Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly and ASF Annual Report.

Friendly Matches
Sunday January 10 1988 Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney Referee: Gary Power (Australia) Attendance: 10,240
AUSTRALIA Jeff Olver (Mike Gibson 74), Wally Savor (Alex Tobin 54), Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Graham Jennings, Alan Davidson (Mike Petersen 54), Paul Wade (Ernie Tapai 73), Oscar Crino, Frank Farina, Graham Arnold, Scott Ollerenshaw (Joe Mullen 54) Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil	0	-	1	IFK Goteborg (Sweden) Erik Thorstvedt, Roland Nilsson, Ola Svensson, Mats-Ola Carlsson, Per Edmund Mordt, Klas Ingesson, Michael Andersson, Lars Zetterlund (Magnus Johansson 85), Lennart Nilsson (Dan Froberg 89), Leif Forsberg (Tommy Holmgren 71), Stefan Petersson Coach: Gunder Bengtsson Cautions: Nil Goal: Andersson
Reigning Swedish First Division champions IFK Goteburg played a one off game against the Socceroos in January 1988.
Wednesday February 3 1988 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Dennis Voutsinas (Australia) Attendance: 8,000
AUSTRALIA Jeff Olver, Wally Savor, Charlie Yankos, Alex Tobin, Graham Jennings, Gary McDowall, Paul Wade (Mike Petersen 46), Oscar Crino, Frank Farina, Graham Arnold, Joe Mullen (Aurelio Vidmar 72) Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil Goal: Arnold 39	1	-	1	Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia) Miralem Ibrahimovic, Vlado Capljic (Dubravko Pavlicic 54), Vlado Kassalo, Mustafa Arslanovic, Zeljko Cupan, Zoran Dimitrejevic (Mirko Lulic 78), Davor Matic, Zvonimir Boban, Mladen Munjakovic, Stjepan Deveric (Mustafa Agic 46), Haris Skoro Coach: Miroslav Blazevic Cautions: Nil Goal: Boban 38
The two match series against visiting Yugoslavian First Division club side Dinamo Zagreb gave the Socceroos some more valuable match practice ahead of the Olympic Games qualifiers in late February and March.
Friday February 5 1988 Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia) Attendance: 8,495
AUSTRALIA Jeff Olver, Alan Davidson, Charlie Yankos, Gary McDowall, Graham Jennings, Mike Petersen (Tommy McCulloch 75), Oscar Crino (Aurelio Vidmar 69), Paul Wade, Frank Farina (Scott Ollarenshaw 77), Graham Arnold (Ernie Tapai 84), John Kosmina Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil Goals: Kosmina 34, 51, Farina 63	3	-	1	Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia) Miralem Ibrahimovic, Vlado Capljic, Zeljko Cupan (Mirko Lulic 71), Damir Lesjak (Vlado Kassalo 46), Mustafa Arslanovic, Davor Matic, Zoran Dimitrejevic, Mladen Munjakovic, Zvonomir Boban, Haris Skoro, Mustafa Agic (Stjepan Deveric 46) Coach: Miroslav Blazevic Cautions: Nil Goal: Deveric 85

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