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

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.


 

Last updated: 6 September 2024.