The Socceroos is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006.
Australia is the only national team to have been a champion of two confederations, having won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004, as well as the AFC Asian Cup at the 2015 event on home soil.
They have represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup tournament on five occasions, in 1974 and from 2006 to 2018 and have also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four times.
In their campaign en route to Russia, they managed to secure their ticket with a convincing 3-1 win over Honduras in front of nearly 80,000 grateful fans at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium in the play-offs.
They booked a spot thanks to a hat-trick from their 33-year-old veteran, Mile Jedinak who captained the side and raised his hand when it mattered most.
Australia will be hoping to make their mark in Russia next year and establish themselves as one of the biggest teams in global tournaments.
epa06841679 Renato Tapia of Peru (L) and Tom Rogic of Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841690 Aaron Mooy of Australia (L) and Paolo Guerrero of Peru during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841621 Andre Carrillo of Peru (R) and Aziz Behich of Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841650 (L-R) Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese of Peru, Tomi Juric of Australia, Christian Ramos of Peru during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841655 Mathew Leckie (C) of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841666 Joshua Risdon of Australia (L) and Andre Carrillo of Peru during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841612 Trent Sainsbury of Australia (R) and Paolo Guerrero of Peru during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841620 Luis Advincula of Peru (L) and Aziz Behich of Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841522 Robbie Kruse of Australia (R) and Renato Tapia of Peru in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841541 Yoshimar Yotun of Peru (R) amd Tom Rogic of Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841603 Anderson Santamaria (down) of Peru and Mathew Leckie of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06841503 Christian Cueva (L) of Peru and Mile Jedinak of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia, 26 June 2018.
epa06827185 Thomas Delaney (R) of Denmark and Tom Rogic of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827186 Lasse Schone (L) of Denmark and Tom Rogic of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
Trent Sainsbury of Australia (R) and Nicolai Jorgensen of Denmark in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827211 Yussuf Poulsen (L) of Denmark and Aziz Behich of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827205 Henrik Dalsgaard (R) of Denmark and Aziz Behich of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827168 Henrik Dalsgaard of Denmark in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827184 Yussuf Poulsen of Denmark (L) and Aziz Behich of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827131 Nicolai Jorgensen of Denmark (R) and Trent Sainsbury of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827155 Aaron Mooy of Australia (L) and Pione Sisto of Denmark in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06827161 Yussuf Poulsen of Denmark (L) and Mile Jedinak of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, 21 June 2018.
epa06812669 Kylian Mbappe (R) of France and Aaron Mooy of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812435 Aaron Mooy (down) of Australia and Kylian Mbappe of France in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812433 Aaron Mooy (L) of Australia and Kylian Mbappe of France in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812397 Corentin Tolisso of France (R) and Tom Rogic of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812410 Antoine Griezmann (L) of France and Trent Sainsbury of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812419 Antoine Griezmann (L) of France and Trent Sainsbury of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812364 Corentin Tolisso of France (R) and Tom Rogic of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812381 Mathew Leckie of Australia (R) and Benjamin Pavard of France in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06812389 Benjamin Pavard of France (L) and Robbie Kruse of Australia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group C preliminary round soccer match between France and Australia in Kazan, Russia, 16 June 2018.
epa06043764 Ernest Mabouka of Cameroon (L) fouls Alex Gersbach of Australia during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
epa06043709 Vincent Aboubakar (L) of Cameroon and Mark Milligan of Australia in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
epa06043765 Aaron Mooy (L) of Australia and Arnaud Djoum of Cameroon in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
epa06043735 Aaron Mooy (L) of Australia and Arnaud Djoum of Cameroon in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
epa06043764 Ernest Mabouka of Cameroon (L) fouls Alex Gersbach of Australia during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
epa06043710 Ernest Mabouka of Cameroon (R) and Alex Gersbach of Australia (L) in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
epa06043653 Trent Sainsbury (R) of Australia tackles Vincent Aboubakar of Cameroon during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI
epa06043642 Trent Sainsbury (front) of Australia and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa of Cameroon in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
Benjamin Moukandjo of Cameroon (C) and Aaron Mooy of Australia (L) in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
epa06043625 Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa of Cameroon (R) and Mark Milligan of Australia (L) in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
epa06043626 Benjamin Moukandjo of Cameroon (R) and Milos Degenek of Australia (L) in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
epa06043638 Bailey Wright (L) of Australia and Aaron Mooy of Australia in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 group B soccer match between Cameroon and Australia at the Saint Petersburg stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, 22 June 2017. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
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