 28 For Manchester City ENG Srdjan Stanic 24 Mid Zeljeznicar BIHJasmin Fejzic 28 GK VfR Aalen GERMiroslav Stevanovic 23 Mid Deportivo Alaves ESPAnel Hadzic 24 Mid Sturm Graz AUTToni Sunjic 25 Def Zorya Lugansk UKRlzet Hajrovic 22 Mid Galatasaray TURTino Sven Susic 22 Mid Hajduk Split CROVedad Ibisevic 29 For VfB Stuttgart GEREdin Visca 24 For Istanbul TURSenijad Ibricic 28 Mid Kayseri Erciyesspor TUR Ognjen Vranjes 24 Def Elazigspor TURSead Kolasinac 20 Def Schalke GERAvdija Vrsajevic 28 Mid Hajduk Split CROZoran Kvrzic 25 Mid Rijeka CROAdnan Zahirovic 24 Mid Vfl Bochum GERSenad Lulic 28 Mid Lazio ITAErmin Zec 25 For Genclerbirligi TURHaris Medunjanin 29 Mid Gaziantepspor TUR Ervin Zukanovic 27 Def Gent BELCOACH: Safet Susic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) age 59 yearsCoach of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2009Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 12


BRAZILFederal Republic of Brazil2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 200 millionMain language: PortugueseLife expectancy: 74 yearsGDP per person: $11900Capital city: BrasíliaAssociation founded: 1914No. footballers / registered: 13,197,733 / 2,141,733FIFA ranking (May-14): 4Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Sep-93+)Continental titles: 8 times Copa America winnersFIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 20 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954,1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986,1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002Biggest win: 7-1 v Sweden (1950)Biggest loss: 0-3 v France (1998)Qualified for 2014 edition as: hostAustralia's record against Brazil (men's)Team P W D LSenior 8 1 1 6Under-23 3 3 0 0Under-20 11 2 4 5Under-17 8 1 1 6Group ADEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in BrazilPopulation count (2011 census): 145000.3 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 5.1 10.8 81.3 2.8Median age: 32.1 yearsSex ratio: 87.2 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 2.8 22.4 74.8Australian citizenship rate: 34.9 per centMain localities of residence: Dee Why (NSW),Manly (NSW), Maroubra (NSW)FORM GUIDE22/06/13 Italy W 4-2 Salvador26/06/13 Uruguay W 2-1 Belo Horizonte30/06/13 Spain W 3-0 Rio De Janeiro14/08/13 Switzerland L 0-1 Basel07/09/13 Australia W 6-0 Brasilia10/09/13 Portugal W 3-1 Foxborough05/03/14 South Africa W 5-0 Johannesburg05/03/14 South Africa W 5-0 Johannesburg03/06/14 Panama - Goiania06/06/14 Serbia - Sao PauloNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 12PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – BRAZILPlayer Age Pos ClubDani Alves 31 Def Barcelona ESPBernard 21 For Shakhtar Donetsk UKRDiego Cavalieri 31 GK Fluminense BRAJulio Cesar 34 GK Toronto CANDante 30 Def Bayern Muenchen GERFernandinho 29 Mid Manchester City ENGFred 30 For Fluminense BRALuiz Gustavo 26 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERHenrique 27 Def Napoli ITAHernanes 29 Mid Internazionale ITAHulk 27 For Zenit St Petersburg RUSJefferson 31 GK Botafogo BRAJo 27 For Atletico Mineiro BRAAlan Kardec 25 For Sao Paulo BRALucas 27 Mid Liverpool ENGPlayer Age Pos ClubLucas 21 For Paris Saint-Germain FRAFilipe Luis 28 Def Atletico Madrid ESPDavid Luiz 27 Def Chelsea ENGMaicon 32 Def Roma ITAMarcelo 26 Def Real Madrid ESPMaxwell 32 Def Paris Saint-Germain FRAMiranda 29 Def Atletico Madrid ESPNeymar 22 For Barcelona ESPOscar 22 Mid Chelsea ENGPaulinho 25 Mid Tottenham Hotspur ENGRafinha 28 Def Bayern Muenchen GERRamires 27 Mid Chelsea ENGThiago Silva 29 Def Paris Saint-Germain FRAVictor 31 GK Atletico Mineiro BRAWillian 25 Mid Corinthians BRACOACH: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil) age 65 yearsCoach of Brazil since 2012 (also 2001-2002)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2002 (Brazil), 2006 (Portugal)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 13


CAMEROONRepublic of CameroonPopulation: 22 millionMain languages: French, EnglishLife expectancy: 55 yearsGDP per person: $2300Capital city: Yaoundé2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1959No. footballers / registered: 785,515 / 22,045FIFA ranking (May-14): 50Highest FIFA ranking: 11 (Nov-06+)Continental titles: 4 times African Cup winners(1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 7 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010,2014)Best placing: Quarter-finalists 1990Biggest win: by 1 goal (several times)Biggest loss: 1-6 v Russia (1994)Qualified for 2014 edition as: CAF play-off winners(v Tunisia)Australia's record against Cameroon (men's)Team P W D LUnder-20 3 0 1 2Group ADEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in CameroonPopulation count (2011 census): 3000.01 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 11.1 20.0 67.1 1.8Median age: 32.2 yearsSex ratio: 169.2 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 3.0 15.2 81.8Australian citizenship rate: 37.2 per centMain localities of residence: South Morang (Vic),Newnham (TAS), Coburg (Vic)FORM GUIDE28/07/13 Gabon W 1-0 Yaounde10/08/13 Gabon L 0-1 Libreville26/08/13 Congo DR L 0-1 .30/08/13 Congo DR D 1-1 Lubumbashi13/10/13 Tunisia D 0-0 Rades17/11/13 Tunisia W 4-1 Yaounde05/03/14 Portugal L 1-5 Leiria26/05/14 Macedonia - Kufstein29/05/14 Paraguay - Kufstein01/06/14 Germany - MoenchengladbachNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – CAMEROONPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubVincent Aboubakar 22 For Lorient FRAJean Makoun 31 Mid Stade Rennais FRABenoit Assouekotto 30 Def Queens Park Rangers ENG Joel Matip 22 Mid Schalke GERMacky Bagnack 19 Def Barcelona ESPStephane Mbia 28 Mid Sevilla ESPHenri Bedimo 30 Def Olympique Lyonnais FRA Benjamin Moukandjo 25 For Nancy FRAGaetan Bong 26 Def Olympiacos Piraeus GRE Sammy Ndjock 24 GK Fethiyespor TURAurelien Chedjou 28 Def Galatasaray TURGuy Ndy 28 GK En Avant Guingamp FRAEric Choupo Moting 25 For Mainz GERLandry Nguemo 28 Mid Girondins Bordeaux FRACedric Djeugoue 21 Def Coton Sport CMRNicolas Nkoulou 24 Def Olympique Marseille FRASamuel Etoo 33 For Chelsea ENGDany Nounkeu 28 Def Besiktas TUREnoh Eyong 28 Mid Antalyaspor TURAllan Nyom 26 Def Granada ESPLoic Feudjou 22 GK Coton Sport CMRFabrice Olinga 18 For Zulte Waregem BELMohamadou Idrissou 34 For Kaiserslautern GER Edgar Salli 21 Mid Lens FRACharles Itandje 31 GK Konyaspor TURAlexandre Song 26 Mid Barcelona ESPJean Armel Kana Biyik 24 Def Stade Rennais FRAPierre Webo 32 For Fenerbahce TURRaoul Loe 25 Mid Osasuna ESPGuy Zock Abep 20 Mid Cosmos de Bafia CMRCOACH: Volker Finke (Germany) age 66 yearsCoach of Cameroon since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 14


CHILERepublic of Chile2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 18 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 80 yearsGDP per person: $22700Capital city: SantiagoAssociation founded: 1895No. footballers / registered: 2,608,337 / 478,337FIFA ranking (May-14): 13Highest FIFA ranking: 6 (Apr-98)Continental titles: 4 times Copa America runners upFIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974,1982, 1998, 2010, 2014, 2014)Best placing: Third 1962Biggest win: 5-2 v United States (1950)Biggest loss: 1-4 v West Germany (1982) & Brazil (1998)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONMEBOL round robin third placeAustralia's record against Chile (men's)Team P W D LSenior 4 0 1 3Under-23 4 1 2 1Under-20 14 2 5 7Under-17 8 4 3 1Group BDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in ChilePopulation count (2011 census): 249000.5 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 2.5 4.0 76.3 17.2Median age: 48.4 yearsSex ratio: 91.9 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 6.0 81.4 12.7Australian citizenship rate: 77.8 per centMain localities of residence: Bossley Park (NSW),Fairfield (NSW), Narre Warren South (Vic)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Iraq W 6-0 Brondby06/09/13 Venezuela W 3-0 Santiago De Chile11/10/13 Colombia D 3-3 Barranquilla15/10/13 Ecuador W 2-1 Santiago De Chile15/11/13 England W 2-0 London19/11/13 Brazil L 1-2 Toronto22/01/14 Costa Rica W 4-0 Coquimbo05/03/14 Germany L 0-1 Stuttgart30/05/14 Egypt - Santiago De Chile04/06/14 Northern Ireland - ValparaisoNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – CHILEPlayer Age Pos ClubMiiko Albornoz 23 Def Malmo SWEEnzo Andia 21 Def Universidad Catolica CHICharles Aranguiz 25 Mid Internacional BRAJean Beausejour 30 Mid Wigan Athletic ENGClaudio Bravo 31 GK Real Sociedad ESPGustavo Canales 32 For Union Espanola CHICarlos Carmona 27 Mid Atalanta Bergamo ITAMarcelo Diaz 27 Mid Basel SUIMatias Fernandez 28 Mid Fiorentina ITAJose Fuenzalida 29 Mid Colo-Colo CHIPaulo Garces 29 GK Universidad de Chile CHIMarcos Gonzalez 34 Def Union Espanola CHIFelipe Gutierrez 23 Mid Twente NEDPablo Hernandez 27 For Higgins CHIJohnny Herrera 33 GK Universidad de Chile CHIPlayer Age Pos ClubMauricio Isla 26 Def Juventus ITAGonzalo Jara 28 Def Nottingham Forest ENGGary Medel 26 Def Cardiff City WALEugenio Mena 25 Def Santos BRARodrigo Millar 32 Mid Atlas MEXFabian Orellana 28 For Celta Vigo ESPEsteban Paredes 33 For Colo-Colo CHIMauricio Pinilla 30 For Cagliari Calcio ITAJose Rojas 30 Def Universidad de Chile CHIAlexis Sanchez 25 For Barcelona ESPFrancisco Silva 28 Mid Osasuna ESPCristopher Toselli 25 GK Universidad Catolica CHIJorge Valdivia 30 Mid Palmeiras BRAEduardo Vargas 24 For Valencia ESPArturo Vidal 27 Mid Juventus ITACOACH: Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina) age 54 yearsCoach of Chile since 2012Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 15


COLOMBIARepublic of ColombiaPopulation: 48 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 74 yearsGDP per person: $10600Capital city: Bogotá2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1924No. footballers / registered: 3,043,229 / 291,229FIFA ranking (May-14): 5Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Jul-13+)Continental titles: Winner Copa America 2001FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 5 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 1990Biggest win: 2-0 v UAE (1990) & Switzerland (1994)Biggest loss: 0-5 v Yugoslavia (1962)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONMEBOL round robin runners-upAustralia's record against Colombia (men's)Team P W D LSenior 3 0 1 2Under-20 4 1 1 2Group CDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in ColombiaPopulation count (2011 census): 113000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 4.9 12.4 79.3 3.3Median age: 32.5 yearsSex ratio: 87.5 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 1.0 29.7 69.2Australian citizenship rate: 41.8 per centMain localities of residence: Spring Hill (Qld),Melbourne (Vic), Brisbane City (Qld)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Serbia W 1-0 Barcelona06/09/13 Ecuador W 1-0 Barranquilla10/09/13 Uruguay L 0-2 Montevideo11/10/13 Chile D 3-3 Barranquilla15/10/13 Paraguay W 2-1 Asuncion14/11/13 Belgium W 2-0 Brussels19/11/13 Netherlands D 0-0 Amsterdam05/03/14 Tunisia D 1-1 Barcelona31/05/14 Senegal - Buenos Aires06/06/14 Jordan - Buenos AiresNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – COLOMBIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubAbel Aguilar 29 Mid Toulouse FRADavid Ospina 25 GK Nice FRAEder Alvarez 21 Def River Plate ARGLuis Perea 35 Def Cruz Azul MEXSantiago Arias 22 Def PSV Eindhoven NED Juan Quintero 21 Mid Porto PORPablo Armero 27 Def West Ham United ENG Aldo Ramirez 33 Mid Monarcas Morelia MEXCarlos Bacca 27 For Sevilla ESPAdrian Ramos 28 For Hertha Berlin GERJuan Cuadrado 26 Mid Fiorentina ITAJames Rodriguez 22 Mid Monaco FRAFalcao 28 For Monaco FRACarlos Sanchez 28 Mid Elche ESPFredy Guarin 27 Mid Internazionale ITAElkin Soto 33 Mid Mainz GERTeofilo Gutierrez 29 For River Plate ARGMacnelly Torres 29 Mid Al Shabab KSAVictor Ibarbo 24 For Cagliari Calcio ITACarlos Valdes 29 Def San Lorenzo ARGJackson Martinez 27 For Porto POREdwin Valencia 29 Mid Fluminense BRAAlexander Mejia 25 Mid Atletico Nacional COL Camilo Vargas 25 GK lndependiente Santa COLFaryd Mondragon 42 GK Deportivo Cali COL Mario Yepes 38 Def Atalanta Bergamo ITAAquivaldo Mosquera 32 Def Club America MEXCristian Zapata 27 Def AC Milan ITALuis Muriel 23 For Udinese Calcic ITAJuan Zuniga 28 Def Napoli ITACOACH: Jose Pekerman (Argentina) age 64 yearsCoach of Colombia since 2012Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2006 (Argentina)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 16


COSTA RICARepublic of Costa RicaPopulation: 4.9 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 80 yearsGDP per person: $12900Capital city: San José2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1921No. footballers / registered: 1,084,588 / 50,588FIFA ranking (May-14): 34Highest FIFA ranking: 17 (May-03+)Continental titles: 2 times CONCACAF Championshipwinners (1963, 1969)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1990, 2002, 2006, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 1990Biggest win: 2-1 v Sweden (1990)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Ecuador (2006)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONCACAF fourth round runners-upAustralia's record against Costa Rica (men's)Team P W D LSenior 1 1 0 0Under-23 1 1 0 0Under-20 6 4 0 2Under-17 1 0 0 1Group DDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in Costa RicaPopulation count (2011 census): 4000.01 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 6.2 10.9 75.7 7.2Median age: 34.9 yearsSex ratio: 108.1 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 11.5 54.9 33.6Australian citizenship rate: 74.7 per centMain localities of residence: Randwick (NSW),Annandale (NSW), Carlton (NSW)FORM GUIDE09/07/13 Cuba W 3-0 Portland13/07/13 Belize W 1-0 Sandy11/10/13 Honduras L 0-1 San Pedro Sula15/10/13 Mexico W 2-1 San Jose19/11/13 Australia L 0-1 Sydney22/01/14 Chile L 0-4 Coquimbo25/01/14 Korea Republic L 0-1 Los Angeles05/03/14 Paraguay W 2-1 San Jose02/06/14 Japan - Tampa07/06/14 Rep. of Ireland - FoxboroughNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – COSTA RICAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubJohnny Acosta 30 Def Alajuelense CRCCristian Gamboa 24 Def Rosenborg NOREsteban Alvarado 25 GK AZ Alkmaar NEDGiancarlo Gonzalez 26 Def Columbus Crew USAHansell Arauz 24 Mid Deportivo Saprissa CRC Oscar Granados 28 Mid Herediano CRCJairo Arrieta 30 For Columbus Crew USA Carlos Hernandez 32 Mid Wellington Phoenix NZLMichael Barrantes 30 Mid Aalesunds NORRoy Miller 29 Def New York Red Bulls USAChristian Bolanos 30 Mid Kobenhavn DENHeiner Mora 29 Def Deportivo Saprissa CRCCelso Borges 26 Mid Solna SWEKeylor Navas 27 GK Levante ESPRandall Brenes 30 For Cartagines CRCPatrick Pemberton 32 GK Alajuelense CRCDiego Calvo 23 Mid Valerenga NORAriel Rodriguez 28 Mid Alajuelense CRCDaniel Cambronero 28 GK Herediano CRCBryan Ruiz 28 For PSV Eindhoven NEDJoel Campbell 21 For Olympiacos Piraeus GRE Alvaro Saborio 32 For Real Salt Lake USAJose Cubero 27 Mid Herediano CRCYeltsin Tejeda 22 Mid Deportivo Saprissa CRCJunior Diaz 30 Def Mainz GERMichael Umana 31 Def Deportivo Saprissa CRCOscar Duarte 25 Def Club Brugge BELMarcos Urena 24 For Kuban Krasnodar RUSWaylon Francis 23 Def Columbus Crew USA Kendall Waston 26 Def Deportivo Saprissa CRCCOACH: Jorge Luis Pinto (Colombia) age 62 yearsCoach of Costa Rica since 2011 (also 2004-2005)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 17


CROATIARepublic of CroatiaPopulation: 4.3 millionMain language: CroatianLife expectancy: 77 yearsGDP per person: $20500Capital city: Zagreb2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1912No. footballers / registered: 362,514 / 109,799FIFA ranking (May-14): 20Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Jan-99+)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2014)Best placing: Third 1998Biggest win: 3-0 v Germany (1998)Biggest loss: 1-2 v France (1998)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA play-off winners(v Iceland)Australia's record against Croatia (men's)Team P W D LSenior 5 2 2 1Under-23 1 1 0 0Under-17 1 1 0 0Group ADEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in CroatiaPopulation count (2011 census): 488000.9 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 0.4 3.9 55.5 40.2Median age: 61.2 yearsSex ratio: 101.5 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 57.9 36.1 6.1Australian citizenship rate: 96.8 per centMain localities of residence: Liverpool (NSW),St Albans (Vic), Bell Park (Vic)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Liechtenstein W 3-2 Vaduz06/09/13 Serbia D 1-1 Belgrade10/09/13 Korea Republic W 2-1 Jeonju11/10/13 Belgium L 1-2 Zagreb15/10/13 Scotland L 0-2 Glasgow15/11/13 Iceland D 0-0 Reykjavik19/11/13 Iceland W 2-0 Zagreb05/03/14 Switzerland D 2-2 St. Gall31/05/14 Mali - Osijek06/06/14 Australia - SalvadorNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – CROATIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubMilan Badelj 25 Mid Hamburger GERMario Pasalic 19 Mid Hajduk Split CROMarcelo Brozovic 21 Mid Dinamo Zagreb CRO Ivan Perisic 25 Mid VfL Wolfsburg GERIgor Bubnjic 21 Def Udinese Calcio ITAStipe Pletikosa 35 GK Rostov RUSDuje Cop 24 For Dinamo Zagreb CRO Danijel Pranjic 32 Def Panathinaikos GREVedran Corluka 28 Def Lokomotiv Moscow RUS Ivan Rakitic 26 Mid Sevilla ESPEduardo 31 For Shakhtar Donetsk UKR Ante Rebic 20 For Fiorentina ITAlvo Ilicevic 27 Mid Hamburger GERSammir 27 Mid Getafe ESPNikica Jelavic 28 For Hull City ENGGordon Schildenfeld 29 Def Panathinaikos GREMateo Kovacic 20 Mid Internazionale ITADarijo Srna 32 Def Shakhtar Donetsk UKRNiko Kranjcar 29 Mid Queens Park Rangers ENG Ivan Strinic 26 Def Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk UKRDejan Lovren 24 Def Southampton ENGDanijel Subasic 29 GK Monaco FRAMario Manozukic 28 For Bayern Muenchen GER Domagoj Vida 25 Def Dynamo Kyiv UKRIvan Mocinic 21 Mid Rijeka CROSime Vrsaljko 22 Def Genoa ITALuka Modric 28 Mid Real Madrid ESPOgnjen Vukojevic 30 Mid Dynamo Kyiv UKRlvica Olic 34 For VfL Wolfsburg GER Oliver Zelenika 21 GK Lokomotiva Zagreb CROCOACH: Nico Kovac (Croatia) age 42 yearsCoach of Croatia since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 19


ECUADORRepublic of EcuadorPopulation: 16 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 76 yearsGDP per person: $9700Capital city: Quito2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1925No. footballers / registered: 1,029,655 / 30,855FIFA ranking (May-14): 28Highest FIFA ranking: 10 (Apr-13+)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 3 (2002, 2006, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 2006Biggest win: 3-0 v Costa Rica (2006)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Germany (2006)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONMEBOL round robin fourth placeAustralia's record against Ecuador (men's)Team P W D LSenior 1 0 0 1Under-20 1 0 1 0Under-17 1 0 1 0Group EDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in EcuadorPopulation count (2011 census): 17000.03 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 4.3 9.5 71.2 15.0Median age: 44.0 yearsSex ratio: 93.3 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 6.0 65.2 28.9Australian citizenship rate: 76.2 per centMain localities of residence: Dulwich Hill (NSW),Marrickville (NSW), Rosebery (NSW)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Spain L 0-2 Guayaquil06/09/13 Colombia L 0-1 Barranquilla11/10/13 Uruguay W 1-0 Quito15/10/13 Chile L 1-2 Santiago De Chile15/11/13 Argentina D 0-0 New York19/11/13 Honduras D 2-2 Houston05/03/14 Australia W 4-3 London17/05/14 Netherlands D 1-1 Amsterdam31/05/14 Mexico - Arlington04/06/14 England - Miami GardensNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – ECUADORPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubGabriel Achilier 29 Def Emelec ECUAngel Mena 26 Mid Emelec ECUMichael Arroyo 27 Mid Atlante MEXEdison Mendez 35 Mid lndependiente Santa COLJaimen Ayovi 26 For Club Tijuana MEXOswaldo Minda 30 Mid CD Chivas USAWalter Ayovi 34 Mid Pachuca MEXJefferson Montero 24 Mid Monarcas Morelia MEXOscar Bagui 31 Def Emelec ECUJohn Narvaez 19 Def Emelec ECUMaximo Banguera 28 GK Barcelona ECUCristhian Noboa 29 Mid Dynamo Moscow RUSAdrian Bone 25 GK El Nacional ECUJuan Carlos Paredes 26 Def Barcelona ECUFelipe Caicedo 25 For Al Jazira UAECristian Penilla 23 For Barcelona ECUSegundo Castillo 32 Mid Al Hilal KSAPedro Quinonez 28 Mid Emelec ECUAlexander Dominguez 27 GK Quito ECUCristian Ramirez 19 Def Fortuna Duesseldorf GERFrickson Erazo 26 Def Flamengo BRAJoao Rojas 24 For Cruz Azul MEXCarlos Gruezo 19 Mid VfB Stuttgart GERLuis Saritama 30 Mid Barcelona ECUJorge Guagua 32 Def Emelec ECUAntonio Valencia 28 Mid Manchester United ENGAlex Ibarra 23 Mid Vitesse Arnheim NED Enner Valencia 24 For Pachuca MEXFidel Martinez 24 Mid Club Tijuana MEXArmando Wila 29 For Universidad Catolica ECUCOACH: Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia) age 57 yearsCoach of Ecuador since 2010Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Honduras)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 20


ENGLANDEnglandPopulation: 53 millionMain language: EnglishLife expectancy: 81 yearsGDP per person: $35800Capital city: London2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1963No. footballers / registered: 4,164,110 / 1,485,910FIFA ranking (May-14): 11Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Jul-12+)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 14 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970,1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1966Biggest win: by 3 goals (several times)Biggest loss: 2-4 v Uruguay (1954)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group H winnersAustralia's record against England (men's)Team P W D LSenior 6 1 2 3Under-20 3 0 1 2Under-17 1 0 0 1Group DDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in EnglandPopulation count (2011 census): 91160017.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 5.3 4.4 61.9 28.4Median age: 53.6 yearsSex ratio: 101.7 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 40.6 37.2 22.2Australian citizenship rate: 68.6 per centMain localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),Berwick (Vic), Canning Vale (WA)FORM GUIDE06/09/13 Moldova W 4-0 London10/09/13 Ukraine D 0-0 Kyiv11/10/13 Montenegro W 4-1 London15/10/13 Poland W 2-0 London15/11/13 Chile L 0-2 London19/11/13 Germany L 0-1 London05/03/14 Denmark W 1-0 London30/05/14 Peru - London04/06/14 Ecuador - Miami Gardens07/06/14 Honduras - Miami GardensNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – ENGLANDPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubLeighton Baines 29 Def Everton ENGPhil Jones 22 Def Manchester United ENGRoss Barkley 20 Mid Everton ENGAdam Lallana 26 Mid Southampton ENGGary Cahill 28 Def Chelsea ENGRickie Lambert 32 For Southampton ENGMichael Carrick 32 Mid Manchester United ENG Frank Lampard 35 Mid Chelsea ENGAndy Carroll 25 For West Ham United ENG James Milner 28 Mid Manchester City ENGTom Cleverley 24 Mid Manchester United ENG Alex Oxlade Chamberlain 20 Mid Arsenal ENGJermain Defoe 31 For Toronto CANWayne Rooney 28 For Manchester United ENGJonathon Flanagan 21 Def Liverpool ENGJohn Ruddy 27 GK Norwich City ENGFraser Forster 26 GK Celtic SCOLuke Shaw 18 Def Southampton ENGBen Foster 31 GK West Bromwich ENG Chris Smalling 24 Def Manchester United ENGSteven Gerrard 34 Mid Liverpool ENGRaheem Sterling 19 Mid Liverpool ENGJoe Hart 27 GK Manchester City ENG John Stones 20 Def Everto n ENGJordan Henderson 23 Mid Liverpool ENGDaniel Sturridge 24 For Liverpool ENGPhil Jagielka 31 Def Everton ENGDanny Welbeck 23 For Manchester United ENGGlen Johnson 29 Def Liverpool ENGJack Wilshere 22 Mid Arsenal ENGCOACH: Roy Hodgson (England) age 66 yearsCoach of England since 2012Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 1994 (Switzerland)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 21


FRANCEFrench RepublicPopulation: 64 millionMain language: FrenchLife expectancy: 82 yearsGDP per person: $35800Capital city: Paris2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1919No. footballers / registered: 4,190,040 / 1,794,940FIFA ranking (May-14): 16Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (May-01+)Continental titles: 2 times European Championshipwinners (1984, 2000)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 14 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966,1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1998Biggest win: 7-3 v Paraguay (1958)Biggest loss: 2-5 v Brazil (1958)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA play-off winners(v Ukraine)Australia's record against France (men's)Team P W D LSenior 4 1 1 2Under-23 1 0 0 1Under-17 1 0 0 1Group EDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in FrancePopulation count (2011 census): 247000.5 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 6.3 9.8 69.7 14.2Median age: 41.7 yearsSex ratio: 103.7 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 20.7 36.5 42.7Australian citizenship rate: 59.2 per centMain localities of residence: Maroubra (NSW),St Kilda (Vic), Manly (NSW)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Belgium D 0-0 Brussels06/09/13 Georgia D 0-0 Tbilisi11/10/13 Australia W 6-0 Paris15/10/13 Finland W 3-0 Paris/Saint-Denis15/11/13 Ukraine L 0-2 Kyiv19/11/13 Ukraine W 3-0 Saint-Denis05/03/14 Netherlands W 2-0 Paris/Saint-Denis27/05/14 Norway - Paris/Saint-Denis01/06/14 Paraguay - Nice08/06/14 Jamaica - LilleNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – FRANCEPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubKarim Benzema 26 For Real Madrid ESPEliaquim Mangala 23 Def Porto PORYohan Cabaye 28 Mid Paris Saint-Germain FRA Blaise Matuidi 27 Mid Paris Saint-Germain FRARemy Casella 24 For Montpellier FRARio Mavuba 30 Mid Lille FRAMathieu Debuchy 28 Def Newcastle United ENG Loic Perrin 28 Def Saint-Etienne FRALucas Digne 20 Def Paris Saint-Germain FRA Paul Pogba 21 Mid Juventus ITAPatrice Evra 33 Def Manchester United ENG Loic Remy 27 For Newcastle United ENGOlivier Giroud 27 For Arsenal ENGFranck Ribery 31 For Bayern Muenchen GERMaxime Gonalons 25 Mid Olympique Lyonnais FRA Stephane Ruffier 27 GK Saint-Etienne FRAClement Grenier 23 Mid Olympique Lyonnais FRA Bacary Sagna 31 Def Arsenal ENGAntoine Griezmann 23 For Real Sociedad ESPMamadou Sakho 24 Def Liverpool ENGLaurent Koscielny 28 Def Arsenal ENGMorgan Schneiderlin 24 Mid Southampton ENGAlexandre Lacazette 23 For Olympique Lyonnais FRA Moussa Sissoko 24 Mid Newcastle United ENGMickael Landreau 35 GK Bastia FRABenoit Tremoulinas 28 Def Saint-Etienne FRAHugo Lloris 27 GK Tottenham Hotspur ENG Mathieu Valbuena 29 Mid Olympique Marseille FRASteve Mandanda 29 GK Olympique Marseille FRA Raphael Varane 21 Def Real Madrid ESPCOACH: Didier Deschamps (France) age 45 yearsCoach of France since 2012Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 22


GERMANYFederal Republic of Germany2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 83 millionMain language: GermanLife expectancy: 81 yearsGDP per person: $40400Capital city: BerlinAssociation founded: 1900No. footballers / registered: 16,308,946 / 6,308,946FIFA ranking (May-14): 2Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Aug-93+)Continental titles: 3 times European Championshipwinners (1972, 1980, 1996)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 18 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962,1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994,1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1954, 1974, 1990Biggest win: 8-0 v Saudi Arabia (2002)Biggest loss: 3-8 v Hungary (1954)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group C winnersAustralia's record against Germany (men's)Team P W D LSenior 4 1 0 3Under-20 3 1 1 1Under-17 3 2 1 0Group GDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in GermanyPopulation count (2011 census): 1080002.0 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 2.5 3.9 54.8 38.8Median age: 62.7 yearsSex ratio: 90.6 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 58.4 25.4 16.2Australian citizenship rate: 69.9 per centMain localities of residence: St Albans (Vic),Boronia (Vic), Frankston (Vic)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Paraguay D 3-3 Kaiserslautern06/09/13 Austria W 3-0 Munich11/10/13 Rep. of Ireland W 3-0 Cologne15/10/13 Sweden W 5-3 Solna15/11/13 Italy D 1-1 Milan19/11/13 England W 1-0 London05/03/14 Chile W 1-0 Stuttgart13/05/14 Poland D 0-0 Hamburg01/06/14 Cameroon - Moenchengladbach06/06/14 Armenia - MainzNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – GERMANYPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubLars Bender 25 Def Bayer Leverkusen GER Philipp Lahm 30 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERJerome Boateng 25 Def Bayern Muenchen GER Per Mertesacker 29 Def Arsenal ENGJulian Draxler 20 Mid Schalke GERMax Meyer 18 Mid Schalke GERErik Durm 22 Def Borussia Dortmund GER Thomas Mueller 24 For Bayern Muenchen GERMatthias Ginter 20 Mid Freiburg GERShkodran Mustafi 22 Def Sampdoria ITAMario Goetze 22 For Bayern Muenchen GER Manuel Neuer 28 GK Bayern Muenchen GERLeon Goretzka 19 Mid Schalke GERMesut Oezil 25 Mid Arsenal ENGKevin Grosskreutz 25 Def Borussia Dortmund GER Lukas Podolski 29 For Arsenal ENGBenedikt Hoewedes 26 Def Schalke GERMarco Reus 25 For Borussia Dortmund GERMats Hummels 25 Def Borussia Dortmund GER Marcel Schmelzer 26 Def Borussia Dortmund GERMarcell Jansen 28 Def Hamburger GERAndre Schuerrle 23 For Chelsea ENGSami Khedira 27 Mid Real Madrid ESPBastian Schweinsteiger29 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERMiroslav Klose 36 For Lazio ITAKevin Volland 21 For Hoffenheim GERChristoph Kramer 23 Mid B.Moenchengladbach GER Roman Weidenfeller 33 GK Borussia Dortmund GERToni Kroos 24 Mid Bayern Muenchen GER Ron-Robert Zieler 25 GK Hannover GERCOACH: Joachim Loew (Germany) age 54 yearsCoach of Germany since 2006 (assistant 2004-2006)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Germany)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 23


GHANARepublic of GhanaPopulation: 26 millionMain language: EnglishLife expectancy: 61 yearsGDP per person: $2000Capital city: Accra2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1957No. footballers / registered: 987,500 / 27,500FIFA ranking (May-14): 38Highest FIFA ranking: 14 (Feb-08+)Continental titles: 4 times African Cup winners(1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 3 (2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 2006Biggest win: 2-0 v Czech Republic (2006)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Brazil (2006)Qualified for 2014 edition as: CAF play-off winners(v Egypt)Australia's record against Ghana (men's)Team P W D LSenior 7 4 2 1Under-23 2 0 0 2Under-17 1 0 0 1Group GDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in GhanaPopulation count (2011 census): 39000.1 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 12.4 13.4 71.7 2.5Median age: 36.1 yearsSex ratio: 112.7 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 3.6 43.3 53.1Australian citizenship rate: 64.9 per centMain localities of residence: Bankstown (NSW),Blacktown (NSW), Liverpool (NSW)FORM GUIDE04/01/14 Namibia W 1-0 Windhoek13/01/14 Congo W 1-0 Mangaung17/01/14 Libya D 1-1 Mangaung21/01/14 Ethiopia W 1-0 Mangaung26/01/14 Congo DR W 1-0 Mangaung29/01/14 Nigeria D 0-0 Mangaung01/02/14 Libya D 0-0 Cape Town05/03/14 Montenegro L 0-1 Podgorica31/05/14 Netherlands - Rotterdam09/06/14 Korea Republic - MiamiNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 17PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – GHANAPlayer Age Pos ClubDavid Accam 23 For Helsingborgs SWEStephen Adams 24 GK Aduana Stars GHAAlbert Adomah 26 Mid Middlesbrough ENGKwabena Adusei 27 Def Asante Kotoko GHAHarrison Afful 27 Def Esperance Sportive TUNAcquah Afriyie 22 Mid Parma ITAJerry Akaminko 26 Def Eskisehirspor TURKwadwo Asamoah 25 Mid Juventus ITAChristian Atsu 22 Mid Vitesse Arnheim NEDAndre Ayew 24 Mid Olympique Marseille FRAJordan Ayew 22 For Sochaux-Montbeliard FRAEmmanuel Badu 23 Mid Udinese ITAKevin Prince Boateng 27 For Schalke GERJohn Boye 27 Def Stade Rennais FRAYusif Chibsah 21 Mid Sassuolo ITACOACH: Akwasi Appiah (Ghana) age 54 yearsCoach of Ghana since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -Player Age Pos ClubFatawu Dauda 29 GK Orlando Pirates RSAMichael Essien 31 Mid AC Milan ITAAsamoah Gyan 28 For Al Ain UAESamuel Inkoom 25 Def Platanias GREAdam Kwarasey 26 GK Stromsgodset NORJonathan Mensah 23 Def Evian TG FRASulley Muntari 29 Mid AC Milan ITADaniel Opare 23 Def Standard Liege BELMahatma Otoo 22 For Sogndal NORMohammed Rabiu 24 Mid Kuban Krasnodar RUSBrimah Razak 26 GK Cordoba ESPJefferey Schlup 21 For Leicester City ENGRashid Sumaila 21 Def Mamelodi Sundowns RSAMubarak Wakaso 23 Mid Rubin Kazan RUSMajeed Waris 22 For Valenciennes FRAOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 24


GREECEHellenic RepublicPopulation: 11 millionMain language: GreekLife expectancy: 81 yearsGDP per person: $24700Capital city: Athens2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1926No. footballers / registered: 760,621 / 359,221FIFA ranking (May-14): 10Highest FIFA ranking: 8 (Apr-08+)Continental titles: European Championship winners 2004FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 3 (1994, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Group stageBiggest win: 2-1 v Nigeria (2010)Biggest loss: 0-4 v Argentina & Bulgaria (1994)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA play-off winners(v Romania)Australia's record against Greece (men's)Team P W D LSenior 9 3 3 3Under-23 1 0 1 0Under-20 1 0 0 1Group CDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in GreecePopulation count (2011 census): 999001.9 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 0.8 1.0 39.1 59.2Median age: 65.2 yearsSex ratio: 95.5 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 81.0 16.9 2.0Australian citizenship rate: 97.3 per centMain localities of residence: Earlwood (NSW),Reservoir (Vic), Marrickville (NSW)FORM GUIDE06/09/13 Liechtenstein W 1-0 Vaduz10/09/13 Latvia W 1-0 Piraeus11/10/13 Slovakia W 1-0 Piraeus15/10/13 Liechtenstein W 2-0 Piraeus15/11/13 Romania W 3-1 Piraeus19/11/13 Romania D 1-1 Bucharest05/03/14 Korea Republic L 0-2 Piraeus31/05/14 Portugal - Lisbon03/06/14 Nigeria - Chester06/06/14 Bolivia - HarrisonNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – GREECEPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubStefanos Athanasiadis 25 For PAOK GREKonstantinos Manolas 22 Def Olympiacos GRELazaros Christodoulopoulos 27 Mid Bologna ITAKonstantinos Mitroglou 26 For Fulham ENGIoannis Fetfatzidis 23 For Genoa ITAVangelis Moras 32 Def Hellas Verona ITAKostantinos Fortounis 21 Mid Kaiserslautern GER Avffiam Papadopoulos 29 Def Olympiacos GRETheofanis Gekas 34 For Konyaspor TUR Dimitrios Papadopoulos 32 For Atromitos GREPanagiotis Glykos 27 GK PAOK GRESocratis Papastathopoulos 26 Def Borussia Dortmund GERJose Holebas 29 Def Olympiacos GRE Dimitrios Salpingidis 32 For PAOK GREStefanos Kapino 20 GK Panathinaikos GRE Georgios Samaras 29 For Celtic SCOGeorgios Karagounis 37 Mid Fulham ENG Andreas Samaris 24 Mid Olympiacos GRENikolaos Karampelas 32 Def Levante ESP Panagiotis Tachtsidis 23 Mid Torino ITANikolaos Karelis 22 For Panathinaikos GRE Vasileios Torosidis 29 Def Roma ITAOrestis-Spyridon Karnezis 28 GK Granada ESP Georgios Tzavelas 26 Def PAOK GREKonstantinos Katsouranis 34 Mid PAOK GREAlexandros Tziolis 29 Mid Kayserispor TURPanagiotis Kone 26 Mid Bologna ITAAlexandros Tzorvas 31 GK Apollon GREIoannis Maniatis 27 Mid Olympiacos GRE Loukas Vyntra 33 Def Levante ESPCOACH: Fernando Santos (Portugal) age 59 yearsCoach of Greece since 2010Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 25


HONDURASRepublic of HondurasPopulation: 8.1 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 74 yearsGDP per person: $4200Capital city: Tegucigalpa2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1951No. footballers / registered: 420,600 / 61,300FIFA ranking (May-14): 30Highest FIFA ranking: 20 (Sep-01)Continental titles: CONCACAF Championship winners 1981FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 3 (1982, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Group stageBiggest win: -Biggest loss: 0-2 v Spain (2010)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONCACAF fourth round third placeAustralia's record against Honduras (men's)Team P W D LUnder-23 1 0 0 1Group EDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in HondurasPopulation count (2011 census): 2000.004 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 3.4 24.0 67.8 4.8Median age: 30.7 yearsSex ratio: 94.4 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 2.0 70.7 27.3Australian citizenship rate: 77.4 per centMain localities of residence: Coffs Harbour (NSW),Hampton Park (Vic), Carindale (Qld)FORM GUIDE08/07/13 Haiti W 2-0 Harrison12/07/13 El Salvador W 1-0 Miami Gardens11/10/13 Costa Rica W 1-0 San Pedro Sula15/10/13 Jamaica D 2-2 Kingston16/11/13 Brazil L 0-5 Miami Gardens19/11/13 Ecuador D 2-2 Houston05/03/14 Venezuela W 2-1 San Pedro Sula29/05/14 Turkey - Washington Dc01/06/14 Israel - Houston07/06/14 England - Miami GardensNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – HONDURASPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubYul Arzu 27 GK Marathon HONEmilio Izaguirre 28 Mid Celtic SCOBrayan Beckeles 28 Def Olimpia HONJohnny Leveron 24 Def Vancouver Whitecaps CANJerry Bengtson 27 For New Eng. Revolution USA Alexander Lopez 22 Mid Houston Dynamo USAVictor Bernardez 32 Def San Jose Earthquakes USA Luis Lopez 20 GK Real Espana HONMarvin Chavez 30 Mid CD Chivas USAMario Martinez 24 Mid Real Espana HONOsman Chavez 29 Def Qingdao Jonoon CHN Rony Martinez 26 For Real Sociedad HONJorge Claros 28 Mid Motagua HONJonatan Mejia 25 For Real Jaen ESPCarlo Costly 31 For Real Espana HONJuan Montes 28 Def Motagua HONEdder Delgado 27 Mid Real Espana HONAndy Najar 21 Mid Anderlecht BELDonis Escober 33 GK Olimpia HONJerry Palacios 32 Mid Alajuelense CRCRoger Espinoza 27 Mid Wigan Athletic ENG Wilson Palacios 29 Mid Stoke City ENGMaynor Figueroa 31 Def Hull City ENGArnold Peralta 25 Mid Rangers SCOJuan Carlos Garcia 26 Def Wigan Athletic ENG Diego Reyes 24 For Marathon HONOscar Garcia 29 Mid Houston Dynamo USA Bryan Rochez 19 For Real Espana HONLuis Garrido 23 Mid Olimpia HONNoel Valladares 37 GK Olimpia HONCOACH: Luis Suarez (Colombia) age 54 yearsCoach of Honduras since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2006 (Ecuador)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 26


IRANIslamic Republic of IranPopulation: 77 millionMain language: PersianLife expectancy: 74 yearsGDP per person: $12300Capital city: Tehran2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1920No. footballers / registered: 1,806,544 / 449,644FIFA ranking (May-14): 37Highest FIFA ranking: 15 (Jul-05+)Continental titles: 3 times Asian Cup winners(1968, 1972, 1976)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)Best placing: Group stageBiggest win: 2-1 v United States (1998)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Netherlands (1978)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC Group A winnersAustralia's record against Iran (men's)Team P W D LSenior 7 2 2 3Under-23 4 2 2 0Under-20 3 2 0 1Under-17 1 0 0 1Group FDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in IranPopulation count (2011 census): 345000.7 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 6.9 11.0 73.9 8.2Median age: 36.1 yearsSex ratio: 115.3 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 2.1 47.2 50.7Australian citizenship rate: 64.5 per centMain localities of residence: Castle Hill (NSW),Hornsby (NSW), Ryde (NSW)FORM GUIDE18/06/13 Korea Republic W 1-0 Ulsan15/10/13 Thailand W 2-1 Tehran15/11/13 Thailand W 3-0 Bangkok19/11/13 Lebanon W 4-1 Beirut03/03/14 Kuwait W 3-2 Karaj05/03/14 Guinea L 1-2 Tehran18/05/14 Belarus D 0-0 Kapfenberg26/05/14 Montenegro - Hartberg30/05/14 Angola - Hartberg08/06/14 Trinidad/Tobago - Sao PauloNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – IRANPlayer Age Pos ClubRahman Ahmadi 33 GK Sepahan IRNAhmad Alnameh 31 Def Naft Tehran IRNKarim Ansari Fard 24 For Tractor Sazi Tabriz IRNSardar Azmoun 19 For Rubin Kazan RUSHashem Beikzadeh 30 Mid Esteghlal Tehran IRNAli Beiranvand 21 GK Naft Tehran IRNSteven Beltashour 27 Def Vancouver Whitecaps CANDaniel Dayari 26 GK Eint. Braunschweig GERAshkan Dejagah 27 For Fulham ENGReza Ghoochannejad 26 For Charlton Athletic ENGGhasem Hadadifar 30 Mid Zob Ahan Isfahan IRNAlireza Haghighi 26 GK Sporting Covilha PORReza Haghighi 25 Mid Perspolis IRNEhsan Haji Safi 24 Mid Sepahan IRNKhosro Heydari 30 Def Esteghlal Tehran IRNPlayer Age Pos ClubJalal Hosseini 32 Def Perspolis IRNAlireza Jahan Bakhsh 20 For Nijmegen NEDMohammadreza Khalatbari 30 For Perspolis IRNMohammad Khanzadeh 23 Def Zob Ahan Isfahan IRNHossein Mahini 27 Def Perspolis IRNSousha Makani 27 GK Foolad Khuzestan IRNPejman Montazeri 30 Def Umm Salal QATJavad Nekonam 33 Mid Kuwait KUWReza Norozi 31 For Naft Tehran IRNMehrdad Pooladi 27 Def Perspolis IRNBakhtiar Rahmani 22 Mid Foolad Khuzestan IRNAmirhossein Sadeghi 32 Def Esteghlal Tehran IRNMehdi Sharifi 21 For Sepahan IRNMasoud Shojaei 30 For Las Palmas ESPAndranik Timotian 31 Mid Esteghlal Tehran IRNCOACH: Carlos Queiroz (Portugal) age 61 yearsCoach of Iran since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Portugal)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 27


ITALYItalian RepublicPopulation: 61 millionMain language: ItalianLife expectancy: 82 yearsGDP per person: $32500Capital city: Rome2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1898No. footballers / registered: 4,980,296 / 1,513,596FIFA ranking (May-14): 9Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Nov-93+)Continental titles: European Championship winners 1968FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 18 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962,1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994,1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006Biggest win: 7-1 v United States (1934)Biggest loss: 1-4 v Switzerland (1954) & Brazil (1970)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group B winnersAustralia's record against Italy (men's)Team P W D LSenior 1 0 0 1Under-23 1 0 0 1Group DDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in ItalyPopulation count (2011 census): 1854003.5 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 0.6 0.8 40.1 58.6Median age: 65.2 yearsSex ratio: 104.7 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 85.7 10.6 3.7Australian citizenship rate: 80.2 per centMain localities of residence: Reservoir (Vic),Coburg (Vic), Fawkner (Vic)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Argentina L 1-2 Rome06/09/13 Bulgaria W 1-0 Palermo10/09/13 Czech Republic W 2-1 Turin11/10/13 Denmark D 2-2 Copenhagen15/10/13 Armenia D 2-2 Naples15/11/13 Germany D 1-1 Milan18/11/13 Nigeria D 2-2 London05/03/14 Spain L 0-1 Madrid31/05/14 Rep. of Ireland - London04/06/14 Luxembourg - VeronaNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 15PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – ITALYPlayer Age Pos Clublgnazio Abate 27 Def AC Milan ITAAlberto Aouilani 29 Mid Fiorentina ITAMario Balotelli 23 For AC Milan ITAAndrea Barzagli 33 Def Juventus ITALeonardo Bonucci 27 Def Juventus ITAGianluigi Buffon 36 GK Juventus ITAAntonio Candreva 27 Mid Lazio ITAAntonio Cassano 31 For Parma ITAlessio Cercia 26 For Torino ITAGiorgio Chiellini 29 Def Juventus ITAMatteo Darmian 24 Def Torino ITADaniele De Rossi 30 Mid Roma ITAMattia De Sciglio 21 Def AC Milan ITAMattia Destro 23 For Roma ITACiro Immobile 24 For Torino ITAPlayer Age Pos ClubLorenzo Insigne 23 For Napoli ITAChristian Maggio 32 Def Napoli ITAClaudio Marchisio 28 Mid Juventus ITARiccardo Montolivo 29 Mid AC Milan ITAThiago Motta 31 Mid Paris Saint-Germain FRAGabriel Paletta 28 Def Parma ITAMarco Parolo 29 Mid Parma ITAManuel Pasoual 32 Def Fiorentina ITAMattia Perin 21 GK Genoa ITAAndrea Pirlo 35 Mid Juventus ITAAndrea Ranocchia 26 Def Internazionale ITARomulo 27 Mid Verona ITAGiuseppe Rossi 27 For Fiorentina ITASalvatore Sirigu 27 GK Paris Saint-Germain FRAMarco Verrattl 21 Mid Paris Saint-Germain FRACOACH: Cesare Prandelli (Italy) age 56 yearsCoach of Italy since 2010Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 28


KOREA REPUBLICRepublic of KoreaPopulation: 49 millionMain language: KoreanLife expectancy: 82 yearsGDP per person: $30700Capital city: Seoul2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1933No. footballers / registered: 1,094,227 / 31,127FIFA ranking (May-14): 55Highest FIFA ranking: 17 (Dec-98)Continental titles: 2 times Asian Cup winners (1956, 1960)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 9 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002,2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Fourth 2002Biggest win: 2-0 v Poland (2002)Biggest loss: 0-9 v Hungary (1954)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC Group A runners-upAustralia's record against Korea Republic (men's)Team P W D LSenior 26 10 10 6Under-23 9 1 1 7Under-20 17 4 6 7Under-17 2 1 0 1Group HDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in Korea RepublicPopulation count (2011 census): 745001.4 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 9.7 17.2 68.2 4.8Median age: 32.8 yearsSex ratio: 85.6 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 0.2 38.4 61.4Australian citizenship rate: 39.8 per centMain localities of residence: Strathfield (NSW),Lidcombe (NSW), Chatswood (NSW)FORM GUIDE12/10/13 Brazil L 0-2 Seoul15/10/13 Mali W 3-1 Cheonan15/11/13 Switzerland W 2-1 Seoul19/11/13 Russia L 1-2 Dubai25/01/14 Costa Rica W 1-0 Los Angeles29/01/14 Mexico L 0-4 San Antonio01/02/14 United States L 0-2 Carson05/03/14 Greece W 2-0 Piraeus28/05/14 Tunisia - Seoul09/06/14 Ghana - MiamiNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 17PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – KOREA REPUBLICPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubDaesung Ha 29 Mid Beijing Guoan CHN Shinwook Kim 26 For Ulsan Hyundai KORKookyoung Han 24 Mid Kashiwa Reysol JPN Younggwon Kim 24 Def Guangzhou CHNJeong Ho Hong 24 Def Augsburg GERJacheol Koo 25 For Mainz GERSeokho Hwang 24 Def Sanfrecce Hiroshima JPN Taehwi Kwak 32 Def Al Hilal KSAHyunsoo Jang 22 Mid Guangzhou R&F CHN Bumyoung Lee 25 GK Busan IPark KORDongwon Jl 23 Mid Augsburg GERChung Yong Lee 25 Mid Bolton Wanderers ENGSungryong Jung 29 GK Suwon Bluewings KOR Keunho Lee 29 For Sangju Sangmu KORSungyueng Ki 25 Mid Sunderland ENGMyungjoo Lee 24 Mid Pohang Steelers KORBokyung Kim 24 Mid Cardiff City WALYong Lee 27 Def Ulsan Hyundai KORChangsoo Kim 28 Def Kashiwa Reysol JPN Taehee Nam 22 Mid Lekhwiya QATJin Hyeon Kim 26 GK Cerezo Osaka JPNChuyoung Park 28 For Watford ENGJinsu Kim 21 Def Albirex Niigata JPN Jongwoo Park 25 Mid Guangzhou R&F CHNKeehee Kim 24 Def Jeonbuk Motors KOR Joo Ho Park 27 Def Mainz GERMinwoo Kim 24 Mid Sagan Tosu JPNHeung Min Son 21 Mid Bayer Leverkusen GERSeunggyu Kim 23 GK Ulsan Hyundai KOR Sukyoung Yun 24 Def Queens Park Rangers ENGCOACH: Myung Bo Hong (Korea Republic) age 45 yearsCoach of Korea Republic since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 30


MEXICO2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESUnited Mexican StatesPopulation: 122 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 78 yearsGDP per person: $16700Capital city: Mexico CityAssociation founded: 1927No. footballers / registered: 8,479,595 / 324,595FIFA ranking (May-14): 19Highest FIFA ranking: 4 (Feb-98+)Continental titles: 8 times CONCACAF Championship /Gold Cup winnersFIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 15 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966,1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Quarter-finalists 1970, 1986Biggest win: 4-0 v El Salvador (1970)Biggest loss: 0-6 v West Germany (1978)Qualified for 2014 edition as: CONCACAF v OFCplay-off winners (v New Zealand)Australia's record against Mexico (men's)Team P W D LSenior 5 2 2 1Under-23 2 0 2 0Under-20 6 2 2 2Under-17 2 1 0 1Group ADEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in MexicoPopulation count (2011 census): 33000.1 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 9.6 10.8 75.9 3.6Median age: 33.4 yearsSex ratio: 92.1 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 1.7 24.8 73.5Australian citizenship rate: 40.8 per centMain localities of residence: Melbourne (Vic),Sydney (NSW), Point Cook (Vic)FORM GUIDE15/10/13 Costa Rica L 1-2 San Jose13/11/13 New Zealand W 5-1 Mexico City20/11/13 New Zealand W 4-2 Wellington29/01/14 Korea Republic W 4-0 San Antonio05/03/14 Nigeria D 0-0 Atlanta02/04/14 United States D 2-2 Glendale28/05/14 Israel - Mexico City31/05/14 Ecuador - Arlington03/06/14 Bosnia - Chicago06/06/14 Portugal - FoxboroughNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 21PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – MEXICOPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubPaul Aguilar 28 Def Club America MEXJuan Carlos Medina 30 Mid Club America MEXJavier Aquino 24 Mid Villarreal ESPLuis Montes 28 Mid Club Leon MEXIsaac Brizuela 23 Mid Deportivo Toluca MEX Hector Moreno 26 Def Espanyol ESPJose Corona 33 GK Cruz Azul MEXMoises Munoz 34 GK Club America MEXAldo Denigris 30 For Chivas Guadalajara MEX Guillermo Ochoa 28 GK Ajaccio FRAGiovani Dos Santos 25 For Villarreal ESPCarlos Pena 24 Mid Club Leon MEXJesus Escoboza 21 Mid Club Santos Laguna MEX Oribe Peralta 30 For Club Santos Laguna MEXMarco Fabian 24 Mid Cruz Azul MEXMiguel Ponce 25 Def Deportivo Toluca MEXAndres Guardado 27 Def Bayer Leverkusen GER Alan Pulido 23 For Tigres MEXJavier Hernandez 26 For Manchester United ENG Diego Reyes 21 Def Porto PORHector Herrera 24 Mid Porto PORFrancisco Rodriguez 32 Def Club America MEXMiguel Herrera 25 Def Pachuca MEXCarlos Salcido 34 Def Tigres MEXRaul Jimenez 23 For Club America MEXAlfredo Talavera 31 GK Deportivo Toluca MEXMiguel Layun 25 Def Club America MEXJuan Carlos Valenzuela30 Def Club America MEXRafael Marquez 35 Def Club Leon MEXJose Vazquez 26 Mid Club Leon MEXCOACH: Miguel Herrera (Mexico) age 46 yearsCoach of Mexico since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 31


NETHERLANDSKingdom of the NetherlandsPopulation: 17 millionMain language: DutchLife expectancy: 81 yearsGDP per person: $42900Capital city: Amsterdam2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1889No. footballers / registered: 1,745,860 / 1,138,860FIFA ranking (May-14): 15Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Aug-11)Continental titles: European Championship winners 1988FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990,1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Runners-up 1974, 1978, 2010Biggest win: 5-0 v Korea Republic (1998)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Czechoslovakia (1938)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group D winnersAustralia's record against Netherlands (men's)Team P W D LSenior 3 1 2 0Under-23 5 0 2 3Under-20 3 0 0 3Group BDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in NetherlandsPopulation count (2011 census): 760001.4 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 2.2 1.7 49.8 46.3Median age: 64.1 yearsSex ratio: 103.6 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 71.7 18.4 9.8Australian citizenship rate: 76.0 per centMain localities of residence: Berwick (Vic),Pakenham (Vic), Croydon (Vic)FORM GUIDE06/09/13 Estonia D 2-2 Tallinn10/09/13 Andorra W 2-0 Andorra La Vella11/10/13 Hungary W 8-1 Amsterdam15/10/13 Turkey W 2-0 Istanbul16/11/13 Japan D 2-2 Genk19/11/13 Colombia D 0-0 Amsterdam05/03/14 France L 0-2 Paris/Saint-Denis17/05/14 Ecuador D 1-1 Amsterdam31/05/14 Ghana - Rotterdam04/06/14 Wales - AmsterdamNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – NETHERLANDSPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubDaley Blind 24 Mid Ajax NEDBruno Martins Indi 22 Def Feyenoord NEDJean Paul Boetius 20 For Feyenoord NEDQuincy Promes 22 Mid Twente NEDJasper Cillessen 25 GK Ajax NEDKarim Rekik 19 Def PSV Eindhoven NEDJordy Clasie 22 Mid Feyenoord NEDArjen Robben 30 For Bayern Muenchen GERJonathan De Guzman 26 Mid Swansea City WALWesley Sneijder 30 Mid Internazionale ITANigel De Jong 29 Mid AC Milan ITATonny Trindade De Vilhena 19 Mid Feyenoord NEDStefan De Vrij 22 Def Feyenoord NEDPatrick Van Aanholt 23 Def Vitesse Arnheim NEDMemphis Depay 20 For PSV Eindhoven NED Rafael Van Der Vaart 31 Mid Hamburger GERLeroy Fer 24 Mid Norwich City ENGRobin Van Persie 30 For Manchester United ENGKlaas Jan Huntelaar 30 For Schalke GERJoel Veltman 22 Def Ajax NEDDaryl Janmaat 24 Def Feyenoord NEDPaul Verhaegh 30 Def Augsburg GERTerence Kongolo 20 Def Feyenoord NEDRon Vlaar 29 Def Aston Villa ENGTim Krul 26 GK Newcastle United ENG Michel Vorm 30 GK Swansea City WALDirk Kuyt 33 For Fenerbahce TURGeorginio Wijnaldum 23 Mid PSV Eindhoven NEDJeremain Lens 26 For Dynamo Kyiv UKRJeroen Zoet 23 GK PSV Eindhoven NEDCOACH: Louis Van Gaal (Netherlands) age 62 yearsCoach of Netherlands since 2012 (also 2000-2002)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 32


PORTUGALPortuguese RepublicPopulation: 11 millionMain language: PortugueseLife expectancy: 80 yearsGDP per person: $25300Capital city: Lisbon2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1914No. footballers / registered: 547,734 / 132,734FIFA ranking (May-14): 3Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Apr-10+)Continental titles: European Championship runners-up2004FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 6 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Third 1966Biggest win: 4-0 v Poland (2002)Biggest loss: 1-3 v Morocco (1986) & Germany (2006)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA play-off winners(v Sweden)Australia's record against Portugal (men's)Team P W D LUnder-20 4 0 0 4Under-17 1 0 0 1Group GDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in PortugalPopulation count (2011 census): 153000.3 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 1.4 2.9 73.1 22.7Median age: 52.6 yearsSex ratio: 103.6 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 22.5 69.4 8.2Australian citizenship rate: 80.7 per centMain localities of residence: Earlwood (NSW),Marrickville (NSW), Spearwood (WA)FORM GUIDE06/09/13 Northern Ireland W 4-2 Belfast10/09/13 Brazil L 1-3 Foxborough11/10/13 Israel D 1-1 Lisbon15/10/13 Luxembourg W 3-0 Coimbra15/11/13 Sweden W 1-0 Lisbon19/11/13 Sweden W 3-2 Solna05/03/14 Cameroon W 5-1 Leiria31/05/14 Greece - Lisbon06/06/14 Mexico - Foxborough10/06/14 Rep. of Ireland - New YorkNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – PORTUGALPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubAndre Almeida 23 Def Benfica PORJoao Moutinho 27 Mid Monaco FRAHugo Almeida 30 For Besiktas TURNani 27 For Manchester United ENGBruno Alves 32 Def Fenerbahce TURLuis Neto 26 Def Zenit St Petersburg RUSRuben Amorim 29 Mid Benfica PORRui Patricio 26 GK Sporting PORAntunes 27 Def Malaga ESPPepe 31 Def Real Madrid ESPBeto 32 GK Sevilla ESPJoao Pereira 30 Def Valencia ESPIvan Cavaleiro 20 For Benfica PORHelder Postiga 31 For Lazio ITAFabio Coentrao 26 Def Real Madrid ESPRicardo Quaresma 30 For Porto PORRicardo Costa 33 Def Valencia ESPRafa 21 For Sporting Braga POREder 26 For Sporting Braga POR Rolando 28 Def Internazionale ITAEduardo 31 GK Sporting Braga POR Cristiano Ronaldo 29 For Real Madrid ESPAndre Gomes 20 Mid Benfica PORVarela 29 For Porto PORAnthony Lopes 23 GK Olympique Lyonnais FRA Miguel Veloso 28 Mid Dynamo Kyiv UKRJoao Mario 21 Mid Vitoria Setubal POR Vieirinha 28 For VfL Wolfsburg GERRaul Meireles 31 Mid Fenerbahce TURWilliam 22 Mid Sporting PORCOACH: Paulo Bento (Portugal) age 44 yearsCoach of Portugal since 2010Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 34


RUSSIARussian FederationPopulation: 143 millionMain language: RussianLife expectancy: 68 yearsGDP per person: $23500Capital city: Moscow2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1912No. footballers / registered: 5,802,536 / 846,736FIFA ranking (May-14): 18Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Apr-96+)Continental titles: European Championship winners 1960FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982,1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2014)Best placing: Fourth 1966Biggest win: 6-0 v Hungary (1986)Biggest loss: 1-3 v Sweden (1994)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group F winnersAustralia's record against Russia (men's)Team P W D LSenior 7 0 3 4Under-20 5 2 2 1Group HDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in RussiaPopulation count (2011 census): 183000.3 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 5.4 11.3 62.0 21.3Median age: 42.0 yearsSex ratio: 59.5 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 9.3 47.4 43.2Australian citizenship rate: 72.0 per centMain localities of residence: Bentleigh East (Vic),Maroubra (NSW), Carnegie (Vic)FORM GUIDE06/09/13 Luxembourg W 4-1 Kazan10/09/13 Israel W 3-1 St. Petersburg11/10/13 Luxembourg W 4-0 Luxembourg15/10/13 Azerbaijan D 1-1 Baku15/11/13 Serbia D 1-1 Dubai19/11/13 Korea Republic W 2-1 Dubai05/03/14 Armenia W 2-0 Krasnodar26/05/14 Slovakia - St Petersburg31/05/14 Norway - Oslo06/06/14 Morocco - .No. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – RUSSIAPlayer Age Pos ClubIgor Akinfeev 28 GK CSKA Moscow RUSAlexander Anyukov 31 Def Zenit St Petersburg RUSAlexey Berezutskiy 31 Def CSKA Moscow RUSVasili Berezutskiy 31 Def CSKA Moscow RUSVladimir Bystrov 30 For Anzhi Makhachkala RUSIgor Denisov 30 Mid Dynamo Moscow RUSAlan Dzagoev 23 Mid CSKA Moscow RUSArtem Dzyuba 25 For Rostov RUSVictor Faizulin 28 Mid Zenit St Petersburg RUSIurii Gazinskii 24 Mid Krasnodar RUSDenis Glushakov 27 Mid Spartak Moscow RUSVladimir Granat 27 Def Dynamo Moscow RUSSergey Ignashevich 34 Def CSKA Moscow RUSAlexey Ionov 25 For Dynamo Moscow RUSMaxim Kanunnikov 22 For Amkar Perm RUSCOACH: Fabio Capello (Italy) age 67 yearsCoach of Russia since 2012Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (England)Player Age Pos ClubAlexander Kerzhakov 31 For Zenit St Petersburg RUSAlexander Kokorin 23 For Dynamo Moscow RUSDmitry Kombarov 27 Def Spartak Moscow RUSAlexey Kozlov 27 Def Dynamo Moscow RUSYuriy Lodygin 24 GK Zenit St Petersburg RUSPavel Mogilevetc 21 Mid Rubin Kazan RUSPavel Pogrebnyak 30 For Reading ENGSergey Ryzhikov 33 GK Rubin Kazan RUSAlexander Samedov 29 For Lokomotiv Moscow RUSAndrey Semenov 25 Def Terek Grozny RUSOleg Shatov 23 Mid Zenit St Petersburg RUSGeorgy Shchennikov 23 Def CSKA Moscow RUSRoman Shirokov 32 Mid Krasnodar RUSAndrey Yeshchenko 30 Def Anzhi Makhachkala RUSYury Zhirkov 30 For Dynamo Moscow RUSOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 35


2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESSPAINKingdom of SpainPopulation: 47 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 82 yearsGDP per person: $32100Capital city: MadridAssociation founded: 1913No. footballers / registered: 2,834,190 / 653,190FIFA ranking (May-14): 1Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Jul-08+)Continental titles: 3 times European Championshipwinners (1964, 2008, 2012)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 14 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982,1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 2010Biggest win: 6-1 v Bulgaria (1998)Biggest loss: 1-6 v Brazil (1950)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group I winnersAustralia's record against Spain (men's)Team P W D LUnder-23 2 0 0 2Under-20 1 0 0 1Under-17 1 0 1 0Group BDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in SpainPopulation count (2011 census): 131000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 3.9 2.4 59.7 34.0Median age: 55.7 yearsSex ratio: 99.8 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 45.7 38.1 16.2Australian citizenship rate: 72.9 per centMain localities of residence: Warrawong (NSW),Warilla (NSW), Preston (Vic)FORM GUIDE30/06/13 Brazil L 0-3 Rio De Janeiro14/08/13 Ecuador W 2-0 Guayaquil06/09/13 Finland W 2-0 Helsinki10/09/13 Chile D 2-2 Geneva11/10/13 Belarus W 2-1 Palma De Mallorca15/10/13 Georgia W 2-0 Albacete19/11/13 South Africa L 0-1 Johannesburg05/03/14 Italy W 1-0 Madrid30/05/14 Bolivia - Seville07/06/14 El Salvador - Washington DCNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 14PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – SPAINPlayer Age Pos ClubJordi Alba 25 Def Barcelona ESPRaul Albiol 28 Def Napoli ITAXabi Alonso 32 Mid Real Madrid ESPCesar Azpilicueta 24 Mid Chelsea ENGSergio Busquets 25 Mid Barcelona ESPCarvajal 22 Def Real Madrid ESPlker Casillas 33 GK Real Madrid ESPSanti Cazorla 29 Mid Arsenal ENGCesc 27 Mid Barcelona ESPDiego Costa 25 For Atletico Madrid ESPDavid De Gea 23 GK Manchester United ENGJuan Fran 29 Def Atletico Madrid ESPIniesta 30 Mid Barcelona ESPIturraspe 25 Mid Athletic Club Bilbao ESPKoke 22 Mid Atletico Madrid ESPPlayer Age Pos ClubFernando Llorente 29 For Juventus ITAJavi Martinez 25 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERJuan Mata 26 For Manchester United ENGAlberto Moreno 21 Def Sevilla ESPJesus Navas 28 For Manchester City ENGAlvaro Negredo 28 For Manchester City ENGPedro 26 For Barcelona ESPGerard Pique 27 Def Barcelona ESPSergio Ramos 28 Def Real Madrid ESPPepe Reina 31 GK Napoli ITASilva 28 Mid Manchester City ENGThiago 23 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERFernando Torres 30 For Chelsea ENGDavid Villa 32 For Atletico Madrid ESPXavi 34 Mid Barcelona ESPCOACH: Vicente Del Bosque (Spain) age 63 yearsCoach of Spain since 2008Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Spain)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 36


SWITZERLANDSwiss Confederation2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 8.1 millionMain languages: French, German, Romansh, ItalianLife expectancy: 83 yearsGDP per person: $52100Capital city: BernAssociation founded: 1895No. footballers / registered: 571,700 / 232,700FIFA ranking (May-14): 8Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Aug-93)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962,1966, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Quarter-finalists 1954Biggest win: 4-1 v Italy (1954) & Romania (1994)Biggest loss: 0-5 v West Germany (1966)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group E winnersAustralia's record against Switzerland (men's)Team P W D LSenior 1 0 1 0Under-23 1 0 1 0Group EDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in SwitzerlandPopulation count (2011 census): 119000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 7.7 7.3 64.8 20.2Median age: 48.4 yearsSex ratio: 106.9 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 23.6 50.9 25.6Australian citizenship rate: 77.4 per centMain localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),Buderim (Qld), Duncraig (WA)FORM GUIDE08/06/13 Cyprus W 1-0 Geneva14/08/13 Brazil W 1-0 Basel06/09/13 Iceland D 4-4 Berne10/09/13 Norway W 2-0 Oslo11/10/13 Albania W 2-1 Tirana15/10/13 Slovenia W 1-0 Berne15/11/13 Korea Republic L 1-2 Seoul05/03/14 Croatia D 2-2 St. Gall30/05/14 Jamaica - Lucerne03/06/14 Peru - LucerneNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 9PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – SWITZERLANDPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubTranquillo Barnetta 29 Mid Eintracht Frankfurt GER Michael Lang 23 Def Grasshopper Club SUIValon Behrami 29 Mid Napoli ITAStephan Lichtsteiner 30 Def Juventus ITADiego Benaguo 30 GK VfL Wolfsburg GER Admir Mehmedi 23 For Freiburg GERRoman Buerki 23 GK Grasshopper Club SUI Ricardo Rodriguez 21 Def VfL Wolfsburg GEREren Derdiyok 26 For Bayer Leverkusen GER Fabian Schaer 22 Def Basel SUIJohan Djourou 27 Def Hamburger GERPirmin Schwegler 27 Def Eintracht Frankfurt GERJosip Drmic 21 For Nuernberg GERHaris Seferovic 22 For Real Sociedad ESPBlerim Dzemaili 28 Mid Napoli ITAPhilippe Senderos 29 Def Valencia ESPGelson Fernandes 27 Mid Freiburg GERXherdan Shaoiri 22 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERFabian Frei 25 Mid Basel SUIYann Sommer 25 GK Basel SUIMario Gavranovic 24 For Zuerich SUIValentin Stocker 25 Mid Basel SUIMarwin Hitz 26 GK Augsburg GERSteve Von Bergen 31 Def Young Boys SUIGokhan Inler 29 Mid Napoli ITASilvan Widmer 21 Def Udinese Calcio ITAPajtim Kasami 22 Mid Fulham ENGGranit Xhaka 21 Mid B.Moenchengladbach GERTimm Klose 26 Def VfL Wolfsburg GER Reto Ziegler 28 Def Sassuolo ITACOACH: Ottmar Hitzfeld (Germany) age 65 yearsCoach of Switzerland since 2008Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Switzerland)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 37


UNITED STATESUnited States of AmericaPopulation: 320 millionMain language: EnglishLife expectancy: 79 yearsGDP per person: $50000Capital city: Washington DC2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1913No. footballers / registered: 24,472,778 / 4,186,778FIFA ranking (May-14): 14Highest FIFA ranking: 4 (Apr-06)Continental titles: 5 times CONCACAF Gold Cup winners(1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994,1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Third 1930Biggest win: 3-0 v Belgium & Paraguay (1930)Biggest loss: 1-7 v Italy (1934)Qualified for 2014 edition as: CONCACAF 4th round winnersAustralia's record against United States (men's)Team P W D LSenior 3 1 1 1Under-23 2 1 1 0Under-20 4 1 0 3Under-17 10 0 5 5Group GDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in United StatesPopulation count (2011 census): 770001.5 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 15.4 11.6 64.2 8.8Median age: 38.9 yearsSex ratio: 98.6 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 9.5 43.5 47.0Australian citizenship rate: 54.6 per centMain localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),Manly (NSW), Melbourne (Vic)FORM GUIDE11/10/13 Jamaica W 2-0 Kansas City15/10/13 Panama W 3-2 Panama City15/11/13 Scotland D 0-0 Glasgow19/11/13 Austria L 0-1 Vienna01/02/14 Korea Republic W 2-0 Carson05/03/14 Ukraine L 0-2 Larnaca02/04/14 Mexico D 2-2 Glendale27/05/14 Azerbaijan - San Francisco01/06/14 Turkey - Harrison07/06/14 Nigeria - JacksonvilleNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 21PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – UNITED STATESPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubJozy Altidore 24 For Sunderland ENGMaurice Edu 28 Mid Philadelphia Union USADaMarcus Beasley 32 Def Puebla MEXBrad Evans 29 Def Seattle Sounders USAKyle Beckerman 32 Mid Real Salt Lake USAOmar Gonzalez 25 Def Los Angeles Galaxy USAAlejandro Bedoya 27 Mid Nantes FRAClarence Goodson 32 Def San Jose Earthquakes USAMatt Besler 27 Def Sporting Kansas City USA Julian Green 19 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERTerrence Boyd 23 For Rapid Wien AUTBrad Guzan 29 GK Aston Villa ENGMichael Bradley 26 Mid Toronto CANTim Howard 35 GK Everton ENGJohn Brooks 21 Def Hertha Berlin GERAron Johannsson 23 For AZ Alkmaar NEDGeoff Cameron 28 Def Stoke City ENGFabian Johnson 26 Def Hoffenheim GERTimmy Chandler 24 Def Nuernberg GERJermaine Jones 32 Mid Besiktas TURJoe Corona 23 Mid Club Tijuana MEXMichael Parkhurst 30 Def Columbus Crew USABrad Davis 32 Mid Houston Dynamo USA Nick Rimando 34 GK Real Salt Lake USAClint Dempsey 31 For Seattle Sounders USA Chris Wondolowski 31 For San Jose Earthquakes USAMix Diskerud 23 Mid Rosenberg NORDeAndre Yedlin 20 Def Seattle Sounders USALandon Donovan 32 For Los Angeles Galaxy USA Graham Zusi 27 Mid Sporting Kansas City USACOACH: Juergen Klinsmann (Germany) age 49 yearsCoach of United States since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2006 (Germany)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 38


URUGUAY2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESOriental Republic of UruguayPopulation: 3.4 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 77 yearsGDP per person: $16000Capital city: MontevideoAssociation founded: 1900No. footballers / registered: 241,300 / 41,800FIFA ranking (May-14): 6Highest FIFA ranking: 2 (Jun-12)Continental titles: 15 times Copa America winnersFIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966,1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1930, 1950Biggest win: 8-0 v Bolivia (1950)Biggest loss: 1-6 v Denmark (1986)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC v CONMEBOLplay-off winners (v Jordan)Australia's record against Uruguay (men's)Team P W D LSenior 9 4 1 4Under-20 8 2 2 4Under-17 7 2 4 1Group DDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in UruguayPopulation count (2011 census): 92000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 1.0 1.7 67.6 29.7Median age: 55.8 yearsSex ratio: 91.0 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 11.1 83.6 5.4Australian citizenship rate: 93.9 per centMain localities of residence: Bossley Park (NSW),Fairfield (NSW), Hinchinbrook (NSW)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Japan W 4-2 Rifu06/09/13 Peru W 2-1 Lima10/09/13 Colombia W 2-0 Montevideo11/10/13 Ecuador L 0-1 Quito15/10/13 Argentina W 3-2 Montevideo13/11/13 Jordan W 5-0 Amman20/11/13 Jordan D 0-0 Montevideo05/03/14 Austria D 1-1 Klagenfurt30/05/14 Northern Ireland - Montevideo04/06/14 Slovenia - MontevideoNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 15PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – URUGUAYPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubEgidio Arevalo 32 Mid Monarcas Morelia MEX Nicolas Lodeiro 25 Mid Botafogo BRAMartin Caceres 27 Def Juventus ITADiego Lugano 33 Def West Bromwich ENGGonzalo Castro 29 For Real Sociedad ESPRodrigo Munoz 32 GK Club Libertad PAREdinson Cavani 27 For Paris Saint-Germain FRA Fernando Muslera 27 GK Galatasaray TURSebastian Coates 23 Def Club Nacional URU Alvaro Pereira 28 Mid Sao Paulo BRASebastian Eguren 33 Mid Palmeiras BRAMaximiliano Pereira 30 Def Benfica PORAlvaro Fernandez 28 Mid Gimnasia La Plata ARG Diego Perez 34 Mid Bologna ITADiego Forlan 35 For Cerezo Osaka JPNGaston Ramirez 23 Mid Southampton ENGJorge Fucile 29 Def Porto PORCristian Rodriguez 28 Mid Atletico Madrid ESPWalter Gargano 29 Mid Parma ITAAndres Scotti 38 Def Club Nacional URUJose Gimenez 19 Def Atletico Madrid ESP Alejandro Silva 24 Def Lanus ARGDiego Godin 28 Def Atletico Madrid ESP Martin Silva 31 GK Vasco da Gama BRAAlvaro Gonzalez 29 Mid Lazio ITACristhian Stuani 27 For Espanyol ESPAbel Hernandez 23 For Citta di Palermo ITA Luis Suarez 27 For Liverpool ENGCOACH: Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay) age 67 yearsCoach of Uruguay since 2006 (also 1988-1990)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 1990 (Uruguay), 2010 (Uruguay)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 39


HEAD-TO-HEADAUSTRALIA’S HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD against other 2014 FIFA World Cup teamsOpponent Date Match type Venue ResultALGERIANo previous encountersARGENTINA 14/07/88 Bicentennial Cup Sydney, Australia W 4–118/06/92 Friendly Buenos Aires, Argentina L 0–231/10/93 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Sydney, Australia D 1–117/11/93 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Buenos Aires, Argentina L 0–130/06/95 Friendly Buenos Aires, Argentina L 0–218/06/05 FIFA Confederations Cup Nuremberg, Germany L 2–411/09/07 Friendly Melbourne, Australia L 0–1Overall record: 7. W1–D1–L5BELGIUMBOSNIA & HERZEGOVINANo previous encountersNo previous encountersBRAZIL 07/07/88 Bicentennial Cup Melbourne, Australia L 0–117/07/88 Bicentennial Cup - final Sydney, Australia L 0–220/09/88 Olympic Games Seoul, Korea Republic L 0–314/12/97 FIFA Confederations Cup Riyadh, Saudi Arabia D 0–021/12/97 FIFA Confederations Cup - final Riyadh, Saudi Arabia L 0–609/06/01 FIFA Confederations Cup - 3rd place Ulsan, Korea Republic W 1–018/06/06 FIFA World Cup - group stage Munich, Germany L 0–207/09/13 Friendly Brasilia, Brazil L 0–6Overall record: 8. W1–D1–L6CAMEROONNo previous encountersCHILE 22/06/74 FIFA World Cup Berlin, Germany D 0–024/04/96 Friendly Antofagasta, Chile L 0–307/02/98 Optus World Series Melbourne, Australia L 0–109/02/00 Four Nation Tournament Valparaiso, Chile L 1–2Overall record: 4. W0–D1–L3COLOMBIA 08/02/95 Friendly Brisbane, Australia D 0–011/02/95 Friendly Sydney, Australia L 0–128/02/01 Friendly Bogota, Colombia L 2–3Overall record: 3. W0–D1–L2COSTA RICA 19/11/13 Friendly Sydney, Australia W 1–0Overall record: 1. W1–D0–L0CÔTE D’IVOIRENo previous encountersCROATIA 05/07/92 Friendly Melbourne, Australia W 1–008/07/92 Friendly Adelaide, Australia W 3–112/07/92 Friendly Sydney, Australia D 0–006/06/98 Friendly Zagreb, Croatia L 0–722/06/06 World Cup - group stage Stuttgart, Germany D 2–206/06/14 Friendly Salvador, BrazilOverall record: 5. W2–D2–L1ECUADOR 05/03/14 Friendly London, England L 3–4Overall record: 1. W0–D0–L1OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 40


HEAD-TO-HEADENGLAND 31/05/80 Friendly Sydney, Australia L 1–212/06/83 Friendly Sydney, Australia D 0–015/06/83 Friendly Brisbane, Australia L 0–119/06/83 Friendly Melbourne, Australia D 1–101/06/91 Friendly Sydney, Australia L 0–112/02/03 Friendly London, England W 3–1Overall record: 6. W1–D2–L3FRANCE 26/05/94 Kirin Cup Kobe, Japan L 0–101/06/01 FIFA Confederations Cup Daegu, Korea Republic W 1–011/11/01 Friendly Melbourne, Australia D 1–111/10/13 Friendly Paris, France L 0–6Overall record: 4. W1–D1–L2GERMANY 18/06/74 FIFA World Cup (as West Germany) Hamburg, Germany L 0–315/06/05 FIFA Confederations Cup Frankfurt, Germany L 3–413/06/10 FIFA World Cup - group stage Durban, South Africa L 0–429/03/11 Friendly Monchengladbach, Germany W 2–1Overall record: 4. W1–D0–L3GHANA 18/06/95 Friendly Sydney, Australia W 2–121/06/95 Friendly Adelaide, Australia W 1–024/06/95 Friendly Perth, Australia L 0–114/09/96 Simba Cup Durban, South Africa W 2–014/11/06 Friendly London, England D 1–123/05/08 Friendly Sydney, Australia W 1–019/06/10 FIFA World Cup - group stage Rustenburg, South Africa D 1–1Overall record: 7. W4–D2–L1GREECE 20/07/69 Friendly Sydney, Australia W 1–023/07/69 Friendly Brisbane, Australia D 2–226/07/69 Friendly Melbourne, Australia L 0–217/11/70 World Tour Athens, Greece W 3–111/06/78 Friendly Melbourne, Australia L 1–214/06/78 Friendly Adelaide, Australia L 0–118/06/78 Friendly Sydney, Australia D 1–111/11/80 World Tour Athens, Greece D 3–325/05/06 Friendly Melbourne, Australia W 1–0Overall record: 9. W3–D3–L3HONDURASNo previous encountersIRAN 04/11/70 World Tour Tehran, Iran W 2–118/08/73 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Sydney, Australia W 3–024/08/73 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Tehran, Iran L 0–214/08/77 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Melbourne, Australia L 0–125/11/77 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Tehran, Iran L 0–122/11/97 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Tehran, Iran D 1–129/11/97 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Melbourne, Australia D 2–2Overall record: 7. W2–D2–L3ITALY 26/06/06 FIFA World Cup - round of 16 Kaiserslautern, Germany L 0–1Overall record: 1. W0–D0–L1OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 41


HEAD-TO-HEADJAPAN 27/11/56 Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia W 2–030/03/68 Friendly Sydney, Australia D 2–231/03/68 Friendly Melbourne, Australia W 3–104/04/68 Friendly Adelaide, Australia L 1–310/10/69 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Seoul, Korea Republic W 3–116/10/69 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Seoul, Korea Republic D 1–122/05/94 Kirin Cup Hiroshima, Japan D 1–129/09/94 Friendly Tokyo, Japan D 0–015/02/95 Friendly Sydney, Australia W 2–110/02/96 Friendly Wollongong, Australia L 1–414/02/96 Friendly Melbourne, Australia W 3–015/02/98 Optus World Series Adelaide, Australia L 0–307/06/01 FIFA Confederations Cup - semi final Yokohama, Japan L 0–115/08/01 AFC/OFC Cup Shizuoka, Japan L 0–312/06/06 FIFA World Cup - group stage Kaiserslautern, Germany W 3–121/07/07 AFC Asian Cup - quarter final Hanoi, Vietnam D 1–1 3p-4p11/02/09 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Yokohama, Japan D 0–017/06/09 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Melbourne, Australia W 2–129/01/11 AFC Asian Cup - final Doha, Qatar L 0–112/06/12 FIFA World Cup Qualifier - final round Brisbane, Australia D 1–104/06/13 FIFA World Cup Qualifier - final round Saitama, Japan D 1–125/07/13 EAFF East Asian Cup Final Hwaseong, Australia L 2–3Overall record: 22. W7–D8–L7KOREA REPUBLIC 14/11/67 Vietnam National Day tournament Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam W 3–214/10/69 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Seoul, Korea Republic W 2–120/10/69 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Seoul, Korea Republic D 1–122/10/72 Friendly Seoul, Korea Republic D 1–124/10/72 Friendly Seoul, Korea Republic W 2–028/10/73 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Sydney, Australia D 0–010/11/73 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Seoul, Korea Republic D 2–213/11/73 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong, Hong Kong W 1–028/08/77 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Sydney, Australia W 2–123/10/77 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Seoul, Korea Republic D 0–017/10/82 Merlion Cup Singapore, Singapore W 3–215/12/83 Merlion Cup Singapore, Singapore W 3–121/06/87 Presidents Cup - final Seoul, Korea Republic D 1–1 4p-5p06/09/90 Friendly Seoul, Korea Republic L 0–109/09/90 Friendly Busan, Korea Republic L 0–114/06/91 Presidents Cup - semi final Seoul, Korea Republic D 0–0 3p-4p24/09/93 Friendly Seoul, Korea Republic D 1–126/09/93 Friendly Seoul, Korea Republic L 0–122/01/97 Optus World Series Brisbane, Australia W 2–111/02/98 Optus World Series Sydney, Australia W 1–007/10/00 LG Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates L 2–403/06/01 FIFA Confederations Cup Suwon, Korea Republic L 0–105/09/09 Friendly Seoul, Korea Republic L 1–314/01/11 AFC Asian Cup - group stage Doha, Qatar D 1–114/11/12 Friendly Hwaseong, Korea Republic W 2–120/07/13 EAFF East Asian Cup Final Seoul, Korea Republic D 0–0Overall record: 26. W10–D10–L6OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 42


HEAD-TO-HEADMEXICO 01/12/70 World Tour Mexico City, Mexico L 0–324/08/80 Friendly Sydney, Australia D 2–226/08/80 Friendly Melbourne, Australia D 1–112/12/97 FIFA Confederations Cup Riyadh, Saudi Arabia W 3–130/05/01 FIFA Confederations Cup Suwon, Korea Republic W 2–0Overall record: 5. W2–D2–L1NETHERLANDS 04/06/06 Friendly Rotterdam, Netherlands D 1–106/09/08 Friendly Eindhoven, Netherlands W 2–110/10/09 Friendly Sydney, Australia D 0–0Overall record: 3. W1–D2–L0NIGERIA 22/09/88 Olympic Games Seoul, Korea Republic W 1–017/11/07 Friendly London, England W 1–0Overall record: 2. W2–D0–L0PORTUGALNo previous encountersRUSSIA 16/11/75 Friendly Perth, Australia D 0–0(all matches as 20/11/75 Friendly Adelaide, Australia L 0–3Soviet Union) 23/11/75 Friendly Melbourne, Australia L 1–226/11/75 Friendly Brisbane, Australia D 0–030/11/75 Friendly Sydney, Australia L 2–303/12/75 Friendly Newcastle, Australia D 1–125/09/88 Olympic Games - quarter final Busan, Korea Republic L 0–3Overall record: 7. W0–D3–L4SPAINNo previous encountersSWITZERLAND 03/09/10 Friendly St Gallen, Switzerland D 0–0Overall record: 1. W0–D1–L0UNITED STATES 13/06/92 Friendly Orlando, United States W 1–006/11/98 Friendly San Jose, United States D 0–005/06/10 Friendly Johannesburg, South Africa L 1–3Overall record: 3. W1–D1–L1URUGUAY 25/04/74 Friendly Melbourne, Australia D 0–027/04/74 Friendly Sydney, Australia W 2–021/06/92 Friendly Montevideo, Uruguay L 0–219/12/97 FIFA Confederations Cup - semi final Riyadh, Saudi Arabia W 1–020/11/01 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Melbourne, Australia W 1–025/11/01 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Montevideo, Uruguay L 0–312/11/05 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Montevideo, Uruguay L 0–116/11/05 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Sydney, Australia W 1–0 4p-2p02/06/07 Friendly Sydney, Australia L 1–2Overall record: 9. W4–D1–L4Head to head record as at 27 May 2014OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 43


AUSTRALIA’S 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP PATHThe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) saw 43 teams playing for 4.5 berths in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with the topfour qualifying directly, and the fifth team playing in an International Play-off.ROUNDS 1, 2AFC qualifying started with Round 1 in June–July2011, followed by Round 2 in July 2011.ROUND 3Australia commenced its campaign in Round 3. Thetop five Asian teams (Japan, Australia, Korea Republic,Iran and China) entered directly to Round 3 [Sep 2011– Feb 2012], along with the 15 winners from Round 2.Round 3 consisted of five groups of four teams,with the top two from each group advancing to thefourth qualifying round.GROUP D – ROUND 3 RESULTS02-Sep-11 Australia 2–1 ThailandOman 0–0 Saudi Arabia06-Sep-11 Thailand 3–0 OmanSaudi Arabia 1–3 Australia11-Oct-11 Australia 3–0 OmanThailand 0–0 Saudi Arabia11-Nov-11 Oman 1–0 AustraliaSaudi Arabia 3–0 Thailand15-Nov-11 Thailand 0–1 AustraliaSaudi Arabia 0–0 Oman29-Feb-12 Australia 4–2 Saudi ArabiaOman 2–0 ThailandGROUP D W D L F A PtsAustralia 5 0 1 13 5 15Oman 2 2 2 3 6 8Saudi Arabia 1 3 2 6 7 6Thailand 1 1 4 4 8 4OTHER ROUND 3 GROUPSGROUP A W D L F A PtsIraq 5 0 1 14 4 15Jordan 4 0 2 11 7 12China 3 0 3 10 6 9Singapore 0 0 6 2 20 0GROUP B W D L F A PtsKorea Republic 4 1 1 14 4 13Lebanon 3 1 2 10 14 10Kuwait 2 2 2 8 9 8UAE 1 0 5 9 14 3GROUP C W D L F A PtsUzbekistan 5 1 0 8 1 16Japan 3 1 2 14 3 10Korea DPR 2 1 3 3 4 7Tajikistan 0 1 5 1 18 1GROUP E W D L F A PtsIran 3 3 0 17 5 12Qatar 2 4 0 10 5 10Bahrain 2 3 1 13 7 9Indonesia 0 0 6 3 26 0ROUND 4Round 4 [Jun 2012 – Jun 2013] consisted oftwo groups of five teams.The top two from each group qualified directlyfor the 2014 FIFA World Cup.The two third-placed teams played off for the rightto play in the Intercontinental Play-off against thefifth-placed CONMEBOL team for a World Cup spot.GROUP B – ROUND 4 RESULTS03-Jun-12 Japan 3–0 OmanJordan 1–1 Iraq08-Jun-12 Japan 6–0 JordanOman 0–0 Australia12-Jun-12 Australia 1–1 JapanIraq 1–1 Oman11-Sep-12 Japan 1–0 IraqJordan 2–1 Australia16-Oct-12 Oman 2–1 JordanIraq 1–2 Australia14-Nov-12 Oman 1–2 JapanIraq 1–0 Jordan26-Mar-13 Australia 2–2 OmanJordan 2–1 Japan04-Jun-13 Japan 1–1 AustraliaOman 1–0 Iraq11-Jun-13 Australia 4–0 JordanIraq 0–1 Japan18-Jun-13 Australia 1–0 IraqJordan 1–0 OmanGROUP B W D L F A PtsJapan 5 2 1 16 5 17Australia 3 4 1 12 7 13Jordan 3 1 4 7 16 10Oman 2 3 3 7 10 9Iraq 1 2 5 4 8 5GROUP A W D L F A PtsIran 5 1 2 8 2 16Korea Republic 4 2 2 13 7 14Uzbekistan 4 2 2 11 6 14Qatar 2 1 5 5 13 7Lebanon 1 2 5 3 12 5ROUND 5Jordan defeated Uzbekistan over two legs(2-2 on aggregate, 9-8 on penalties)to finish fifth in AFC qualifying.Jordan then lost to Uruguay over two legs(0-5, 0-0) in the AFC/CONMEBOLIntercontinental Playoff.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 44


AUSTRALIA’S 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP PATHAUSTRALIA’S 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCHES – line-ups2014 FIFAWorld CupCampaignThailand (H) W2-1AFC Qualifying Round 3 AFC Qualifying Round 4Saudi Arabia (A) W3-1Oman (H) W3-0Oman (A) L0-1Thailand (A) W1-0Saudi Arabia (H) W4-2Mark Bresciano • • • • ◦ • • 8 1Alex Brosque ◦ ◦ • • • • • 9 3Tim Cahill • ◦ • • • • 9 3Nick Carle ◦ 1 0David Carney ◦ • • • 4 0Robert Cornthwaite • 1 0Brett Emerton • • ◦ • 5 1Adam Federici • 1 0James Holland ◦ • 2 0Brett Holman • • • • • • • • 11 3Mile Jedinak • • • ◦ • • 7 1Josh Kennedy • • 6 5Harry Kewell • • 3 1Neil Kilkenny • ◦ ◦ 3 0Robbie Kruse ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ • • • • • 13 1Matt McKay • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 0Mark Milligan ◦ • ◦ • • • 6 0Lucas Neill • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 1Jade North • • • 3 0Tommy Oar ◦ ◦ • • 5 1Sasa Ognenovski • • • • • • • • 8 0Tomas Rogic ◦ ◦ 2 0Nikita Rukavytsya ◦ 1 0Mark Schwarzer • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 0Matthew Spiranovic • • • • • ◦ • 7 0Archie Thompson ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ 8 2Michael Thwaite • 1 0James Troisi ◦ • 2 0Carl Valeri • • • • • • • • 8 0Dario Vidosic ◦ ◦ 2 0Luke Wilkshire • • • • • • • • • • • 13 2Rhys Williams • • 2 0Michael Zullo • • • 3 0• = starting appearance ◦ = substitute appearance # = goals scoredOman (A) D0-0Japan (H) D1-1Jordan (A) L1-2Iraq (A) W2-1Oman (H) D2-2Japan (A) D1-1Jordan (H) W4-0Iraq (H) W1-0AppearancesGoalsOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 45


2014 FIFA WORLD CUP REFEREESREFEREESReferee Country Age Mother tongue InternationalsinceJoel Aguilar El Salvador 38 Spanish 2001Alioum Cameroon 32 French 2008Daniel Bennett South Africa 37 English 2003Dr Felix Brych Germany 38 German 2007Cüneyt Çakir Turkey 37 Turkish 2006Noumandiez Desire Doue Côte d'Ivoire 43 French 2004Jonas Eriksson Sweden 40 Swedish 2002Alireza Faghani Iran 36 Persian 2008Bakary Gassama Gambia 35 English 2007Mark Geiger USA 39 English 2008Djamel Haimoudi Algeria 43 Arabic 2004Norbert Hauata Tahiti 35 French 2008Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 36 Uzbek 2003Björn Kuipers Netherlands 41 Dutch 2006Walter Lopez Guatemala 33 Spanish 2006Milorad Mazic Serbia 41 Serbian 2009Svein Oddvar Moen Norway 35 Norwegian 2005Yuichi Nishimura Japan 42 Japanese 2004Peter O'Leary New Zealand 42 English 2003Enrique Osses Chile 40 Spanish 2005Nestor Pittana Argentina 38 Spanish 2010Pedro Proença Portugal 43 Portuguese 2003Sandro Ricci Brazil 39 Portuguese 2011Nicola Rizzoli Italy 42 Italian 2007Marco Rodriguez Mexico 40 Spanish 1999Wilmar Roldan Colombia 34 Spanish 2008Roberto Moreno Salazar Panama 44 Spanish 1996Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain 37 Arabic 2007Carlos Velasco Carballo Spain 43 Spanish 2008Carlos Alfredo Vera Ecuador 37 Spanish 2006Howard Webb England 42 English 2005Ben Williams Australia 37 English 2005Australian trio to referee at the 2014 FIFA World CupReferee Ben Williams and Assistant Referees Matthew Cream and Hakan Anazare Australia’s contingent of match officials at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Williams, a physical education teacher from Canberra, officiates in the AustralianA-League and AFC Asian Champions League. Highlights of his career include the2010 FIFA Club World Cup, 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2012 Olympic Games and 2012Asian Champions League final. He was was named AFC 2013 Referee of the Year.Cream, a referee development officer from Adelaide, has been a FIFAinternational assistant referee since 2000. He has officiated at two FIFAConfederations Cups and the 2012 Olympic Games.Career highlights of Anaz include the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and 2012 OlympicGames. An accountant based in Melbourne, Anaz has been a FIFA internationalassistant since 2005.AUSTRALIAN MATCH OFFICIALSAT THE FIFA WORLD CUPRefereesTony Boskovic (1974, 1982)Chris Bambridge (1986)Eddie Lennie (1998)Mark Shield (2002, 2006)Assistant RefereesRichard Lorenc (1990)Gordon Dunster (1994)Eugene Brazzale (1994)Nathan Gibson (2006)Ben Wilson (2006)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 46


AUSTRALIA’S SQUAD2014 FIFA WORLD CUP – AUSTRALIA’S 27-PLAYER PRELIMINARY SQUADName Age Position Club Country CapsMark BIRIGHITTI 23 Goalkeeper Newcastle Jets Australia 1Oliver BOZANIC 25 Midfielder Luzern Switzerland 3Mark BRESCIANO 34 Midfielder Al Gharafa Qatar 73Tim CAHILL 34 Forward New York Red Bulls United States 69Jason DAVIDSON 22 Defender Heracles Almelo Netherlands 6Ivan FRANJIC 26 Defender Brisbane Roar Australia 8Eugene GALEKOVIC 32 Goalkeeper Adelaide United Australia 8Ben HALLORAN 21 Midfielder Fortuna Dusseldorf Germany 1James HOLLAND 24 Midfielder Austria Vienna Austria 13Mile JEDINAK 29 Midfielder Crystal Palace England 43Josh KENNEDY 31 Forward Nagoya Grampus Japan 37Mitchell LANGERAK 25 Goalkeeper Borussia Dortmund Germany 3Mathew LECKIE 23 Midfielder/Forward Frankfurt 1899 Germany 7Massimo LUONGO 21 Midfielder Swindon Town England 1Ryan McGOWAN 24 Defender Shandong Luneng Taishan China 9Matt McKAY 31 Midfielder Brisbane Roar Australia 46Mark MILLIGAN 28 Midfielder Melbourne Victory Australia 29Tommy OAR 22 Midfielder Utrecht Netherlands 14Tom ROGIC 21 Midfielder/Forward Melbourne Victory Australia 9Mat RYAN 22 Goalkeeper Club Brugge Belgium 6Matthew SPIRANOVIC 25 Defender/Midfielder Western Sydney WanderersAustralia 17Adam TAGGART 20 Forward Newcastle Jets Australia 4James TROISI 25 Forward Melbourne Victory Australia 10Dario VIDOSIC 27 Midfielder/Forward Sion Switzerland 22Alex WILKINSON 29 Defender Jeonbuk Hyundai Korea Republic 2Luke WILKSHIRE 32 Defender/Midfielder Dinamo Moscow Russia 80Bailey WRIGHT 21 Defender Preston North End England –Age and Caps (all Australian International appearances) as at 27-May-14Other players part of the original 30-player provisional squadJoshua BRILLANTE 21 Defender/Midfielder Newcastle Jets Australia 1Curtis GOOD 21 Defender Dundee United Scotland 1Adam SAROTA 25 Midfielder Utrecht Netherlands 3OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 47


Mark BirighittiPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 17-Apr-91, PerthHeight/Weight: 188cm/86kgPosition: GoalkeeperAustralian national team: 1 appearance [2013]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2013 CHINAOther Australian representative honours:U-17 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaignU-20 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign,2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Colombia)U-23 2012 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior clubs: ECU Joondalup, Perth SCSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2006 Perth SC Australia (WA) State2006/07 WA National Training Centre2007 Australian Institute of Sport2008 Australian Institute of Sport2008/09 Adelaide United Australia 1 3 0 2nd2009/10 Adelaide United Australia 1 0 0 10th2010/11 Adelaide United Australia 1 3 0 3rd2011/12 Adelaide United Australia 1 2 0 9th2012/13 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 22 0 8th2013/14 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 23 0 7thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 48


Oliver BozanicPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 8-Jan-89, SydneyHeight/Weight: 175cm/70kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 3 appearances [2013-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2013 CANADA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign qualifiers,2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign qualifiersU-23 2012 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior clubs: Avoca Beach, Parramatta Eagles (Sydney)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2004/05 Blacktown Australia (NSW) State2005/06 NSW Institute of Sport2006 Central Coast Australia (NSW) State2006/07 Reading England 1 0 0 8th2007/08 Reading England 1 0 0 18th2008/09 Woking (loan) England 5 18 2 21st2009/10 Cheltenham Town (loan) England 4 4 0 22nd2009/10 Aldershot (loan) England 4 25 2 6th2010/11 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 33 2 2nd2011/12 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 23 1 1st2012/13 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 15 0 2nd2013/14 Luzerne Switzerland 1 28 5 5thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 49


Mark BrescianoPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 11-Feb-80, MelbourneHeight/Weight: 182cm/73kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 73 appearances (13 goals) [2001-2013]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2001 FRANCE, KOREA REPUBLIC, JAPAN, BRAZIL, NZ, FRANCE2003 ENGLAND, IRELAND, JAMAICA (1 gl)2004 VENEZUELA, SOUTH AFRICA (1 gl), TURKEY (1 gl),TURKEY, NEW ZEALAND (1 gl), NORWAY2005 SOUTH AFRICA, IRAQ (1 gl), SOLOMONS, SOLOMONS,JAMAICA (1 gl), URUGUAY, URUGUAY (1 gl)2006 GREECE, NETHERLANDS, JAPAN, BRAZIL, CROATIA,ITALY, PARAGUAY, BAHRAIN (1 gl), GHANA2007 CHINA (1 gl), SINGAPORE, OMAN, IRAQ, THAILAND,JAPAN, ARGENTINA2008 QATAR (1 gl), CHINA, IRAQ, QATAR, SOUTH AFRICA,NETHERLANDS, UZBEKISTAN, BAHRAIN (1 gl)2009 JAPAN, UZBEKISTAN, QATAR, IRELAND,KOREA REPUBLIS, OMAN2010 NEW ZEALAND, DENMARK, UNITED STATES, GHANA, SERBIA2012 SAUDI ARABIA, DENMARK, OMAN, JAPAN, SCOTLAND (1 gl), LEBANON, JORDAN2013 ROMANIA, OMAN, JAPAN, JORDAN (1 gl), IRAQ, BRAZIL, FRANCE, CANADA, COSTA RICAOther Australian representative honours:Schoolboy International 1996U-17 1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign qualifiersU-20 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Nigeria)U-23 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney)Junior club: Bulleen VenetoSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1995 Bulleen Australia (Vic) State1996 Bulleen Australia (Vic) State1997 Australian Institute of Sport1997/98 Carlton Australia 1 14 3 2nd1998/99 Carlton Australia 1 18 4 11th1999/00 Empoli Italy 2 17 2 9th2000/01 Empoli Italy 2 30 5 6th2001/02 Empoli Italy 2 32 9 4th2002/03 Parma Italy 1 23 0 5th2003/04 Parma Italy 1 33 8 5th2004/05 Parma Italy 1 34 3 18th2005/06 Parma Italy 1 32 8 10th2006/07 Palermo Italy 1 34 6 5th2007/08 Palermo Italy 1 26 1 11th2008/09 Palermo Italy 1 26 4 8th2009/10 Palermo Italy 1 18 1 5th2010/11 Lazio Italy 1 20 3 5th2011/12 Al Nasr UAE 1 17 10 2nd2012/13 Al Gharafa Qatar 1 19 1 6th2013/14 Al Gharafa Qatar 1 11 0 8thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 50


Tim CahillPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 6-Dec-79, SydneyHeight/Weight: 178cm/64kgPosition: ForwardAustralian national team: 69 appearances (33 goals) [2004-2014]68 A internationals (32 goals) / 1 non–A international (1 goal)All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2004 SOUTH AFRICA, TAHITI (2 gls), FIJI (3 gls), SOLOMONISLANDS (1 gl), NORWAY (1 gl)2005 IRAQ, NEW ZEALAND, GERMANY, ARGENTINA, TUNISIA,SOLOMONS (1 gl), SOLOMONS, JAMAICA, URUGUAY2006 Kloetinge (1 gl), NETHERLANDS (1 gl), LIECHTENSTEIN,JAPAN (2 gls), BRAZIL, CROATIA, ITALY, PARAGUAY,BAHRAIN2007 DENMARK, OMAN (1 gl), IRAQ, THAILAND, JAPAN2008 QATAR (1 gl), QATAR (1 gl), BAHRAIN2009 JAPAN, QATAR, JAPAN (2 gls), IRELAND (2 gls),NETHERLANDS, OMAN (1 gl), OMAN2010 NEW ZEALAND, DENMARK, USA (1 gl), GERMANY, SERBIA(1 gl), SWITZERLAND, POLAND, PARAGUAY, EGYPT2011 INDIA (2 gls), KOREA REPUBLIC, BAHRAIN, IRAQ, UZBEKISTAN, JAPAN, WALES (1 gl), THAILAND,SAUDI ARABIA2012 DENMARK, JAPAN, LEBANON (1 gl), JORDAN, IRAQ (1 gl)2013 OMAN (1 gl), JAPAN, JORDAN (1 gl), IRAQ, FRANCE, COSTA RICA (1 gl)2014 ECUADOR (2 gls), SOUTH AFRICA© (1 gl)Other Australian representative honours:2004 Olympic Games (Athens)Junior clubs: Balmain Police Boys Club, Marrickville Red Devils, Plumpton/OakhurstSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1996 Belmore Hercules Australia (NSW) State1997 Sydney United Australia (NSW) State1997/98 Millwall England 3 1 0 18th1998/99 Millwall England 3 36 6 10th1999/00 Millwall England 3 45 12 5th2000/01 Millwall England 3 41 9 1st2001/02 Millwall England 2 43 13 4th2002/03 Millwall England 2 11 3 9th2003/04 Millwall England 2 40 9 10th2004/05 Everton England 1 33 11 4th2005/06 Everton England 1 32 6 11th2006/07 Everton England 1 18 5 6th2007/08 Everton England 1 18 7 5th2008/09 Everton England 1 30 8 5th2009/10 Everton England 1 33 8 8th2010/11 Everton England 1 27 9 7th2011/12 Everton England 1 35 2 7th2012 New York Red Bulls USA 1 14 1 3rd2013 New York Red Bulls USA 1 29 12 1st2014* New York Red Bulls USA 1 7 1 6th** at 28 May (season incomplete)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 51


Jason DavidsonPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 29-Jun-91, MelbourneHeight/Weight: 180cm/72kgPosition: DefenderAustralian national team: 6 appearances [2012-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 SCOTLAND2013 FRANCE, CANADA, COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup train-on squad,2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign qualifiersJunior clubs: Seiritsu Gakuen school (Japan)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2009 Hume City Australia (Vic) State2009/10 Pacos de Ferreira Portugal 1 5 0 10th2010/11 Sporting da Covilha (loan) Portugal 2 14 0 14th2011/12 Heracles Netherlands 1 6 0 12th2012/13 Heracles Netherlands 1 10 0 12th2013/14 Heracles Netherlands 1 30 2 14thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 52


Ivan FranjicPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 10-Sep-87, MelbourneHeight/Weight: 180cm/76kgPosition: DefenderAustralian national team: 8 appearances [2012-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 HONG KONG, KOREA DPR, CHINESE TAIPEI2013 KOREA REPUBLIC, JAPAN, COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAJunior clubs: Meadow Park Eagles,Melbourne Knights,St Albans (Melbourne)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2005 St Albans Australia (Vic) State2006 St Albans Australia (Vic) State2007 Melbourne Knights Australia (Vic) State2008 Melbourne Knights Australia (Vic) State2009 Oakleigh Australia (Vic) State2009/10 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 19 0 9th2010/11 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 23 2 1st2011/12 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 29 1 2nd2012/13 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 23 3 5th2013/14 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 20 5 1stOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 53


Eugene GalekovicPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 12-Jun-81, MelbourneHeight/Weight: 186cm/91kgPosition: GoalkeeperAustralian national team: 8 appearances [2009-2013]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2009 INDONESIA, KUWAIT2010 KUWAIT, INDONESIA2012 HONG KONG, GUAM2013 KOREA REPUBLIC, JAPANOther Australian representative honours:U-23 2004 Olympic Games (Athens)Junior clubs: Chelsea Hajduk, Dingley, Bulleen (Melbourne)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1999/00 Melbourne Knights Australia 1 0 0 12th2000/01 Morwell Falcons Australia 1 11 0 15th2002/03 South Melbourne Australia 1 15 0 7th2003/04 South Melbourne Australia 1 22 0 5th2004/05 Beira Mar Portugal 1 2 0 18th2005/06 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 11 0 7th2006/07 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 4 0 1st2007/08 Adelaide United Australia 1 11 0 6th2008/09 Adelaide United Australia 1 22 0 2nd2009/10 Adelaide United Australia 1 27 0 10th2010/11 Adelaide United Australia 1 29 0 3rd2011/12 Adelaide United Australia 1 25 0 9th2012/13 Adelaide United Australia 1 25 0 4th2013/14 Adelaide United Australia 1 28 0 6thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 54


Ben HalloranPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 14-Jun-92, BrisbaneHeight/Weight: 180cm/73kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 1 appearance [2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2014 SOUTH AFRICAAustralian representative honours:U-20 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaignJunior clubs: Edge Hill (Cairns),Brisbane WolvesSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2009 Qld Academy of Sport2009/10 Gold Coast United Australia Youth2010/11 Gold Coast United Australia 1 5 0 4th2011/12 Gold Coast United Australia 1 21 4 10th2012/13 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 28 4 5th2013/14 Fortuna Dusseldorf Germany 2 18 6 6thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 55


James HollandPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 15-May-89, SydneyHeight/Weight: 180cm/70kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 13 appearances [2008-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2008 SINGAPORE, GHANA, CHINA2009 IRELAND2010 SLOVENIA2012 LEBANON, IRAQ, KOREA REPUBLIC2013 ROMANIA, OMAN, FRANCE, CANADA2014 SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Egypt)U-23 2008 Olympic Games campaign,2012 Olympic Games train-on squadJunior clubs: Budgewoi, Parramatta Eagles AcademySenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2005/06 NSW Institute of Sport2007 Australian Institute of Sport2007/08 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 11 3 2nd2008/09 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 12 0 8th2008/09 Alkmaar Netherlands 1 0 0 1st2009/10 Alkmaar Netherlands 1 0 0 5th2010/11 Alkmaar Netherlands 1 0 0 4th2010/11 Sparta Rotterdam (loan) Netherlands 2 14 2 9th2011/12 Austria Wien Austria 1 11 0 4th2012/13 Austria Wien Austria 1 34 0 1st2013/14 Austria Wien Austria 1 33 0 4thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 56


Mile JedinakPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 3-Aug-84, SydneyHeight/Weight: 188cm/78kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 43 appearances (4 goals) [2008-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2008 SINGAPORE, GHANA, CHINA2009 UZBEKISTAN, BAHRAIN, IRELAND, NETHERLANDS,OMAN2010 KUWAIT, NEW ZEALAND, DENMARK, GERMANY,SLOVENIA, SWITZERLAND, POLAND, PARAGUAY,EGYPT2011 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, INDIA, KOREA REPUBLIC(1 gl), BAHRAIN (1 gl), IRAQ, UZBEKISTAN, JAPAN,GERMANY, SERBIA, WALES, SAUDI ARABIA, MALAYSIA,OMAN (1 gl), OMAN, THAILAND2012 DENMARK, SCOTLAND, LEBANON, JORDAN, IRAQ2013 OMAN, BRAZIL, FRANCE, CANADA, COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR© (1 gl)Other Australian representative honours:U-20 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup (UAE)Junior club: Sydney UnitedSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2000/01 Sydney United Australia 1 3 0 10th2001/02 Sydney United Australia 1 7 1 11th2002/03 Sydney United Australia 1 18 2 8th2003/04 Varteks Varazdin Croatia 1 5th2004/05 Sydney United Australia (NSW) State2005/06 Sydney United Australia (NSW) State2006 Sydney United Australia (NSW) State2006/07 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 8 0 6th2007/08 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 22 2 1st2008/09 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 15 6 4th2008/09 Genclerbirligi Turkey 1 15 1 14th2009/10 Genclerbirligi Turkey 1 2 0 10th2009/10 Antalyaspor Turkey 1 28 5 9th2010/11 Genclerbirligi Turkey 1 21 3 14th2011/12 Crystal Palace England 2 31 1 17th2012/13 Crystal Palace England 2 44 3 5th2013/14 Crystal Palace England 1 38 1 11thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 57


Josh KennedyPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 20-Aug-82, WodongaHeight/Weight: 194cm/84kgPosition: ForwardAustralian national team: 37 appearances (20 goals) [2006-2013]36 A internationals (17 goals) / 1 non–A international (3 goals)All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2006 VV Kloetinge (3 gls), LIECHTENSTEIN (1 gl), JAPAN,CROATIA2007 ARGENTINA2008 QATAR (1 gl), IRAQ, SOUTH AFRICA (1 gl),NETHERLANDS (1 gl), QATAR (1 gl), BAHRAIN2009 JAPAN, UZBEKISTAN (1 gl), QATAR, JAPAN,KOREA REPUBLIC, NETHERLANDS, OMAN2010 INDONESIA, DENMARK (1 gl), UNITED STATES, GHANA,SERBIA, PARAGUAY2011 NEW ZEALAND (2 gls), THAILAND (1 gl), SAUDI ARABIA(2 gls), MALAYSIA (2 gls), OMAN (1 gl), OMAN, THAILAND2013 IRAQ (1 gl), BRAZIL, FRANCE, CANADA (1 gl), COSTA RICA2014 SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-17 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup (New Zealand)U-20 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Argentina)U-23 2004 Olympic Games campaignJunior club: Twin City Wanderers, SS&A Boomers (Albury)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1999 Australian Institute of Sport1999/00 Carlton Australia 1 4 0 3rd2000/01 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1 1 0 9th2001/02 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1 7 2 10th2002/03 Stuttgart Kickers Germany 3 23 1 15th2003/04 Koln Germany 1 4 0 18th2004/05 Dynamo Dresden Germany 2 34 9 8th2005/06 Dynamo Dresden Germany 2 26 7 15th2006/07 Nurnberg Germany 1 0 0 6th2007/08 Nurnberg Germany 1 12 1 16th2007/08 Karlsruhe Germany 1 10 4 11th2008/09 Karlsruhe Germany 1 23 2 17th2009 Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 15 6 9th2010 Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 31 17 1st2011 Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 31 19 2nd2012 Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 18 5 7th2013 Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 27 12 11th2014* Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 8 4 15th** at 27 May (season incomplete)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 58


Mathew LeckiePLAYER PROFILESBorn: 4-Feb-91, MelbourneHeight/Weight: 180cm/78kgPosition: Midfielder/ForwardAustralian national team: 7 appearances (1 goal) [2012-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 KOREA REPUBLIC2013 ROMANIA, FRANCE, CANADA (1 gl), COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaignJunior club: Bulleen (Melbourne)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2007 Bulleen Australia (Vic) State2008 Bulleen Australia (Vic) State2009 Bulleen Australia (Vic) State2009/10 Adelaide United Australia 1 20 3 10th2010/11 Adelaide United Australia 1 15 5 3rd2011/12 Borussia Moenchengladbach Germany 1 9 0 4th2012/13 FSV Frankfurt Germany 2 28 4 4th2013/14 FSV Frankfurt Germany 2 31 10 13thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 60


Massimo LuongoPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 25-Sep-92, SydneyHeight/Weight: 176cm/70kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 1 appearance [2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2014 ECUADOROther Australian representative honours:U-20 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign squadJunior club: Apia Leichhardt (Sydney)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2010/11 Tottenham Hotspur England 1 0 02011/12 Tottenham Hotspur England 1 0 0 4th2012/13 Ipswich Town (loan) England 2 9 0 14th2012/13 Swindon Town (loan) England 3 9 2 6th2013/14 Swindon Town England 3 44 6 8thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 61


Ryan McGowanPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 15-Aug-89, AdelaideHeight/Weight: 185cm/75kgPosition: DefenderAustralian national team: 9 appearances [2012-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 SCOTLAND, KOREA REPUBLIC2013 ROMANIA, KOREA REPUBLIC, JAPAN, CHINA, BRAZIL,COSTA RICA2014 SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign,2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Egypt)U-23 2012 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior club: Para Hills (Adelaide)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2004 SA Sports Institute2005 SA Sports Institute2006 SA Sports Institute2006/07 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 0 0 4th2007/08 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 1 0 8th2008/09 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 0 0 3rd2009/10 Ayr United (loan) Scotland 2 28 1 10th2010/11 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 2 0 3rd2010/11 Partick Thistle (loan) Scotland 2 8 0 5th2010/11 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 6 0 3rd2011/12 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 28 2 6th2012/13 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 20 0 10th2013 Shandong Luneng China 1 29 1 2nd2014* Shandong Luneng China 1 4 0 4th** at 27 May (season incomplete)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 62


Matt McKayPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 11-Jan-83, BrisbaneHeight/Weight: 171cm/65kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 46 appearances (1 goal) [2006-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2006 KUWAIT2009 INDONESIA, KUWAIT2010 INDONESIA, PARAGUAY, EGYPT2011 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, INDIA, KOREA REPUBLIC,BAHRAIN, IRAQ, UZBEKISTAN, JAPAN, GERMANY, NEWZEALAND, SERBIA, WALES, THAILAND, SAUDI ARABIA,MALAYSIA, OMAN, OMAN, THAILAND2012 DENMARK, OMAN, JAPAN, LEBANON (1 gl), JORDAN,IRAQ, HONG KONG, KOREA DPR, GUAM©, CHINESETAIPEI2013 ROMANIA, OMAN, JAPAN, JORDAN, IRAQ, KOREAREPUBLIC, JAPAN, CHINA©, BRAZIL, FRANCE,CANADA, COSTA RICA2014 SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup (UAE)U-23 2004 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior clubs: Sunnybank Saints, Mt Gravatt (Brisbane)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1999/00 Qld Academy of Sport2001 Australian Institute of Sport2001/02 Brisbane Strikers Australia 1 15 0 4th2002/03 Brisbane Strikers Australia 1 21 1 10th2003/04 Brisbane Strikers Australia 1 15 1 6th2005/06 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 18 2 6th2006/07 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 20 3 5th2007/08 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 23 3 4th2008/09 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 24 5 3rd2009 Changchun Yatai (loan) China 1 15 0 2nd2009/10 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 19 2 9th2010/11 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 27 3 1st2011/12 Rangers Scotland 1 3 0 2nd2012 Busan IPark Korea Republic 1 27 1 6th2013 Changchun Yatai China 1 16 0 14th2013/14 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 24 1 1stOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 63


Mark MilliganPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 4-Aug-85, SydneyHeight/Weight: 178cm/78kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 29 appearances (2 goals) [2006-2014]28 A internationals (2 goals) / 1 non–A internationalAll games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2006 VV Kloetinge, LIECHTENSTEIN, KUWAIT, PARAGUAY2007 THAILAND, JAPAN2008 SOUTH AFRICA2009 BAHRAIN, KOREA REPUBLIC2010 INDONESIA (1 gl), NEW ZEALAND2011 NEW ZEALAND, SAUDI ARABIA2012 SAUDI ARABIA, DENMARK, JAPAN, HONG KONG,KOREA DPR, GUAM (1 gl)2013 ROMANIA, JAPAN, JORDAN, IRAQ, KOREA REPUBLIC©,JAPAN©, BRAZIL, COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign qualifiers, 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Netherlands)U-23 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing)Junior clubs: Birrong, Parramatta Eagles (Sydney)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2002 Australian Institute of Sport2002/03 Northern Spirit Australia 1 2 0 6th2003/04 Northern Spirit Australia 1 14 1 7th2005/06 Sydney FC Australia 1 10 0 2nd2006/07 Sydney FC Australia 1 17 1 3rd2007/08 Sydney FC Australia 1 15 0 3rd2008/09 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 11 1 8th2009 Shanghai Shenhua China 1 21 0 6th2010 JEF United Japan 2 15 0 4th2011 JEF United Japan 2 29 1 6th2011/12 Melbourne Victory (loan) Australia 1 10 1 8th2012 JEF United Japan 2 9 2 5th2012/13 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 22 9 3rd2013/14 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 21 3 4thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 64


Tommy OarPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 10-Dec-91, SouthportHeight/Weight: 172cm/66kgPosition: MidfielderAustralian national team: 14 appearances (1 goal) [2010-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2010 INDONESIA, NEW ZEALAND, SWITZERLAND2011 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES2012 IRAQ, KOREA REPUBLIC2013 OMAN, JAPAN (1 gl), JORDAN, IRAQ, BRAZIL,COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Egypt),2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Colombia)Junior clubs: Carrara, Palm Beach (Queensland)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2007 Palm Beach Australia (Qld) State2008 Qld Academy of Sport2008/09 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 5 1 3rd2009/10 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 18 1 9th2010/11 Utrecht Netherlands 1 7 0 9th2011/12 Utrecht Netherlands 1 18 2 11th2012/13 Utrecht Netherlands 1 27 1 5th2013/14 Utrecht Netherlands 1 31 1 10thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 65


Tomas RogicPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 16-Dec-92, CanberraHeight/Weight: 188cm/99kgPosition: Midfielder/ForwardAustralian national team: 9 appearances [2012-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 KOREA REPUBLIC, HONG KONG, KOREA DPR, GUAM2013 JORDAN, IRAQ, BRAZIL, COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOROther Australian representative honours:U-23 2012 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior club: Tuggeranong (ACT)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2009 Australian National University Australia (ACT) State2010 Australian National University Australia (ACT) State2011 Belconnen Australia (ACT) State2011/12 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 12 2 1st2012/13 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 11 3 2nd2012/13 Celtic Scotland 1 8 0 1st2013/14 Celtic Scotland 1 3 0 1st2013/14 Melbourne Victory (loan) Australia 1 8 0 4thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 66


Mat RyanPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 8-Apr-92, SydneyHeight/Weight: 181cm/73kgPosition: GoalkeeperAustralian national team: 6 appearances [2012-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 KOREA DPR, CHINESE TAIPEI2013 CANADA, COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup train-on squadU-23 2012 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior club: Plumpton/Oakhurst, Blacktown City (Sydney)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2009 Blacktown City Australia (NSW) State2009/10 Central Coast Mariners Australia Youth2010/11 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 31 0 2nd2011/12 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 24 0 1st2012/13 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 25 0 2nd2013/14 Club Brugge Belgium 1 40 0 3rdOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 67


Matthew SpiranovicBorn: 27-Jun-88, GeelongHeight/Weight: 193cm/88kgPosition: Defender/MidfielderPLAYER PROFILESAustralian national team: 17 appearances [2008-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2009 GHANA, CHINA2009 IRELAND, KOREA REPUBLIC2010 SWITZERLAND2011 NEW ZEALAND, WALES, THAILAND, MALAYSIA,OMAN, OMAN, THAILAND2012 SAUDI ARABIA, DENMARK, JORDAN, IRAQ2014 ECUADOROther Australian representative honours:U-17 - 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Peru)U-20 - 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign qualifiersU-23 - 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing)Junior clubs: North Geelong, Keilor Park, Melbourne KnightsSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2004 North Geelong Australia (Vic)2004/05 Vic Institute of Sport2005 Melbourne Victory Australia2006 Australian Institute of Sport2006/07 Nurnberg Germany 1 8 0 6th2007/08 Nurnberg Germany 1 7 0 16th2008/09 Nurnberg Germany 2 8 0 3rd2009/10 Nurnberg Germany 1 1 0 16th2010 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1 13 1 10th2011 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1 25 0 15th2012 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1 0 0 3rd2012/13 Al Arabi Qatar 1 12 1 11th2013/14 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1 18 1 2ndOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 68


Adam TaggartPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 2-Jun-93, PerthHeight/Weight: 183cm/69kgPosition: ForwardAustralian national team: 4 appearances (3 goals) [2012-2013]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2012 HONG KONG, KOREA DPR, CHINESE TAIPEI (2 gls)2013 CHINA (1 gl)Other Australian representative honours:U-20 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Turkey)U-23 2012 Olympic Games campaign qualifiers,2016 Olympic Games campaignJunior club: ECU Joondalup (Perth)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2008 ECU Joondalup Australia (WA) State2009/10 Perth Glory Australia Youth2010/11 Australian Institute of Sport2010/11 Perth Glory Australia 1 6 1 10th2011/12 Perth Glory Australia 1 4 0 3rd2012/13 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 19 2 8th2013/14 Newcastle Jets Australia 1 25 16 7thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 69


James TroisiPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 3-Jul-88, AdelaideHeight/Weight: 180cm/81kgPosition: ForwardAustralian national team: 10 appearances (1 goal) [2008-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2008 SINGAPORE, GHANA, CHINA2011 NEW ZEALAND (1 gl), SERBIA, WALES, THAILAND,MALAYSIA2012 SAUDI ARABIA2014 SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-23 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing)Junior clubs: Birkalla, Adelaide CitySenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2006/07 Newcastle United England 1 0 0 13th2007/08 Newcastle United England 1 0 0 12th2008/09 Genclerbirligi Turkey 1 29 6 14th2009/10 Kayserispor Turkey 1 24 0 8th2010/11 Kayserispor Turkey 1 14 0 6th2011/12 Kayserispor Turkey 1 27 10 11th2012/13 Atalanta Italy 1 6 0 15th2013/14 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 29 12 4thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 70


Dario VidosicPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 8-Apr-87, Osijek, CroatiaHeight/Weight: 185cm/75kgPosition: Midfielder/ ForwardAustralian national team: 22 appearances (2 goals) [2009-2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2009 JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, OMAN2010 KUWAIT, NEW ZEALAND (1 gl), DENMARK, UNITEDSTATES, SLOVENIA, SWITZERLAND, POLAND,PARAGUAY, EGYPT2011 NEW ZEALAND, SERBIA2013 JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA REPUBLIC, JAPAN, CANADA(1 gl), COSTA RICA2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:Schoolboy International 2004U-20 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign qualifiersU-23 2008 Olympic Games campaign qualifiersJunior clubs: Rocklea, Rochedale, Queensland LionsSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2004 Queensland Lions Australia (Qld) State2005 Pine Rivers Australia (Qld) State2006 Australian Institute of Sport2006/07 Brisbane Roar Australia 1 17 5 5th2007/08 Nurnberg Germany 1 4 0 16th2008/09 Nurnberg Germany 2 11 3 3rd2009/10 Nurnberg Germany 1 11 1 6th2009/10 MSV Duisberg (loan) Germany 2 12 1 6th2010/11 Nurnberg Germany 1 5 0 6th2010/11 Arminia Bielefeld (loan) Germany 2 15 1 18th2011/12 Adelaide United Australia 1 25 5 9th2012/13 Adelaide United Australia 1 26 10 4th2013/14 Sion Switzerland 1 29 6 8thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 71


Alex WilkinsonPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 13-Aug-84, SydneyHeight/Weight: 187cm/85kgPosition: DefenderAustralian national team: 2 appearances [2014]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2014 ECUADOR, SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-17 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Trinidad & Tobago)U-20 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup (UAE)Junior clubs: North Ryde, Gladesville-Hornsby (Sydney)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1999/00 Northern Spirit Australia Youth2000/01 Northern Spirit Australia Youth2001/02 Northern Spirit Australia Youth2002/03 Northern Spirit Australia 1 30 0 6th2003/04 Northern Spirit Australia 1 15 0 7th2004/05 Manly United Australia (NSW) State2005/06 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 25 0 3rd2006/07 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 21 0 6th2007/08 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 15 0 1st2008/09 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 23 0 4th2009/10 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 27 1 8th2010/11 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 34 1 2nd2011 Jiangsu Shuntian (loan) China 1 10 0 4th2011/12 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 27 0 1st2012 Jeonbuk Motors South Korea 1 15 0 2nd2013 Jeonbuk Motors South Korea 1 25 2 3rd2014* Jeonbuk Motors South Korea 1 11 0 2nd** at 28 May (season incomplete)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 72


Luke WilkshirePLAYER PROFILESBorn: 2-Oct-81, WollongongHeight/Weight: 176cm/72kgPosition: Defender/MidfielderAustralian national team: 79 appearances (8 goals) [2004-2013]All games and goals [at 27-May-14]:2004 SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOLOMON ISLANDS2005 SOUTH AFRICA, INDONESIA, SOLOMONS, JAMAICA2006 BAHRAIN, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, JAPAN, ITALY,KUWAIT, GHANA2007 CHINA, URUGUAY, SINGAPORE, OMAN, IRAQ,THAILAND, ARGENTINA, NIGERIA2008 QATAR, CHINA, IRAQ, IRAQ, QATAR, SOUTH AFRICA,NETHERLANDS, UZBEKISTAN, QATAR, BAHRAIN2009 JAPAN, UZBEKISTAN, BAHRAIN, IRELAND,NETHERLANDS, OMAN, OMAN (1 gl)2010 KUWAIT (1 gl), INDONESIA, DENMARK, UNITEDSTATES, GERMANY, GHANA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA,SWITZERLAND, POLAND (1 gl), PARAGUAY, EGYPT2011 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, INDIA, KOREA REPUBLIC, IRAQ, UZBEKISTAN, JAPAN, GERMANY (1 gl), NEWZEALAND, SERBIA, WALES, THAILAND, SAUDI ARABIA (1 gl), MALAYSIA (1 gl), OMAN, OMAN, THAILAND2012 DENMARK, OMAN, JAPAN (1 gl), SCOTLAND, LEBANON, JORDAN, IRAQ2013 ROMANIA (1 gl), OMAN, JAPAN, JORDAN, IRAQ, FRANCE2014 SOUTH AFRICAOther Australian representative honours:U-20 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Argentina)U-23 2004 Olympic Games (Athens)Junior clubs: Albion Park, Wollongong WolvesSenior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position1997 Australian Institute of Sport1998 Australian Institute of Sport1999/00 Middlesbrough England 1 0 0 12th2000/01 Middlesbrough England 1 0 0 14th2001/02 Middlesbrough England 1 7 0 12th2002/03 Middlesbrough England 1 14 0 11th2003/04 Bristol City England 3 37 2 3rd2004/05 Bristol City England 3 37 9 7th2005/06 Bristol City England 3 36 5 9th2006/07 FC Twente Netherlands 1 28 2 4th2007/08 FC Twente Netherlands 1 31 3 4th2008 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1 11 2 3rd2009 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1 27 0 8th2010 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1 26 0 7th2011/12 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1 39 0 3rd2012/13 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1 17 0 7th2013/14 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1 23 0 4thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 73


Bailey WrightPLAYER PROFILESBorn: 28-Jul-92, MelbourneHeight/Weight: 185cm/74kgPosition: DefenderAustralian representative honours:U-17 2009 U-17 World Cup campaignJunior club: Langwarrin (Melbourne)Senior club career:Season Club Country Level Apps Goals Position2005 Mornington Australia (Vic) State2006 Dandenong Australia (Vic) State2007 Victorian Institute of Sport2008 Victorian Institute of Sport2010/11 Preston North End England 2 2 0 22nd2011/12 Preston North End England 3 13 1 15th2012/13 Preston North End England 3 38 2 14th2013/14 Preston North End England 3 44 4 5thOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 74


COACH PROFILESAnge Postecoglou – head coachBorn 27-Aug-65, Athens, GreecePlaying career – club1984–1993 South Melbourne, 192 appearances (19 goals)won National Soccer League Championship 1984 (1st season)won National Soccer League Championship 90/91 (as captain)Playing career –national teamsU-20: 1985 FIFA U-20 World Cup (USSR), 3 appearancesSenior: 4 appearances [1986–1988]v Czechoslovakia x2 (1986), v New Zealand x2 (1988)Coaching career – clubs1996–2000 South Melbourne (127 national league matches)2008 Panachaiki, Greece2009–2012 Brisbane Roar (79 national league matches)2012–2013 Melbourne Victory (32 national league matches)National league W-D-L record (238 matches): W124–D57–L57Coaching career – national teams2000–2007 Australian national U-20 men’s team2013– Australian national senior men’s teamCoaching honours :With South MelbourneNational Soccer League Championship, Coach of the Year 1997/98National Soccer League Championship 1998/99Oceania Club Championship (winners) 1999FIFA Club World Championships (participated) 2000With Brisbane RoarA-League Championship, Coach of the Year 2010/11A-League Championship 2011/12With Australian Under-20 national team:Reached Under-20 FIFA World Cup 2001 (in Argentina) – reached round of 16Reached Under-20 FIFA World Cup 2003 (United Arab Emirates) – reached round of 16Reached Under-20 FIFA World Cup 2005 (Netherlands) – group stageOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 75


COACH PROFILESAurelio Vidmar – assistant coachBorn 3 February 1967 in AdelaidePlayed for national league teams Adelaide City and Adelaide United (Australia),Kortrijk, Waregem and Standard Liege (Belgium), Feyenoord (Holland), Sion(Switzerland), Tenerife (Spain) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan), from 1984 to 2004Made 53 appearances (18 goals) for the Australian national team from 1988 to 2001Belgium league top scorer 1994/95, Oceania Player of the Year 1995Led Adelaide United to the AFC Champions League final as coach 2008Australian Coach of the Year 2009Coaching career:Adelaide United assistant coach 2003–2007Adelaide United head coach 2007–2010Australian senior national team assistant 2010-Australian Under-23 national team 2010--Ante Milicic – assistant coachBorn 4 April 1974 in SydneyPlayed for national league teams Sydney United (Australia), NAC Breda (Netherlands),Rijeka (Croatia), Sydney Olympic (Australia), Parramatta Power (Australia), Pahang(Malaysia), Newcastle Jets (Australia) and Brisbane Roar (Australia) from 1993 to 2007Australian national league winner and player of the match with Sydney Olympic 2002Australian Schoolboy, Under-20 and Under-23 internationalMade 6 appearances (5 goals) for the Australian national team from 2002 to 2005Coaching career:2009 Sydney United (NSW)2009, 2011 Australian national under-20 team assistant2010-2012 Melbourne Heart (Australia) assistant2012-2014 Western Sydney Wanderers (Australia) assistant2014- Australian national team assistantTony Franken – goalkeeper coachBorn on 1 January 1965 in PerthAustralian Institute of Sport graduatePlayed for Australian national league teams Canberra City, Sydney Croatia, APIALeichhardt, Parramatta Eagles, Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory from 1984 to 2000Made 14 appearances for the Australian national team from 1984 to 1992Australian Under-20 (1982) and Under-23 (1984) internationalAustralian under 21 player of the year in 1984OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 76


AUSTRALIAN STAFF2014 FIFA WORLD CUP– AUSTRALIAN STAFF LISTLuke CasserlyAnge PostecoglouAurelio VidmarAnte MilicicTony FrankenHan BergerAlan MccallPeter CklamovskiCraig MooreJoel FreemeDr Mark JonesLes GelisKurt LisleCam DunkerleyLuke AttwellDom RabschVito BasileMal ImpiombatoDavid MasonRob SquillaciotiBen CoonanMark SalibaKersten RottVinicius CapovillaHead of DelegationHead CoachCoachCoachGoalkeeper CoachTechnical DirectorFootball ConditionerTechnical AnalystAdvisor / AmbassadorTeam ManagerDoctorSenior PhysiotherapistPhysiotherapistPhysiotherapistMasseurEquipment ManagerAdministrationEquipment AssistantHead of Socceroos Media ManagementMedia and Social Media ManagerTV / DigitalSecurity ManagerSecurityChefOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 77


The early years – pre-FederationAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAustralia's first official international matches wereplayed as part of a tour to New Zealand in 1922. Whilethe two losses and a draw in the three-match seriesagainst the New Zealand national side did not make fora good start, it was nevertheless a historic phase inAustralia's football history.Australia’s first international win came a year later,when New Zealand made a return trip to Australia.Over the next four decades, Australia's opponents weremostly from the Commonwealth. In addition to manyhome and away matches against the Kiwis, teams fromCanada, India, England and South Africa occasionallytoured Down Under, while the Australians venturedabroad to places such as the Dutch East Indies (nowIndonesia), Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and South Africa.With limited budgets and scant resources for footballin Australia at the time, there was little opportunity forprofessionalism, with virtually all players having tobalance their footballing careers with full-time workand family life. And in an era where passenger airtravel was in its infancy and transport by sea andrailway was the norm, national team tours were verylong - sometimes lasting for months.In those days, a commitment to the Australian nationalteam was a major devotion to the cause. It was aninvolvement at a completely different level to today,and set a lasting foundation that seems yet to be fullyappreciated by the bulk of today's football community.Highlights of the first 40 years of the Australian nationalteam include huge victories over arch-rivals NewZealand in 1936, a successful tour of southern Africa in1950, and the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games - wherethe Aussies won their opening match against Japan.The aftermath of the Second World War saw waveafter wave of migrants come to Australia with manybringing their passion for football to these shores.Scores of 'ethnic-based' teams made their way ontothe scene, together with regular visits from high-profileEuropean sides. The effects of this influx of 'newAustralians' is evident in successive generations, withthe bulk of Australia’s top players in the decade beforeand after the turn of the 21st century having familyroots from the post World War II European migrants.The late 1950s saw some controversial administrativechanges to football in this country, and for a variety ofreasons Australia ceased to be officially recognised byFIFA, the game's worldwide governing body, in 1959. Asa result, Australia was banned from playing internationalfootball. In 1963 the dispute with FIFA was resolved, andAustralia became a fully fledged member of the world’sgoverning body – a Federation in its own right.Post-Federation – and a world title to aim forAustralia's first full international matches played afterFederation were also its first attempt at qualifying for aFIFA World Cup. Following a number of withdrawalsfrom Asian countries it turned out that Australia,Oceania's only entrant, merely had to play-off againstNorth (DPR) Korea for the right to be at the 1966 FIFAWorld Cup. An under-prepared Australian side wasconvincingly beaten by North Korea over the two legs –a North Korean side which went on to reach thequarter finals at England '66.The qualifying process for the 1970 FIFA World Cup wasa truly marathon campaign. Australia finished first in aninitial tournament in South Korea (Korea Republic),which was followed by a three match series againstRhodesia, played in the space of six days in 'neutral'Mozambique. Following the eventual victory over theAfricans was a home and away final qualification tieagainst Israel. Inspired by captain Johnny Warren, theend result was the closest of losses over the two legs.Australia’s next World Cup campaign however provedmuch more successful and after another rigorous firstphase of qualifying, the Peter Wilson-led Aussies metSouth Korea for a place in the 1974 finals. After both thehome and away legs ended in draws, a deciding gametook place in Hong Kong where Jimmy Mackay’s longrange strike became part of Australian sporting folklore.Australia won the play-off 1-0, ensuring the county’s firstparticipation in a FIFA World Cup finals tournament.The World Cup was a totally different experience forAustralia’s part-timers, up against fullly professionalplayers from nations where the sport was like a religion.Coached by Rale Rasic, Australia’s first two 1974 WorldCup matches were against East Germany (a 2-0 loss) andhosts and eventual winners West Germany (a 3-0 loss).1974 FIFA WORLD CUPWest GermanyGDRL0-2FRGL0-3CHID0-0Attila Abonyi ◦ •Adrian Alston • • •Branko Buljevic • • •Ernie Campbell•Colin Curran • • •Jim Mackay • • •Peter Ollerton ◦ ◦Jack Reilly • • •Ray Richards • • •Jimmy Rooney • • •Manfred Schaefer • • •Doug Utjesenovic • • •Johnny Warren •Harry Williams◦Peter Wilson (c) • • •• started ◦ substituteOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 78


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYDespite the defeats, the Socceroos earned the respectof the football world – East Germany were the onlyteam to defeat Champions West Germany at the cup.Australia gained its first World Cup point with a tight 0-0 draw in its final 1974 match, against Chile.32 years of FIFA World Cup wildernessHowever, after reaching the FIFA World Cup for the firsttime, qualification proved to be one nightmare afteranother over the following three decades, with internalchallenges affecting preparation, arduous qualifyingpaths and pure bad luck resulting in failure after failure.At the national level, Australia went through someunsettled years after the glory of 1974. While theSocceroos (barely) took out the Oceania sub-group of the1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying phase, fourth place in thesubsequent Asian phase – where only first-placed Iranwould qualify – made West Germany seem so long ago.In 1982, a home loss to New Zealand early in theAsia/Oceania group campaign effectively endedAustralia's chances. Zone winners New Zealandeventually qualified for their first FIFA World Cup.The first phase of the attempt to reach the 1986 FIFAWorld Cup saw Australia take out the Oceania group,which included Israel. It was then a play-off againstUEFA Group Seven runners-up Scotland. After the firstleg in Glasgow ended 2-0 to the Scots, a fighting andattacking display by the Socceroos in the return fixturesomehow ended 0-0. Australia had failed again.With Frank Arok at the helm, the Australian footballteam matured throughout the mid to late 1980s, aperiod which included draws against Europeanpowerhouses England and Czechoslovakia, and astunning 4-1 win over reigning world championsArgentina in 1988. This year also saw the national teamqualify for the Olympic Games (the last Olympics withno age restrictions for male football teams) where a 1-0 win over Yugoslavia made the world take notice.The 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign therefore startedwith renewed optimism. However it was perhaps anover-confident Australian team which lost the away legagainst New Zealand, which ultimately led to secondplace in the Oceania/Israel group. Group winners Israelprogressed to the next stage.By now a host of Australian players were plying theirtrade overseas, some rather successfully, and manybelieved this would eventually take Australian football toanother level. The 1994 World Cup campaign sawAustralia face two long-distance play-offs to get through,after winning all their Oceania qualifiers. The Socceroossuccessfully negotiated Canada – albeit only afterpenalties – which led to a final qualifying confrontationagainst Argentina. With the comeback of DiegoMaradona it seemed the whole world was watching asAustralia drew the first (home) leg, but ultimately lostthe play-off by one goal, an unlucky own goal in BuenosAires highlighting the Socceroo curse.Another clearly dominant performance by Australia inthe Oceania stages meant 'only' having to defeat thefourth-placed Asian team to qualify for the 1998 FIFAWorld Cup. Inspired by a goal from 19 year old HarryKewell, a Australia drew the first leg against Iran 1-1away. And at 2-0 up with 20 minutes to go in thesecond leg, the Socceroos were surely on their way tothe World Cup. But then, in what must be the mostdemoralising 20 minutes in Australian sporting history,Iran showed up the Aussie curse to draw and take outthe tie on away goals. Despite not losing a match in the1998 campaign, Australia missed out yet again.Despite the agony of seeing their dreams cruelly takenaway, somehow the Socceroos bounced back with astellar performance at the 1997 FIFA ConfederationsCup, played immediately following the Iran games.With wins over Mexico and Uruguay, Australia reachedthe final where, following Mark Viduka’s early send-off,defeat beckoned against a rampaging Brazilian side.After failing to qualify for the 1999 FIFA ConfederationsCup Australia returned to the Confederations Cup in2001. Here the green and gold again proved it couldmatch it with the world’s best, defeating reigningworld champions France and perennial favouritesBrazil on their way to finishing third in the prestigiousintercontinental tournament.These impressive results gave Australia confidence forthe final leg of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifyingcampaign. Earlier in the process, the Socceroos hadbroken the world record for the biggest victory in aWorld Cup match with a 31-0 win over AmericanSamoa. After then easily accounting for New Zealand,Australia was left with a difficult play-off againstUruguay. The curse of the Socceroos appeared to havelifted with victory in the first (home) leg; but thesecond leg was a different story, where the Soccerooswere eventually overwhelmed by the Uruguayans.Australia’s next assignment was qualification for the 2003FIFA Confederations Cup. The anticipated stroll throughthe Oceania qualifying tournament was supposed to besome respite from the gloom of the Uruguay loss. But itwasn't to be - with Australia losing to New Zealand in theOceania Nations Cup final. In hindsight, the loss was anapt result for football in Australia in 2002, as it echoed thefinancial woes and administrative difficulties faced by thenational body at the time. Combined with the stark realityof seven consecutive unsuccessful World Cup campaignsand a slowly decaying domestic league, Australian footballwas in the doldrums.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 79


A new eraAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYOut of the blue, a comprehensive 3-1 away win over'mother England' in early 2003 marked an on-fieldturning point for the Australian national team.Success in the 2004 OFC Oceania Nations Cup ensuredqualification for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup anda final Oceania FIFA World Cup play-off against theSolomon Islands. Promising performances by theSocceroos at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup againstthe likes of Germany and Argentina gave hope, with alooming FIFA World Cup qualifying showdown againstthe fifth-placed South American side.After easily accounting for the Solomons in the finalOceania play-off, Australia was confronted by itsnemesis from 2001, Uruguay, in its final 2006 FIFAWorld Cup qualifying play-off match. Under coachGuus Hiddink, a gritty first-leg away performance bythe Socceroos ended with just a one-goal margin to theUruguayans. The final 15 minutes of the Montevideoleg seemed to sway the tie in Australia's favour, withthe resolute Australian defence repelling wave afterwave of unrelenting Uruguayan attack. At one-nil downafter the first leg, Australia's attacking prowess cameto the fore in Sydney, although the scoreboard wouldultimately record just one goal – a somewhat flukeyone by Mark Bresciano – for the Aussies, with no replyeventually sending the tie to penalties. The final herowas Mark Schwarzer, with two telling saves ensuringan unforgettable victory and qualification for Germany2006. The images of John Aloisi slamming home thefinal shoot-out goal – and the celebrations – will live inthe hearts of Australian football fans for a long time.Germany 2006After 95,000 fans packed into the MCG to farewell theSocceroos in a 1-0 win over European ChampionsGreece, the 2006 FIFA World Cup odyssey began.Australia was given no favours in the finals tournamentdraw, with formidable group opponents Japan, Braziland Croatia in the way of a second round berth.At 1-0 down with just eight minutes to go against Japanin its first 2006 World Cup match, Australia’s progressalready looked unlikely. But when Tim Cahill drilled in aloose ball to score Australia’s first ever World Cupfinals goal, followed shortly after by his second, theagony transformed into ecstasy – which turned intocomplete exhilaration when John Aloisi netted thesealing goal in the dying seconds to make it 3-1.Brazil proved to be a much tougher opponent thanJapan, however the Australians matched it with thepre-tournament favourites and the half-time scorelineof 0-0 was much deserved after Australia’s best half ofthe tournament. A well-worked Brazil goal just afterthe break proved to be the key moment of the match,and despite continued pressure from the Australians, abrief loss in concentration by the Socceroo defence inthe dying moments enabled the Brazilians to scoreagain.With Brazil’s 2-0 win over the Aussies almostguaranteeing the South Americans’ progression, thelast group stage match between Australia and Croatiawas to decide the remaining Group F top two spot. Andit was certainly another pulsating contest withAustralia having to come from behind – twice – to tiethe match 2-2 and emphatically qualify for the nextstage, Craig Moore and Harry Kewell the goalscoringheroes. The result saw World Cup fever sweep throughAustralia as the pulsating Croatia match showed thedrama only provided by the real football.2006 FIFA WORLD CUPGermanyJPNW3-1BRAL0-2CROD2-2ITAL0-1John Aloisi ◦ ◦ ◦Mark Bresciano • ◦ ◦ •Tim Cahill • • •Scott Chipperfield • • • •Jason Culina • • • •Brett Emerton • • •Vince Grella • • • •Zeljko Kalac•Josh Kennedy ◦ ◦Harry Kewell • ◦ Craig Moore • • •Lucas Neill • • • •Tony Popovic•Mark Schwarzer • • •Mile Sterjovski • • •Mark Viduka (c) • • •Luke Wilkshire • •• started ◦ substitute # goalsThe emotional roller-coaster ride of Germany 2006continued as Australia matched it with the Italians rightup until just seconds before the end of their Round of16 match, the match locked at nil-all. However acontroversial penalty was then awarded to Italyfollowing Grosso’s tumble in the box, resulting in asuccessful conversion by Totti. The 1-0 loss sent theAustralians home in a state of shock.While the last-gasp contentious penalty seemed to bethe cruellest way to end the World Cup dream, theAustralian players, coaching staff and fans could departGermany with their heads held high. After such a longabsence, the Australian national side had matched itwith the best of the world, in the world’s most reveredfootball tournament, and were ultimately knocked-outby the slimmest of margins against the team whichwould go on to take out the 2006 FIFA World Cup final.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 80


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAsia callingMeanwhile, Australia transferred from the Oceania tothe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on January 1,2006. The move to Asia was a vital step in thedevelopment of the code in Australia at all levels,especially by virtue of playing in more meaningfulqualifying series at all national team levels.The men’s senior team's first test in Asia wasqualification for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Qualifyingfor the region's premier tournament proved to be arelatively easy affair. However the cup itself was not.Australia only scraped into the quarter-final stage,where Japan knocked the Socceroos out on penalties.The appointment of highly-credentialed nationalteam coach Pim Verbeek in late 2007 signaledAustralia’s serious desire to secure a successive FIFAWorld Cup berth in the 2010 tournament.A challenging first-stage qualifying phase in a groupwith Qatar, Iraq and China had its hurdles, Australiafinishing on top (over Qatar) only on goal difference.Grouped with Japan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Qatar inits final qualifying phase, the tough contests continuedas the prize of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification gotcloser and closer. Australia ended up comfortablyfinishing in the top two of the group to qualify directlyfor South Africa, a 2-1 defeat over closest group rivalsJapan in the final qualifier signifying the dominance ofthe Australians throughout the World Cup campaign.After the highs of the 2006 World Cup, and therelative ease of qualification, expectations were highfor Australia leading into the 2010 World Cup.2010 FIFA WORLD CUPSouth AfricaGERL0-4GHAD1-1SERW2-1Michael Beauchamp•Mark Bresciano • •Tim Cahill • David Carney • •Scott Chipperfield • ◦ ◦Jason Culina • • •Brett Emerton • • •Richard Garcia • ◦Vince Grella•Brett Holman ◦ Mile Jedinak◦Josh Kennedy ◦ •Harry Kewell•Craig Moore • •Lucas Neill (c) • • •Nikita Rukavytsya ◦ ◦Mark Schwarzer • • •Carl Valeri • • •Luke Wilkshire • • •• started ◦ substitute # goalsAustralia was thoroughly outclassed in its opening game4-0 by Germany. Despite finishing the group stage withthe same number of points as it did four years earlier,with a draw against Ghana and win over Serbia, Australiafailed to progress; the demoralising thrashing by theGermans seemed to hang over the heads of the Aussiesfor the rest of their 2010 World Cup campaign.Meanwhile Australia had had a bumpy ride on the wayto qualifying for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Despitefinishing first the in qualifying group; only three pointsseparated the top three teams in the group, whichreminded all that qualifying for tournaments throughAsia can never be taken for granted.Australia comfortably made it through the group stageof the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar. The ensuing quarter-finalagainst reigning Asian champions Iraq was a classic, andonly decided with a Harry Kewell goal in the dyingminutes of extra time. The Socceroos then really turnedit on in a 6-0 defeat of Uzbekistan in the semi final,which was followed by another 120 minute marathon inthe final. Ultimately it was Japan who won the Asian Cupfinal match 1-0, meaning Australia will have to wait until2015 to possibly take out its first AFC Asian Cup title.And expectations will certainly be high for theAustralians, who will host the tournament in 2015.Target: BrazilAustralia cruised through its first stage of qualifying forthe 2014 World Cup, a 1-0 loss away to eventual secondplacedOman the only stumbling block along the way.The second stage was a different story however, theAustralians starting with just two points from its openingthree games. Only the top two of the five-team groupwould get automatic 2014 World Cup qualification. Theseries featured two gripping 1-1 games against Japan.The first in Brisbane saw Mark Milligan sent off early inthe second half and Japan opening the scoring tenminutes later, before Luke Wilkshire converted a penaltysoon after. The Japan leg played out similarly for thehome and away teams, Tommy Oar making it 1-0 withten minutes remaining only for Japan to make no mistakefrom a penalty awarded in the dying moments. With twomatches to go in the group stage, Australia were thirdand in real danger of missing out on direct qualification.However, wins over Jordan (4-0) and Iraq (1-0) ultimatelygave Australia a clear buffer for second spot.When the 2014 World Cup groups were drawn in December2013 – just weeks after the appointment of new coach AngePostecoglou – Australia (59th) had a FIFA ranking well behindgroup opponents Spain (1st), Netherlands (9th) and Chile(15th). It will clearly be an uphill battle, but the underdog tagis one Australia has relished and revelled in the past. Therewill be nothing to lose for the Socceroos at Brazil 2014.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 81


RESULTS – A internationals(a)AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYPre-Federation17-06-22 New Zealand (Dunedin) Friendly (three match series) L 1–324-06-22 New Zealand (Wellington) Friendly (three match series) D 1–108-07-22 New Zealand (Auckland) Friendly (three match series) L 1–309-06-23 New Zealand (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) W 2–116-06-23 New Zealand (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) L 2–330-06-23 New Zealand (Newcastle) Friendly (three match series) L 1–407-06-24 Canada (Brisbane) Friendly (six match series) W 3–214-06-24 Canada (Sydney) Friendly (six match series) L 0–123-06-24 Canada (Sydney) Friendly (six match series) W 4–128-06-24 Canada (Newcastle) Friendly (six match series) D 0–012-07-24 Canada (Adelaide) Friendly (six match series) L 1–426-07-24 Canada (Sydney) Friendly (six match series) W 1–005-06-33 New Zealand (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) W 4–217-06-33 New Zealand (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) W 6–424-06-33 New Zealand (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) W 4–204-07-36 New Zealand (Dunedin) Friendly (three match series) W 7–111-07-36 New Zealand (Wellington) Friendly (three match series) W 10–018-07-36 New Zealand (Auckland) Friendly (three match series) W 4–103-09-38 India (Sydney) Friendly (five match series) W 5–310-09-38 India (Brisbane) Friendly (five match series) D 4–417-09-38 India (Newcastle) Friendly (five match series) L 1–424-09-38 India (Sydney) Friendly (five match series) W 5–401-10-38 India (Melbourne) Friendly (five match series) W 3–110-05-47 South Africa (Sydney) Friendly (five match series) L 1–224-05-47 South Africa (Brisbane) Friendly (five match series) L 2–431-05-47 South Africa (Sydney) Friendly (five match series) D 3–307-06-47 South Africa (Newcastle) Friendly (five match series) W 5–114-06-47 South Africa (Sydney) Friendly (five match series) L 1–214-08-48 New Zealand (Wellington) Friendly (four match series) W 6–028-08-48 New Zealand (Christchurch) Friendly (four match series) W 7–004-09-48 New Zealand (Wellington) Friendly (four match series) W 4–011-09-48 New Zealand (Auckland) Friendly (four match series) W 8–114-06-50 Zimbabwe (Salisbury) Friendly (two match series) W 5–017-06-50 Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) Friendly (two match series) W 4–124-06-50 South Africa (Durban) Friendly (four match series) L 2–301-07-50 South Africa (Johannesburg) Friendly (four match series) L 1–208-07-50 South Africa (Port Elizabeth) Friendly (four match series) W 2–123-07-50 South Africa (Capetown) Friendly (four match series) W 2–014-08-54 New Zealand (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) L 1–228-08-54 New Zealand (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) W 4–104-09-54 New Zealand (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) W 4–103-09-55 South Africa (Brisbane) Friendly (five match series) L 0–310-09-55 South Africa (Melbourne) Friendly (five match series) L 0–217-09-55 South Africa (Adelaide) Friendly (five match series) L 0–824-09-55 South Africa (Sydney) Friendly (five match series) L 0–601-10-55 South Africa (Newcastle) Friendly (five match series) L 1–427-11-56 Japan (Melbourne) Olympic Games W 2–001-12-56 India (Melbourne) Olympic Games L 2–412-12-56 India (Sydney) Friendly L 1–716-08-58 New Zealand (Wellington) Friendly (two match series) W 3–223-08-58 New Zealand (Auckland) Friendly (two match series) D 2–2OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 82


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYPost-Federation1966 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN21-11-65 Korea DPR (Phnom Penh) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off 1st leg L 1–624-11-65 Korea DPR (Phnom Penh) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off 2nd leg L 1–31970 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN26-11-65 Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Friendly (South East Asian tour) D 0–029-11-65 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Friendly (South East Asian tour) L 0–103-12-65 Chinese Taipei (Hong Kong) Friendly (South East Asian tour) W 3–207-12-65 Malaysia (Ipoh) Friendly (South East Asian tour) W 1–008-12-65 Malaysia (Ipoh) Friendly (South East Asian tour) W 3–028-05-67 Scotland (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) L 0–131-05-67 Scotland (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) L 1–204-06-67 Scotland (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) L 0–205-11-67 New Zealand (Saigon) Friendly (Vietnam National Day tournament) W 5–307-11-67 South Vietnam (Saigon) Friendly (Vietnam National Day tournament) W 1–011-11-67 Singapore (Saigon) Friendly (Vietnam National Day tournament) W 5–112-11-67 Malaysia (Saigon) Friendly (Vietnam National Day tourn. - semi) W 1–014-11-67 Korea Republic (Saigon) Friendly (Vietnam National Day tourn. - final) W 3–217-11-67 Indonesia (Jakarta) Friendly W 2–021-11-67 Singapore (Singapore) Friendly W 6–126-11-67 Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Friendly W 4–030-03-68 Japan (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 2–231-03-68 Japan (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) W 3–104-04-68 Japan (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) L 1–320-07-69 Greece (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) W 1–023-07-69 Greece (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) D 2–226-07-69 Greece (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) L 0–210-10-69 Japan (Seoul) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 3–114-10-69 Korea Republic (Seoul) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–116-10-69 Japan (Seoul) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 1–120-10-69 Korea Republic (Seoul) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 1–123-11-69 Zimbabwe (Laurenco Marques) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off 1st leg D 1–127-11-69 Zimbabwe (Laurenco Marques) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off 2nd leg D 0–029-11-69 Zimbabwe (Laurenco Marques) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off decider W 3–104-12-69 Israel (Tel Aviv) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off 1st leg L 0–114-12-69 Israel (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - play-off 2nd leg D 1–11974 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN04-11-70 Iran (Tehran) Friendly (World tour) W 2–110-11-70 Israel (Tel Aviv) Friendly (World tour) W 1–017-11-70 Greece (Athens) Friendly (World tour) W 3–101-12-70 Mexico (Mexico City) Friendly (World tour) L 0–311-11-71 Israel (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) D 2–214-11-71 Israel (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) W 1–021-11-71 Israel (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) L 1–307-10-72 Indonesia (Jakarta) Friendly (East Asia tour) W 4–109-10-72 New Zealand (Jakarta) Friendly (East Asia tour) W 3–115-10-72 South Vietnam (Saigon) Friendly (East Asia tour) W 1–022-10-72 Korea Republic (Seoul) Friendly (East Asia tour) D 1–124-10-72 Korea Republic (Seoul) Friendly (East Asia tour) W 2–029-10-72 Philippines (Manila) Friendly (East Asia tour) W 6–014-02-73 Bulgaria (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 2–216-02-73 Bulgaria (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) L 1–318-02-73 Bulgaria (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) L 0–2OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 83


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY04-03-73 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 1–111-03-73 Iraq (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 3–113-03-73 Indonesia (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–116-03-73 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 3–318-03-73 Iraq (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 0–024-03-73 Indonesia (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 6–018-08-73 Iran (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - 1st leg W 3–024-08-73 Iran (Tehran) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - 2nd leg L 0–228-10-73 Korea Republic (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - 1st leg D 0–010-11-73 Korea Republic (Seoul) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - 2nd leg D 2–213-11-73 Korea Republic (Hong Kong) FIFA World Cup Qualifier decider W 1–025-04-74 Uruguay (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) D 0–027-04-74 Uruguay (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) W 2–021-05-74 Indonesia (Jakarta) Friendly (Pre-Word Cup tour) W 2–128-05-74 Israel (Tel Aviv) Friendly (Pre-Word Cup tour) L 1–214-06-74 East Germany (Hamburg) FIFA World Cup - group stage L 0–218-06-74 West Germany (Hamburg) FIFA World Cup - group stage L 0–322-06-74 Chile (Berlin) FIFA World Cup - group stage D 0–01978 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN06-08-75 China (Melbourne) Friendly W 1–016-11-75 Soviet Union (Perth) Friendly (six match series) D 0–020-11-75 Soviet Union (Adelaide) Friendly (six match series) L 0–323-11-75 Soviet Union (Melbourne) Friendly (six match series) L 1–226-11-75 Soviet Union (Brisbane) Friendly (six match series) D 0–030-11-75 Soviet Union (Sydney) Friendly (six match series) L 2–303-12-75 Soviet Union (Newcastle) Friendly (six match series) D 1–129-02-76 New Zealand (Auckland) Friendly (two match series) W 1–002-03-76 New Zealand (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) W 3–111-08-76 Hong Kong (Canberra) Friendly (two match series) L 0–118-08-76 Hong Kong (Gosford) Friendly (two match series) W 2–020-10-76 Indonesia (Jakarta) Friendly (world tour) D 1–122-10-76 Singapore (Singapore) Friendly (world tour) W 1–024-10-76 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Friendly (world tour) W 2–029-10-76 China (Canton) Friendly (world tour) W 2–003-11-76 Israel (Tel Aviv) Friendly (world tour) D 1–112-02-77 Israel (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) D 1–116-02-77 Israel (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) D 1–113-03-77 Chinese Taipei (Suva) FIFA World Cup Qual - 1st group stage W 3–016-03-77 Chinese Taipei (Suva) FIFA World Cup Qual - 1st group stage W 2–119-03-77 Fiji (Suva) Friendly L 0–127-03-77 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage W 3–130-03-77 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage D 1–110-07-77 Hong Kong (Adelaide) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage W 3–014-08-77 Iran (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage L 0–128-08-77 Korea Republic (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage W 2–116-10-77 Kuwait (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage L 1–223-10-77 Korea Republic (Seoul) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage D 0–030-10-77 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage W 5–213-11-77 Singapore (Singapore) Friendly W 2–019-11-77 Kuwait (Kuwait City) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage L 0–125-11-77 Iran (Tehran) FIFA World Cup Qual - 2nd group stage L 0–1OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 84


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY1982 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN11-06-78 Greece (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) L 1–214-06-78 Greece (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) L 0–118-06-78 Greece (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 1–113-06-79 New Zealand (Auckland) Friendly L 0–127-11-79 Chinese Taipei (Taipei) Friendly (East Asia tour) W 2–027-01-80 Czechoslovakia (Canberra) Friendly (three match series) L 0–403-02-80 Czechoslovakia (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) L 0–509-02-80 Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) D 2–226-02-80 Papua New Guinea (Noumea) Oceania Nations Cup W 11–231-05-80 England (Sydney) Friendly L 1–211-06-80 Northern Ireland (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) L 1–215-06-80 Northern Ireland (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) D 1–118-06-80 Northern Ireland (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) L 1–224-08-80 Mexico (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) D 2–226-08-80 Mexico (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) D 1–111-11-80 Greece (Athens) Friendly (world tour) D 3–302-12-80 Israel (Tel Aviv) Friendly (world tour) W 1–005-12-80 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Friendly (world tour) L 0–107-12-80 Indonesia (Jakarta) Friendly (world tour) D 1–125-04-81 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 3–316-05-81 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage L 0–220-05-81 Indonesia (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–010-06-81 Chinese Taipei (Adelaide) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 3–226-06-81 Fiji (Suva) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 4–114-08-81 Fiji (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 10–030-08-81 Indonesia (Jakarta) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage L 0–106-09-81 Chinese Taipei (Taipei) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 0–01986 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN06-10-82 Thailand (Singapore) Merlion Cup W 4–011-10-82 Indonesia (Singapore) Merlion Cup W 2–014-10-82 Malaysia (Singapore) Merlion Cup - semi W 5–017-10-82 Korea Republic (Singapore) Merlion Cup - final W 3–222-02-83 New Zealand (Auckland) Trans-Tasman Trophy L 1–227-02-83 New Zealand (Melbourne) Trans-Tasman Trophy L 0–212-06-83 England (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 0–015-06-83 England (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) L 0–119-06-83 England (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) D 1–104-12-83 China (Singapore) Merlion Cup L 1–210-12-83 Thailand (Singapore) Merlion Cup W 2–015-12-83 Korea Republic (Singapore) Merlion Cup - semi W 3–118-12-83 Singapore (Singapore) Merlion Cup - final W 4–203-11-84 China (Beijing) Ampol Cup L 2–321-09-85 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 0–027-09-85 China (Brisbane) Ampol Cup W 3–008-10-85 Israel (Tel Aviv) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–120-10-85 Israel (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 1–123-10-85 Chinese Taipei (Adelaide) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 7–027-10-85 Chinese Taipei (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 8–003-11-85 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–020-11-85 Scotland (Glasgow) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg L 0–204-12-85 Scotland (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg D 0–0OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 85


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY1990 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN03-08-86 Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) D 1–106-08-86 Czechoslovakia (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) L 0–110-08-86 Czechoslovakia (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) L 0–325-10-86 New Zealand (Auckland) Trans-Tasman Trophy D 1–102-11-86 New Zealand (Sydney) Trans-Tasman Trophy W 2–123-11-86 China (Canton) Ampol Cup W 2–009-06-87 Morocco (Kangnung) President's Cup - group stage W 1–019-06-87 Egypt (Seoul) President's Cup - semi final D 0–0 wop4–321-06-87 Korea Republic (Seoul) President's Cup - final D 1–1 lop4–502-09-87 New Zealand (Melbourne) Trans-Tasman Trophy D 1–109-09-87 New Zealand (Wellington) Trans-Tasman Trophy L 0–115-11-87 Chinese Taipei (Taipei) Olympic Games Qualifier W 3–026-02-88 Chinese Taipei (Canberra) Olympic Games Qualifier W 3–006-03-88 Israel (Melbourne) Olympic Games Qualifier W 2–009-03-88 Chinese Taipei (Adelaide) Olympic Games Qualifier W 3–213-03-88 New Zealand (Sydney) Olympic Games Qualifier W 3–120-03-88 Israel (Christchurch) Olympic Games Qualifier D 0–023-03-88 New Zealand (Wellington) Olympic Games Qualifier D 1–127-03-88 Chinese Taipei (Auckland) Olympic Games Qualifier W 3–007-07-88 Brazil (Melbourne) Bicentennial Gold Cup L 0–109-07-88 Saudi Arabia (Sydney) Bicentennial Gold Cup W 3–014-07-88 Argentina (Sydney) Bicentennial Gold Cup W 4–117-07-88 Brazil (Sydney) Bicentennial Gold Cup - final L 0–218-09-88 Yugoslavia (Gwangju) Olympic Games - group stage W 1–020-09-88 Brazil (Seoul) Olympic Games - group stage L 0–322-09-88 Nigeria (Seoul) Olympic Games - group stage W 1–025-09-88 Soviet Union (Pusan) Olympic Games - quarter final L 0–312-10-88 New Zealand (Dunedin) Trans-Tasman Trophy W 2–116-10-88 New Zealand (Bendigo) Trans-Tasman Trophy W 2–026-11-88 Fiji (Nadi) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg L 0–103-12-88 Fiji (Newcastle) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 5–112-03-89 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 4–119-03-89 Israel (Tel Aviv) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 1–102-04-89 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage L 0–216-04-89 Israel (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage D 1–11994 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN25-08-90 Indonesia (Jakarta) Friendly (Independence Cup - final) W 3–006-09-90 Korea Republic (Seoul) Friendly (two match series) L 0–109-09-90 Korea Republic (Pusan) Friendly (two match series) L 0–130-01-91 Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) L 0–106-02-91 Czechoslovakia (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) L 0–212-05-91 New Zealand (Christchurch) Trans-Tasman Trophy W 1–015-05-91 New Zealand (Adelaide) Trans-Tasman Trophy W 2–101-06-91 England (Sydney) Friendly L 0–114-06-91 Korea Republic (Seoul) President's Cup - semi final D 0–0 lop3–426-01-92 Sweden (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 0–029-01-92 Sweden (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) W 1–002-02-92 Sweden (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) W 1–0OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 86


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY13-06-92 United States (Orlando) Friendly (Americas tour) W 1–018-06-92 Argentina (Buenos Aires) Friendly (Americas tour) L 0–221-06-92 Uruguay (Montevideo) Friendly (Americas tour) L 0–205-07-92 Croatia (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) W 1–008-07-92 Croatia (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) W 3–112-07-92 Croatia (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 0–011-08-92 Malaysia (Jakarta) Independence Cup L 0–114-08-92 Indonesia (Jakarta) Independence Cup W 3–004-09-92 Solomon Islands (Honiara) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–111-09-92 Tahiti (Papeete) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 3–020-09-92 Tahiti (Brisbane) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–026-09-92 Solomon Islands (Newcastle) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 6–115-04-93 Kuwait (Singapore) Friendly (two match series) W 1–019-04-93 Kuwait (Singapore) Friendly (two match series) L 1–330-05-93 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg W 1–006-06-93 New Zealand (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 3–031-07-93 Canada (Edmonton) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg L 1–215-08-93 Canada (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 2–1 wop4–124-09-93 Korea Republic (Seoul) Friendly (two match series) D 1–126-09-93 Korea Republic (Seoul) Friendly (two match series) L 0–131-10-93 Argentina (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg D 1–117-11-93 Argentina (Buenos Aires) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg L 0–11998 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN22-05-94 Japan (Hiroshima) Kirin Cup D 1–126-05-94 France (Kobe) Kirin Cup L 0–108-06-94 South Africa (Adelaide) Friendly (two match series) W 1–012-06-94 South Africa (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) W 1–024-09-94 Kuwait (Kuala Lumpur) Friendly D 0–027-09-94 Japan (Tokyo) Friendly D 0–008-02-95 Colombia (Brisbane) Friendly (two match series) D 0–011-02-95 Colombia (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) L 0–115-02-95 Japan (Sydney) Friendly W 2–118-06-95 Ghana (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) W 2–121-06-95 Ghana (Adelaide) Friendly (three match series) W 1–024-06-95 Ghana (Perth) Friendly (three match series) L 0–130-06-95 Argentina (Buenos Aires) Friendly L 0–210-11-95 New Zealand (Christchurch) Trans-Tasman Trophy D 0–015-11-95 New Zealand (Newcastle) Trans-Tasman Trophy W 3–010-02-96 Japan (Wollongong) Friendly (two match series) L 1–414-02-96 Japan (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) W 3–025-02-96 Sweden (Brisbane) Friendly (two match series) L 0–228-02-96 Sweden (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) D 0–027-03-96 Scotland (Glasgow) Friendly L 0–123-04-96 Chile (Antofagasta) Friendly L 0–314-09-96 Ghana (Durban) Simba Cup W 2–018-09-96 South Africa (Johannesburg) Simba Cup L 0–221-09-96 Kenya (Pretoria) Simba Cup W 4–009-10-96 Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) Friendly D 0–026-10-96 Tahiti (Papeete) FIFA Confederations Cup Qualifier 1st leg W 6–001-11-96 Tahiti (Canberra) FIFA Confederations Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 5–0OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 87


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY18-01-97 New Zealand (Melbourne) Optus World Series W 1–022-01-97 Korea Republic (Brisbane) Optus World Series W 2–125-01-97 Norway (Sydney) Optus World Series W 1–012-03-97 Macedonia (Skopje) Friendly W 1–002-04-97 Hungary (Budapest) Friendly W 3–111-06-97 Solomon Islands (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 13–013-06-97 Tahiti (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 5–017-06-97 Solomon Islands (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 6–219-06-97 Tahiti (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–028-06-97 New Zealand (Auckland) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg W 3–006-07-97 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 2–001-10-97 Tunisia (Tunis) Friendly W 3–022-11-97 Iran (Tehran) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg D 1–129-11-97 Iran (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg D 2–22002 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN12-12-97 Mexico (Riyadh) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage W 3–114-12-97 Brazil (Riyadh) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage D 0–016-12-97 Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage L 0–119-12-97 Uruguay (Riyadh) FIFA Confederations Cup - semi final W 1–021-12-97 Brazil (Riyadh) FIFA Confederations Cup - final L 0–607-02-98 Chile (Melbourne) Optus World Series L 0–111-02-98 Korea Republic (Sydney) Optus World Series W 1–015-02-98 Japan (Adelaide) Optus World Series L 0–306-06-98 Croatia (Zagreb) Friendly L 0–725-09-98 Fiji (Brisbane) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 3–128-09-98 Cook Islands (Brisbane) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 16–002-10-98 Tahiti (Brisbane) OFC Nations Cup - semi final W 4–104-10-98 New Zealand (Brisbane) OFC Nations Cup - final L 0–106-11-98 United States (San Jose) Friendly D 0–009-02-00 Chile (Valparaiso) Friendly (Four Nation Tournament) L 1–212-02-00 Slovakia (Valparaiso) Friendly (Four Nation Tournament) D 0–015-02-00 Bulgaria (Valparaiso) Friendly (Four Nation Tournament) D 1–123-02-00 Hungary (Budapest) Friendly W 3–029-03-00 Czech Republic (Teplice) Friendly L 1–309-06-00 Paraguay (Sydney) Friendly (three match series) D 0–012-06-00 Paraguay (Brisbane) Friendly (three match series) D 0–015-06-00 Paraguay (Melbourne) Friendly (three match series) W 2–119-06-00 Cook Islands (Papeete) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 17–023-06-00 Solomon Islands (Papeete) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 6–025-06-00 Vanuatu (Papeete) OFC Nations Cup - semi final W 1–028-06-00 New Zealand (Papeete) OFC Nations Cup - final W 2–004-10-00 Kuwait (Dubai) LG Cup W 1–007-10-00 Korea Republic (Dubai) LG Cup L 2–415-11-00 Scotland (Glasgow) Friendly W 2–028-02-01 Colombia (Bogota) Friendly L 2–309-04-01 Tonga (Coffs Harbour) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 22–011-04-01 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 31–014-04-01 Fiji (Coffs Harbour) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 2–016-04-01 Samoa (Coffs Harbour) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - group stage W 11–0OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 88


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY30-05-01 Mexico (Suwon) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage W 2–001-06-01 France (Daegu) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage W 1–003-06-01 Korea Republic (Suwon) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage L 0–107-06-01 Japan (Yokohama) FIFA Confederations Cup - semi final L 0–109-06-01 Brazil (Ulsan) FIFA Confederations Cup - 3rd place p/off W 1–020-06-01 New Zealand (Wellington) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg W 2–024-06-01 New Zealand (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 4–115-08-01 Japan (Shizuoka) AFC/OFC Cup L 0–311-11-01 France (Melbourne) Friendly D 1–120-11-01 Uruguay (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg W 1–026-11-01 Uruguay (Montevideo) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg L 0–32006 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN06-07-02 Vanuatu (Auckland) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 2–008-07-02 New Caledonia (Auckland) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 11–010-07-02 Fiji (Auckland) OFC Nations Cup - group stage W 8–012-07-02 Tahiti (Auckland) OFC Nations Cup - semi final W 2–114-07-02 New Zealand (Auckland) OFC Nations Cup - final L 0–112-02-03 England (London) Friendly W 3–119-08-03 Ireland (Dublin) Friendly L 1–207-09-03 Jamaica (Reading) Friendly W 2–118-02-04 Venezuela (Caracas) Friendly D 1–130-03-04 South Africa (London) Friendly W 1–021-05-04 Turkey (Sydney) Friendly (two match series) L 1–324-05-04 Turkey (Melbourne) Friendly (two match series) L 0–129-05-04 New Zealand (Adelaide) OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup Qualifier W 1–031-05-04 Tahiti (Adelaide) OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup Qualifier W 9–002-06-04 Fiji (Adelaide) OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup Qualifier W 6–104-06-04 Vanuatu (Adelaide) OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup Qualifier W 3–006-06-04 Solomon Islands (Adelaide) OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup Qualifier D 2–209-10-04 Solomon Islands (Honiara) OFC Nations Cup final 1st leg W 5–112-10-04 Solomon Islands (Sydney) OFC Nations Cup final 2nd leg W 6–016-11-04 Norway (London) Friendly D 2–209-02-05 South Africa (Durban) Friendly D 1–126-03-05 Iraq (Sydney) Friendly W 2–129-03-05 Indonesia (Perth) Friendly W 3–009-06-05 New Zealand (London) Friendly W 1–015-06-05 Germany (Frankfurt) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage L 3–418-06-05 Argentina (Nuremberg) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage L 2–421-06-05 Tunisia (Leipzig) FIFA Confederations Cup - group stage L 0–203-08-05 Solomon Islands (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg W 7–006-08-05 Solomon Islands (Honiara) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 2–109-10-05 Jamaica (London) Friendly W 5–012-11-05 Uruguay (Montevideo) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 1st leg L 0–116-11-05 Uruguay (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2nd leg W 1–0 wop4–222-02-06 Bahrain (Manama) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier W 3–125-05-06 Greece (Melbourne) Friendly W 1–004-06-06 Netherlands (Rotterdam) Friendly (Pre-World Cup camp) D 1–107-06-06 Liechtenstein (Ulm) Friendly (Pre-World Cup camp) W 3–112-06-06 Japan (Kaiserslautern) FIFA World Cup - group stage W 3–118-06-06 Brazil (Munich) FIFA World Cup - group stage L 0–222-06-06 Croatia (Stuttgart) FIFA World Cup - group stage D 2–226-06-06 Italy (Kaiserslautern) FIFA World Cup - round of 16 L 0–1OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 89


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY2010 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN16-08-06 Kuwait (Sydney) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier W 2–006-09-06 Kuwait (Kuwait City) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier L 0–207-10-06 Paraguay (Brisbane) Friendly D 1–111-10-06 Bahrain (Sydney) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier W 2–014-11-06 Ghana (London) Friendly D 1–106-02-07 Denmark (London) Friendly L 1–324-03-07 China (Guangzhou) Friendly W 2–002-06-07 Uruguay (Sydney) Friendly L 1–230-06-07 Singapore (Singapore) Friendly W 3–008-07-07 Oman (Bangkok) AFC Asian Cup - group stage D 1–113-07-07 Iraq (Bangkok) AFC Asian Cup - group stage L 1–316-07-07 Thailand (Bangkok) AFC Asian Cup - group stage W 4–021-07-07 Japan (Hanoi) AFC Asian Cup - quarter final D 1–1 lop3–411-09-07 Argentina (Melbourne) Friendly L 0–117-11-07 Nigeria (London) Friendly W 1–006-02-08 Qatar (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 3–022-03-08 Singapore (Singapore) Friendly D 0–026-03-08 China (Kunming) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 D 0–023-05-08 Ghana (Sydney) Friendly W 1–001-06-08 Iraq (Brisbane) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 1–007-06-08 Iraq (Dubai) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 L 0–114-06-08 Qatar (Doha) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 3–122-06-08 China (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 L 0–119-08-08 South Africa (London) Friendly D 2–206-09-08 Netherlands (Eindhoven) Friendly W 2–110-09-08 Uzbekistan (Tashkent) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 1–015-10-08 Qatar (Brisbane) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 4–019-11-08 Bahrain (Manama) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 1–028-01-09 Indonesia (Jakarta) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier D 0–011-02-09 Japan (Yokohama) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 D 0–005-03-09 Kuwait (Canberra) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier L 0–101-04-09 Uzbekistan (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 2–006-06-09 Qatar (Doha) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 D 0–010-06-09 Bahrain (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 2–017-06-09 Japan (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 2–112-08-09 Ireland (Limerick) Friendly W 3–005-09-09 Korea Republic (Seoul) Friendly L 1–310-10-09 Netherlands (Sydney) Friendly D 0–014-10-09 Oman (Melbourne) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier W 1–014-11-09 Oman (Muscat) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier W 2–106-01-10 Kuwait (Kuwait City) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier D 2–203-03-10 Indonesia (Brisbane) AFC Asian Cup Qualifier W 1–024-05-10 New Zealand (Melbourne) Friendly W 2–101-06-10 Denmark (Johannesburg) Friendly W 1–005-06-10 United States (Johannesburg) Friendly L 1–313-06-10 Germany (Durban) FIFA World Cup - group stage L 0–419-06-10 Ghana (Rustenburg) FIFA World Cup - group stage D 1–123-06-10 Serbia (Nelspruit) FIFA World Cup - group stage W 2–12014 FIFA WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN11-08-10 Slovenia (Ljubljana) Friendly L 0–203-09-10 Switzerland (St Gallen) Friendly D 0–007-09-10 Poland (Krakow) Friendly W 2–109-10-10 Paraguay (Sydney) Friendly W 1–017-11-10 Egypt (Cairo) Friendly L 0–3OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 90


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY05-01-11 United Arab Emirates (Al Ain City) Friendly D 0–010-01-11 India (Doha) AFC Asian Cup - group stage W 4–014-01-11 Korea Republic (Doha) AFC Asian Cup - group stage D 1–118-01-11 Bahrain (Doha) AFC Asian Cup - group stage W 1–022-01-11 Iraq (Doha) AFC Asian Cup - quarter final W 1–025-01-11 Uzbekistan (Doha) AFC Asian Cup - semi final W 6–029-01-11 Japan (Doha) AFC Asian Cup - final L 0–129-03-11 Germany (Monchengladbach) Friendly W 2–105-06-11 New Zealand (Adelaide) Friendly W 3–007-06-11 Serbia (Melbourne) Friendly D 0–010-08-11 Wales (Cardiff) Friendly W 2–102-09-11 Thailand (Brisbane) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 2–106-09-11 Saudi Arabia (Dammam) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 3–107-10-11 Malaysia (Canberra) Friendly W 5–011-09-11 Oman (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 3–011-11-11 Oman (Muscat) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 L 0–115-11-11 Thailand (Bangkok) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 1–029-02-12 Saudi Arabia (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 3 W 4–202-06-12 Denmark (Copenhagen) Friendly L 0–208-06-12 Oman (Muscat) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 D 0–012-06-12 Japan (Brisbane) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 D 1–115-08-12 Scotland (Edinburgh) Friendly L 1–306-09-12 Lebanon (Beirut) Friendly W 3–011-09-12 Jordan (Amman) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 L 1–216-10-12 Iraq (Doha) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 2–114-11-12 Korea Republic (Hwaseong) Friendly W 2–103-12-12 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) EAFF East Asia Cup Qualifier W 1–005-12-12 Korea DPR (Hong Kong) EAFF East Asia Cup Qualifier D 1–107-12-12 Guam (Hong Kong) EAFF East Asia Cup Qualifier W 9–009-12-12 Chinese Taipei (Hong Kong) EAFF East Asia Cup Qualifier W 8–006-02-13 Romania (Malaga) Friendly L 2–326-03-13 Oman (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 D 2–204-06-13 Japan (Saitama) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 D 1–111-03-13 Jordan (Melbourne) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 4–018-06-13 Iraq (Sydney) FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Round 4 W 1–020-07-13 Korea Republic (Seoul) EAFF East Asia Cup D 0–025-07-13 Japan (Hwaseong) EAFF East Asia Cup L 2–328-07-13 China (Seoul) EAFF East Asia Cup L 3–407-09-13 Brazil (Brasilia) Friendly L 0–611-10-13 France (Paris) Friendly L 0–615-10-13 Canada (London) Friendly W 3–019-11-13 Costa Rica (Sydney) Friendly W 1–005-03-14 Ecuador (London) Friendly L 3–426-05-14 South Africa (Sydney) Friendly D 1–106-06-14 Croatia (Salvador) Friendly'Friendly' matches include tournament and other series matches. Existing countries generally listed under current name.Abbreviations: AFC=Asian Football Confederation. EAFF=East Asian Football Federation. OFC=Oceania Football Confederation.ONC=Oceania Nations Cup.(a)An A international is a match played between FIFA-affiliated nations with no major restriction (eg. age) affecting either team’splayer selection.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 91


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYSUMMARY by opponent (A internationals)Opponent P W D L First meetingAmerican Samoa 1 1 0 0 11-04-2001 (W31-0)Argentina 7 1 1 5 14-07-1988 (W4-1)Bahrain 5 5 0 0 22-02-2006 (W3-1)Brazil 8 1 1 6 07-07-1988 (L0-1)Bulgaria 4 0 2 2 14-02-1973 (D2-2)Cambodia 1 0 1 0 26-11-1965 (D0-0)Canada 9 5 1 3 07-06-1924 (W3-2)Chile 4 0 1 3 22-06-1974 (D0-0)China 10 5 1 4 06-08-1975 (W1-0)Chinese Taipei 13 12 1 0 03-12-1965 (W3-1)Colombia 3 0 1 2 08-02-1995 (D0-0)Cook Islands 2 2 0 0 28-09-1998 (W16-0)Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 19-11-2013 (W1-0)Croatia 5 2 2 1 05-07-1992 (W1-0)Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 29-03-2000 (L1-3)Czechoslovakia 8 0 2 6 27-01-1980 (L0-4)Denmark 3 1 0 2 06-02-2007 (L1-3)East Germany 1 0 0 1 14-06-1974 (L0-2)Ecuador 1 0 0 1 05-03-2014 (L3-4)Egypt 2 0 1 1 19-06-1987 (D0-0)England 6 1 2 3 31-05-1980 (L1-2)Fiji 9 7 0 2 19-03-1977 (L0-1)France 4 1 1 2 26-05-1994 (L0-1)Germany 3 1 0 2 15-06-2005 (L3-4)Ghana 7 4 2 1 18-06-1995 (W2-1)Greece 9 3 3 3 20-07-1969 (W1-0)Guam 1 1 0 0 07-12-2012 (W9-0)Hong Kong 8 5 0 3 29-11-1965 (L0-1)Hungary 2 2 0 0 02-04-1997 (W3-1)India 8 4 1 3 03-09-1938 (W5-3)Indonesia 15 11 3 1 17-11-1967 (W2-0)Iran 7 2 2 3 04-11-1970 (W2-1)Iraq 9 6 1 2 11-03-1973 (W3-1)Ireland 2 1 0 1 19-08-2003 (L1-2)Israel 17 5 9 3 04-12-1969 (L0-1)Italy 1 0 0 1 26-06-2006 (L0-1)Jamaica 2 2 0 0 07-09-2003 (W2-1)Japan 22 7 8 7 27-11-1956 (W2-0)Jordan 2 1 0 1 11-09-2012 (L1-2)Kenya 1 1 0 0 21-09-1996 (W4-0)Korea DPR 3 0 1 2 21-11-1965 (L1-6)Korea Republic 26 10 10 6 14-11-1967 (W3-2)Kuwait 10 3 2 5 16-10-1977 (L1-2)Lebanon 1 1 0 0 06-09-2012 (W3-0)Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 07-06-2006 (W3-1)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 92


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYOpponent P W D L First meetingMacedonia 1 1 0 0 12-03-1997 (W1-0)Malaysia 7 6 0 1 07-12-1965 (W1-0)Mexico 5 2 2 1 01-12-1970 (L0-3)Morocco 1 1 0 0 09-06-1987 (W1-0)Netherlands 3 1 2 0 04-06-2006 (D1-1)New Caledonia 1 1 0 0 08-07-2002 (W11-0)New Zealand 64 40 11 13 17-06-1922 (L1-3)Nigeria 2 2 0 0 22-09-1988 (W1-0)Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 11-06-1980 (L1-2)Norway 2 1 1 0 25-01-1997 (W1-0)Oman 7 3 3 1 08-07-2007 (D1-1)Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 26-02-1980 (W11-2)Paraguay 5 2 3 0 09-06-2000 (D0-0)Philippines 1 1 0 0 29-10-1972 (W6-0)Poland 1 1 0 0 07-09-2008 (W2-1)Qatar 4 3 1 0 06-02-2008 (W3-0)Romania 1 0 0 1 06-02-2013 (L2–3)Samoa 1 1 0 0 16-04-2001 (W11-0)Saudi Arabia 5 3 1 1 09-07-1988 (W3-0)Scotland 8 1 1 6 28-05-1967 (L0-1)Serbia 2 1 1 0 23-06-2010 (W2-1)Singapore 7 6 1 0 11-11-1967 (W5-1)Slovakia 1 0 1 0 12-02-2000 (D0-0)Slovenia 1 0 0 1 11-08-2010 (L0-2)Solomon Islands 10 9 1 0 04-09-1992 (W2-1)South Africa 21 6 4 11 10-05-1947 (L1-2)South Vietnam 2 2 0 0 07-11-1967 (W1-0)Soviet Union 7 0 3 4 16-11-1975 (D0-0)Sweden 5 2 2 1 26-01-1992 (D0-0)Switzerland 1 0 1 0 03-09-2010 (D0-0)Tahiti 9 9 0 0 11-09-1992 (W3-0)Thailand 5 5 0 0 06-10-1982 (W4-0)Tonga 1 1 0 0 09-04-2001 (W22-0)Tunisia 2 1 0 1 01-10-1997 (W3-0)Turkey 2 0 0 2 21-05-2004 (L1-3)United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 05-01-2011 (D0-0)United States 3 1 1 1 13-06-1992 (W1-0)Uruguay 9 4 1 4 25-04-1974 (D0-0)Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 10-09-2008 (W1-0)Vanuatu 3 3 0 0 25-06-2000 (W1-0)Venezuela 1 0 1 0 18-02-2004 (D1-1)Wales 1 1 0 0 10-08-2011 (W2-1)West Germany 1 0 0 1 18-06-1974 (L0-3)Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 18-09-1988 (W1-0)Zimbabwe 5 3 2 0 14-06-1950 (W5-0)All opponents 492 245 106 141Total goals for: 975; total goals against: 541.As at 27 May 2014OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 93


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYSUMMARY by region of opponentRegion (Confederation) P W D LAsia (AFC) 183 105 38 40Europe (UEFA) 108 28 34 46Oceania (OFC) 102 75 12 15Africa (CAF) 41 18 9 14South America (CONMEBOL) 38 8 9 21Other America (CONCACAF) 20 11 4 5All 492 245 106 141Opponent categorised under current or last-joined confederationSUMMARY by venue – Australia/OtherVenue P W D LAustralia 217 112 45 60Other country 275 133 61 80All 491 245 106 141SUMMARY by venue – regionVenue (Confederation) P W D LAsia (AFC) 351 180 78 93Oceania (OFC) 52 33 10 9Europe (UEFA) 52 21 10 21Africa (CAF) 20 10 4 6South America (CONMEBOL) 13 0 3 10Other America (CONCACAF) 4 1 1 2All 492 245 106 141SUMMARY by FIFA World Cup campaignA INTERNATIONALS………………….ALL INTERNATIONALS………..………FIFA World Cup campaign P W D L P W D L1966 2 0 0 2 7 0 2 51970 31 16 8 7 35 19 9 71974 34 16 10 8 60 29 17 141978 32 14 9 9 62 20 16 261982 27 7 9 11 47 19 12 161986 23 12 5 6 62 27 15 201990 35 17 9 9 47 24 13 101994 34 17 5 12 58 29 8 211998 41 23 9 9 42 24 9 92002 45 24 7 14 50 25 8 172006 40 24 6 10 41 25 6 102010 47 24 13 10 47 24 13 102014 49 25 11 13 49 25 11 13All 438 217 100 121 605 288 138 179Includes matches against international opponents from 1963 only.Each world cup campaign is deemed to end at the final qualifying match of the previous campaign or previous final worldcup match.All internationals includes matches against other international opposition eg. club teams, age-restricted national teams andnational teams not affiliated with FIFA at the time.All statistics as at 27 May 2014OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 94


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYTEAM RECORDSBIGGEST WINSW31–0 v American Samoa (Coffs Harbour) 11-04-2001 (world record for a senior international match)W22–0 v Tonga (Coffs Harbour) 09-04-2001W17–0 v Cook Islands (Papeete) 19-06-2000W16–0 v Cook Islands (Brisbane) 28-09-1998W13–0 v Solomon Islands (Sydney) 11-06-1997BIGGEST LOSSESL0–17 v English FA (Sydney) 30-06-1951 (non-A international)L1–13 v English FA (Adelaide) 23-06-1951 (non-A international)L0–9 v Heart of Midlothian (Perth) 13-06-1959 (non-A international)L1–9 v Heart of Midlothian (Melbourne) 30-05-1959 (non-A international)L0–8 v South Africa (Adelaide) 17-09-1955RECORD STREAKSWinning 14 matches 26-10-1996 to 01-10-1997Undefeated 20 matches 21-09-1996 to 14-12-1997Drawing 4 matches 16-10-1969 to 27-11-1969Winless 7 matches 31-05-1980 to 11-11-1980Losing 5 matches 03-09-1955 to 01-10-1955No goals conceded (matches) 6 matches 09-04-2001 to 01-06-2001, 17-11-2007 to 01-06-2008No goals scored (matches) 4 matches 03-09-1955 to 24-09-1955, 06-09-1990 to 06-02-1991,24-09-1994 to 11-02-1995, 25-02-1996 to 23-04-1996No goals conceded (minutes) 608 minutes 11-09-2007 to 07-06-2008No goals scored (minutes) 422 minutes 14-02-1996 to 14-09-1996All statistics as at 27 May 2014OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 95


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYPLAYERS international appearances & goalsAPPEARANCES (GOALS) CAREER SPANA games All games All gamesAttila Abonyi 61 (25) 89 (36) 1967–1977Stan Ackerley 27 (0) 30 (0) 1965–1969Ron Adair 3 (1) na 1954–1958Jim Adam – 1 (0) 1964Zeljko Adzic – 1 (0) 1990Paul Agostino 18 (7) 20 (9) 1996–2005Glenn Ahearn 2 (0) 3 (0) 1981Alan Ainslie 4 (1) 4 (1) 1971–1976Danny Allsopp 3 (0) 3 (0) 2007–2009Cliff Almond 3 (0) na 1955John Aloisi 55 (27) 57 (29) 1997–2008Ross Aloisi 3 (0) 5 (0) 1994–1999Adrian Alston 39 (7) 62 (17) 1969–1977Dean Anastasiadis 1 (0) 1 (0) 2002John Anderson 5 (0) 8 (1) 1965Terry Antonis 3 (0) 3 (0) 2012Zlatko Arambasic – 1 (0) 1990Walter Ardone 1 (0) 1 (0) 1996Jim Armstrong 3 (1) 4 (2) 1970–1972Graham Arnold 56 (19) 85 (34) 1985–1997George Arthur 3 (0) na 1956Rob Austin 1 (0) na 1923Francis Awaritefe 3 (1) 3 (1) 1993–1996Ray Baartz 48 (18) 59 (21) 1967–1974Eli Babalj 2 (2) 2 (2) 2012Mark Babic 8 (0) 8 (0) 1997–1998Zeljko Babic – 2 (0) 1999Yakka Banovic 2 (0) 8 (0) 1980–1985Fabian Barbiero 1 (0) 1 (0) 2009Murray Barnes 32 (6) 51 (9) 1975–1981Graham Barnett – 1 (0) 1964Leo Baumgartner – 1 (0) 1964Stuart Baxter – 1 (0) 1979Michael Beauchamp 22 (1) 23 (1) 2006–2010Aziz Behich 5 (2) 5 (2) 2012Richard Bell 2 (0) 8 (2) 1976Col Bennett 32 (1) 55 (1) 1975–1978Andrew Bernal 13 (0) 21 (0) 1989–1996Arno Bertogna 4 (1) 13 (1) 1979–1980Brett Beves – 1 (0) 1981Bob Bignall 8 (0) na 1954–1956Paul Bilokapic 2 (0) 2 (0) 1998Matthew Bingley 14 (5) 16 (5) 1993–1997Mark Birighitti 1 (0) 1 (0) 2013Milan Blagojevic 19 (0) 31 (0) 1991–2002Steve Blair 13 (0) 24 (1) 1980–1984Con Blatsis 2 (0) 2 (0) 2000–2001Roy Blitz 6 (0) 9 (1) 1965–1968Archie Blue 10 (4) 12 (4) 1965–1968George Blues 4 (1) 16 (3) 1970–1971Ken Boden 13 (2) 25 (7) 1979–1981Clint Bolton 4 (0) 4 (0) 2000–2006David Bone 1 (0) na 1954Mark Bosnich 17 (1) 22 (1) 1990–2000Stan Bourke 3 (0) na 1924Con Boutsianis 4 (4) 4 (4) 2001Raphael Bove 1 (0) 1 (0) 1998Peter Boyle 1 (0) 1 (0) 1980Oliver Bozanic 3 (0) 3 (0) 2013–2014Vic Bozanic 1 (1) 4 (2) 1980Andy Bozikas – 1 (0) 1980Vlado Bozinovski 7 (1) 10 (2) 1988–1993J Bratten 1 (1) na 1922Mark Bresciano 73 (13) 73 (13) 2001–2013Mark Bridge 2 (0) 2 (0) 2008Josh Brillante 1 (0) 1 (0) 2013G Bristow 1 (0) na 1924C Brittain 2 (1) na 1938Alex Brosque 21 (5) 21 (5) 2004–2013Doug Brown – 5 (2) 1984George Brown 2 (1) na 1922Greg Brown 12 (1) 16 (3) 1991–1992Rod Brown 2 (0) 7 (0) 1985–1987Leigh Broxham 1 (0) 1 (0) 2008Mark Brusasco 1 (0) 3 (0) 1980Ray Bryant 4 (1) na 1936–1938Branko Buljevic 22 (7) 30 (11) 1972–1975Jacob Burns 11 (0) 13 (0) 1999–2010Nathan Burns 7 (0) 7 (0) 2007–2011Ron Burns 1 (0) na 1955Mosie Burton 1 (0) na 1923Terry Butler 2 (1) 4 (1) 1972–1975Gary Byrne 36 (1) 58 (1) 1975–1983Tim Cahill 68 (32) 69 (33) 2004–2014Steve Calderan 3 (0) 5 (0) 1981–1989Andrew Callanan 2 (0) 5 (0) 1990–1991Alec Cameron 6 (6) na 1933–1936Ricardo Campagna – 1 (0) 1966Ernie Campbell 15 (3) 24 (3) 1971–1975Jim Campbell 4 (1) 7 (1) 1980–1983Jim Cant 6 (1) 14 (3) 1983–1984Pablo Cardozo 4 (1) 4 (1) 2000Nick Carle 13 (0) 13 (0) 2004–2012David Carney 47 (6) 47 (6) 2006–2013Paul Carter – 1 (0) 1985George Cartwright 10 (0) na 1922–1924Luke Casserly 8 (0) 8 (0) 1997–2001Bob Catlin – 2 (0) 1990–1993Alvin Ceccoli 6 (1) 6 (1) 1998–2006Billy Celeski 1 (0) 1 (0) 2009Scott Chipperfield 68 (12) 68 (12) 1998–2010George Christopoulos 10 (1) 13 (1) 1978–1983Todd Clarke 21 (0) 36 (0) 1975–1978Nathan Coe 3 (0) 3 (0) 2011Gary Cole 19 (17) 40 (21) 1975–1984Shannon Cole 1 (0) 1 (0) 2010Simon Colosimo 26 (3) 28 (3) 1998–2010OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 96


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYDennis Colusso – 1 (1) 1981Rene Colusso 1 (0) 2 (0) 1975Norman Conquest 11 (0) na 1947–1950Billy Cook 7 (0) 9 (0) 1965–1967Bill Coolahan 3 (1) na 1938Dave Coote 2 (0) na 1947Steve Corica 32 (5) 41 (6) 1993–2006Robert Cornthwaite 8 (3) 8 (3) 2009–2013Ron Corry 27 (0) 33 (0) 1967–1973Angelo Costanzo 6 (1) 6 (1) 2001–2002Ante Covic 2 (0) 3 (0) 2006–2008Chris Coyne 7 (0) 7 (0) 2008–2009John Coyne 4 (0) 9 (0) 1979–1980Sean Cranney 3 (0) 3 (0) 1995–1996Oscar Crino 39 (6) 70 (12) 1981–1989Martyn Crook 9 (0) 13 (0) 1979–1983Roy Crowhurst 7 (2) na 1933–1938Jason Culina 58 (1) 58 (1) 2005–2011Dave Cumberford 3 (0) na 1922Jock Cumberford 3 (0) na 1922Tommy Cumming 4 (1) 12 (2) 1979–1980Duncan Cummings 2 (1) 4 (1) 1975–1976Jim Cunningham 8 (6) na 1947–1948Michael Curcija 2 (0) 3 (0) 1999–2000Colin Curran 22 (1) 35 (1) 1970–1979William Dane 2 (0) na 1922Reg Date 5 (8) na 1947Alan Davidson 51 (2) 76 (3) 1980–1991Ian Davidson 1 (0) na 1933Jason Davidson 6 (0) 6 (0) 2012–2014John Davies 3 (0) 5 (0) 1976–1979Fausto De Amicis 13 (2) 13 (2) 1998–2002Ted De Lyster 2 (0) 4 (0) 1967Jean-Paul De Marigny 2 (0) 5 (0) 1987–1990Albert DePaoli 1 (0) na 1955Paul Degney 1 (0) 4 (0) 1979–1980Mike Denton 4 (0) 14 (6) 1970Bobby Despotovski 4 (5) 4 (5) 2002Bruce Djite 9 (0) 9 (0) 2008–2010Dino Djulbic 2 (0) 2 (0) 2012Travis Dodd 2 (1) 2 (1) 2006Steve Dolan – 1 (0) 1975Jim Donaldson 3 (1) na 1933–1936John Doyle 1 (0) 7 (2) 1970Peter Doyle 4 (0) na 1922–1923Ted Drain 2 (0) na 1947–1955Angus Drennan 3 (0) na 1948Cec Drummond 14 (0) na 1947–1950Mitchell Duke 4 (2) 4 (2) 2013Alan Duncan 2 (0) na 1948–1955Robbie Dunn 25 (2) 36 (3) 1985–1988Mehmet Durakovic 44 (4) 64 (6) 1990–2002Terry Eaton – 1 (0) 1977Alistair Edwards 19 (3) 22 (5) 1991–1997Bill Edwards 1 (1) na 1933Toddy Edwards 1 (0) na 1924Trevor Edwards – 3 (0) 1964–1966Charlie Egan 2 (0) 19 (5) 1982–1984Ahmad Elrich 17 (5) 17 (5) 2004–2006Brett Emerton 95 (20) 100 (21) 1998–2012Robert Enes 7 (0) 7 (0) 1996–1997I Evans 1 (0) na 1938Jack Evans 11 (0) na 1933–1938Frank Farina 37 (10) 67 (14) 1984–1995William Faulkner 1 (0) na 1924Adam Federici 8 (0) 8 (0) 2010–2013John Filan 2 (0) 3 (0) 1991–1997Alan Fisher 3 (0) na 1922Alec Forrest 3 (0) na 1936–1938Craig Foster 29 (9) 29 (9) 1996–2000Hayden Foxe 11 (2) 15 (2) 1998–2003Ivan Franjic 8 (0) 8 (0) 2012–2014Tony Franken 2 (0) 14 (0) 1984–1992Jim Fraser 8 (0) 10 (0) 1973–1974Peter Fuzes 2 (0) 2 (0) 1967Eugene Galekovic 8 (0) 8 (0) 2009–2013Frank Gallen 4 (0) na 1924Richard Garcia 17 (2) 17 (2) 2008–2012Alan Garside 1 (0) na 1955Cliff Gedge 3 (0) na 1923Aytek Genc 3 (1) 4 (1) 1991–1997John Giacometti 3 (0) 4 (0) 1966–1967Sebastian Giampaolo 2 (0) 2 (0) 1978–1981Alex Gibb 7 (0) na 1922–1933Lex Gibb 8 (0) na 1938–1948Mike Gibson 1 (0) 7 (0) 1985–1989Ron Giles 3 (0) 3 (0) 1965–1967Jack Gilmour 2 (1) na 1923–1924Rudolfo Gnavi 1 (0) 1 (0) 1975Gerry Gomez – 2 (0) 1985Curtis Good 1 (0) 1 (0) 2014Craig Goodwin 2 (0) 2 (0) 2013H Gorring 1 (2) na 1933Ian Gray 14 (3) 35 (6) 1984–1992Mike Grbevski 3 (0) 4 (0) 1992Terry Greedy 16 (0) 36 (0) 1983–1985Vince Grella 46 (0) 49 (0) 1999–2010Adam Griffiths 2 (0) 2 (0) 2008Joel Griffiths 3 (1) 3 (1) 2005–2008Ryan Griffiths 5 (0) 5 (0) 2006–2008Brendan Grosse – 3 (0) 1975Glenn Gwynne 2 (0) 2 (0) 1998Ben Halloran 1 (0) 1 (0) 2014Troy Halpin 6 (1) 6 (1) 1998George Haniotis 1 (0) 1 (0) 1988Jim Harden 3 (0) na 1936David Harding 23 (2) 46 (11) 1974–1977George Harris 28 (0) 47 (0) 1971–1978Gary Hasler 2 (0) 2 (0) 1992Alec Heaney 4 (0) na 1947OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 97


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAPPEARANCES (GOALS) CAREER SPANA games All games All gamesLou Hearne 3 (0) na 1954Dean Heffernan 2 (1) 2 (1) 2009–2010Andy Henderson 2 (0) na 1924Bill Henderson 6 (0) na 1954–1956Tony Henderson 27 (2) 50 (6) 1979–1984Alf Henwood 2 (0) na 1938Steve Herczeg 2 (0) 2 (0) 1965Clem Higgins 1 (0) na 1955Jock Hodge 4 (0) na 1948Don Hodgson – 1 (0) 1965Bobby Hogg 13 (0) 17 (0) 1972–1973Steve Hogg 4 (0) 11 (0) 1980–1981Doug Holden – 1 (0) 1966James Holland 13 (0) 13 (0) 2008–2014Brett Holman 63 (9) 63 (9) 2006–2013Graham Honeyman – 1 (0) 1985Robert Hooker 20 (2) 23 (2) 1990–1998Matthew Horsley 1 (0) 1 (0) 2000Steve Horvat 31 (1) 32 (1) 1994–2002Ken Hough 4 (0) na 1948Lou Hristodoulou – 1 (0) 1993Peter Hrncir – 1 (0) 1964Jack Hughes 6 (10) na 1933–1938Pat Hughes 9 (0) 13 (0) 1965–1967Ron Hughes 8 (6) na 1947–1948Eric Hulme 6 (4) na 1950Alan Hunter 7 (0) 9 (1) 1986–1988IanHunter 1 (3) 4 (5) 1980Adauto Iglesias – 1 (0) 1964Ray Ilott 4 (0) 5 (0) 1975–1976Sauro Iozzelli 1 (0) 2 (0) 1975–1978Mike Ireson – 1 (0) 1965Jackson Irvine 1 (0) 1 (0) 2013Sandy Irvine 2 (0) 6 (1) 1970Lou Ivanoff – 1 (0) 1965Milan Ivanovic 59 (0) 71 (0) 1991–1998Tom Jack 11 (0) na 1950–1955Bruce James – 1 (0) 1983Scott Jamieson 4 (0) 4 (0) 2009–2012Mark Jankovics 16 (0) 34 (2) 1976–1983Karl Jaros – 1 (0) 1964Mile Jedinak 43 (4) 43 (4) 2008–2014Graham Jennings 44 (0) 78 (0) 1983–1989Allan Johns 10 (6) na 1948–1950Richard Johnson 1 (0) 3 (0) 1999–2000Ian Johnston 3 (1) 3 (1) 1965George Jolevski – 3 (0) 1990Brad Jones 4 (0) 4 (0) 2007–2014David Jones 5 (0) 7 (0) 1975–1980Mike Jurecki – 2 (0) 1964Ante Juric 4 (1) 4 (1) 2002Frank Juric 2 (0) 2 (0) 1995–1996Tomi Juric 3 (1) 3 (1) 2013Zeljko Kalac 54 (0) 57 (0) 1992–2006Chris Kalantzis 7 (1) 15 (1) 1985–1987Kris Kalifatidis 1 (0) 1 (0) 1978John Karaspyros 1 (0) 1 (0) 1978Peter Katholos 14 (2) 22 (3) 1981–1984Paul Kay 3 (0) 7 (4) 1980–1981Jason Kearton – 1 (0) 1992David Keddie – 2 (3) 1970George Keith 20 (0) 22 (0) 1967–1971Ross Kelly 1 (0) 1 (0) 1968Dick Kemp 3 (1) na 1947Matthew Kemp 1 (0) 1 (0) 2010Josh Kennedy 36 (17) 37 (20) 2006–2014Harry Kewell 58 (17) 60 (19) 1996–2012Neil Kilkenny 15 (0) 16 (0) 2006–2012Lorenz Kindtner 1 (0) 1 (0) 1996Patrick Kisnorbo 18 (1) 18 (1) 2002–2009Colin Kitching 3 (0) na 1955–1956Fat Kitching 1 (1) na 1938Andrew Koczka 5 (0) 7 (1) 1988–1989Steve Kokoska 1 (0) 1 (0) 1978Henry Kolecki – 2 (0) 1975–1976John Kosmina 60 (25) 100 (42) 1976–1988Mark Koussas 2 (0) 3 (1) 1981Kaz Kowalec – 1 (0) 1964Eddie Krncevic 20 (4) 35 (17) 1979–1989Tony Krslovic 1 (0) 3 (0) 1990Robbie Kruse 29 (3) 29 (3) 2011–2013George Kulcsar 3 (0) 3 (0) 1996–1997F Laidlaw 1 (0) na 1933Arch Lambert 1 (0) na 1924Sean Lane – 1 (0) 1985Mitch Langerak 3 (0) 3 (0) 2013–2014Peter Laumets 1 (0) 1 (0) 1978Bob Lawrie 10 (1) na 1948–1950Ian Lawrie – 2 (0) 1975Stephen Laybutt 15 (1) 18 (1) 1999–2004Stan Lazaridis 60 (0) 72 (0) 1993–2006Charlie Leabeater 2 (0) na 1924Ken Learmonth 1 (0) na 1955Mathew Leckie 7 (1) 7 (1) 2012–2014Grant Lee 2 (0) 5 (0) 1981–1985Adrian Leijer 1 (0) 1 (0) 2008Jack Lennard 6 (1) na 1954–1956Percy Lennard 3 (2) na 1923Peter Lewis – 6 (0) 1984John Little 1 (0) 2 (0) 1981Ray Lloyd 5 (0) 7 (0) 1967–1969Dominic Longo 8 (0) 13 (0) 1992–1998Ron Lord 3 (0) na 1955–1964Frank Loughran 8 (2) na 1955–1958James Love 1 (0) na 1923Stuart Lovell 2 (0) 2 (0) 2000David Lowe 3 (0) 4 (0) 1986–1991Goran Lozanovski 9 (0) 9 (0) 1996–1998OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 98


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYMassimo Luongo 1 (0) 1 (0) 2014Jim Mackay 31 (5) 52 (5) 1970–1975A Mackey 1 (0) na 1938Adrian Madaschi 5 (2) 5 (2) 2004–2009Alan Maher 22 (0) 39 (0) 1974–1981Bill Mahoney 1 (0) na 1955Jim Malloy – 1 (0) 1965Brad Maloney 6 (2) 9 (2) 1992–2000Gary Manuel 4 (0) 6 (1) 1969–1975John Markovski 18 (1) 20 (1) 1990–1998Alan Marnoch 14 (0) 14 (0) 1967–1969Gary Marocchi 10 (0) 16 (0) 1975–1978Michael Marrone 1 (1) 1 (1) 2012Ray Marshall 2 (0) na 1947–1955Joe Marston 13 (0) na 1947–1958Andrew Marth 16 (1) 21 (1) 1991–2000Aub Mascord 1 (0) na 1938Judy Masters 6 (5) na 1923–1924Jack Mather 1 (0) na 1954Bill Maunder 9 (6) na 1922–1924Henry Maunder 1 (0) na 1924Steve Mautone – 1 (0) 1994Steve Maxwell 3 (0) 4 (0) 1986–1992Jim McCabe 2 (0) na 1958John McCarthy 1 (0) na 1955Tommy McColl 19 (8) 20 (9) 1967–1969Tom McCulloch 14 (1) 36 (5) 1984–1992John McDonald 1 (0) 2 (0) 1972Scott McDonald 26 (0) 26 (0) 2006–2012Garry McDowall 16 (0) 25 (2) 1985–1988Ryan McGowan 9 (0) 9 (0) 2012–2014Brent McGrath 1 (0) 1 (0) 2011Willie McGrotty – 1 (0) 1975Frank McIvor 1 (0) na 1938Jon McKain 16 (0) 16 (0) 2004–2011Matt McKay 46 (1) 46 (1) 2006–2014Danny McKinnon – 2 (2) 1970Hammy McMeechan 6 (0) 7 (0) 1965–1968Graham McMillan 3 (1) na 1956Jimmy McNabb 10 (0) na 1933–1938Roy McNaughton 2 (0) na 1924Gary Meier 1 (0) 1 (0) 1978Sergio Melta 1 (0) 2 (0) 1986Gabriel Mendez 9 (0) 10 (0) 1994–2000Mike Micevski 1 (0) 6 (0) 1975Frank Micic 6 (1) 9 (1) 1964–1971Robert Middleby 5 (0) 5 (0) 2002Ljubo Milicevic 6 (0) 6 (0) 2005–2006Ante Milicic 6 (5) 6 (5) 2002–2005Jim Milisavljevic – 4 (0) 1974Scott Miller 2 (0) 2 (0) 2001Frank Millier-Smith 2 (0) na 1924Mark Milligan 28 (2) 29 (2) 2006–2014Branko Milosevic 11 (1) 15 (1) 1990–1993Richard Miranda – 6 (0) 1984–1985David Mitchell 29 (11) 44 (15) 1981–1993W Mitchell 3 (0) na 1923Craig Moore 52 (3) 54 (3) 1995–2010Aaron Mooy 3 (3) 3 (3) 2012Bill Morgan 1 (0) na 1938Neville Morgan – 2 (1) 1975Damian Mori 45 (29) 49 (29) 1992–2002Ante Moric – 1 (0) 1994Bruce Morrow 5 (2) na 1956–1967Neil Morson – 1 (0) 1965Danny Moulis 1 (1) 4 (3) 1980Nik Mrdja 1 (0) 1 (0) 2007Mildo Mueller 1 (0) na 1955Jim Muir 5 (0) 6 (0) 1980Daniel Mullen 1 (0) 1 (0) 2009Joe Mullen – 2 (0) 1988Kevin Mullen 3 (0) 8 (0) 1976–1980Agenor Muniz 20 (1) 40 (2) 1975–1979Harry Murdoch 2 (0) na 1958Bill Murphy 2 (1) na 1954–1955Ken Murphy 15 (1) 40 (2) 1983–1986Shaun Murphy 18 (3) 20 (3) 1992–2001Bert Murray 1 (0) na 1933Robert Murray 2 (0) na 1947Kevin Muscat 46 (10) 51 (10) 1993–2006Zlatko Nastevski – 1 (0) 1990Lucas Neill 96 (1) 96 (1) 1996–2013Cyrill Nichols 2 (0) na 1950Mitch Nichols 4 (0) 4 (0) 2009–2013Herbert Ninaus – 2 (3) 1964Alan Niven 8 (0) 8 (0) 1981–1983Eric Norman – 1 (0) 1971Jade North 41 (0) 41 (0) 2002–2013Eric Nunn 1 (0) na 1924Gordon Nunn 11 (7) na 1948–1958George Nuttall 1 (0) 4 (0) 1965–1967Bogdan Nyskohus 3 (0) 5 (0) 1972John Nyskohus 25 (1) 47 (3) 1975–1980Charlie O'Connor 3 (0) na 1933Phil O'Connor 21 (5) 35 (6) 1976–1984Steve O'Connor 15 (0) 42 (3) 1979–1985Kevin O'Neill 12 (0) na 1950–1958John O'Shea 2 (0) 17 (0) 1978–1984Mike O'Shea – 12 (0) 1984Tommy Oar 14 (1) 14 (1) 2010–2014Zarko Odzakov 13 (3) 20 (4) 1985–1987Sasa Ognenovski 22 (1) 22 (1) 2010–2013Paul Okon 28 (0) 37 (1) 1990–2003Tommy Oliver 4 (0) na 1924Scott Ollerenshaw 14 (2) 18 (2) 1987–1989Peter Ollerton 31 (15) 55 (20) 1974–1977Jeff Olver 37 (0) 51 (0) 1984–1989Con Opasinis – 3 (0) 1984John Orr 1 (0) na 1924Jimmy Osborne 7 (0) na 1933–1938OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 99


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAPPEARANCES (GOALS) CAREER SPANA games All games All gamesErnie Owen 3 (0) na 1923–1924Theo Paap – 1 (0) 1965Erik Paartalu 2 (0) 2 (0) 2013Bill Paddocks 1 (0) na 1955Connor Pain 1 (0) 1 (0) 2013Joe Palatsides 1 (0) 1 (0) 1988Jock Parkes 6 (0) na 1933–1938Tom Parry 1 (0) na 1938Frank Parsons 7 (15) na 1948–1950Kaz Patafta – 1 (0) 2006Jim Patikas 10 (2) 27 (4) 1981–1988Jamie Paton 2 (0) 4 (0) 1980Eric Pattison – 1 (0) 1965Jim Pearson 5 (1) 8 (1) 1965Johnny Peebles 1 (0) na 1923John Perin 3 (0) 9 (0) 1969–1970Steve Perry 13 (0) 25 (0) 1978–1981Phil Peters 1 (0) na 1955Mike Petersen 32 (1) 50 (3) 1985–1992E Petie 1 (0) na 1938Jason Petkovic 15 (0) 16 (0) 1995–2002Michael Petkovic 6 (0) 7 (0) 1999–2008Sasho Petrovski 2 (1) 2 (1) 2001–2006John Pettigrew 4 (0) na 1955–1956Tony Pezzano – 5 (0) 1984Josip Picioane 1 (0) 3 (0) 1978–1979Ralph Piercy 2 (0) na 1955Ray Pocock – 1 (0) 1974Jason Polak 28 (2) 37 (2) 1988–1996Tom Pondeljak 6 (0) 6 (0) 2002–2009Tony Popovic 58 (8) 61 (9) 1994–2006Joel Porter 4 (5) 4 (5) 2002Angie Postecoglou 4 (0) 4 (0) 1986–1988Billy Price 3 (6) na 1936Ivo Prskalo 14 (1) 27 (1) 1979–1980Con Purser 1 (0) na 1955Gary Quested – 2 (0) 1970Alf Quill 2 (2) na 1938G Raitt 1 (0) na 1924F Ramsey 1 (0) na 1924Peter Raskopoulos 14 (0) 35 (2) 1980–1989David Ratcliffe 21 (1) 49 (3) 1982–1986Paul Reid 2 (0) 2 (0) 2009Rod Reid – 1 (0) 1965Jack Reilly 15 (0) 35 (0) 1970–1977Vic Reynolds – 1 (0) 1964Billy Rice 5 (0) 7 (0) 1965–1969Harry Rice 1 (0) na 1954Ray Richards 31 (5) 60 (10) 1967–1975Mendo Ristovski 2 (0) 2 (0) 1976–1978Nick Rizzo 1 (0) 1 (0) 1998Joe Rizzotto – 3 (0) 1984John Roberts 1 (0) 4 (0) 1965Alec Robertson – 8 (0) 1984Harry Robertson 9 (2) na 1950–1954Mark Robertson 1 (0) 1 (0) 2001Sid Robinson 2 (0) na 1923Jim Robison 1 (0) na 1924John Roche 4 (0) 11 (0) 1970Bill Rogers 2 (0) 4 (0) 1972–1981Tomas Rogic 9 (0) 9 (0) 2012–2014Roger Romanowicz 6 (0) 10 (0) 1967–1972Jimmy Rooney 57 (3) 100 (7) 1971–1980Billy Rorke 8 (0) 9 (0) 1965–1967A Roth 1 (0) na 1938George Rowe 1 (0) na 1924Nikita Rukavytsya 13 (1) 13 (1) 2009–2013Norm Rule 1 (0) na 1958John Russell 1 (0) 8 (0) 1975–1979Willie Rutherford 6 (1) 6 (1) 1969Mat Ryan 6 (0) 6 (0) 2012–2014Abbas Saad 4 (0) 6 (0) 1990–1998Barry Salisbury – 2 (0) 1964Cliff Sander 8 (0) na 1954–1956George Sanders 4 (2) na 1950Frank Sands 1 (0) na 1954Kristian Sarkies 2 (0) 3 (0) 2006–2008Adam Sarota 3 (0) 3 (0) 2011–2012Wally Savor 23 (0) 38 (0) 1984–1989Manfred Schaefer 49 (0) 73 (1) 1967–1974Les Scheinflug 6 (4) 11 (4) 1964–1968Mark Schwarzer 109 (0) 110 (0) 1993–2013Theo Selemidis 7 (1) 17 (1) 1980–1984Joe Senkalski 2 (0) 2 (0) 1978–1980Peter Sharne 23 (8) 40 (10) 1977–1981Vic Sharp 2 (0) na 1936C Shenton 3 (0) na 1922Nigel Shepherd 9 (0) 12 (0) 1965–1967H Sherringham 2 (0) na 1924Hilton Silva – 1 (0) 1979Matt Simon 2 (0) 2 (0) 2009Roy Simpson – 1 (0) 1965Josip Skoko 51 (9) 53 (9) 1997–2007Robbie Slater 28 (1) 37 (1) 1984–1997Geoff Sleight 2 (0) 2 (0) 1965George Slifkas 1 (0) 1 (0) 1993F Smith 2 (0) na 1933George Smith 6 (16) na 1933–1936Jack Smith 1 (0) na 1950Matt Smith 3 (0) 3 (0) 2012Ted Smith 2 (0) na 1956Marshall Soper 5 (0) 29 (4) 1983–1986Ian Souness – 2 (0) 1979John Spanos 1 (0) 3 (1) 1980–1981Warren Spink 30 (6) 38 (9) 1988–1997Matthew Spiranovic 17 (0) 17 (0) 2008–2014Joe Spiteri 8 (2) 8 (2) 1995–1998Harry Spurway 4 (0) na 1924OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 100


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYTony Spyridakos 2 (0) 5 (0) 1990Tommy Stankovic – 1 (0) 1965Shane Stefanutto 3 (0) 3 (0) 2007–2009Mile Sterjovski 43 (8) 43 (8) 2000–2010John Stevenson 1 (0) 2 (0) 1978–1979Charlie Stewart 5 (3) na 1947–1955Darren Stewart 3 (0) 4 (0) 1992Russell Stewart – 1 (0) 1986Mita Stojanovic – 2 (0) 1964–1965Pete Stone 1 (0) na 1956Peter Stone 11 (0) 16 (0) 1976–1978Gilbert Storey 5 (0) na 1923–1924Les Suchanek 1 (0) na 1954Adam Taggart 4 (3) 4 (3) 2012–2013Mark Talajic 1 (0) 1 (0) 1992Kimon Taliadoros 4 (0) 9 (2) 1990–1993Jim Tansey 20 (0) 43 (0) 1975–1981Ernie Tapai 37 (6) 52 (6) 1986–1998David Tarka 2 (0) 2 (0) 2004Fausto Tarquinio – 2 (1) 1975J Taylor 1 (0) na 1933Tom Tennant 1 (0) na 1933Sid Thomas 2 (0) na 1955Archie Thompson 54 (28) 55 (28) 2001–2013Matt Thompson 4 (0) 4 (0) 2009–2010Tom Thompson 8 (0) na 1922–1924Michael Thwaite 13 (0) 13 (0) 2005–2013Danny Tiatto 23 (1) 27 (1) 1995–2005Alex Tobin 87 (2) 113 (3) 1988–1999Dave Todd 6 (1) 6 (1) 1965Max Tolson 16 (4) 19 (4) 1971–1974Nikolai Topor-Stanley 3 (0) 3 (0) 2008Phil Traianedes – 1 (0) 1990Kris Trajanovski 16 (10) 16 (10) 1996–1998Robert Trajkovski 3 (0) 3 (0) 1997–1998Howard Tredinnick 1 (0) 2 (0) 1981Peter Tredinnick 3 (0) 6 (0) 1979–1983Paul Trimboli 39 (14) 46 (16) 1988–2002James Troisi 10 (1) 10 (1) 2008–2014Bryan Turner 1 (0) 1 (0) 1971Doug Utjesenovic 36 (2) 61 (2) 1972–1976Ken Vairy 1 (1) na 1955Carl Valeri 50 (1) 50 (1) 2007–2012Mike Valkanis 1 (0) 1 (0) 2006Dick Van Alphen 9 (0) 10 (0) 1967–1968Cliff Van Blerk 2 (0) 3 (0) 1965–1967Jason Van Blerk 27 (1) 33 (1) 1990–2000Gary Van Egmond 9 (0) 15 (0) 1988–1990Rodrigo Vargas 2 (0) 2 (0) 2009Carl Veart 18 (7) 23 (9) 1992–2000Lou Vella 2 (0) na 1958Aurelio Vidmar 44 (17) 53 (18) 1988–2001Tony Vidmar 76 (3) 91 (3) 1991–2006Dario Vidosic 22 (2) 22 (2) 2009–2014Mark Viduka 43 (11) 45 (11) 1994–2007Max Vieri 6 (0) 6 (0) 2004–2005Charlie Villani 1 (0) 5 (0) 1987Brian Vogler 3 (2) na 1956–1958Billy Vojtek 30 (6) 44 (13) 1967–1973Paul Wade 84 (10) 115 (11) 1985–1996Danny Walsh 7 (0) 8 (0) 1966–1969Dave Ward 6 (1) na 1922–1924Alwyn Warren 4 (0) na 1955–1956Johnny Warren 42 (6) 62 (10) 1965–1974John Watkiss 23 (2) 31 (4) 1965–1974Joe Watson 17 (2) 41 (2) 1979–1986Kasey Wehrman 12 (0) 14 (0) 1998–2006Bob Wemyss 2 (0) na 1958Doug Wendt 1 (0) na 1955Alan Westwater 14 (2) 16 (3) 1967–1968Robert Wheatley 5 (0) 9 (0) 1981–1990Alf White 1 (0) na 1938J White 3 (0) na 1923–1924Harold Whitelaw 1 (0) na 1938Malcolm Wild 2 (0) na 1954Gary Wilkins 2 (0) 4 (0) 1967Alex Wilkinson 2 (0) 2 (0) 2014Jim Wilkinson 7 (3) na 1936–1938Luke Wilkshire 80 (8) 80 (8) 2004–2014Cecil Williams 2 (0) na 1924David Williams 2 (0) 2 (0) 2008–2010Harry Williams 20 (0) 43 (1) 1970–1977Rhys Williams 14 (0) 14 (0) 2009–2013Bill Wilson 8 (0) na 1947–1955Lindsay Wilson 2 (0) 2 (0) 2001Peter Wilson 65 (3) 116 (3) 1970–1979Greg Woodhouse 11 (0) 24 (0) 1979–1981Brett Woods 1 (0) 2 (0) 1981Matt Woods – 1 (0) 1964Max Wynn 6 (0) na 1938–1947Dennis Yaager 2 (0) 11 (0) 1970Charlie Yankos 49 (7) 86 (11) 1983–1990Bob Young 6 (0) na 1950John Yzendoorn 13 (1) 18 (1) 1979–1981Robert Zabica 27 (0) 42 (0) 1990–1994Ruben Zadkovich 3 (0) 3 (0) 2008–2013Clayton Zane 14 (6) 16 (6) 1999–2001David Zdrilic 30 (20) 30 (20) 1997–2005Ned Zelic 33 (3) 40 (5) 1991–1999David Zeman 3 (0) 3 (0) 1969Andrew Zinni 10 (3) 17 (6) 1986–1991Michael Zullo 10 (0) 10 (0) 2009–2013As at 27 May 2014.Statistics exclude matches played against domesticopposition (eg. state teams) & other exhibition or purelytraining matches. Details for some non-A internationalmatches played pre Federation (1963) not available [na].OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 101


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYCAPTAINS – a full listing of players who commenced at least one A international match as captain# Captain First starting captaincy Total1 Alex Gibb 17-06-22 v New Zealand (Dunedin) 62 Judy Masters 07-06-24 v Canada (Brisbane) 53 Bill Maunder 28-06-24 v Canada (Newcastle) 14 George Smith 05-06-33 v New Zealand (Brisbane) 35 Alec Cameron 04-07-36 v New Zealand (Dunedin) 36 Bill Coolahan 03-09-38 v India (Sydney) 37 Jack Evans 10-09-38 v India (Brisbane) 18 James Osborne 24-09-38 v India (Sydney) 19 Alec Heaney 10-05-47 v South Africa (Sydney) 210 Reg Date 24-05-47 v South Africa (Brisbane) 311 Cec Drummond 14-08-48 v New Zealand (Wellington) 412 Bob Lawrie 14-06-50 v Zimbabwe (Salisbury) 613 Tom Jack 14-08-54 v New Zealand (Melbourne) 214 Kevin O'Neill 28-08-54 v New Zealand (Brisbane) 315 Joe Marston 03-09-55 v South Africa (Brisbane) 416 Bob Bignall 24-09-55 v South Africa (Sydney) 417 Les Scheinflug 21-11-65 v Korea DPR (Phnom Penh) 318 Pat Hughes 26-11-65 v Cambodia (Phnom Penh) 719 Johnny Warren 05-11-67 v New Zealand (Saigon) 2420 Stan Ackerley 31-03-68 v Japan (Melbourne) 321 Peter Wilson 11-11-71 v Israel (Brisbane) 6022 Jimmy Rooney 24-10-76 v Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 923 Gary Marocchi 11-06-78 v Greece (Melbourne) 224 Murray Barnes 18-06-78 v Greece (Sydney) 925 Eddie Krncevic 26-02-80 v Papua New Guinea (Noumea) 126 Tony Henderson 11-06-80 v Northern Ireland (Sydney) 527 Peter Raskopoulos 30-08-81 v Indonesia (Jakarta) 228 John Kosmina 06-10-82 v Thailand (Singapore) 2529 David Ratcliffe 23-10-85 v Chinese Taipei (Adelaide) 130 Joe Watson 10-08-86 v Czechoslovakia (Sydney) 131 Charlie Yankos 25-10-86 v New Zealand (Auckland) 3032 Alan Davidson 12-10-88 v New Zealand (Dunedin) 133 Paul Wade 25-08-90 v Indonesia (Jakarta) 4634 Graham Arnold 06-06-93 v New Zealand (Melbourne) 535 Alex Tobin 11-02-95 v Colombia (Sydney) 3036 Frank Farina 18-06-95 v Ghana (Sydney) 137 Aurelio Vidmar 21-06-95 v Ghana (Adelaide) 738 Paul Okon 09-10-96 v Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) 2439 Milan Ivanovic 15-02-98 v Japan (Adelaide) 140 Craig Foster 15-02-00 v Bulgaria (Valparaiso) 141 Zeljko Kalac 04-10-00 v Kuwait (Dubai) 242 Kevin Muscat 09-04-01 v Tonga (Coffs Harbour) 543 Tony Vidmar 09-06-01 v Brazil (Seoul) 644 Steve Horvat 15-08-01 v Japan (Shikouka) 545 Mehmet Durakovic 12-07-02 v Tahiti (Auckland) 146 Craig Moore 18-02-04 v Venezuela (Caracas) 1347 Mark Schwarzer 21-05-04 v Turkey (Sydney) 1048 Josip Skoko 06-06-04 v Solomon Islands (Adelaide) 349 Mark Viduka 03-08-05 v Solomon Islands (Sydney) 1750 Lucas Neill 07-10-06 v Paraguay (Brisbane) 6151 Vince Grella 14-11-06 v Ghana (London) 152 Brett Emerton 06-02-07 v Denmark (London) 553 Harry Kewell 22-03-08 v Singapore (Singapore) 654 Jason Culina 03-03-10 v Indonesia (Brisbane) 155 Matt McKay 07-12-12 v Guam (Hong Kong) 256 Mark Milligan 20-07-13 v Korea Republic (Seoul) 257 Mile Jedinak 05-03-14 v Ecuador (London) 158 Tim Cahill 26-05-14 v South Africa (Sydney) 1Starting captains only. As at 27 May 2014.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 102


PLAYER RECORDSAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYTOP TEN APPEARANCES – A internationals109 Mark Schwarzer (1993–2013)96 Lucas Neill (1996–2013)95 Brett Emerton (1998–2012)87 Alex Tobin (1988–1998)84 Paul Wade (1986–1996)80 Luke Wilkshire (2004–2014)76 Tony Vidmar (1991–2006)73 Mark Bresciano (2001–2013)68 Tim Cahill (2004–2014)68 Scott Chipperfield (1998–2010)TOP TEN APPEARANCES – all internationals116 Peter Wilson (1970–1979)115 Paul Wade (1985–1996)113 Alex Tobin (1988–1999)110 Mark Schwarzer (1993–2013)100 Brett Emerton (1998–2012)100 John Kosmina (1976–1988)100 Jimmy Rooney (1971–1980)96 Lucas Neill (1996–2013)91 Tony Vidmar (1991–2006)89 Attila Abonyi (1967–1977)TOP TEN GOALSCORERS – A internationals32 Tim Cahill (2004–2014)29 Damian Mori (1992–2002)28 Archie Thompson (2001–2012)27 John Aloisi (1997–2007)25 Attila Abonyi (1967–1977)25 John Kosmina (1977–1988)20 Brett Emerton (1999–2012)20 David Zdrilic (2000–2005)19 Graham Arnold (1985–1997)18 Ray Baartz (1967–1974)TOP TEN GOALSCORERS – all internationals42 John Kosmina (1976–1988)36 Attila Abonyi (1967–1977)34 Graham Arnold (1985–1997)33 Tim Cahill (2004–2014)29 John Aloisi (1997–2007)29 Damian Mori (1992–2002)28 Archie Thompson (2001–2012)21 Ray Baartz (1967–1974)21 Gary Cole (1978–1982)21 Brett Emerton (1999–2012)TOP FIVE CLEAN SHEETS – A internationals44 Mark Schwarzer (1994–2013)24 Zeljko Kalac (1994–2006)13 Jeff Olver (1985–1988)12 Robert Zabica (1990–1993)10 Mark Bosnich (1993–2000)A clean sheet is attained when a goalkeeper plays an entire match without conceding a goalTOP FIVE CLEAN SHEETS – all internationals44 Mark Schwarzer (1994–2013)24 Zeljko Kalac (1994–2006)17 Jeff Olver (1984–1988)17 Robert Zabica (1990–1993)12 Terry Greedy (1983–1985)MOST GOALS IN A MATCH13 Archie Thompson 11-04-2001 v American Samoa (Coffs Harbour) W31-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier8 David Zdrilic 11-04-2001 v American Samoa (Coffs Harbour) W31-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier7 Gary Cole 14-08-1981 v Fiji (Melbourne) W10-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier6 Frank Parsons 11-09-1948 v New Zealand (Auckland) W8-1 Friendly6 John Aloisi 09-04-2001 v Tonga (Coffs Harbour) W22-0 FIFA World Cup QualifierAll statistics at 27 May 2014A internationals are matches played between FIFA-affiliated nations with no major restriction (eg. age) affecting either team’splayer selection. All internationals include matches against other international opposition eg. club teams, age-restrictednational teams and national teams not affiliated with FIFA at the time.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 103


PLAYER RECORDSAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYLONGEST CAREERS – A internationals20y 038d Mark Schwarzer 31-07-93 to 07-09-1317y 041d Lucas Neill 09-10-96 to 19-11-1316y 046d Harry Kewell 23-04-96 to 08-06-1215y 243d Tony Vidmar 06-02-91 to 07-10-0614y 363d Craig Moore 21-06-95 to 19-06-1014y 306d Brett Emerton 07-02-98 to 09-12-1214y 057d Zeljko Kalac 11-08-92 to 07-10-0613y 221d Paul Trimboli 03-12-88 to 12-07-0213y 175d Stan Lazaridis 15-04-93 to 07-10-0613y 123d Steve Corica 15-04-93 to 16-08-06LONGEST CAREERS – all internationals20y 038d Mark Schwarzer 31-07-93 to 07-09-1317y 041d Lucas Neill 09-10-96 to 19-11-1316y 046d Harry Kewell 23-04-96 to 08-06-1215y 243d Tony Vidmar 06-02-91 to 07-10-0614y 363d Craig Moore 21-06-95 to 19-06-1014y 306d Brett Emerton 07-02-98 to 09-12-1214y 057d Zeljko Kalac 11-08-92 to 07-10-0613y 221d Paul Trimboli 03-12-88 to 12-07-0213y 199d Robbie Slater 31-05-84 to 16-12-9713y 186d Steve Corica 11-02-93 to 16-08-06YOUNGEST PLAYERS – A internationals17y 139d Duncan Cummings 06-08-1975 v China (Melbourne) W1-017y 182d George Christopoulos 11-06-1978 v Greece (Melbourne) L1-217y 214d Harry Kewell 23-04-1996 v Chile (Antofagasta) L0-317y 284d Paul Kay 26-02-1980 v Papua New Guinea (Noumea) W11-217y 316d Jim Patikas 30-08-1981 v Indonesia (Jakarta) L0-1OLDEST PLAYERS – A internationals40y 336d Mark Schwarzer 07-09-2013 v Brazil (Brasilia) L0-637y 056d Milan Ivanovic 15-02-1998 v Japan (Adelaide) L0-336y 274d Mehmet Durakovic 14-07-2002 v New Zealand (Auckland) L0-136y 095d Tony Vidmar 07-10-2006 v Paraguay (Brisbane) D1-135y 275d Jimmy Osborne 24-09-1938 v India (Sydney) W5-435y 255d Lucas Neill 19-11-2013 v Costa Rica (Sydney) W1-0OLDEST DEBUTANTS – A internationals32y 032d Dean Anastasiadis 08-07-2002 v New Caledonia (Auckland) W11-031y 358d Mike Valkanis 16-08-2006 v Kuwait (Sydney) W2-031y 329d Ivo Prskalo 27-11-1979 v Taiwan (Taipei City) W2-031y 283d Bill Rogers 25-04-1981 v New Zealand (Auckland) D3-331y 228d Sasa Ognenovski 17-11-2010 v Egypt (Cairo) L0-3YOUNGEST GOALSCORERS – A internationals17y 139d Duncan Cummings 06-08-1975 v China (Melbourne) W1-018y 166d Ian Johnston 08-12-1965 v Malaysia (Ipoh) W3-018y 200d Ian Hunter 26-02-1980 v Papua New Guinea (Noumea) W11-219y 061d Harry Kewell 22-11-1997 v Iran (Tehran) D1-119y 062d David Mitchell 14-08-1981 v Fiji (Melbourne) W10-0OLDEST GOALSCORERS – A internationals36y 272d Mehmet Durakovic 12-07-2002 v Tahiti (Auckland) W2-135y 094d Lucas Neill 11-06-2013 v Jordan (Melbourne) W4-034y 171d Tim Cahill 26-05-2014 v South Africa (Sydney)34y 100d Tony Vidmar 12-10-2004 v Solomon Islands (Sydney) W6-034y 072d Aurelio Vidmar 16-04-2001 v Samoa (Coffs Harbour) W11-0All statistics at 27 May 2014OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 104


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYCOACHES – national team coaches since Federation (1963)COACHING A INTERNATIONALS…………. ALL INTERNATIONALS………SPAN Matches W D L Matches W D LGraham Arnold 2006–2007 15 6 4 5 15 6 4 5Frank Arok 1983–1990 48 22 14 12 89 41 22 26Rob Baan 2007 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0Han Berger 2010 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Raul Blanco 1996–1999 7 5 1 1 10 6 1 3Tony Boggi 1975 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 2Frank Farina 1999–2005 58 34 9 15 60 34 10 16Vic Fernandez 1992 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2Brian Green 1975–1976 8 2 3 3 9 2 4 3Rudi Gutendorf 1979–1981 18 3 7 8 37 15 10 12Guus Hiddink 2005–2006 12 7 2 3 13 8 2 3Tiko Jelisavcic 1965 7 3 1 3 10 4 3 3Jim Kelly 1964 . 2 0 0 2John Margaritis 1985 . 2 2 0 0Joe Marston 1966 . 1 0 1 0Eddie McGeough 1965 . 1 0 0 1Holger Osieck 2010–2013 44 23 10 11 44 23 10 11Ange Postecoglou 2013–2014 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1Rale Rasic 1970–1974 33 16 10 7 57 27 17 13Les Scheinflug 1974–1994 19 13 1 5 22 15 1 6Jim Shoulder 1976–1978 26 11 7 8 47 16 10 21Eddie Thomson 1984–1996 55 23 12 20 84 34 21 29Terry Venables 1997–1998 23 15 3 5 23 15 3 5Joe Venglos 1967 3 0 0 3 5 2 0 3Pim Verbeek 2008–2010 33 18 9 6 33 18 9 6Aurelio Vidmar 2013 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0Joe Vlasits 1967–1970 23 13 7 3 25 15 7 3Eric Worthington 1975 . 4 0 2 2As at 27 May 2014OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 105


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYRECENT MATCHES – details for all matches played since the 2010 FIFA World CupAUSTRALIA 0 SLOVENIA 2 Friendly (11-Aug-10, Ljubljana, Slovenia)Mark Schwarzer (Adam Federici 46'), Lucas Neill, David Carney, Jade North, Luke Wilkshire, Carl Valeri, Mile Jedinak(James Holland 88'), Richard Garcia, Brett Holman, Bruce Djite (Dario Vidosic 55'), Nikita Rukavytsya (Nathan Burns71'). Coach: Han Berger.AUSTRALIA 0 SWITZERLAND 0 Friendly (03-Sep-10, St Gallen, Switzerland)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire, Carl Valeri(Mile Jedinak 82'), Jason Culina, Tim Cahill (Dario Vidosic 67'), Scott McDonald, Brett Holman (Tommy Oar84'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Brett Holman 13', Luke Wilkshire 26'pen) POLAND 1 Friendly (07-Sep-10, Krakow, Poland)Adam Federici, Jon McKain, Lucas Neill, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire, Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill (Dario Vidosic 75'),Carl Valeri (Jason Culina 56'), Scott McDonald (Nathan Burns 81'), Richard Garcia, Brett Holman (Brett Emerton30'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (David Carney 53') PARAGUAY 0 Friendly (09-Oct-10, Sydney)Mark Schwarzer, Jon McKain, David Carney, Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill (Matt McKay 76'), Jade North, Luke Wilkshire,Jason Culina, Harry Kewell (Dario Vidosic 88'), Richard Garcia (Alex Brosque 90'), Josh Kennedy (Scott McDonald 61').Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 EGYPT 3 Friendly (17-Nov-10, Cairo, Egypt)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski (Jade North 66'), Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton (Richard Garcia 34'), David Carney,Mile Jedinak, Luke Wilkshire (Carl Valeri 89'), ), Jason Culina, Tim Cahill (Matt McKay 75'Scott McDonald, BrettHolman (Dario Vidosic 75'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 Friendly (05-Jan-11, Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates)Brad Jones, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill (Nathan Coe 46'), David Carney, Luke Wilkshire (Jade North 46'), MattMcKay, Mile Jedinak (Neil Kilkenny 59'), Carl Valeri, Scott McDonald (Robbie Kruse 59'), Brett Holman (Tommy Oar58'), Nathan Burns. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 4 (Tim Cahill 11', 65', Brett Holman 47'+, Harry Kewell 72') INDIA 0 AFC Asian Cup (10-Jan-11, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton (Nathan Burns 77'), Luke Wilkshire, David Carney, MileJedinak (Matt McKay 62'), Jason Culina, Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell (Scott McDonald 72'), Brett Holman. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Mile Jedinak 62') KOREA REPUBLIC 1 AFC Asian Cup (14-Jan-11, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, David Carney, Tim Cahill, Mile Jedinak, Jason Culina(Carl Valeri 46'), Luke Wilkshire (Jade North 68'), Harry Kewell, Brett Holman (Matt McKay 89'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Mile Jedinak 37') BAHRAIN 0 AFC Asian Cup (18-Jan-11, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill (Robbie Kruse90'), Carl Valeri, Jade North (Neil Kilkenny 80'), Harry Kewell (Scott McDonald 76'), Brett HolmanAUSTRALIA 1 (Harry Kewell 28') IRAQ 0 AFC Asian Cup - quarter final (22-Jan-11, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Matt McKay, David Carney (Neil Kilkenny 109'), Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill(Scott McDonald 92'+), Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, Harry Kewell, Brett Holman (Nathan Burns 102'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 6 (Harry Kewell 5', Sasa Ognenovski 35', David Carney 65', Brett Emerton 73', Carl Valeri 82', Robbie Kruse 83')UZBEKISTAN 0 AFC Asian Cup - semi final (25-Jan-11, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, David Carney, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill (Neil Kilkenny 71'),Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, Harry Kewell (Robbie Kruse 53'), Brett Holman (Brett Emerton 61'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 JAPAN 1 AFC Asian Cup - final (29-Jan-11, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, David Carney, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill (Neil Kilkenny 109'),Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, Harry Kewell (Robbie Kruse 103'), Brett Holman (Brett Emerton 65'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (David Carney 61', Luke Wilkshire 64'pen) GERMANY 1 Friendly (29-Mar-11, Monchengladbach, Germany)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, David Carney, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak, Carl Valeri,Luke Wilkshire, Harry Kewell (Robbie Kruse 80'), Brett Holman (Brent McGrath 90'). Coach: Holger Osieck.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 106


RECENT MATCHES (continued)AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAUSTRALIA 3 (Josh Kennedy 10', 59', James Troisi 94'+) NEW ZEALAND 0 Friendly (05-Jun-11, Adelaide)Nathan Coe, Jon McKain, Matthew Spiranovic, Brett Emerton (Rhys Williams 46'), Luke Wilkshire (Dario Vidosic 46'),Neil Kilkenny, Carl Valeri (Mark Milligan 65'), Michael Zullo (Matt McKay 70'), James Troisi, Brett Holman (RobbieKruse 46'), Josh Kennedy (Alex Brosque 60'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 SERBIA 0 Friendly (07-Jun-11, Melbourne)Adam Federici, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill (Jon McKain 58'), Brett Emerton (Rhys Williams 58'), Carl Valeri, LukeWilkshire (Dario Vidosic 58'), Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak (Neil Kilkenny 74'), Michael Zullo (James Troisi 46'), ArchieThompson (Robbie Kruse 66'), Brett Holman. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Tim Cahill 44', Robbie Kruse 60') WALES 1 Friendly (10-Aug-11, Cardiff, Wales)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton (Rhys Williams 46'), Carl Valeri (Robbie Kruse 46'),Luke Wilkshire (James Troisi 70'), Matt McKay, Tim Cahill (Adam Sarota 83'), Neil Kilkenny, Michael Zullo (MileJedinak 90'), Scott McDonald. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Josh Kennedy 58', Alex Brosque 86') THAILAND 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (02-Sep-11, Brisbane)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton (Alex Brosque 79'), Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, MattMcKay, Tim Cahill (Robbie Kruse 71'), Neil Kilkenny, Brett Holman (James Troisi 91'), Josh Kennedy. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 3 (Josh Kennedy 40', 77', Luke Wilkshire 77'pen) SAUDI ARABIA 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (06-Sep-11,Dammam, Saudi Arabia)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire,Michael Zullo (Robbie Kruse 78'), Brett Holman (Tim Cahill 86'), Josh Kennedy (Mark Milligan 89'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 5 (Luke Wilkshire 2', Josh Kennedy 33', 45', Alex Brosque 38', 69') MALAYSIA 0 Friendly (07-Oct-11, Canberra)Adam Federici (Nathan Coe 46'), Sasa Ognenovski (Matthew Spiranovic 46'), Rhys Williams, Lucas Neill, Matt McKay,Neil Kilkenny, Carl Valeri (Adam Sarota 46'), Luke Wilkshire (Alex Brosque 46'), Michael Zullo (Robbie Kruse 61') (MileJedinak 68'), Josh Kennedy (James Troisi 46'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 3 (Brett Holman 8', Josh Kennedy 65', Mile Jedinak 85') OMAN 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (11-Oct-11, Sydney)Adam Federici, Matthew Spiranovic, Rhys Williams (Robbie Kruse 72'), Lucas Neill, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay,Mile Jedinak, Michael Zullo (Alex Brosque 87'), Brett Holman, Josh Kennedy (Neil Kilkenny 90'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 OMAN 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (11-Nov-11, Muscat, Oman)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Rhys Williams (Brett Emerton 73'), Lucas Neill, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay,Mile Jedinak, Carl Valeri, Harry Kewell (Robbie Kruse 54'), Brett Holman, Josh Kennedy. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Brett Holman 77') THAILAND 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (15-Nov-11, Bangkok, Thailand)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak(Neil Kilkenny 92'), Michael Zullo, Brett Holman (Robbie Kruse 82'), Josh Kennedy (Alex Brosque 86'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 4 (Alex Brosque 43', 75', Harry Kewell 73', Brett Emerton 76') SAUDI ARABIA 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier(29-Feb-12, Melbourne)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Matthew Spiranovic (David Carney 82'), Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, Mark Milligan,Jade North, Mark Bresciano, Harry Kewell, James Troisi (Archie Thompson 63'), Alex Brosque (Nick Carle 87')AUSTRALIA 0 DENMARK 2 Friendly (02-Jun-12, Copenhagen, Denmark)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Lucas Neill, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak (David Carney 66'), Jade North, LukeWilkshire (Tim Cahill 69'), Mark Bresciano (Neil Kilkenny 74'), Harry Kewell (Robbie Kruse 69'), Archie Thompson(Mark Milligan 66'), Alex Brosque. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 OMAN 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (08-Jun-12, Muscat, Oman)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, David Carney, Matt McKay, Jade North, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire(Robbie Kruse 83'), Mark Bresciano, Harry Kewell (Archie Thompson 59'), Alex Brosque. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Luke Wilkshire 70'pen) JAPAN 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (12-Jun-12, Brisbane)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, David Carney, Jade North, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire (Robbie Kruse 92'),Matt McKay (Nikita Rukavytsya 64'), Tim Cahill, Mark Bresciano (Mark Milligan 12'), Alex Brosque. Coach: Holger Osieck.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 107


RECENT MATCHES (continued)AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAUSTRALIA 1 (Mark Bresciano 18') SCOTLAND 3 Friendly (15-Aug-12, Edinburgh, Scotland)Mark Schwarzer (Adam Federici 46'), Sasa Ognenovski (Ryan McGowan 79'), Rhys Williams, Lucas Neill, David Carney(Jason Davidson 60'), Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire, Mark Bresciano (Mile Jedinak 46'), Brett Holman (Scott McDonald46'), Robbie Kruse, Alex Brosque (Archie Thompson 79'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 3 (Tim Cahill 20', Matt McKay 24', Archie Thompson 89') LEBANON 0 Friendly (06-Sep-12, Beirut, Lebanon)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire (Jade North 63'), Matt McKay, Tim Cahill(Archie Thompson 52'), Mark Bresciano (Mile Jedinak 46'), Robbie Kruse (Brett Holman 63'), Alex Brosque (AdamSarota 74'), Nikita Rukavytsya (James Holland 74'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Archie Thompson 86') JORDAN 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (11-Sep-12, Amman, Jordan)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski (Matthew Spiranovic 14'), Lucas Neill, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay,Tim Cahill, Mark Bresciano (Mile Jedinak 46'), Brett Holman (Archie Thompson 74'), Alex Brosque, Robbie Kruse.Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Tim Cahill 80', Archie Thompson 84') IRAQ 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (16-Oct-12, Doha, Qatar)Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Lucas Neill, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak, Tim Cahill (James Holland 90'), CarlValeri, Luke Wilkshire, Brett Holman, Alex Brosque (Archie Thompson 75'), Robbie Kruse (Tommy Oar 79')AUSTRALIA 2 (Nikita Rukavytsya 44', Robert Cornthwaite 88') KOREA REPUBLIC 1 Friendly (14-Nov-12, Hwaseong,Korea Republic)Mark Schwarzer, Ryan McGowan, Robert Cornthwaite, Michael Thwaite, Lucas Neill, Tommy Oar, Carl Valeri (AzizBehich 56'), Archie Thompson (Tomas Rogic 68'), James Holland, Nikita Rukavytsya (Eli Babalj 83'), Alex Brosque(Mathew Leckie 89'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Brett Emerton 86') HONG KONG 0 EAFF East Asian Cup Qualifier (03-Dec-12, Hong Kong, Hong Kong)Eugene Galekovic, Ivan Franjic, Robert Cornthwaite, Michael Thwaite, Matt Smith, Brett Emerton (Terry Antonis 91'),Matt McKay, Aziz Behich, Mark Milligan, Archie Thompson (Adam Taggart 71'), Richard Garcia (Tomas Rogic 82').Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Archie Thompson 4') KOREA DPR 1 EAFF East Asian Cup Qualifier (05-Dec-12, Hong Kong, Hong Kong)Matthew Ryan, Ivan Franjic, Robert Cornthwaite, Michael Thwaite, Matt Smith, Brett Emerton, Matt McKay, AzizBehich, Mark Milligan, Archie Thompson (Adam Taggart 79'), Richard Garcia (Tomas Rogic 66'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 9 (Aaron Mooy 14', Eli Babalj 22', 56', Michael Marrone 44', Archie Thompson 59', 62', 68'pen, MarkMilligan 74', Richard Garcia 86') GUAM 0 EAFF East Asian Cup Qualifier (07-Dec-12, Hong Kong, Hong Kong)Eugene Galekovic, Dino Djulbic, Michael Marrone, Matt Smith, Scott Jamieson, Mark Milligan, Aaron Mooy, Matt McKay(Richard Garcia 86'), Tomas Rogic (Aziz Behich 76'), Terry Antonis, Eli Babalj (Archie Thompson 56'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 8 (Richard Garcia 11', Robert Cornthwaite 18', Adam Taggart 20', 30', Aziz Behich 34', 57', Aaron Mooy47') CHINESE TAIPEI 0 EAFF East Asian Cup Qualifier (09-Dec-12, Hong Kong, Hong Kong)Matthew Ryan, Dino Djulbic, Ivan Franjic, Robert Cornthwaite, Michael Thwaite, Brett Emerton, Aaron Mooy, ScottJamieson, Aziz Behich (Terry Antonis 74'), Richard Garcia (Archie Thompson 57'), Adam Taggart (Matt McKay 66').Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Luke Wilkshire 45'pen, Robert Cornthwaite 54') ROMANIA 3 Friendly (06-Feb-13, Malaga, Spain)Mark Schwarzer (Adam Federici 46'), Robert Cornthwaite, Lucas Neill (Ryan McGowan 55'), Luke Wilkshire (RhysWilliams 55'), Matt McKay (Mathew Leckie 70'), Mark Bresciano (Mark Milligan 81'), Michael Zullo, James Holland,Brett Holman, Robbie Kruse, Alex Brosque (Nikita Rukavytsya 70'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Tim Cahill 52', Brett Holman 85') OMAN 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (26-Mar-13, Sydney)Mark Schwarzer, Robert Cornthwaite, Michael Thwaite, Matt McKay, Tim Cahill, Mile Jedinak, Luke Wilkshire(Tommy Oar 76'), Brett Holman, James Holland (Mark Bresciano 52'), Alex Brosque, Robbie Kruse (Archie Thompson67'). Coach: Holger Osieck.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 108


RECENT MATCHES (continued)AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYAUSTRALIA 1 (Tommy Oar 82') JAPAN 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (04-Jun-13, Saitama, Japan)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Mark Milligan, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay, Tim Cahill, Tommy Oar,Mark Bresciano, Brett Holman (Dario Vidosic 72'), Robbie Kruse (Archie Thompson 91'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 4 (Mark Bresciano 15', Tim Cahill 61', Robbie Kruse 76', Lucas Neill 84') JORDAN 0 FIFA World CupQualifier (11-Jun-13, Melbourne)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Mark Milligan, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay (Tomas Rogic 79'), Tim Cahill,Tommy Oar (Archie Thompson 60'), Mark Bresciano, Brett Holman, Robbie Kruse (Dario Vidosic 87'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 1 (Josh Kennedy 83') IRAQ 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (18-Jun-13, Sydney)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Lucas Neill, Mark Milligan, Luke Wilkshire, Matt McKay, Tim Cahill (Josh Kennedy 77'),Tommy Oar, Mark Bresciano, Brett Holman (Tomas Rogic 61'), Robbie Kruse (Archie Thompson 78'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 KOREA REPUBLIC 0 EAFF East Asian Cup (20-Jul-13, Seoul, Korea Republic)Eugene Galekovic, Ryan McGowan, Michael Thwaite, Jade North, Mark Milligan (Erik Paartalu 46'), Ruben Zadkovich, IvanFranjic, Matt McKay, Dario Vidosic (Mitch Nichols 75'), Archie Thompson, Mitchell Duke (Tomi Juric 89'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 2 (Mitchell Duke 75', Tomi Juric 78') JAPAN 3 EAFF East Asian Cup (25-Jul-13, Hwaseong, Korea Republic)Eugene Galekovic, Ivan Franjic, Ryan McGowan, Michael Thwaite, Mark Milligan, Jade North, Ruben Zadkovich, Matt McKay(Craig Goodwin 88'), Dario Vidosic (Mitch Nichols 57'), Archie Thompson (Tomi Juric 75'), Mitchell Duke. Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 3 (Aaron Mooy 30', Adam Taggart 89', Mitchell Duke 93') CHINA 4 EAFF East Asian Cup (28-Jul-13, Seoul,Korea Republic)Mark Birighitti, Ryan McGowan, Robert Cornthwaite, Craig Goodwin, Joshua Brillante, Aaron Mooy, Matt McKay (Connor Pain67'), Erik Paartalu, Mitch Nichols (Adam Taggart 74'), Mitchell Duke, Tomi Juric (Archie Thompson 88'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 BRAZIL 6 Friendly (07-Sep-13, Brasilia, Brazil)Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Ryan McGowan, Lucas Neill, Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak (Mark Milligan 64'),Tommy Oar (Archie Thompson 59'), Mark Bresciano, Brett Holman (Tomas Rogic 72'), Robbie Kruse, Josh Kennedy(Mitchell Duke 79'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 0 FRANCE 6 Friendly (11-Oct-13, Paris, France)Mitchell Langerak, Rhys Williams, Lucas Neill, Luke Wilkshire (Mathew Leckie 69'), David Carney (Jason Davidson 46'),Mile Jedinak, Matt McKay, Tim Cahill (Josh Kennedy 80'), Mark Bresciano, James Holland, Robbie Kruse (NikitaRukavytsya 46'). Coach: Holger Osieck.AUSTRALIA 3 (Josh Kennedy 1', Dario Vidosic 52', Mathew Leckie 79') CANADA 0 Friendly (15-Oct-13, London, England)Mitchell Langerak (Matthew Ryan 46'), Jason Davidson, Rhys Williams (Oliver Bozanic 68'), Lucas Neill, David Carney,Matt McKay, Mile Jedinak (Jackson Irvine 83'), Mark Bresciano (Nikita Rukavytsya 68'), Dario Vidosic, James Holland,Josh Kennedy (Mathew Leckie 62'). Coach: Aurelio Vidmar.AUSTRALIA 1 (Tim Cahill 69') COSTA RICA 0 Friendly (19-Nov-13, Sydney)Mat Ryan, Jason Davidson, Ivan Franjic, Rhys Williams (Ryan McGowan 48'), Lucas Neill, Mile Jedinak, Mathew Leckie(Tim Cahill 52'), Mark Milligan (Matt McKay 77'), Mark Bresciano (Tommy Oar 61'), Dario Vidosic (Tomas Rogic 61'),Robbie Kruse (Josh Kennedy 77'). Coach: Ange Postecoglou.AUSTRALIA 3 (Tim Cahill 8', 31', Mile Jedinak 14'pen) ECUADOR 4 Friendly (05-Mar-14, London, England)Mat Ryan (Mitchell Langerak 46'), Matthew Spiranovic, Curtis Good (Alex Wilkinson 67'), Jason Davidson, Ivan Franjic,Tim Cahill (Oliver Bozanic 67'), Mile Jedinak (Massimo Luongo 75'), Mathew Leckie, Tommy Oar (Dario Vidosic 67'),Mark Milligan, Tomas Rogic (Brad Jones 60'). Coach: Ange Postecoglou.AUSTRALIA 1 (Tim Cahill 14') SOUTH AFRICA 1 Friendly (26-May-14, Sydney, Australia)Line-up: Matthew Ryan (gk), Alex Wilkinson, Jason Davidson, Ryan McGowan, Ivan Franjic (Ben Halloran 53'), MarkMilligan, Tommy Oar (Dario Vidosic 70'), James Holland (Oliver Bozanic 72'), Mathew Leckie (Josh Kennedy 82'),James Troisi (Matt McKay 46'), Tim Cahill (Luke Wilkshire 61'). Coach: Ange Postecoglou.OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 109


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYRECENT MATCHES – line-ups for all matches played since the 2010 FIFA World CupSlovenia L0–2Switzerland D0–0Poland W2–1Paraguay W1–0Egypt L0–3UAED0–0India W4–0Korea Republic D1–1Bahrain W1–0Iraq W1–0Uzbekistan W6–0Japan L0–1Germany W2–1New Zealand W3–0Serbia D0–0Wales W2–1Thailand W2–1Saudi Arabia W3–1Malaysia W5–0Oman W3–0Oman L0–1Thailand W1–0Saudi Arabia W4–2Denmark L0–2Oman D0–0Japan D1–1• starting appearance◦ sub. appearance# goals scoredMark Bresciano• • • •Alex Brosque ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ • • •Nathan Burns ◦ ◦ • ◦ ◦Tim Cahill • • • • • • • • • • ◦ ◦ •Nick Carle◦David Carney • • • • • • • • • ◦ ◦ • •Nathan Coe ◦ • ◦Jason Culina • ◦ • • • •Bruce Djite •Brett Emerton • ◦ • • • • ◦ • • • • • • ◦ • Adam Federici ◦ • • • •Richard Garcia • • • ◦James Holland ◦Brett Holman • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mile Jedinak • ◦ • • • • • • • • • • ◦ • ◦ • • •Brad Jones•Josh Kennedy • • •Harry Kewell • • • • • • • •Neil Kilkenny ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ • ◦ • • • ◦ ◦ ◦Robbie Kruse ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦Scott McDonald • • ◦ • • ◦ ◦ ◦ •Brent McGrath◦Jon McKain • • • ◦Matt McKay ◦ ◦ • ◦ ◦ • • • • • ◦ • • • • • • • • • • •Mark Milligan ◦ ◦ • ◦ ◦Lucas Neill • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Jade North • • ◦ ◦ ◦ • • • • •Tommy Oar ◦ ◦Sasa Ognenovski • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Nikita Rukavytsya • ◦Adam Sarota ◦ ◦Mark Schwarzer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Matthew Spiranovic • • • • ◦ • • • • •Archie Thompson • ◦ • ◦James Troisi ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ •Carl Valeri • • • ◦ • ◦ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Dario Vidosic ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦Luke Wilkshire • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rhys Williams ◦ ◦ ◦ • • •Michael Zullo • • • • • • •OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 110


Matches playedsince the 2010 FIFAWorld Cup (cont.)AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM HISTORYScotland L1–3Lebanon W3–0Jordan L1–2Iraq W2–1Korea Republic W2–1Hong Kong W1–0Korea DPR D1–1Guam W9–0Chinese Taipei W8–0Romania L2–3Oman D2–2Japan D1–1Jordan W4–0Iraq W1–0Korea Republic D0–0Japan L2–3China L3–4Brazil L0–6France L0–6Canada W3–0Costa Rica W1–0Ecuador L3–4South Africa D1–1Croatia (6 June)• starting appearance◦ sub. appearance# goals scoredTerry Antonis ◦ • ◦ Mark Birighitti •Eli Babalj ◦ Oliver Bozanic ◦ ◦ ◦Aziz Behich ◦ • • ◦ Joshua Brillante •Mark Bresciano • • • ◦ • • • • • •Alex Brosque • • • • • • •Tim Cahill • • • • David Carney • • • • •Robert Cornthwaite • • • •Jason Davidson ◦ ◦ • • • •Dino Djulbic • • Mitchell Duke • ◦Brett Emerton • • Curtis Good •Adam Federici ◦ ◦ Craig Goodwin ◦ •Ivan Franjic • • • • • • • •James Holland ◦ ◦ • • • • • •Brett Holman • ◦ • • • • • • • Ben Halloran ◦Eugene Galekovic • • • •Richard Garcia • • Jackson Irvine ◦Scott Jamieson • • Brad Jones ◦Mile Jedinak ◦ ◦ ◦ • • • • • • Tomi Juric◦ •Josh Kennedy • ◦ ◦ ◦Robbie Kruse • • • • • • • • • • •Mathew Leckie ◦ ◦ ◦ • • •Michael Marrone Mitchell Langerak • • ◦Scott McDonald ◦ Massimo Luongo ◦Ryan McGowan ◦ • ◦ • • • • ◦ •Matt McKay • • • • • ◦ • • • • • • • • • • • ◦ ◦Mark Milligan • • ◦ • • • • • ◦ • • •Aaron Mooy Lucas Neill • • • • • • • • • • • •Mitch Nichols◦ ◦ •Jade North ◦ • •Tommy Oar ◦ • ◦ • • • ◦ • •Sasa Ognenovski • • • • • • •Tomas Rogic ◦ ◦ ◦ • ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ •Nikita Rukavytsya • ◦ ◦ ◦Matthew Ryan • • ◦ • • •Adam Sarota ◦ Erik Paartalu ◦ •Matt Smith • • • Connor Pain ◦Mark Schwarzer • • • • • • • • • • •Matthew Spiranovic ◦ • •Adam Taggart ◦ ◦ Archie Thompson ◦ • • ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ • • ◦ ◦Michael Thwaite • • • • • • • James Troisi •Carl Valeri • • • Alex Wilkinson •Dario Vidosic ◦ ◦ • • • ◦ ◦Luke Wilkshire • • • • • • • • • ◦Rhys Williams • ◦ • • •Ruben Zadkovich• •Michael Zullo•OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 111


AUSTRALIA – BRAZIL FOOTBALL CONNECTIONSNational teamsThe next match played against Brazil by any Australian national team will mark the 50 th meeting between the twocountries. Since first playing against each other at the FIFA Under-16 World Cup in 1987, Australia has confrontedBrazil at men’s senior, under-20 and under-16/17, women’s senior and under-19/20, Futsal and Paralympic levels.Australia’s highest-profile victory against the Brazil senior team was a 1-0 win in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cupthird-place playoff, while two 0-6 drubbings for the Socceroos at the hands of Brazil (1997 Confederations Cup final,2013 international friendly) were noteworthy for the opposite reason.Other memorable Australia-Brazil clashes include:• a scoreless draw in the group stage of the 1997 Confederations Cup to deny Brazil a new all-time world record 15international wins in a row;• a 0-2 defeat for the Socceroos in the 2006 World Cup in Germany;• a final group round 3-2 win by Australia to secure first place in Group C at the 2003 FIFA Under-20 World Cup,with Ange Postecoglou coaching the Young Socceroos at the time;• draw and a loss on penalties by the Joeys against Brazil in the 1999 FIFA Under-17 World Cup final in New Zealand;• one-goal losses by Australia in all confrontations for the senior women’s side against Brazil at the Olympic Games(2000 and 2004) and World Cup (2011).Brazilian players in AustraliaStar players in the NSW state league in the early 1970s included Brazilian imports Hilton Silva, Agenor Muniz and LuisDe Melo. All three played a role in Hakoah-Sydney City’s Championship success in the first National Soccer League(NSL) season 1977. Over the remainder of the NSL years only a handful of Brazilians played in the league, includingNelio Borges (Sydney City, Sydney Croatia and Canterbury Marrickville), Ayrton Andrioli (West Adelaide), AlexMoreira (Carlton, Northern Spirit, Adelaide City and Newcastle United), Edgar Aldrighi (Perth Glory) and FernandoRech (Brisbane Strikers and Parramatta Power). In total, 15 Brazilian players competed in the NSL from 1977 to 2004.It has been a different story in the A-League however, with almost 40 Brazilians playing a part in the nationalcompetition in its first nine years. In terms of most appearances, the most prominent Brazilians in the A-League havebeen Cassio (Adelaide, 124 A-League appearances), Daniel Cortes (Wellington Phoenix, 106), Henrique (BrisbaneRoar, 96) Reinaldo (Brisbane Roar, 92), and Fred (Melbourne Victory, Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Heart 61).The highest-profile guest appearance from Brazil in the A-League was Romario (Adelaide United 2006/07 season), aWorld Cup winner and former FIFA World Player of the Year.Santos tours 1972–1973Brazilian club side Santos made two visits to Australia in the early 1970s, playing an Australian XI in 1972 in Sydney(2-2), and the Victoria state side in Melbourne in early 1973 (Santos 2-0). On both tours Santos was led by Pele,regarded by many as the world’s greatest player ever.FIFA Club World CupAustralian Champions of 1999, South Melbourne, travelled to Rio De Janeiro in 2000 to take part in the first FIFA ClubWorld Cup. Coached by Ange Postecoglou, Souths put in a respectable performance, albeit without a win againstVasco Gama (Brazil), Nexaca (Mexico) or Manchester United (England).VISITS TO BRAZIL BY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAMSNational team Date Tour information Australia’s resultMen’s senior team September 2013 Friendly L 0-6 v BrazilWomen’s senior team April 1995 Havelange Tournament W 7-0 v ArgentinaW 6-0 v Paulo VistaL 0-3 v BrazilW 3-2 v BrazilBeach Football May 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup L 1-5 v FranceL 1-3 v ArgentinaParalympic Nov 2007 CPISRA World Championships W 4-0 v South AfricaL 0-3 v England/WalesL 0-5 v BrazilW 8-1 v JapanL 1-2 v United StatesW 5-0 v CanadaOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 112


AUSTRALIA – BRAZIL FOOTBALL CONNECTIONSAUSTRALIA–BRAZIL MATCHES – all matches played between Australian and Brazilian national teamsDate Aus–Bra Venue Match informationMEN'S SENIOR 07/07/88 0 1 Melbourne Bicentennial Cup17/07/88 0 2 Sydney Bicentennial Cup – final20/09/88 0 3 Seoul, Korea Republic Olympic Games14/12/97 0 0 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Confederations Cup21/12/97 0 6 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Confederations Cup – final14/11/99 0 2 Sydney Friendly17/11/99 2 2 Melbourne Friendly09/06/01 1 0 Ulsan, Korea Republic Confederations Cup - 3rd place play-off18/06/06 0 2 Munich, Germany World Cup - group stage07/09/13 0 6 Brasilia, Brazil FriendlyMEN'S U23 21/03/98 2 1 Sydney Friendly24/03/98 3 2 Adelaide Friendly28/03/98 2 1 Perth FriendlyMEN'S U20 05/11/82 2 2 Acapulco, Mexico Friendly26/09/92 0 2 Valencia, Venezuela Friendly04/10/92 1 1 Valencia, Venezuela Friendly (4-5 pens)05/12/92 1 0 Perth Friendly09/12/92 1 2 Canberra Friendly11/12/92 0 0 Newcastle Friendly15/12/92 1 1 Sydney Friendly17/03/93 0 2 Melbourne World Cup – semi final28/06/01 0 4 Cordoba, Argentina World Cup – round of 1604/12/03 3 2 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates World Cup03/09/09 1 3 Port Said, Egypt World Cup - group stageMEN'S U17 17/07/87 1 0 Montreal, Canada World Cup – group stage12/06/89 1 3 Aberdeen, Scotland World Cup – group stage13/08/95 1 3 Portoviejo, Ecuador World Cup - quarter final12/11/99 1 2 Christchurch, New Zealand World Cup – group stage27/11/99 0 0 Auckland, New Zealand World Cup – final (7-8 pens)15/09/01 0 1 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago World Cup – group stage08/12/08 1 4 Los Angeles, United States Friendly23/06/11 0 1 Guadalajara, Mexico World Cup - group matchWOMEN'S SENIOR 01/06/88 1 0 Jiangmen, China International Tournament14/04/95 0 3 Uberlandia, Brazil Havelange Trophy16/04/95 3 2 Uberlandia, Brazil Havelange Trophy06/06/99 1 3 Portland, United States Pre-World Cup19/09/00 1 2 Sydney OLYMPIC GAMES11/08/04 0 1 Thessaloniki, Greece OLYMPIC GAMES23/09/07 2 3 Tianjin, China WORLD CUP - quarter final19/06/08 1 0 Suwon, Korea Republic Peace Cup29/06/11 0 1 Monchengladbach, Germany WORLD CUP06/04/14 0 1 Brisbane Friendly (two match series)09/04/14 2 1 Brisbane Friendly (two match series)WOMEN'S U19/20 24/08/02 3 4 Vancouver, Canada World Cup - quarter final20/08/06 0 2 St Petersburg, Russia World Cup – group stageFUTSAL 22/11/04 0 10 Taipei City, Chinese Taipei World Cup – group stage02/02/08 0 7 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KL World 5s TournamentPARALYMPIC 10/11/07 0 5 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cerebral Palsy World Cup20/06/11 0 10 Hoogeveen, Netherlands CPISRA World ChampionshipsOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 113


FIFA WORLD CUP HISTORYThe world's first international football match wasplayed in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland andEngland. The first international tournament, the BritishHome Championship, took place in 1884.As football began to increase in popularity in otherparts of the world, it was held as a demonstrationsport at the 1900 and 1904 Olympics. At the 1908London Olympics – four years after FIFA was founded –football became an official competition. Great Britainwon the first gold medal.In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympictournament as an official world football championship.This paved the way for the world's firstintercontinental football competition, at the 1920Olympics, won by Belgium. Uruguay won the next twoOlympic tournaments in 1924 and 1928.Due to the success of the Olympic tournaments, FIFAdecided to stage and organise its own worldchampionship. FIFA named Uruguay – the winners ofthe previous two football world championships – asthe host country of the inaugural FIFA World Cuptournament in 1930. Uruguay defeated Argentina inthe final to be the first nation to win the World Cup.Due to the difficulties in travelling before World War 2,only a small number of nations outside of the hostcontinent took part in the first three FIFA World Cups1930, 1934 and 1938.Following the World War 2, the FIFA World Cupresumed in Brazil in 1950, where Uruguay won it againby defeating the host nation in front of 200,000 peopleat Rio De Janeiro's Maracana Stadium.Returning to Europe, the 1954 tournament inSwitzerland was the first to feature 16 teams, and with140 goals scored in 26 games, it holds the record formost average goals per game (5.4).Brazil commenced a long phase of FIFA World Cupdominance in 1958, easily defeating host nation Swedenin the final. World Cup championship success for Brazilcontinued in 1962 (held in Chile) and 1970 (Mexico).Meanwhile the 1966 FIFA World Cup in Englandwitnessed a spectacular success for the host nation, aGeoff Hurst hat-trick helping the English to a 4-2 finalwin over West Germany at Wembly.After unsuccessfully attempting to qualify for the 1966and 1970 finals, Australia qualified for its first FIFAWorld Cup in 1974. Losses to host nation and eventual1974 Champions West Germany, and strongneighbours East Germany, were followed by ascoreless draw with Chile, allowing the Aussies toreturn home with a respectable record.It was Argentina's turn to celebrate in 1978, as theSouth Americans hosted and won the FIFA World Cup.The Netherlands were the FIFA World Cup final losersfor the second successive tournament.In 1982 the tournament expanded to 24 teams, withSpain hosting and Italy winning its second FIFA WorldCup final. West Germany lost its second FIFA World Cupfinal in a row in Mexico in 1986, when Diego Maradonainspired Argentina to its second World Cup triumph ineight years. The West Germans gained revenge at Italia'90, with the 1-0 win over Argentina in the final beingthe last match played by West Germany, as the unifiedGerman team competed from 1994.The first FIFA World Cup played outside of Europe orSouth America took place in 1994 when the USAhosted a successful tournament. Brazil won the firstFIFA World Cup final to go to penalties.By 1998 the FIFA World Cup finals had increased to 32participants, and it was France who became the firstteam since Argentina twenty years earlier to take out aFIFA World Cup final for the first time.Amazingly it took until 2002 for the FIFA World Cup'stwo most successful teams to play each other for thefirst time in any FIFA World Cup match, Brazil defeatingGermany 2-0 in the final of the tournament held jointlyby Japan and South Korea.Australia returned to FIFA World Cup action inGermany in 2006, the Socceroos gloriously qualifyingfor the Round of 16 where the Aussies were undone byeventual Champions Italy.In 2010 the FIFA World Cup went to Africa for the firsttime, where Australia failed to make the group stage inSouth Africa after finishing third on goal difference.The FIFA World Cup returns to Brazil in 2014, thetwentieth edition of the tournament. Russia will hostthe FIFA World Cup in 2018 followed by Qatar in 2022.FIFA WORLD CUP PARTICIPANTS by confederation1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014Europe 4 12 12 6 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 14 14 14 13 15 15 14 13 13South America 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6Other America 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 4Africa – 1 – – – – – – 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 5Asia – – 1 – 1 – – 1 1 – 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4Oceania – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – – 1 1 –OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 114


FIFA WORLD CUP HISTORYFIFA WORLD CUPS 1930–2010Edition Host Final Teams Games Goals Goals/game1930 Uruguay Uruguay 4-2 Argentina 13 18 70 3.91934 Italy Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia (AET) 16 17 70 4.11938 France Italy 4-2 Hungary 15 18 84 4.71950 Brazil Uruguay 2-1 Brazil (title-decider) 13 22 88 4.01954 Switzerland West Germany 3-2 Hungary 16 26 140 5.41958 Sweden Brazil 5-2 Sweden 16 35 126 3.61962 Chile Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia 16 32 89 2.81966 England England 4-2 West Germany (AET) 16 32 89 2.81970 Mexico Brazil 4-1 Italy 16 32 95 3.01974 Germany West Germany 2-1 Netherlands 16 38 97 2.61978 Argentina Argentina 3-1 Netherlands (AET) 16 38 102 2.71982 Spain Italy 3-1 West Germany 24 52 146 2.81986 Mexico Argentina 3-2 West Germany 24 52 132 2.51990 Italy West Germany 1-0 Argentina 24 52 115 2.21994 USA Brazil 0(3p)-0(2p) Italy (AET) 24 52 141 2.71998 France France 3-0 Brazil 32 64 171 2.72002 Korea/Japan Brazil 2-0 Germany 32 64 161 2.52006 Germany Italy 1(5p)-1(3p) France 32 64 147 2.32010 South Africa Spain 1-0 Netherlands 32 64 145 2.3ALL GAMES 772 2208 2.9FIFA World Cup winners 1930–2010Brazil 5Italy 4(West) Germany 3Argentina 2Uruguay 2England 1France 1Spain 1FIFA World Cup runners-up 1930–2010(West) Germany 4Netherlands 3Argentina 2Brazil 2Czechoslovakia 2Hungary 2Italy 2France 1Sweden 1Most FIFA World Cup appearances 1930–2014Brazil 20(West) Germany 18Italy 18Argentina 16Mexico 15Most matches played: 99(West) Germany (1930–2010)Most goals scored: 210Brazil (1930–2010)Most goals scored in one tournament: 27Hungary (1954)Biggest winning margin: 9Hungary W9-0 v Korea Republic 1954Yugoslavia W9-0 v Zaire 1974Hungary W10-1 v El Salvador 1982Most goals scored in a match (team): 10Hungary W10-1 v El Salvador 1982Most goals scored in a match: 12Austria 7-5 Switzerland 1954Most tournaments played: 5Antonio Carbajal (Mexico 1950–1966)Lothar Matthäus (Germany 1982–1998)Most championships: 3Pelé (Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970)Youngest player: 17y 41dNorman Whiteside (N.Ireland v Yugoslavia 1982)Oldest player: 42y 39dRoger Milla (Cameroon v Russia 1994)Most goals scored, overall: 15Ronaldo (Brazil 1998–2006)Most goals scored, one tournament: 13Just Fontaine (France 1958)Most goals scored in a match: 5Oleg Salenko (Russia W6-1 v Cameroon 1994)Goalkeeper most clean sheets: 10Peter Shilton (England 1982–1990)Fabien Barthez (France 1998–2006)Longest time without conceding: 517 minsWalter Zenga (Italy 1990)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 115


EUROPE (UEFA) 13 placesGroup ABelgium 1–1 WalesSerbia 5–1 FYR MacedoniaScotland 2–0 CroatiaWales 1–0 FYR MacedoniaCroatia 1–2 BelgiumFYR Macedonia 1–2 ScotlandWales 0–3 SerbiaSerbia 1–1 CroatiaScotland 0–2 BelgiumFYR Macedonia 2–1 WalesBelgium 2–1 SerbiaCroatia 0–1 ScotlandBelgium 1–0 FYR MacedoniaSerbia 2–0 ScotlandWales 1–2 CroatiaFYR Macedonia 0–2 BelgiumScotland 1–2 WalesCroatia 2–0 SerbiaBelgium 2–0 ScotlandFYR Macedonia 1–0 SerbiaCroatia 2–0 WalesFYR Macedonia 1–2 CroatiaSerbia 0–3 BelgiumWales 2–1 ScotlandBelgium 1–1 CroatiaSerbia 6–1 WalesScotland 1–1 FYR MacedoniaScotland 0–0 SerbiaCroatia 1–0 FYR MacedoniaWales 0–2 BelgiumW D L F A PtsBELGIUM 8 2 0 18 4 26CROATIA 5 2 3 12 9 17Serbia 4 2 4 18 11 14Scotland 3 2 5 8 12 11Wales 3 1 6 9 20 10Macedonia 2 1 7 7 16 7Group BBulgaria 0–1 Czech RepublicItaly 2–2 ArmeniaDenmark 6–0 MaltaDenmark 2–2 ItalyMalta 1–4 Czech RepublicArmenia 2–1 BulgariaItaly 2–1 Czech RepublicArmenia 0–1 DenmarkMalta 1–2 BulgariaItaly 1–0 BulgariaMalta 1–2 DenmarkCzech Republic 1–2 ArmeniaDenmark 0–4 ArmeniaCzech Republic 0–0 ItalyArmenia 0–1 MaltaMalta 0–2 ItalyDenmark 1–1 BulgariaArmenia 0–3 Czech RepublicTHE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPCzech Republic 0–3 DenmarkBulgaria 6–0 MaltaItaly 3–1 DenmarkCzech Republic 0–0 BulgariaBulgaria 1–1 DenmarkArmenia 1–3 ItalyCzech Republic 3–1 MaltaBulgaria 1–0 ArmeniaItaly 2–0 MaltaDenmark 0–0 Czech RepublicBulgaria 2–2 ItalyMalta 0–1 ArmeniaITALY 6 4 0 19 9 24Denmark 4 4 2 17 12 16Czech Republic 4 3 3 13 9 15Bulgaria 3 4 3 14 9 13Armenia 4 1 5 12 13 13Malta 1 0 9 5 28 3Group CSweden 3–5 GermanyRepublic of Ireland 3–1 KazakhstanFaroe Islands 0–3 AustriaGermany 3–0 Republic of IrelandSweden 2–1 AustriaFaroe Islands 1–1 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0–1 SwedenAustria 1–0 Republic of IrelandFaroe Islands 0–3 GermanyKazakhstan 2–1 Faroe IslandsGermany 3–0 AustriaRepublic of Ireland 1–2 SwedenSweden 2–0 Faroe IslandsAustria 2–1 SwedenRepublic of Ireland 3–0 Faroe IslandsGermany 4–1 KazakhstanRepublic of Ireland 2–2 AustriaKazakhstan 0–3 GermanySweden 0–0 Republic of IrelandAustria 6–0 Faroe IslandsGermany 4–4 SwedenAustria 4–0 KazakhstanFaroe Islands 1–4 Republic of IrelandKazakhstan 0–0 AustriaRepublic of Ireland 1–6 GermanyFaroe Islands 1–2 SwedenAustria 1–2 GermanySweden 2–0 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1–2 Republic of IrelandGermany 3–0 Faroe IslandsGERMANY 9 1 0 36 10 28SWEDEN 6 2 2 19 14 20Austria 5 2 3 20 10 17Ireland 4 2 4 16 17 14Kazakhstan 1 2 7 6 21 5Faroe Islands 0 1 9 4 29 1Group DRomania 2–0 EstoniaTurkey 0–2 NetherlandsHungary 2–0 AndorraEstonia 0–2 TurkeyNetherlands 8–1 HungaryAndorra 0–4 RomaniaRomania 0–2 TurkeyHungary 5–1 EstoniaAndorra 0–2 NetherlandsEstonia 2–2 NetherlandsTurkey 5–0 AndorraRomania 3–0 HungaryNetherlands 4–0 RomaniaTurkey 1–1 HungaryEstonia 2–0 AndorraNetherlands 3–0 EstoniaHungary 2–2 RomaniaAndorra 0–2 TurkeyRomania 1–4 NetherlandsHungary 3–1 TurkeyAndorra 0–1 EstoniaEstonia 0–1 HungaryTurkey 0–1 RomaniaNetherlands 3–0 AndorraTurkey 3–0 EstoniaRomania 4–0 AndorraHungary 1–4 NetherlandsEstonia 0–2 RomaniaNetherlands 2–0 TurkeyAndorra 0–5 HungaryNETHERLANDS 9 1 0 34 5 28ROMANIA 6 1 3 19 12 19Hungary 5 2 3 21 20 17Turkey 5 1 4 16 9 16Estonia 2 1 7 6 20 7Andorra 0 0 10 0 30 0Group ESwitzerland 1–0 SloveniaNorway 1–1 IcelandCyprus 0–0 AlbaniaSlovenia 3–0 NorwayAlbania 1–2 SwitzerlandIceland 2–0 CyprusCyprus 0–2 SloveniaNorway 0–2 SwitzerlandIceland 2–1 AlbaniaSwitzerland 4–4 IcelandSlovenia 1–0 AlbaniaNorway 2–0 CyprusSwitzerland 1–0 CyprusAlbania 1–1 NorwayIceland 2–4 SloveniaCyprus 0–0 SwitzerlandNorway 0–1 AlbaniaSlovenia 1–2 IcelandOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 116


EUROPE (UEFA) continuedCyprus 1–3 NorwayAlbania 1–0 SloveniaIceland 0–2 SwitzerlandSlovenia 2–1 CyprusSwitzerland 1–1 NorwayAlbania 1–2 IcelandSwitzerland 2–0 AlbaniaCyprus 1–0 IcelandNorway 2–1 SloveniaSlovenia 0–2 SwitzerlandAlbania 3–1 CyprusIceland 2–0 NorwaySWITZERLAND 7 3 0 17 6 24ICELAND 5 2 3 17 15 17Slovenia 5 0 5 14 11 15Norway 3 3 4 10 13 12Albania 3 2 5 9 11 11Cyprus 1 2 7 4 15 5Group FAzerbaijan 1–1 RussiaIsrael 1–1 Northern IrelandPortugal 3–0 LuxembourgAzerbaijan 2–0 Northern IrelandPortugal 1–1 IsraelLuxembourg 0–4 RussiaLuxembourg 3–2 Northern IrelandRussia 3–1 IsraelIsrael 1–1 AzerbaijanNorthern Ireland 2–4 PortugalRussia 4–1 LuxembourgNorthern Ireland 1–0 RussiaAzerbaijan 1–1 LuxembourgPortugal 1–0 RussiaAzerbaijan 0–2 PortugalNorthern Ireland 0–2 IsraelLuxembourg 0–0 AzerbaijanIsrael 3–3 PortugalNorthern Ireland 1–1 AzerbaijanPortugal 1–1 Northern IrelandRussia 1–0 AzerbaijanIsrael 3–0 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0–6 IsraelRussia 1–0 PortugalPortugal 3–0 AzerbaijanIsrael 0–4 RussiaNorthern Ireland 1–1 LuxembourgAzerbaijan 1–1 IsraelLuxembourg 1–2 PortugalRussia 2–0 Northern IrelandRUSSIA 7 1 2 20 5 22PORTUGAL 6 3 1 20 9 21Israel 3 5 2 19 14 14Azerbaijan 1 6 3 7 11 9Nthn Ireland 1 4 5 9 17 7Luxembourg 1 3 6 7 26 6THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPGroup GLatvia 2–2 SlovakiaLithuania 0–1 Bosnia & HerzegovinaGreece 2–0 LiechtensteinGreece 1–0 SlovakiaBosnia & Herzegovina 4–1 LiechtensteinLithuania 2–0 LatviaGreece 1–0 LatviaSlovakia 1–2 Bosnia & HerzegovinaLithuania 2–0 LiechtensteinLatvia 2–1 LithuaniaLiechtenstein 0–1 GreeceBosnia & Herzegovina 0–1 SlovakiaLithuania 0–1 GreeceLiechtenstein 1–1 SlovakiaLatvia 0–5 Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina 3–1 GreeceSlovakia 1–1 LithuaniaLiechtenstein 1–1 LatviaSlovakia 0–1 GreeceLatvia 2–0 LiechtensteinBosnia & Herzegovina 3–0 LithuaniaGreece 0–0 Bosnia & HerzegovinaSlovakia 2–1 LatviaLiechtenstein 0–2 LithuaniaGreece 2–0 LithuaniaSlovakia 2–0 LiechtensteinBosnia & Herzegovina 4–1 LatviaLatvia 1–2 GreeceLithuania 1–1 SlovakiaLiechtenstein 1–8 Bosnia & HerzegovinaBOSNIA/HERZ. 8 1 1 30 6 25GREECE 8 1 1 12 4 25Slovakia 3 4 3 11 10 13Lithuania 3 2 5 9 11 11Latvia 2 2 6 10 20 8Liechtenstein 0 2 8 4 25 2Group HMontenegro 2–5 MoldovaSan Marino 0–8 UkraineEngland 2–0 PolandUkraine 1–0 PolandEngland 4–1 MontenegroMoldova 3–0 San MarinoUkraine 0–0 EnglandSan Marino 1–5 PolandUkraine 9–0 San MarinoPoland 1–1 MontenegroEngland 4–0 MoldovaMoldova 1–1 PolandMontenegro 0–4 UkraineUkraine 2–1 MoldovaMontenegro 1–1 EnglandPoland 5–0 San MarinoMoldova 0–1 MontenegroSan Marino 0–8 EnglandPoland 1–3 UkraineMontenegro 3–0 San MarinoPoland 1–1 EnglandUkraine 0–1 MontenegroSan Marino 0–2 MoldovaMoldova 0–0 UkraineEngland 5–0 San MarinoPoland 2–0 MoldovaSan Marino 0–6 MontenegroEngland 1–1 UkraineMoldova 0–5 EnglandMontenegro 2–2 PolandENGLAND 6 4 0 31 4 22UKRAINE 6 3 1 28 4 21Montenegro 4 3 3 18 17 15Poland 3 4 3 18 12 13Moldova 3 2 5 12 17 11San Marino 0 0 10 1 54 0Group ISpain 2–0 GeorgiaFrance 3–0 FinlandSpain 2–1 BelarusBelarus 2–4 FranceGeorgia 0–1 FinlandGeorgia 0–0 FranceFinland 0–2 SpainBelarus 1–1 FinlandFinland 1–0 BelarusFrance 0–1 SpainFrance 3–1 GeorgiaSpain 1–1 FinlandSpain 1–1 FranceBelarus 2–0 GeorgiaBelarus 0–4 SpainFinland 1–1 GeorgiaGeorgia 0–1 SpainFrance 3–1 BelarusFinland 0–1 FranceGeorgia 1–0 BelarusSPAIN 6 2 0 14 3 20France 5 2 1 15 6 17Finland 2 3 3 5 9 9Georgia 1 2 5 3 10 5Belarus 1 1 6 7 16 4ROUND 2Ukraine 2–0 FranceFrance 3–0 UkraineFRANCE win on aggregate 3–2Greece 3–1 RomaniaRomania 1–1 GreeceGREECE win on aggregate 4–2Portugal 1–0 SwedenSweden 2–3 PortugalPORTUGAL win on aggregate 4–2Iceland 0–0 CroatiaCroatia 2–0 IcelandCROATIA win on aggregate 2–0OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 117


THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPSOUTH AMERICA (CONMEBOL) 4.5 places (plus host Brazil)Uruguay 3–2 ArgentinaPeru 1–1 BoliviaParaguay 1–2 ColombiaChile 2–1 EcuadorArgentina 3–1 PeruVenezuela 1–1 ParaguayEcuador 1–0 UruguayColombia 3–3 ChileParaguay 2–5 ArgentinaVenezuela 3–2 PeruUruguay 2–0 ColombiaBolivia 1–1 EcuadorPeru 1–2 UruguayChile 3–0 VenezuelaParaguay 4–0 BoliviaColombia 1–0 EcuadorChile 3–1 BoliviaVenezuela 0–1 UruguayEcuador 1–1 ArgentinaColombia 2–0 PeruPeru 1–0 EcuadorParaguay 1–2 ChileArgentina 0–0 ColombiaBolivia 1–1 VenezuelaChile 2–0 UruguayVenezuela 1–0 ColombiaEcuador 4–1 ParaguayBolivia 1–1 ArgentinaPeru 1–0 ChileArgentina 3–0 VenezuelaUruguay 1–1 ParaguayColombia 5–0 BoliviaChile 1–2 ArgentinaParaguay 1–0 PeruVenezuela 1–1 EcuadorBolivia 4–1 UruguayArgentina 3–0 UruguayEcuador 3–1 ChileBolivia 1–1 PeruColombia 2–0 ParaguayPeru 1–1 ArgentinaParaguay 0–2 VenezuelaUruguay 1–1 EcuadorChile 1–3 ColombiaPeru 2–1 VenezuelaArgentina 3–1 ParaguayEcuador 1–0 BoliviaColombia 4–0 UruguayEcuador 1–0 ColombiaUruguay 4–2 PeruVenezuela 0–2 ChileBolivia 3–1 ParaguayPeru 0–1 ColombiaArgentina 4–0 EcuadorBolivia 0–2 ChileUruguay 1–1 VenezuelaVenezuela 1–0 BoliviaChile 2–0 ParaguayColombia 1–2 ArgentinaEcuador 2–0 PeruParaguay 2–1 EcuadorUruguay 4–0 ChileColombia 1–1 VenezuelaArgentina 1–1 BoliviaVenezuela 1–0 ArgentinaChile 4–2 PeruParaguay 1–1 UruguayBolivia 1–2 ColombiaPeru 2–0 ParaguayArgentina 4–1 ChileUruguay 4–2 BoliviaEcuador 2–0 VenezuelaW D L F A PtsARGENTINA 9 5 2 35 15 32COLOMBIA 9 3 4 27 13 30CHILE 9 1 6 29 25 28ECUADOR 7 4 5 20 16 25URUGUAY 7 4 5 25 25 25Venezuela 5 5 6 14 20 20Peru 4 3 9 17 26 15Bolivia 2 6 8 17 30 12Paraguay 3 3 10 17 31 12AFRICA (CAF) 5 placesROUND 1Chad 1–2 TanzaniaTanzania 0–1 ChadTanzania win on away goals ruleComoros 0–1 MozambiqueMozambique 4–1 ComorosMozambique win on aggregate 5–1Djibouti 0–4 NamibiaNamibia 4–0 DjiboutiNamibia win on aggregate 8–0Equatorial Guinea 2–0 MadagascarMadagascar 2–1 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea win on aggregate 3–2Eritrea 1–1 RwandaRwanda 3–1 EritreaRwanda win on aggregate 4–2Guinea-Bissau 1–1 TogoTogo 1–0 Guinea-BissauTogo win on aggregate 2–1Lesotho 1–0 BurundiBurundi 2–2 LesothoLesotho win on aggregate 3–2Sao Tome e Principe 0–5 CongoCongo 1–1 Sao Tome e PrincipeCongo win on aggregate 6–1Seychelles 0–3 KenyaKenya 4–0 SeychellesKenya win on aggregate 7–0Somalia 0–0 EthiopiaEthiopia 5–0 SomaliaEthiopia win on aggregate 5–0Swaziland 1–3 Congo DRCongo DR 5–1 SwazilandCongo DR win on aggregate 8–2ROUND 2Group ASouth Africa 4–1 BotswanaCentral African Rep. 1–2 EthiopiaEthiopia 2–1 South AfricaBotswana 3–2 Central African Rep.Botswana 3–0 EthiopiaCentral African Rep.0–3 South AfricaEthiopia 1–0 BotswanaSouth Africa 2–0 Central African Rep.Ethiopia 2–0 Central African Rep.Botswana 1–1 South AfricaSouth Africa 1–1 EthiopiaCentral African Rep.2–0 BotswanaW D L F A PtsETHIOPIA 4 1 1 8 6 13South Africa 3 2 1 12 5 11Botswana 2 1 3 8 10 7Central Afr.Rep. 1 0 5 5 12 3Group BTunisia 3–0 Cape Verde IsSierra Leone 3–2 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea 1–1 TunisiaCape Verde Is 1–0 Sierra LeoneCape Verde Is 3–0 Equatorial GuineaSierra Leone 2–2 TunisiaEquatorial Guinea 0–3 Cape Verde IsTunisia 2–1 Sierra LeoneEquatorial Guinea 2–2 Sierra LeoneCape Verde Is 1–2 TunisiaTunisia 3–1 Equatorial GuineaSierra Leone 2–1 Cape Verde IsTUNISIA 4 2 0 13 6 14Cape Verde Is 3 0 3 9 7 9Sierra Leone 2 2 2 10 10 8Equat. Guinea 0 2 4 6 15 2OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 118


THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPAFRICA (CAF) continuedGroup CCôte d'Ivoire 1–1 MoroccoGambia 2–0 TanzaniaTanzania 2–4 Côte d'IvoireMorocco 2–0 GambiaMorocco 2–1 TanzaniaGambia 0–3 Côte d'IvoireTanzania 3–1 MoroccoCôte d'Ivoire 3–0 GambiaTanzania 2–1 GambiaMorocco 2–2 Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire 2–0 TanzaniaGambia 1–1 MoroccoCOTE D’IVOIRE 4 2 0 15 5 14Morocco 2 3 1 9 8 9Tanzania 2 0 4 8 12 6Gambia 1 1 4 4 11 4Group DSudan 1–3 LesothoGhana 2–1 ZambiaLesotho 0–2 GhanaZambia 1–1 SudanZambia 4–0 LesothoSudan 1–3 GhanaGhana 4–0 SudanLesotho 1–1 ZambiaLesotho 0–0 SudanZambia 1–0 GhanaSudan 0–3 ZambiaGhana 7–0 LesothoGHANA 5 0 1 18 3 15Zambia 3 2 1 11 4 11Lesotho 1 2 3 4 16 5Sudan 0 2 4 4 14 2Group ENiger 2–2 CongoBurkina Faso 1–0 GabonGabon 4–1 NigerCongo 0–1 Burkina FasoNiger 0–1 Burkina FasoGabon 0–0 CongoBurkina Faso 4–0 NigerCongo 1–0 GabonGabon 1–0 Burkina FasoCongo 1–0 NigerNiger 3–0 GabonBurkina Faso 0–3 CongoBURKINA FASO 4 0 2 7 4 12Congo. 3 2 1 7 3 11Gabon 2 1 3 5 6 7Niger 1 1 4 6 12 4Group FKenya 1–0 NamibiaNigeria 2–0 MalawiNamibia 1–1 NigeriaMalawi 2–2 KenyaKenya 0–1 NigeriaMalawi 0–0 NamibiaNamibia 0–1 MalawiNigeria 1–1 KenyaNamibia 1–0 KenyaMalawi 1–1 NigeriaNigeria 1–0 NamibiaKenya 0–0 MalawiNIGERIA 3 3 0 7 3 12Malawi 1 4 1 4 5 7Kenya 1 3 2 4 5 6Namibia 1 2 3 2 4 5Group GEgypt 4–2 GuineaZimbabwe 1–1 MozambiqueGuinea 1–0 ZimbabweMozambique 0–1 EgyptGuinea 6–1 MozambiqueZimbabwe 2–4 EgyptEgypt 2–1 ZimbabweMozambique 0–0 GuineaGuinea 2–3 EgyptMozambique 0–0 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0–1 GuineaEgypt 2–0 MozambiqueEGYPT 6 0 0 16 7 18Guinea 3 1 2 12 8 10Mozambique 0 3 3 2 10 3Zimbabwe 0 2 4 4 9 2Group HAlgeria 1–0 MaliBenin 2–0 RwandaMali 2–2 BeninRwanda 0–1 AlgeriaMali 1–1 RwandaBenin 1–3 AlgeriaAlgeria 3–1 BeninRwanda 1–2 MaliMali 2–1 AlgeriaRwanda 1–1 BeninBenin 1–0 MaliAlgeria 4–0 RwandaALGERIA 5 0 1 13 4 15Mali 2 2 2 7 7 8Benin 2 2 2 8 9 8Rwanda 0 2 4 3 11 2Group ICameroon 1–0 LibyaTogo 2–1 Congo DRCongo DR 0–0 CameroonLibya 2–0 TogoTogo 0–3 CameroonLibya 0–0 Congo DRCongo DR 0–0 LibyaCameroon 2–1 TogoLibya 2–1 CameroonCongo DR 2–0 TogoTogo 1–1 LibyaCameroon 1–0 Congo DRCAMEROON 4 1 1 8 3 13Libya 2 3 1 5 3 9Congo DR 1 3 2 3 3 6Togo 1 1 4 4 11 4Group JSenegal 1–0 UgandaAngola 3–0 LiberiaLiberia 0–2 SenegalUganda 2–1 AngolaUganda 1–0 LiberiaAngola 1–1 SenegalLiberia 2–0 UgandaSenegal 1–1 AngolaLiberia 0–0 AngolaUganda 1–1 SenegalAngola 1–1 UgandaSenegal 3–1 LiberiaSENEGAL 3 3 0 9 4 12Uganda 2 2 2 5 6 8Angola 1 4 1 8 6 7Liberia 1 1 4 4 10 4ROUND 3Burkina Faso 3–2 AlgeriaAlgeria 1–0 Burkina FasoALGERIA win on away goals ruleCôte d'Ivoire 3–1 SenegalSenegal 1–1 Côte d'IvoireCOTE D’IVOIRE win on aggregate 4–2Ethiopia 1–2 NigeriaNigeria 2–0 EthiopiaNIGERIA win on aggregate 4–1Ghana 6–1 EgyptEgypt 2–1 GhanaGHANA win on aggregate 7–3Tunisia 0–0 CameroonCameroon 4–1 TunisiaCAMEROON win on aggregate 4–1OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 119


THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPNORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA (CONCACAF) 3.5 placesROUND 1Anguilla 0–2 Dominican RepublicDominican Republic 4–0 AnguillaDominican Rep. win on aggregate 6–0Aruba 4–2 St LuciaSt Lucia 4–2 ArubaSt Lucia win on penalties 5–4Montserrat 2–5 BelizeBelize 3–1 MontserratBelize win on aggregate 8–3Turks and Caicos Islands 0–4 BahamasBahamas 6–0 Turks and Caicos IslandsBahamas win on aggregate 10–0US Virgin Is 2–0 British Virgin IsBritish Virgin Is 1–2 US Virgin IsUS Virgin Islands win on aggregate 4–1ROUND 2Group AEl Salvador 4–0 SurinameCayman Islands 1–1 Dominican RepublicSuriname 1–3 El SalvadorDominican Republic 4–0 Cayman IslandsEl Salvador 4–0 Cayman IslandsSuriname 1–3 Dominican RepublicCayman Islands 0–1 SurinameDominican Republic 1–2 El SalvadorCayman Islands 1–4 El SalvadorDominican Republic 1–1 SurinameEl Salvador 3–2 Dominican RepublicSuriname 1–0 Cayman IslandsW D L F A PtsEL SALVADOR 6 0 0 20 5 18Dominican Rep. 2 2 2 12 8 8Suriname 2 1 3 5 11 7Cayman Islands 0 1 5 2 15 1Group BTrinidad and Tobago 3–0 GuyanaBarbados 1–2 BermudaGuyana 2–1 Trinidad and TobagoBermuda 2–1 BarbadosBermuda 1–1 GuyanaTrinidad and Tobago 4–0 BarbadosBermuda 2–1 Trinidad and TobagoBarbados 0–2 GuyanaGuyana 2–1 BermudaBarbados 0–2 Trinidad and TobagoGuyana 2–0 BarbadosTrinidad and Tobago 1–0 BermudaGUYANA 4 1 1 9 5 13Trinidad & Tob. 4 0 2 11 4 12Bermuda 3 1 2 8 7 10Barbados 0 0 6 2 14 0Group CPanama 3–0 DominicaNicaragua 1–0 DominicaPanama 5–1 NicaraguaDominica 0–5 PanamaNicaragua 1–2 PanamaDominica 0–2 NicaraguaPANAMA 4 0 0 15 2 12Nicaragua 2 0 2 5 7 6Dominica 0 0 4 0 11 0Group DCanada 4–0 St Kitts and NevisPuerto Rico 3–0 St LuciaSt Lucia 0–4 Puerto RicoSt Kitts and Nevis 0–0 CanadaSt Kitts and Nevis 1–1 St LuciaCanada 0–0 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1–1 St Kitts and NevisSt Lucia 0–7 CanadaPuerto Rico 0–3 CanadaSt Lucia 2–4 St Kitts and NevisCanada 4–1 St LuciaSt Kitts and Nevis 0–0 Puerto RicoCANADA 4 2 0 18 1 14Puerto Rico 2 3 1 8 4 9St Kitts & Nevis 1 4 1 6 8 7St Lucia 0 1 5 4 23 1Group ESt Vincent & Grenadines 0–2 BelizeGrenada 1–4 GuatemalaGuatemala 3–0 GrenadaBelize 1–1 St Vincent & GrenadinesGrenada 1–1 St Vincent & GrenadinesGuatemala 3–1 BelizeBelize 1–4 GrenadaSt Vincent & Grenadines 0–3 GuatemalaSt Vincent & Grenadines 2–1 GrenadaBelize 1–2 GuatemalaGuatemala 4–0 St Vincent & GrenadinesGrenada 0–3 BelizeGUATEMALA 6 0 0 19 3 18Belize 2 1 3 9 10 7St Vincent & Gr. 1 2 3 4 12 5Grenada 1 1 4 7 14 4Group FCuracao 6–1 US Virgin IsHaiti 2–1 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1–0 HaitiUS Virgin Islands 0–3 CuracaoAntigua and Barbuda 10–0 US Virgin IsHaiti 2–2 CuracaoCuracao 0–3 Antigua and BarbudaUS Virgin Is 0–7 HaitiCuracao 2–4 HaitiUS Virgin Is 1–8 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5–2 CuracaoHaiti 6–0 US Virgin IsANTIGUA/BARB. 5 0 1 26 5 15Haiti 4 1 1 21 6 13Curaçao 2 1 3 15 13 7US Virgin Islands 0 0 6 2 40 0ROUND 3Group AJamaica 4–1 Antigua and BarbudaUSA 3–1 GuatemalaGuatemala 2–1 JamaicaAntigua and Barbuda 1–2 USAUSA 1–0 JamaicaAntigua and Barbuda 0–1 GuatemalaGuatemala 3–1 Antigua and BarbudaJamaica 2–1 USAGuatemala 1–1 USAAntigua and Barbuda 0–0 JamaicaJamaica 2–1 GuatemalaUSA 3–1 Antigua and BarbudaUNITED STATES 4 1 1 11 6 13JAMAICA 3 1 2 9 6 10Guatemala 3 1 2 9 8 10Antigua & Barb. 0 1 5 4 13 1Group BMexico 2–0 El SalvadorCosta Rica 7–0 GuyanaGuyana 0–5 MexicoEl Salvador 0–1 Costa RicaMexico 1–0 Costa RicaGuyana 2–3 El SalvadorCosta Rica 0–2 MexicoEl Salvador 2–2 GuyanaGuyana 0–4 Costa RicaEl Salvador 1–2 MexicoCosta Rica 2–2 El SalvadorMexico 3–1 GuyanaMEXICO 6 0 0 15 2 18COSTA RICA 3 1 2 14 5 10El Salvador 1 2 3 8 11 5Guyana 0 1 5 5 24 1OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 120


THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPNORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA (CONCACAF) continuedGroup CCuba 1–1 PanamaHonduras 8–1 CanadaPanama 0–0 HondurasCanada 3–0 CubaPanama 2–0 CanadaHonduras 1–0 CubaCanada 1–0 PanamaCuba 0–3 HondurasPanama 1–0 CubaCanada 0–0 HondurasHonduras 0–2 PanamaCuba 0–1 CanadaHONDURAS 3 2 1 12 3 11PANAMA 3 2 1 6 2 11Canada 3 1 2 6 10 10Cuba 0 1 5 1 10 1ROUND 4Jamaica 2–2 HondurasPanama 2–3 USACosta Rica 2–1 MexicoMexico 2–1 PanamaUSA 2–0 JamaicaHonduras 1–0 Costa RicaUSA 2–0 MexicoHonduras 2–2 PanamaJamaica 1–1 Costa RicaPanama 0–0 JamaicaMexico 1–2 HondurasCosta Rica 3–1 USACosta Rica 2–0 PanamaUSA 1–0 HondurasUSA 2–0 PanamaMexico 0–0 Costa RicaHonduras 2–0 JamaicaPanama 0–0 MexicoJamaica 1–2 USACosta Rica 1–0 HondurasJamaica 0–1 MexicoPanama 2–0 HondurasMexico 0–0 USACosta Rica 2–0 JamaicaJamaica 1–1 PanamaUSA 1–0 Costa RicaHonduras 2–2 MexicoPanama 2–2 Costa RicaMexico 0–0 JamaicaHonduras 2–1 USAUNITED STATES 7 1 2 15 8 22COSTA RICA 5 3 2 13 7 18HONDURAS 4 3 3 13 12 15MEXICO 2 5 3 7 9 11Panama 1 5 4 10 14 8Jamaica 0 5 5 5 13 5OCEANIA (OFC) 0.5 placesROUND 1Samoa 1–0 American SamoaTonga 2–1 Cook IslandsSamoa 1–1 TongaAmerican Samoa 1–1 Cook IslandsCook Islands 2–3 SamoaAmerican Samoa 2–1 TongaW D L F A PtsSAMOA 2 1 0 5 3 7Tonga 1 1 1 4 4 4American Samoa 1 1 1 3 3 4Cook Islands 0 1 2 4 6 1ROUND 2Group ATahiti 4–1 VanuatuNew Caledonia 9–0 SamoaTahiti 4–3 New CaledoniaVanuatu 5–0 SamoaVanuatu 2–5 New CaledoniaSamoa 1–10 TahitiTAHITI 3 0 0 18 5 9NEW CALEDONIA 2 0 1 17 6 6Vanuatu 1 0 2 8 9 3Samoa 0 0 3 1 24 0Group BNew Zealand 1–1 Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea 1–1 FijiFiji 0–0 Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea 1–2 New ZealandSolomon Islands 1–0 Papua New GuineaFiji 0–1 New ZealandNEW ZEALAND 2 1 0 4 2 7SOLOMON IS 1 2 0 2 1 5Fiji 0 2 1 1 2 2Papua New Guinea0 1 2 2 4 1Semi-finalsNew Zealand 0–2 New CaledoniaTahiti 1–0 Solomon IslandsMatch for third placeSolomon Islands 3–4 New ZealandFinalTahiti 1–0 New CaledoniaROUND 3New Caledonia 1–0 TahitiSolomon Islands 0–2 New ZealandTahiti 2–0 Solomon IslandsNew Zealand 2–1 New CaledoniaNew Zealand 3–0 TahitiNew Caledonia 5–0 Solomon IslandsTahiti 0–2 New ZealandSolomon Islands 2–6 New CaledoniaTahiti 0–4 New CaledoniaNew Zealand 6–1 Solomon IslandsNew Caledonia 0–2 New ZealandSolomon Islands 2–0 TahitiNEW ZEALAND 6 0 0 17 2 18New Caledonia 4 0 2 17 6 12Tahiti 1 0 5 2 12 3Solomon Islands 1 0 5 5 21 3OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 121


ASIA (AFC) 4.5 placesROUND 1Afghanistan 0–2 PalestinePalestine 1–1 AfghanistanPalestine win on aggregate 3–1Bangladesh 3–0 PakistanPakistan 0–0 BangladeshBangladesh win on aggregate 3–0Cambodia 4–2 LaosLaos 6–2 CambodiaLaos win on aggregate 8–6Malaysia 2–1 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 3–2 MalaysiaMalaysia win on away goals ruleMongolia 1–0 MyanmarMyanmar 2–0 MongoliaMyanmar win on aggregate 2–1Nepal 2–1 Timor-LesteTimor-Leste 0–5 NepalNepal win on aggregate 7–1Sri Lanka 1–1 PhilippinesPhilippines 4–0 Sri LankaPhilippines win on aggregate 5–1Vietnam 6–0 MacauMacau 1–7 VietnamVietnam win on aggregate 13–1ROUND 2China 7–2 LaosLaos 1–6 ChinaChina win on aggregate 13–3Iran 4–0 MaldivesMaldives 0–1 IranIran win on aggregate 5–0Iraq 2–0 YemenYemen 0–0 IraqIraq win on aggregate 2–0Jordan 9–0 NepalNepal 1–1 JordanJordan win on aggregate 10–1Kuwait 3–0 PhilippinesPhilippines 1–2 KuwaitKuwait win on aggregate 5–1Lebanon 4–0 BangladeshBangladesh 2–0 LebanonLebanon win on aggregate 4–2Oman 3–0 MyanmarMyanmar 0–2 OmanOman win on aggregate 5–0Qatar 3–0 VietnamVietnam 2–1 QatarQatar win on aggregate 4–2Saudi Arabia 3–0 Hong KongHong Kong 0–5 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia win on aggregate 8–0Singapore 5–3 MalaysiaMalaysia 1–1 SingaporeSingapore win on aggregate 6–4THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPSyria 0–3 TajikistanTajikistan 3–0 SyriaTajikistan win on aggregate 6–0Thailand 1–0 PalestinePalestine 2–2 ThailandThailand win on aggregate 3–2Turkmenistan 1–1 IndonesiaIndonesia 4–3 TurkmenistanIndonesia win on aggregate 5–4United Arab Emirates 3–0 IndiaIndia 2–2 United Arab EmiratesUAE win on aggregate 5–2Uzbekistan 4–0 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0–3 UzbekistanUzbekistan win on aggregate 7–0ROUND 3Group AIraq 7–1 SingaporeChina 3–1 JordanSingapore 0–4 ChinaJordan 1–3 IraqJordan 2–0 SingaporeIraq 1–0 ChinaChina 0–1 IraqSingapore 0–3 JordanSingapore 0–2 IraqJordan 2–1 ChinaChina 2–1 SingaporeIraq 0–2 JordanW D L F A PtsIRAQ 5 0 1 14 4 15JORDAN 4 0 2 11 7 12China 3 0 3 10 6 9Singapore 0 0 6 2 20 0Group BKorea Republic 2–0 KuwaitUnited Arab Emirates 4–2 LebanonKuwait 2–1 United Arab EmiratesLebanon 2–1 Korea RepublicKuwait 0–1 LebanonUnited Arab Emirates 0–2 Korea Rep.Korea Rep. 2–1 United Arab EmiratesLebanon 2–2 KuwaitKuwait 1–1 Korea RepublicLebanon 3–1 United Arab EmiratesKorea Republic 6–0 LebanonUnited Arab Emirates 2–3 KuwaitKOREA REP.. 4 1 1 14 4 13LEBANON 3 1 2 10 14 10Kuwait 2 2 2 8 9 8United Arab Em.1 0 5 9 14 3Group CJapan 0–1 UzbekistanTajikistan 1–1 Korea DPRUzbekistan 3–0 TajikistanKorea DPR 1–0 JapanUzbekistan 1–0 Korea DPRTajikistan 0–4 JapanJapan 8–0 TajikistanKorea DPR 0–1 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1–1 JapanKorea DPR 1–0 TajikistanJapan 1–0 Korea DPRTajikistan 0–1 UzbekistanUZBEKISTAN 5 1 0 8 1 16JAPAN 3 1 2 14 3 10Korea Dpr 2 1 3 3 4 7Tajikistan 0 1 5 1 18 1Group DAustralia 4–2 Saudi ArabiaOman 2–0 ThailandSaudi Arabia 0–0 OmanThailand 0–1 AustraliaSaudi Arabia 3–0 ThailandOman 1–0 AustraliaAustralia 3–0 OmanThailand 0–0 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1–3 AustraliaThailand 3–0 OmanAustralia 2–1 ThailandOman 0–0 Saudi ArabiaAUSTRALIA 5 0 1 13 5 15OMAN 2 2 2 3 6 8Saudi Arabia 1 3 2 6 7 6Thailand 1 1 4 4 8 4Group EIran 2–2 QatarBahrain 10–0 IndonesiaQatar 0–0 BahrainIndonesia 1–4 IranQatar 4–0 IndonesiaBahrain 1–1 IranIran 6–0 BahrainIndonesia 2–3 QatarQatar 1–1 IranIndonesia 0–2 BahrainBahrain 0–0 QatarIran 3–0 IndonesiaIRAN 3 3 0 17 5 12QATAR 2 4 0 10 5 10Bahrain 2 3 1 13 7 9Indonesia 0 0 6 3 26 0OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 122


ASIA (AFC) continuedROUND 4Group AKorea Republic 0–1 IranUzbekistan 5–1 QatarKorea Republic 1–0 UzbekistanIran 4–0 LebanonLebanon 1–1 Korea RepublicQatar 0–1 IranKorea Republic 2–1 QatarUzbekistan 1–0 LebanonIran 0–1 UzbekistanQatar 1–0 LebanonIran 1–0 Korea RepublicQatar 0–1 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2–2 Korea RepublicLebanon 1–0 IranKorea Republic 3–0 LebanonIran 0–0 QatarQatar 1–4 Korea RepublicLebanon 1–1 UzbekistanLebanon 0–1 QatarUzbekistan 0–1 IranIRAN 5 1 2 8 2 16KOREA REPUBLIC 4 2 2 13 7 14UZBEKISTAN 4 2 2 11 6 14Qatar 2 1 5 5 13 7Lebanon 1 2 5 3 12 5THE ROAD TO THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPGroup BAustralia 1–0 IraqJordan 1–0 OmanAustralia 4–0 JordanIraq 0–1 JapanJapan 1–1 AustraliaOman 1–0 IraqAustralia 2–2 OmanJordan 2–1 JapanIraq 1–0 JordanOman 1–2 JapanIraq 1–2 AustraliaOman 2–1 JordanJapan 1–0 IraqJordan 2–1 AustraliaAustralia 1–1 JapanIraq 1–1 OmanJapan 6–0 JordanOman 0–0 AustraliaJapan 3–0 OmanJordan 1–1 IraqJAPAN 5 2 1 16 5 17AUSTRALIA 3 4 1 12 7 13JORDAN 3 1 4 7 16 10Oman 2 3 3 7 10 9Iraq 1 2 5 4 8 5ROUND 5Jordan 1–1 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1–1 JordanJORDAN win on penalties 9–8INTERCONTINENTALPLAY-OFFSMexico (CONCACAF 5th) vNew Zealand (OFC 1st):Mexico 5–1 New ZealandNew Zealand 2–4 MexicoMEXICO win on aggregate 9–3Jordan (AFC 5th) vUruguay (CONMEBOL 5th):Jordan 0–5 UruguayUruguay 0–0 JordanURUGUAY win on aggregate 5–0EUROPEBelgiumItalyGermanyNetherlandsSwitzerlandRussiaBosnia & HerzegovinaEnglandSpainFranceGreecePortugalCroatia2014 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIED COUNTRIESSOUTH AMERICABrazil (host)ArgentinaColombiaChileEcuadorUruguayNORTH & CENTRAL AMERICAUnited StatesCosta RicaHondurasMexicoAFRICAAlgeriaCote d’IvoireNigeriaGhanaCameroonASIAIranKorea RepublicJapanAustraliaOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 123


Aust. time16-May Pre-World Cup camp, Gosford17-May Pre-World Cup camp, Gosford18-May Pre-World Cup camp, Gosford19-May Pre-World Cup camp, Gosford20-May Pre-World Cup camp, Gosford21-May Pre-World Cup camp, Gosford22-May Pre-World Cup camp, Sydney23-May Pre-World Cup camp, Sydney24-May Pre-World Cup camp, Sydney25-May Pre-World Cup camp, Sydney26-May Australia v South Africa, Sydney27-May Pre-World Cup camp, Sydney28-May Travel to BrazilBrazil time29-May World Cup base camp, Vitoria30-May World Cup base camp, Vitoria31-May World Cup base camp, Vitoria01-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria02-June Training game v Parana Club Curitiba, Cariacica03-June World Cup camp. 23-player squad announced04-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria05-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria06-June Australia v Croatia, Salvador [7-June Aust.time]07-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria08-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria09-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria10-June World Cup base camp, Vitoria11-June World Cup base camp, VitoriaFIFA WORLD CUP Group stage2014 FIFA WORLD CUP DIARY12-June Brazil v Croatia (Group A)13-June Mexico v Cameroon (Group A)Spain v Netherlands (Group B)Chile v Australia (Group B) [14-Jun Aust. time]14-June Colombia v Greece (Group C)Uruguay v Costa Rica (Group D)England v Italy (Group D)Ivory Coast v Japan (Group C)15-June Switzerland v Ecuador (Group E)France v Honduras (Group E)Argentina v Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group F)16-June Germany v Portugal (Group G)Iran v Nigeria (Group F)Ghana v United States (Group G)17-June Belgium v Algeria (Group H)Brazil v Mexico (Group A)Russia v Korea Republic (Group H)18-June Australia v Netherlands (Group B) [19-June Aust.]Spain v Chile (Group B)Cameroon v Croatia (Group A)19-June Colombia v Ivory Coast (Group C)Uruguay v England (Group D)Japan v Greece (Group C)20-June Italy v Costa Rica (Group D)Switzerland v France (Group E)Honduras v Ecuador (Group E)Brazil time21-June Argentina v Iran (Group F)Germany v Ghana (Group G)Nigeria v Bosnia & Herzegovina (Group F)22-June Belgium v Russia (Group H)Korea Republic v Algeria (Group H)United States v Portugal (Group G)23-June Netherlands v Chile (Group B)Australia v Spain (Group B) [24 June Aust.]Cameroon v Brazil (Group A)Croatia v Mexico (Group A)24-June Italy v Uruguay (Group D)Costa Rica v England (Group D)Japan v Colombia (Group C)Greece v Ivory Coast (Group C)25-June Nigeria v Argentina (Group F)Bosnia & Herzegovina v Iran (Group F)Honduras v Switzerland (Group E)Ecuador v France (Group E)26-June Portugal v Ghana (Group G)United States v Germany (Group G)Korea Republic v Belgium (Group H)Algeria v Russia (Group H)27-June Rest dayRound of sixteen28-June Winner A v Runner-up B (Round of 16–1)Winner C v Runner-up D (Round of 16–2)29-June Winner B v Runner-up A (Round of 16–3)Winner D v Runner-up C (Round o f16–4)30-June Winner E v Runner-up F (Round of 16–5)Winner G v Runner-up H (Round of 16–6)01-July Winner F v Runner-up E (Round of 16–7)Winner H v Runner-up G (Round of 16–8)02-July Rest day03-July Rest dayQuarter-finals04-July Rnd of 16–5 v Rnd of 16–6 (Quarter-final 1)Rnd of 16–1 v Rnd of 16–2 (Quarter-final 2)05-July Rnd of 16–3 v Rnd of 16–4 (Quarter-final 3)Rnd of 16–7 v Rnd of 16–8 (Quarter-final 4)06-July Rest day07-July Rest daySemi-finals08-July QF1 winner v QF2 winner (Semi-final 1)09-July QF3 winner v QF4 winner (Semi-Final 2)10-July Rest day11-July Rest day12-July13-JulyPlay-off for third placeSF1 loser v SF2 loserFinalSF1 winner v SF2 winner [14 Jul Aust.]Australian (eastern standard) time = Brazil eastern time +13hrsOFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 124

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