Australian National Team Profile
The Australian men's national football team belongs to the Oceania Football Federation and was a four-time member of the Oceania League, becoming a member of the AFC on 1 January 2006. In 2007, he competed in the Asian Cup for the first time and won the first Asian Cup in the team's history in the 2015 Asian Cup.
Australia has participated in five World Cup finals in 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. The team's best result at the World Cup was the round of 16 in 2006.
The 2022 Fifaccia Qatar is the sixth time in Australia's history that it has qualified for the World Cup finals.
The Australian men's fifa team is currently ranked 39th in the world. In Asia, it ranks behind Iran, Japan, and South Korea.
On June 14, 2022, the World Preliminary Tournament Intercontinental Play-off Australian Men's Football Team hosted the Peruvian Men's Football Team, and finally through the penalty shootout, Australia defeated Peru 5-4 to advance to the final round of the World Cup in Qatar, and won the 31st qualification. It will be in Group D with France, Denmark and Tunisia.
Qatar World Cup Australia squad
Head coach: Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeepers: Matthew Ryan (Real Sociedad), Redmayne (Sydney FC), Vukovic (Nijmegen)
Defenders: Suta (Stoke City), Pele Wright (Sunderland), Sainsbury (free agent), Rawls (Harz), Biic (free agent), Joel King (Odense), Atkinson (Hartz), Karachić (Brescia)
Midfield:
Midfielders: Jackson Irving (St. Pauli), Mooy (Shanghai Harbour), Stensness (Viking), McGree (Middlesbrough), Hlustic (Frankfurt), Rogic (free agent)
Forwards: Matthew Leckie (Melbourne City), Marbier (Cadiz), Goodwin (Abha), Boyle (Fethari), McLaren (Melbourne City), Mitchell Duke (Okayama Pheasant)
Australia's journey to this World Cup was not smooth sailing, and they passed two consecutive play-off rounds to finally get the World Cup ticket.
The Kangaroo Army's weakest position at the moment is the forward line, especially the center, who have been missing a stable scoring point since Cahill's retirement from the national team.
The Tunisian team in the same group is ranked 30th in the world, with super athletes such as Sridi, enough for the Kangaroo Army to drink a pot.
The danish starters in the same group include the top player Schmeichel, who won 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in the European qualifiers, ranking first in the group.
The French team in the same group is the winner of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and it has the famous star Gilian Mbappe.
Australia wants to qualify from the group, it seems that it is not so easy.
Qatar World Cup Australia Fixtures (Group Stage)
- 23rd November, 3:00 France vs Australia
- 26 november, 18:00 Tunisia vs Australia
- 30th November, 23:00 Australia vs Denmark
Key player of the Australian national team
Gerustić (Midfielder, Eintracht Frankfurt)
Born on 5 July 1996 in Melbourne, Australia, he plays as a right midfielder and makes cameo appearances as midfielder and forward. He currently plays for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.
He made 28 appearances for the club last season, including 10 starts and scoring 2 goals. There are 23 Bundesliga appearances, nine starts, and 2 goals scored in the Bundesliga. In the Europa League final, the Australian midfielder came off the bench in the second half of extra time and scored a penalty in the second round of the penalty shootout to help the team win the title.
Mooy (midfielder, Celtic)
Born on 15 September 1990 in Sydney, Australia, he plays as a midfielder for Celtic F.C. in the Soviet Premier League.
Suta (Defender, Championship Stoke City)
Born 22 October 1998 in Aberdeen, Scotland, he is a footballer with dual Australian and British (Scotland) citizenship who plays as a centre-back. He currently plays for Championship side Stoke City F.C. and is worth €4 million.
Matthew Ryan (Real Sociedad)
Born 8 April 1992 in Planton, Australia, he plays as a goalkeeper and currently plays for Real Sociedad in the Spanish First Division. Won the Australian A-League Best Young Player and League Golden Glove Award.
Marbil (Forward, Cadiz)
Born on 15 September 1995 in Kakuma, Kenya, he is a dual Citizen of Australia and South Sudan and plays as a midfielder and right winger.
Born in 1995 in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, his parents, a refugee fleeing South Sudan, spent his childhood in hunger and crowding, and football was his only solace. At the age of 10, Avi Mabier received humanitarian assistance to Australia and was deeply influenced by the 2006 World Cup Kangaroo Army, at the age of 13 Mabiel finally had the opportunity to play for the football club, at the age of 17 he made his Australian Premier League debut for Adelaide United, before moving to Danish side Mid-Jutland and making his debut for the Australian national team in 2018. In the recent World Cup intercontinental play-off between Australia and Peru, he scored a penalty in a penalty shootout to help the Kangaroo Army defeat Peru to qualify for the World Cup.
Jackson Owen (defender, Bundes Liga St. Pauli)
Born on 7 March 1993 in Melbourne, Australia, he plays as a midfielder and midfielder.
Best Player of the Soviet Premier League in April 2016
2015-16 Scottish League Cup Final MVP