Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly and ASF Annual Report.

Friendly Matches
Wednesday April 15 1993 Woodlands Stadium, Singapore Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: 2,000
Kuwait Lineup Not Known Coach: Not Recorded Cautions: Not Recorded	0	-	1	AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Andrew Marth, Stan Lazaridis, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Milan Blagojevic, Branko Milosevic, Paul Wade (c), Steve Corica, Paul Trimboli (Warren Spink 78), Carl Veart (Damian Mori 49) Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Nil Goal: Trimboli 10
Australia started their preparation for World Cup qualifiers with a series of two games against Kuwait in Singapore.
Sunday April 19 1993 Woodlands Stadium, Singapore Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: 3,500
Kuwait Lineup Included; Aziz Aschour, Wial Habashi Coach: Not Recorded Cautions: Nil Goals: Aschour 55, Habashi 60, 80	3	-	1	AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Tony Vidmar, Mehmet Durakovic, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Jason Polak, Damian Mori (Andrew Marth 78), Paul Wade (c) (Brank Milosevic 70), Steve Corica (Stan Lazaridis 56), Warren Spink (Paul Trimboli 46), Carl Veart Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Nil Goal: Wade 16 pen
Friday September 24 1993 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Referee: Cha Cha (South Korea) Attendance: 6,257
South Korea In-Young Choi, Jung-Bae Park (Ki-Bum Lee), Sang-Bum Goo, Moon-Sik Choi, Sun-Hong Hwang, Jung-Won Seo, Hong-Kee Hong, Jong-Sun Jung, Jung-Hyuk Kim, Jung-Won Ko (Hyun-Suk Kim), Myung-Bo Sin Coach: Kim Ho Cautions: Nil Goal: Jung-Won Seo 38	1	-	1	AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Tony Vidmar, Mehmet Durakovic, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Jason Polak, Francis Awaritefe, Paul Wade (c), Steve Corica (Damian Mori 80), Kimon Taliadoros (Branko Milosevic 70), Stan Lazaridis Coach: Eddie Thomson Caution: Wade Goal: Mori 85
In September 1993, Australia travelled to Seoul to play two friendly games against South Korea.
Sunday September 26 1993 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Referee: Kim Kim (South Korea) Attendance: 17,367
South Korea In-Young Choi, Jung-Bae Park, Sang-Bum Goo, Moon-Sik Choi, Sun-Hong Hwang, Jung-Won Seo, Gi-Bum Lee, Hong-Kee Sin, Jung-Hyuk Kim, Jong-Sun Jung, Jung-Hyuk Kim Coach: Kim Ho Cautions: Nil Goal: Gi-Bum Lee 76	1	-	0	AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Tony Vidmar, Mehmet Durakovic, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Jason Polak, Branko Milosevic (Matthew Bingley 46), Paul Wade (c), Steve Corica (Francis Awaritefe 46), Damian Mori (Kimon Taliadoros 70), Paul Trimboli (George Slifkas 65) Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Vidmar, Awaritefe
The second match was played two days later.
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Sunday May 30 1993 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden) Attendance: 10,952
New Zealand Clint Gosling, Michael Ridenton, Rodger Gray, Ceri Evans, Malcolm Dunford (c) (Alun Evans 70), Christopher Riley, Danny Halligan, Michael McGarry (Vaughan Coveny 85), Robert Ironside, Fred De Jong, Billy Wright Coach: Ian Marshall Cautions: Gosling, Wright; Red Card: De Jong 78	0	-	1	AUSTRALIA Mark Bosnich, Dominic Longo, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Branko Milosevic (Jason Polak 70), Robbie Slater, Paul Wade (c), Frank Farina (Carl Veart 18), Graham Arnold, Jason van Blerk Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Nil Goal: Arnold 59
Australia played New Zealand in a two legged home and away series to decide the Oceania winner of the World Cup Qualifying series. New Zealand had qualified by winning their group. The first leg was played away in Auckland, with the return leg a week later in Melbourne.
Sunday June 6 1993 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Jacob Uilenberg (Netherlands) Attendance: 9,445
AUSTRALIA Mark Bosnich, Dominic Longo, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Jason Polak, Robbie Slater, Aurelio Vidmar, Carl Veart (Paul Trimboli 65), Graham Arnold (c), Jason van Blerk Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Nil Goals: Veart 1, A.Vidmar 3, Zelic 49	3	-	0	New Zealand Clint Gosling, Michael Ridenton, Rodger Gray, Ceri Evans, Malcolm Dunford, Christopher Riley, Danny Halligan, Michael McGarry, Robert Ironside (Vaughan Coveny 61), Harry Ngata, Darren McClennan Coach: Ian Marshall Cautions: Dunford 6, Evans 70, Gray 82
With the win in the second leg, Australia took the tie 4-0 on aggregate.
Saturday July 31 1993 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmondton, Canada Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) Attendance: 27,775
Canada Craig Forrest, Frank Yallop, Mark Watson, Nick Dasovic (Carl Valentine 46), Mike Sweeney, Dale Mitchell, Lyndon Hooper, Colin Miller (c), John Limniatis (Norman Odinga 46), Domenic Mobilio, Alex Bunbury Coach: Bobby Lenarduzzi Caution: Sweeney Goals: Watson 50, Mobilio 57	2	-	1	AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Milan Blagojevic (Mark Schwarzer 17), Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Paul Okon, Robbie Slater, Aurelio Vidmar (Jason Polak 69), Frank Farina, Graham Arnold (c), Jason van Blerk Coach: Eddie Thomson Caution: Van Blerk; Red Card: Zabica 17 Goal: Dasovic 45 Own Goal
Australia played a match in Buenos Aires against Argentina.
August 15 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney Referee: Shin Ichiro Obata (Japan) Attendance: 25,982
AUSTRALIA Mark Schwarzer, Tony Vidmar, Mehmet Durakovic, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Ned Zelic (Paul Wade 100), Robbie Slater (David Mitchell 75), Aurelio Vidmar, Frank Farina, Graham Arnold, Jason van Blerk Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: T.Vidmar, Durakovic, Farina Goal: Miller	2 (4 pens)	-	1 (1 pen)	Canada Craig Forrest, Frank Yallop, Mark Watson, Mike Sweeney, Randy Samuel, Colin Miller, Lyndon Hooper, Nick Dasovic (Grant Needham 108), Domenic Mobilio (Carl Valentine 46), Alex Bunbury, Dale Mitchell Coach: Bobby Lenarduzzi Caution: Miller Goal: Hooper 54
The home leg was a remarkable match. Needing to score a 1 goal win the Socceroos found themselves in front 2-1 at the end of 90 minutes and again at the end of extra time. The match was then decided by penalties where Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer covered himself in glory by saving 2 penalties and helping the Socceroos to a 4-1 win on penalties to advance to play Argentina for the final World Cup spot.
October 31 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary) Assistant Referees: Sandor Marton and Levente Varga Attendance: 43,967
AUSTRALIA Mark Bosnich, Tony Vidmar (David Mitchell 72), Mehmet Durakovic, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar, Paul Wade (c), Robbie Slater, Graham Arnold, Jason van Blerk Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Mitchell, Slater Goal: A.Vidmar 42	1	-	1	Argentina Sergio Goycochea, Jorge Borelli, Sergio Vasquez, Jose Chamot, Carlos MacAllister, Hugo Perez, Fernando Redondo, Jose Basualdo (Gustavo Miguel Zapata 70), Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Abel Balbo (Fernando Caceres 89) Coach: Alfio Basile Cautions: Nil Goal: Balbo 37
Australia had now qualified to meet Argentina in a two legged play-off for the final spot at USA 94. The Argentinian side were considered favourites boasting stars like Maradona, Redondo and Batistuta. However in the first leg Australia held their own and even though Argentina scored first Australia fought back to level the match in front of a full house (then ground record) at the Sydney Football Stadium. The game was considerd by many to be Australias greatest as they matched strides with their more fancied opponents forcing the result to be achieved in the second leg in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday November 17 1993 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) Attendance: 59,768
Argentina Sergio Goycochea, Jose Chamot, Sergio Vasquez, Oscar Ruggeri, Carlos MacAllister, Hugo Perez, Fernando Redondo, Diego Simeone, Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Abel Balbo (Gustavo Miguel Zapata 70) Coach: Alfio Basile Cautions: Ruggeri 16, Vazquez 40, Simeone 84 Goal: Tobin 59 Own Goal	1	-	0	AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Tony Vidmar (Carl Veart 64), Mehmet Durakovic, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Frank Farina, Aurelio Vidmar, Paul Wade (c), Robbie Slater, Graham Arnold, Jason van Blerk Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Durakovic 22, A.Vidmar 25, Ivanovic 28 Goal: Weber 31
The second leg in Buenos Aires was a disappointing result for Australia. Although they matched their high profile opponents for most of the game, the home side driven by a parochial crowd got the result 1-0 and advanced to USA 94 at the expense of the gallant Socceroos.