Australia 2010 FIFA World Cup Roster

The Australia national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the “Socceroos”. The team is controlled by Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation and also an invitee member of the ASEAN Football Federation since 2006.

Australia is a four-time Oceania Football Confederation champion and has been represented at two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1974 and 2006. 14th is Australia’s highest ever FIFA World Ranking since the rankings were introduced in 1992. Australia topped their group in the 2010 World Cup qualification and became one of the first nations to qualify for the finals tournament without losing a match and only conceding one goal. The late 2000s has seen Australian association football increase considerably in domestic popularity and in international competitiveness.

The Australian team pose prior to the World Cup group D soccer match between Germany and Australia at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Sunday, June 13, 2010. Front row, from left, Tim Cahill, Lucas Neill, Carl Valeri, Jason Culina and Luke Wilkshire. Back row, standing, from left, Richard Garcia, goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, Craig Moore, Australia's Vince Grella, Scott Chipperfield and Brett Emerton.

Australia 2010 FIFA World Cup Squad

1. Mark Schwarzer
2. Adam Federici
3. Brad Jones
4. Lucas Neill (c)
5. Craig Moore
6. Michael Beauchamp
7. Luke Wilkshire
8. Scott Chipperfield -  is  an Australian international football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. He is perhaps best known in Australia for his loyal and somewhat unexpected appearance at the 2002 Oceania Nations Cup in New Zealand, a tournament which was marred by the financial turmoil of the then Soccer Australia. The non-existent financial contribution meant that the Australian players had to pay their own way to get to New Zealand. Chipperfield became the only one of Australia’s large European contingent to answer the call and perform for his country in their time of need.
9. Mark Milligan
10. David Carney
11. Tim Cahill
12. Jason Culina -  is an Australian footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for Gold Coast United and the Australia national team. Culina started off with Sydney United under his father, Branko, before moving on to Ajax where he struggled in the reserves. Only after moving to FC Twente did Culina begin to shine at the top level in club football. This was proved by his moving to another top Dutch club, PSV Eindhoven. Whilst originally an attack minded midfielder with Twente, at PSV Culina played more in a disciplined defensive role for the club with immediate success. In his final year at PSV, Culina was mainly deployed at Right Back with further success thus attributing to Culina’s versatility and utility value.
13. Brett Emerton
14. Vincenzo Grella
15. Brett Holman – is an Australian professional association football player. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for the Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Australia national football team. Holman played for Northern Spirit and then Parramatta Power in Australia before moving to Dutch football club Feyenoord in 2002. Once in the Netherlands he played for SBV Excelsior on loan before NEC Nijmegen signed him in 2006.
16. Mile Jedinak
17. Carl Valeri
18. Richard García
19. Dario Vidošić
20. Mark Bresciano
21. Joshua Kennedy
22. Harry Kewell
23. Nikita Rukavytsya

Match

• June 13, 2010 – Germany (4) vs Australia (0) -  Watch Full Replay Online
• June 19, 2010 – Ghana (1) vs Australia (1)
• June 23, 2010 – Australia (2) vs Serbia (1)

Statistics

• Goals : 3
• Games Played: 3
• Wins : 1
• Draw: 1
• Loses : 1

Top Scorers

• Brett Holman : 2
• Tim Cahill :1

Coach

• Pim Verbeek

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