2024 Australia Men's National Team Results
Researched and written by Greg Stock

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Friendly Matches | Bahrain | AFC Asian Cup | India | Syria | Uzbekistan | Indonesia | South Korea World Cup Qualifiers | Lebanon | Lebanon | Bangladesh | Palestine | Bahrain | Indonesia | China | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain

Sources: Football Australia, AFC Website and Daily Newspapers.

Friendly Matches
Saturday January 6 2024
Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant Referees: nr
Attendance: 300
Bahrain
Ebrahim Luftalla, Amine Binaddi (c), Waleed Alhayyam, Mohamed Alhardan, Ali Madan (Ali Saeed 66), Komail Alaswad (Ebrahim Alkhatal 66), Moses Atede (Mohamed Abdulwahab 76), Abdulla Alhashash (Mohamed Marhoon 55), Mohamed Adel, Abdulla Alkhalasi (Mohamed Qayoom 76), Jasim Khalif (Abdulla Yusuf 55)
Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi
Caution: Alharden 90

 0 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Joe Gauci, Gethin Jones (Nathaniel Atkinson 78), Harry Souttar, Cameron Burgess (Kye Rowles 62), Jordan Bos, Conor Metcalfe (Riley McGree 62), Aiden O’Neil, Jackson Irvine (c), Craig Goodwin (Aziz Behich 62), Mitchell Duke (Kusini Yengi 62), 7. Sam Silvera (Marco Tilio 78)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Caution: Goodwin 63
Goals: Binaddi Own Goal 35, Duke 61

AFC Asian Cup
Saturday January 13 2024
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Assistant Referees: Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Attendance: 36,253
India
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Rahul Bheke, Subhasish Bose (Akash Mishra 74), Sandesh Jhingan, Suresh Singh Wangjam (Liston Colaco 74), Manvir Singh, Sunil Chhetri (c) (Naorem Mahesh Singh 89), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Vikram Partap Singh 89), Lalengmawia Ralte, Nikhil Poojary, Deepak Tangri (Anirudh Thapa 74)
Coach: Igor Stimac
Caution: Partep Singh 90+4		 0 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Gethin Jones, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Keanu Baccus (Aiden O'Neill 82), Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe (Riley McGree 63), Martin Boyle (Samuel Silvera 63), Mitchell Duke (Bruno Fornaroli 72), Craig Goodwin (Jordan Bos 72)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Irvine 50, Bos 73
First match of Group B in the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023.
Thursday January 18 2024
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant Referees: Mohamed Al Hammadi and Hassan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth Official: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Attendance: 10,097
Syria
Ahmad Madania, Abdul Rahman Oues, Aiham Ousou, Thaer Krouma, Moayad Ajan, Mahmoud Al Aswad (Fahad Youssef 65), Jalil Elías, Ezequiel Ham, Ammar Ramadan, Pablo Sabbag (Omar Khribin 65), Ibrahim Hesar (Antonio Yakoub 78)
Coach: Hector Raul Cuper
Cautions: Nil		 0 - 1 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Gethin Jones, Harry Souttar, Cameron Burgess, Aziz Behich, Aiden O'Neill (Keanu Baccus 57), Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe (Riley McGree 57), Martin Boyle (Kusini Yengi 83), Mitchell Duke (Bruno Fornaroli 79), Jordan Bos (Samuel Silvera 57)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: O'Neill 27, Silvera 85
Goal: Irvine 59
Tuesday January 23 2024
Al-Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Assistant Referees: Jun Mihara and Takumi Takagi (Japan)
Fourth Official: Ma Ning (China)
Attendance: 15,290
Uzbekistan
Utkir Yusupov, Farrukh Sayfiev, Rustum Ashurmatov, Otabek Shukurov (c), Odiljon Hamrobekov, Oston Urunov (Jaloliddin Masharipov 46), Umar Eshmurodov, Abdulla Abdullaev, Khojimat Erkinov (Azizbek Turgunboev 63), Abbosbek Fayzullaev (Igor Sergeev 63 (Jamshid Iskanderov 84)), Zafamurod Abdirakhmatov
Coach: Srečko Katanec
Cautions: Eshrumodov 25, Hamrobekov 44, Shukurov 45+3
Goal: Turgunboev 78		 1 - 1 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Nathaniel Atkinson (Lewis Miller 90+4), Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Keanu Baccus (Aiden O'Neill 84), Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree (Bruno Fornaroli 83), Martin Boyle (Connor Metcalfe 72), Kusini Yengi, Jordan Bos (Marco Tilio 90+3)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Souttar 50, McGree 69
Goal: Boyle 45+1
Group B Final Standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
AUSTRALIA
3
2
1
0
 41+37
2
Uzbekistan
3
1
2
0
 41+37
3
Syria
3
1
1
1
 1104
4
India
3
0
0
3
 06-60
 
Note: As Group B winners Australia advance to the round of 16 where Australia would meet the third placed side of Group D Indonesia. Uzbekistan and Syria also advance to the round of 16.

Saturday January 28 2024
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant Referees: Mohamed Al Hammadi and Hassan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth Official: Abdullah Jamali (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance: 7,863
Indonesia
Ernando Ari, Elkan Baggott, Jordi Amat, Sandy Walsh, Asnawi Mangkualam (c) (Witan Sulaeman 58), Shayne Pattynama, Ivar Jenner, Justin Hubner, Marselino Ferdinan, Yakob Sayuri (Rizky Ridho 75), Rafael Struick
Coach: Tae-Yong Shin
Cautions: Mangkualam 35, Walsh 68, Amat 90, Struick 90+4
0 - 4 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Gethin Jones (Nathaniel Atkinson 69), Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Keanu Baccus (Aiden O'Neill 86), Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree (Connor Metcalfe 60), Martin Boyle, Bruno Fornaroli (Mitchell Duke 60), Jordan Bos (Craig Goodwin 86)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Fornaroli 15, Jones 65
Goals: Baggott Own Goal 12, Boyle 45, Goodwin 89, Souttar 90+1
Australia defeat Indonesia to advance to the Quarter Finals
Saturday February 3 2024
Al-Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah, Qatar
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Assistant Referees: Abu Bakar Al Amri and Rashid Al Ghaithi (Oman)
Fourth Official: Adel Al Naqbi (Oman)
Attendance: 39,632
After Extra Time
South Korea
Jo Hyeon-Woo, Seol Young-Woo, Kim Young-Gwon, Kim Min-Jae (Jeong Seung-Hyeon 119), Kim Tae-Hwan (Yang Hyun-Jun 85), Hwang In-Beom (Hong Hyun-Seok 78), Park Yong-Woo (Park Jin-Seop 106), Hwang Hee-Chan (Oh Hyeon-Gyu 106), Son Heung-Min (c), Lee Kang-In, Cho Gue-Sung (Lee Jae-Sung 70)
Coach:
Caution: Kim Nin-Jae 90+1
Goals: Hwang Hee-Chan 90+6, Son Heung-Min 104		 2 - 1 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Nathaniel Atkinson (Lewis Miller 72), Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Keanu Baccus (Aiden O'Neill 70), Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe (Riley McGree 70), Martin Boyle (Cameron Burgess 87), Mitchell Duke (Bruno Fornaroli 90+2), Craig Goodwin (Jordan Bos 72)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Souttar 45+1; Red Card: O'Neill 105+1
Goal: Goodwin 42
Australia' loss in the Quarter Finals sees them eliminated from the 2023 Asian Cup Finals.

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Thursday March 21 2024
Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Khamis Al Marris (Qatar)
Assistant Referees: Yousef Aref Al Shamari and Zahy Al Shmari (Qatar)
Fourth Official: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)
Attendance: 27,026
AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Cameron Burgess, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Nathaniel Atkinson, Jackson Irvine, Keanu Baccus, Riley McGree (Jordan Bos 16 (Ajdin Hrustic 42)), Connor Metcalfe, Adam Taggert (John Iredale 67), Kusini Yengi (Mitchell Duke 66)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Atkinson 61, Baccus 78
Goals: Baccus 4, Rowles 54		 2 - 0 Lebanon
Mostafa Matar, Walis Shour, Maher Sabra, Khalil Khamis, Hassan Chaitou, Nassar, Hassan Srour (Mohamad Haidar 46), Ali Tneich (Nader Matar 78), Bassel Jradi (Gabriel Bitar 85), Hassan Maatouk (Daniel Kuri 66), Omar Chaaban (Karim Darwiche 78)
Coach: Ivan Hasnek
Cautions: Nil

Australia third World Cup Qualifier in the AFC Second Round was a home tie against Lebanon.
Tuesday March 26 2024
Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia
Referee: Mouud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Assistant Referees: Saeid Ghasemi and Alireza Ildorom (Iran)
Fourth Official: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)
Attendance: 25,023
Lebanon
Mostafa Matar, Walid Shour, Hussein Sharafeddine, Khalil Khamis, Hassan Chaitou (Daniel Kuri 46), Nassar, Nader Matar, Ali Tneich (Gabriel Bitar 58), Bassel Jradi (Jackson Khoury 88), Hassan Maatouk (Karim Darwiche 58), Omar Chaaban (Hassan Srour 79)
Coach: Ivan Hasnek
Cautions: Kuri 46, Trneich 51, Khamis 66
0 - 5 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Cameron Burgess, Kye Rowles, Harry Souttar, Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe (Joshua Nisbet 66), Ajdin Hristic (Patrick Yazbek 55), Craig Goodwin, Gethin Jones (Thomas Deng 82), Kusini Yengi (John Iredale 66), Mitchell Duke (Samuel Silvera 82)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Duke 12, Silvera 90+5
Goals: Yengi 2, Jradi 47 Own Goal, Goodwin 48, 81, Iredale 68
Lebanon played their 'home' World Cup Qualifier in Australia due to security concerns in the Middle East.
Thursday June 6 2024
Bahundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Assistant Referees: Andy Tan and Ashok Raj (Singapore)
Fourth Official: Ahmad Al'Badowe (Singapore)
Attendance: 5,227
Bangladesh
Mitul Marma, Topu Barman (c), Isa Faysal (Rahmat Mia 83), Mehedi Hasan, Rakib Hossain, Tariq Kazi (Sakil Hossain 71), Shekh Morsalin, Mohamed Sohel Rana (Jamal Bhuyan 52), Sohel Rana (Chandon Roy 71), Mohammad Ridoy, Saad Uddin (Rimon Hossain 71)
Coach: Javier Cabrera
Caution: Rimon Hossain 82
0 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Joe Gauci, Ryan Strain, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Jackson Irvine (c) (Cameron Devlin 77), Jordy Bos, Ajdin Hristic (Joshua Nisbet 50), Connor Metcalfe (Aziz Behich 77), Nestory Irankunda (Daniel Arzani 63), Mitchell Duke, Kusini Yengi (Adam Taggart 63)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Hrustic 29, Yengi 62
Australia maintained top spot in their second round Group I AFC qualifiers with a 2-0 win away to Bangladesh.
Tuesday June 11 2024
HBF Park, East Perth, Perth
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant Referees: Mohammed Al Abakry and Abdulrahim Al Shamman (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth Official: Majed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 18,261
AUSTRALIA
Joe Gauci, Gethin Jones, Martin Boyle (Nestory Irankunda 70), Mathew Leckie (Cameron Devlin 83), Adam Taggert (Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 65), Kusini Yengi (Jordan Bos 82), Alessandro Circati, Aziz Behich, Keanu Baccus (Connor Metcalfe 64), Cameron Burgess, Jackson Irvine (c)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Baccus 48, Metcalfe 67, Irvine 75
Goals: Yengi 5 pen, 41, Taggert 26, Boyle 53, Irankunda 87 pen		 5 - 0 Palestine
Rami Hamada (c), Mohammed Rashid (Ameed Sawafta 59), Yaser Hamed, Mohammed Saleh, Camilio Saldana, Omar Faraj (Oday Dabbagh 59), Michael Termanini, Mousa Farawi, Jonathan Zorrilla (Mustafa Zeidan 66), Ameed Mahajneh (Mohammed Darwish 66), Islam Batran (Samer Jondi 82)
Coach: Makram Daboub
Caution: Mahajna 39

Australia finished in top spot in their second round Group I AFC qualifing group with a comprehensive 5-0 win over Palestine.


AFC Second Round World Cup Qualifying Group I Final Standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
AUSTRALIA
6
6
0
0
 220+2218
2
Palestine
6
2
2
2
 6608
3
Lebanon
6
1
3
2
 58-36
4
Bangladesh
6
0
1
5
 120-191
 
Note: As Group I winners Australia advance to the third round of AFC World Cup Qualifiers finishing the group undefeated.
Thursday September 5 2024
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant Referees: Mohamed Al Hammadi and Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance: 24,644
AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Alessandro Circati, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Jackson Irvine, Aiden O'Neill, Connor Metcalfe (Awer Mabil 82), Martin Boyle (Nestory Irankunda 58), Kusini Yengi, Craig Goodwin (Mitchell Duke 72)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Rowles 58, Circati 68, Souttar 72; Red Card: Yengi 77
0 - 1 Bahrain
Ebrahim Lutfallah, Sayed Baqer (Waleed Al Hayem 88), Amine Benaddi, Abdulla Al Khalassy, Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Ali Haram, Komail Al Aswad, Mohamed Marhoon (Mahdi Al Humaidan 84), Abbas Al Asfoor, Ali Madan (Ibrahim Al Khatal 67), Mahdi Abduljabbar (Husain Abdulkarim 67)
Coach: Dragan Talajic
Cautions: Al Khalassy 62, Al Asfoor 86
Goal: Souttar 89 Own Goal
Australia started the Third Round of Qualifying in Group C with a 1-0 loss to Bahrain - this was the first Socceroo match played on the Gold Coast.


Tuesday September 10 2024
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
Assistant Referees: Ramzan Al Naemi and Majid Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Fourth Official: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
Attendance: 70,056
Indonesia
Maarten Paes, Sandy Walsh (Wahyu Prasetyo 86), Rizky Ridho, Jay Idzes (c), Calcin Verdonk, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Marselino Ferdinan (Pratama Arhan 80), Ivar Jenner (Thom Haye 70), Justin Hubner, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Rafael Struick (Witan Sulaeman 46)
Coach: Shin Tae-Yong
Caution: Hubner 57
0 - 0 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan (c), Aziz Behich (Kye Rowles 86), Cameron Burgess, Harry Souttar, Alessandro Circati, Jackson Irvine, Keanu Baccus, Mitchell Duke (Adam Taggart 66), Craig Goodwin (Joshua Nisbet 66), Sammy Silvera, Nestory Irankunda (Awer Mabil 59)
Coach: Graham Arnold
Cautions: Goodwin 10, Baccus 44, Silvera 90+2
Australia completed their first matches of the Third Round of Qualifying in Group C with a 0-0 draw leaving them with just one point from their first two games. In the wake of this match coach Graham Arnold resigned.


Thursday October 11 2024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Referee: Muhammed Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Assistant Referees: Zairul Khalil Tan and Mu'azi Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)
Fourth Official: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
Attendance: 46,291
AUSTRALIA
Joe Gauci, Aziz Behich (Jordan Bos 75), Harry Souttar, Thomas Deng (Jason Geria 46), Kye Rowles, Lewis Miller, Jackson Irvine, Aidan O'Neill, Mitchell Duke (Nishan Velupillay 83), Craig Goodwin (Ajdin Hrustic 90+4), Nestory Irankunda (Riley McGree 46)
Coach: Tony Popovic
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Miller 45+2, Goodwin 53, Velupillay 90+2		 3 - 1 China
Wang Dalei, Li Lei (Liu Yang 77), Jiang Guangtai, Jiang Shenglong, Hu Hetao, Li Yuanyi, Wang Shangyuan, Xie Wenneng (Behram Abduweli 46), Fei Nanduo, Wei Shihao (Cheng Jin 68), Zhang Yuning (Lin Liangming 68)
Coach: Branko Ivankovic
Cautions: Lei 36, Shangyuan 66
Goal: Wenneng 20
Australia appointed a new coach in Tony Popovic and got their first win of the Third Round of Qualifying with a 3-1 win over China in Adelaide.


Tuesday October 15 2024
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
Assistant Referees: Abdulhadi Alanezi and Ahmad Abbas (Kuwait)
Fourth Official: Ammar Askanani (Kuwait)
Attendance: 58,730
Japan
Zion Susuki, Shogo Taniguchi, Koki Machida, Ko Itakura, Takumi Minamino (Daichi Kamada 70), Ritsu Doan (Junya Ito 62), Ao Tanaka, Kaoru Mitoma, Hidemasa Morita, Takefusa Kubo (Keito Nakamura 70), Ayase Ueda (Koki Ogawa 83)
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Burgess 76 Own Goal		 1 - 1 AUSTRALIA
Joe Gauci, Jason Geria, Cameron Burgess, Harry Souttar, Lewis Millar (Keanu Baccus 82), Jordan Bos (Aziz Behich 73), Luke Brattan (Patrick Yazbek 46), Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic (Craig Goodwin 88), Riley McGree, Mitchell Duke (Nishan Velupillay 73)
Coach: Tony Popovic
Cautions: Bos 61, Yazbek 80, Goodwin 89, Burgess 90+4
Goal: Taniguchi 58 Own Goal
Australia picked up a valuable point with a 1-1 draw away to Japan in the Third Round of Qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.


Thursday November 15 2024
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Ali Saeed Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant Referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi and Sabet Obaid Suroor (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance: 27,491
AUSTRALIA
Joe Gauci, Jason Geria, Cameron Burgess, Harry Souttar, Lewis Miller, Jordan Bos (Aziz Behich 82), Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic (Nishan Vellupillay 46), Riley McGree, Aidan O'Neill (Kusini Yengi 90), Mitchell Duke (Brandon Borello 74)
Coach: Tony Popovic
Cautions: McGree 65, Geria 90+2
0 - 0 Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Al Kassar, Yasir Al Shahrani, Ali Al Bulayhi, Hassan Tambakti, Saud Abdulhamid, Nasser Al Dawsari, Faisal Al Ghamdi (Sultan Al Ghannam 88), Musab Al Juwayr (Abdullah Al Khaibari 57), Marwan Al Sahafi (Awn Al Saluli 88), Saleh Al Shehri (Abdullah Al Hamddan 57), Feras Al Brikan (Abdullah Radif 90+7)
Coach: Herve Roger
Cautions: Al Kassar 16, Bulayhi 63



Tuesday November 19 2024
Stadium al-Bahrayn al-Watani - Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
Assistant Referees: Yoon Jae-Yeol and Kang Dong-Ho (Korea Republic)
Fourth Official: Choi Hyun-Jae (Korea Republic)
Attendance:
Bahrain
Ebrahim Lutfalla, Amine Benaddi, Hamad Al-Shamsan, Sayed Saeed, Mohamed Marhoon (Vincent Ani Emannuel 90+1), Al Abdulla Haram (Mahdi Al Humaidan 46), Abdulla Al Khalasi, Sayed Mahdi Baqer (Nabeel 90+1), Kamil Al-Aswad, Ebrahim Al-Khatal (Mahdi Abduljabbar 66), Ali Madan (Ahmed Al Sherooqi 66)
Coach: Dragan Talajic
Caution: Baqer 74
Goals: Abduljabbar 75, 77		 2 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Mathew Ryan, Aziz Behich (Jordan Bos 69), Cameron Burgess, Harry Souttar, Lewis Miller (Jason Geria 63), Hayden Matthews, Jackson Irvine (Aiden O'Neill 62), Anthony Caceres, Riley McGree (Brandon Borello 81), Craig Goodwin (Ajdin Hrustic 68), Kusini Yengi
Coach: Tony Popovic
Caution: Caceres 62
Goals: Yengi 1, 90+6
Australia remained in second spot in Group C with their fourth straight draw.


 

Last updated: 20 November 2024.