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The Australian national association football team represents Australia in international association football. The team is controlled by the governing body for association football in Australia Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also an invitee member of the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team’s official nickname is the Socceroos.

Australia is a four-time OFC champion and AFC Men’s Team of the Year for 2006. The team represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1974, 2006 and 2010, and has qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The first Australian national team was constituted in 1922 for a tour of New Zealand. During the tour, Australia suffered two defeats and scraped a draw. Australia, New Zealand, Republic of China and South Africa became regular opponents in exhibition matches for the next 25 years.With the advent of cheap air travel, Australia diversified its range of opponents. However, its geographical isolation continued to play a role in its destiny for the next 80 years.

After failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and 1970, losing in play-offs to North Korea and Israel respectively, Australia eventually played at their first World Cup in West Germany, 1974. It would prove to be the only appearance for the Australian team until the World Cup tournament returned to Germany more than three decades later in 2006. Over that 32 year time span, as well as the 8 years prior, the Australian team was known for its near misses in its attempts to qualify for the World Cup; they lost play-offs in 1966 (to North Korea), 1970 (to Israel), 1986 (to Scotland), 1994 (to Argentina), and most notably 1998 against Iran and 2002 against Uruguay.

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The team’s previously poor record in World Cup competition was not reflected in their reasonable performances against strong European and South American sides. In 1988, Australia defeated Argentina 4–1 in the Bicentennial Gold Cup. In 1997, Australia drew with Brazil 0–0 in the group stage and then defeated Uruguay 1–0 in the semi-finals to reach the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final. In 2001, after a victory against France in the group stage, Australia finished the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in 3rd place after defeating Brazil 1–0 in the third-place decider. Australia also drew with France 1–1 in Melbourne in November 2001, and won 3–1 against England in an international friendly in London in 2003.

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