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The Australia men's national soccer team played its first match in 1922 during a tour of New Zealand. That early squad included two defeats and one draw against their trans-Tasman neighbors.
Archie Thompson scored thirteen goals while David Zdrilic added eight during that match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification on the 11th of April 2001. This result set the world record for the largest win in senior international football by defeating American Samoa 31, 0.
Ange Postecoglou led Australia to their first Asian title when they defeated South Korea 2, 1 in extra time on the 31st of January 2015. The final was played at Stadium Australia with a total reach of 5.3 million Australian viewers across television broadcasts.
Mark Schwarzer holds the most caps with 109 appearances between 1993 and 2013. Tim Cahill leads the all-time scoring chart with 50 goals from 108 matches played between 2004 and 2018.
Commonwealth Bank became the naming rights holder on the 1st of September 2025 taking over from Subway who sponsored them until then. Qantas has been the official airline sponsor since 2004 while Caltex rebranded some service stations as Cahilltex during the 2018 World Cup.