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| Australia played Solomon Islands in a fiendly prior to leaving for the AFC Championships in Febraury. This was a Friendly. | ||||
| Played : January 24 | Venue : Sydney Olympic Parks - State Sport Centre, Sydney | |||
| Australia Lineup :Angelo Konstantinou, Daniel Fogarty, Gregory Giovenali, Wade Giovenali, Glen Kelshaw, Dean Lockhart, Robbie Maiorana, Daine Merrin, Christopher Polkinghorne, Blake Rosier, Peter Spathis, Christopher Zeballos Goals : Merrin, W. Giovenali, G. Giovenali |
3 | - | 0 | Solomon Islands Lineup :??? Goals : ??? |
| Referee : ??? Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : ??? Coaches : ??? (Australia), ??? (Solomon Islands) | ||||
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| Australia played China in Tashkent as a warm up to the AFC Futsal Championship. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : February 7 | Venue : Yosnick Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Australia Lineup : ??? Goals : ??? |
3 | - | 1 | China Lineup :??? Goals : ??? |
| Referee : ??? Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : ??? Coaches : ??? (Australia), ??? (China) | ||||
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| Australia's first group match was against Malaysia. The 2016 AFC Futsal Championships also served as qualifiers for the 2016 World Championships. This was an AFC Futsal Championship match. | ||||
| Played : February 11 | Venue : Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Australia Lineup : included Jarrod Basger, Greg Giovenali Goals : Basger 24, G. Giovenali 26 |
2 | - | 1 | Malaysia Lineup : included Khairul Effendy Goals : Effendy 19 |
| Referee : Vahid Arzpeyma Mohammreh (Iran) Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : 1000 Coaches : ??? (Australia), ??? (Malaysia) | ||||
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| Australia's second group match was against Qatar. This was an AFC Futsal Championship match. | ||||
| Played : February 13 | Venue : Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Qatar Lineup : included Jaber, Oliveira Goals : Jaber 3, Oliveira 27 |
2 | - | 5 | Australia Lineup : included Daniel Fogarty, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto Goals : Fogarty 2, G. Giovenali 3, 26, Seeto 4, 37 |
| Referee : An Ran (China) Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : 1000 Coaches : ??? (Qatar), ??? (Australia) | ||||
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| Having already qualified for the knockout round, Australia's final group match was against Japan. This was an AFC Futsal Championship match. | ||||
| Played : February 15 | Venue : Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Japan Lineup : included Henmi, Morioka, Nibuya Goals : Henmi 8, Morioka 19, Nibuya 34 |
3 | - | 1 | Australia Lineup : included Greg Giovenali Goals : G. Giovenali 12 |
| Referee Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : 435 Coaches : ??? (Japan), ??? (Australia) | ||||
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| In the quarter finals, Australia was humbled by Thailand. This was an AFC Futsal Championship match. | ||||
| Played : February 17 | Venue : Universal Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Thailand Lineup : included Jirawat, Suphawut, Jetsada, Wiwat Goals : Jirawat 5, 39, Suphawut 10, 39, Jetsada 27, Wiwat 33 |
6 | - | 1 | Australia Lineup : included Greg Giovenali Goals : G. Giovenali 20 |
| Referee Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan) Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : 500 Coaches : ??? (Thailand), ??? (Australia) | ||||
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| Despite being knocked out of the main part of the tournament, Australia's participation continued in matches to sort out the 5th-8th place rankings. This was an AFC Futsal Championship match. | ||||
| Played : February 18 | Venue : Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Iraq Lineup : included Mustafa, Saif, Salim Goals : Mustafa 8, Saif 38, Salim 39 |
3 | - | 5 | Australia Lineup : included Jarrod Basger, Daniel Fogarty, Wade Giovenali Goals : Basger 6, 20, Fogarty 11, 37, W. Giovenali 35 |
| Referee Tr??ng Qu?c D?ng (Vietnam) Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : 230 Coaches : ??? (Iraq), ??? (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia finished in 5th place with this victory over Kyrgyzstan, thus qualifying for the 2016 World Championships. This was an AFC Futsal Championship match. | ||||
| Played : February 19 | Venue : Universal Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||
| Australia Lineup : included Merrin, Grant Lynch, Greg Giovenali Goals : Daine Merrin 6, Lynch 20, G. Giovenali 32 |
3 | - | 1 | Kyrgyzstan Lineup : included Kanetov Goals : Kanetov 37 |
| Referee Tr??ng Qu?c D?ng (Vietnam) Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : 100 Coaches : ??? (Australia), ??? (Kyrgyzstan) | ||||
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| In the lead up to the World Championships, Australia played Costa Rica in a warm up match. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : September 3 | Venue : ???, Bucaramanga, Colombia, | |||
| Australia Lineup : ??? Goals : |
0 | - | 4 | Costa Rica Lineup : ??? Goals : ??? |
| Referee ??? Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : ??? Coaches : ??? (Australia), ??? (Costa Rica) | ||||
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| Australia's second warm up match before the World Championships was against Kazakhstan. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : September 5 | Venue : ???, Bucaramanga, Colombia, | |||
| Kazakhstan Lineup : ??? Goals : |
2 | - | 1 | Australia Lineup : ??? Goals : ??? |
| Referee ??? Assistant Referees : ??? Attendance : ??? Coaches : ??? (Kazakhstan), ??? (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia's first match at the 2016 World Championships was againzt Mozambique. This was a FIFA World Championships match. | ||||
| Played : September 11 | Venue : Coliseo Bicentenario, Bucaramanga, Colombia, | |||
| Mozambique Lineup : Nelson, Carlao, Favito, Zira, Dino, Calton, Calo, Lamarques, Manucho, Mario, Edson, Magu, Dany, Ricardinho Goals : Calo 32, Dino 35 |
2 | - | 3 | Australia Lineup : Angelo Konstantinou, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Shervin Keshavarz Adeli, Roberto Mairoana, Peter Spathis, Adam Cooper, Jarrod Basger, Blake Rosier, Wade Giovenali, Jonathan Barrientos, Christopher Zeballos, Dean Lockhart Goals : Barrientos 11, Cooper 18, G. Giovenali 19 |
| Referee Carlos Gonzales (Guatemala) Assistant Referees : Christopher Sinclair (New Zealand), Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands) Attendance : 2014 Coaches : Naymo Abdul (Mozambique), Robert Varela (Australia) | ||||
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| Australia's second group match was against Brazil. This was a FIFA World Championships match. | ||||
| Played : September 14 | Venue : Coliseo Bicentenario, Bucaramanga, Colombia, | |||
| Australia Lineup : Peter Spathis, Jarrod Basger, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Angelo Konstantinou, Roberto Mairoana, Adam Cooper, Blake Rosier, Wade Giovenali, Jonathan Barrientos, Christopher Zeballos, Dean Lockhart, Shervin Keshavarz Adeli, Goals : G. Giovenali 4 |
1 | - | 11 | Brazil Lineup : Tiago, Xuxa, Je, Falcao, Rodrigo, Guitta, Gian, Ari, Dyego, Jackson, Rafael Rato, Fernandinho, Bateria, Dieguinho Goals : Rodrigo 2, Fernandinho 8, 26, Falcao 12, 23, 39, Bateria 19, Dieguinho 25, 40, Je 28, Lockhart (OG) 39 |
| Referee Carlos Gonzales Marc Birkett (England) Assistant Referees : Mohamed Hassan Hassan Ahmed Youssef (Egypt), Henry Gutierrez (Bolivia) Attendance : 2678 Coaches : Robert Varela (Australia), Sergio (Brazil) | ||||
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| Australia's final group match - which it needed to win to progress to the second round - was against Ukraine. This was a FIFA World Championships match. | ||||
| Played : September 17 | Venue : Coliseo Bicentenario, Bucaramanga, Colombia, | |||
| Australia Lineup : Angelo Konstantinou, Greg Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Shervin Keshavarz Adeli, Jarrod Basger, Peter Spathis, Roberto Mairoana, Adam Cooper, Blake Rosier, Wade Giovenali, Jonathan Barrientos, Christopher Zeballos, Dean Lockhart Goals : Zeballos 38 |
1 | - | 3 | Ukraine Lineup : Dmytro Lytvynenko, Sergiy Zhurba, Dmytro Sorokin, Denys Ovsiannikov, Dmytro Bondar, Myako Grytsyna, Igor Borsuk, Petro Shoturma, Mykola Bilotserkivets, Yevhen Valienko, Sergiy Koval, Mykhailo Grytsyna, Oleksandr Sorokin, Ievgen Ivaniak Goals : Zhurba 7, Bondar 35, Ovsiannikov 40 |
| Referee Francisco Rivera (Mexico) Assistant Referees : Jorge Antonio Flores Hernandez (El Salavdor), Ronny Castro Zumbado (Costa Rica) Attendance : 876 Coaches : Robert Varela (Australia), Oleksandr Kosenko (Ukraine) | ||||
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