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National Coach: Pim Verbeek National Stadium: FA founded: 1961 ( FA Website ) Joined FIFA: 1963 FIFA Code: AUS Nickname: Socceroos						Local Name: Australia Capital: Canberra Population: 21,007,310 Area: 7,686,850 km2 Tel: +61 / Internet: .au Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD) - Rates
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Australian Football League System

Level: 1 A-League view 10 Teams

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A-League

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There is no true ‘football pyramid’ in Australia, with full promotion/ relegation,
as there is no promotion/relegation between the A-League and the state leagues.

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State Associations

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Roll of Honour

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Other links – Other major clubs

Brisbane Strikers – Ballymore Stadium ()
Marconi Stallions – Marconi Stadium (11,500)
Melbourne Knights – Knights Stadium (15,000)
South Melbourne – Bob Jane Stadium (14,000)
Sydney United – Sydney United Sport Centre (12,000)

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The Socceroo’s World Cup started disastrously with a 4-0 demolition by Germany in which star player Tim Cahill was harshly sent off by Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez. Australia found themselves a goal down as early as the eighth minute when Podolski scored and Klose doubled their deficit mid way through the first half. Cahill’s red card came at a time when Australia were starting too come into the game and create some decent chances. He went in for a tackle on Schweinsteiger but seemingly pulled out of the challenger when he realised he wouldn’t get the ball. However, the referee saw it differently and wielded the red card. A man down and Australia’s challenge in the game was over. The Germans used their advantage to rack up two more goals from Mueller and Cacau.

Next up it was Ghana and Australia, minus the suspended Cahill, started well, taking the lead in the 11th minute through Brett Holman. However, disaster struck again mid way through the half when Harry Kewell handled a shot on the line and was shown a straight red card. Ghana converted the penalty to level the scores and, as it turned out, round off the scoring in the match. One point from two games wasn’t anything to write home about, but it did give the Aussies a fighting chance of making the second round if other results went their way in the last group games.

They duly did their part in beating Serbia 2-1, with goals from the returning Tim Cahill and a second of the tournament for Brett Holman, but it wasn’t enough as Germany beat Ghana in the other match. Australia finished third in Group D on four points and went out on goal difference. Another three goals against Serbia would have seen them through but, at the end of the day, it was the thrashing by Germany that cost them. Perhaps it wouldn’t have happened if Cahill hadn’t been dismissed in that game, and had been available for the second game, but we’ll never know.

The Australian squad submitted to FIFA was as follows:

NUMBER – POSITION – NAME – AGE- CLUB

1 – GK – Mark SCHWARZER – 37 – Fulham
12 – GK – Adam FEDERICI – 25 – Reading
18 – GK – Brad JONES – 28 – Middlesbrough
2 – DF – Lucas NEILL – 32 – Galatasaray
3 – DF – Craig MOORE – 34 – no club affiliation
6 – DF – Michael BEAUCHAMP – 29 – Al Jazira
8 – DF – Luke WILKSHIRE – 28 – Dynamo Moscow
11 – DF – Scott CHIPPERFIELD – 34 – Basel
20 – DF – Mark MILLIGAN – 24 – JEF United Ichihara
21 – DF – David CARNEY – 26 – Twente Enschede
5 – MF – Jason CULINA – 29 – Gold Coast United
7 – MF – Brett EMERTON – 31 – Blackburn Rovers
13 – MF – Vince GRELLA – 30 – Blackburn Rovers
15 – MF – Mile JEDINAK – 25 – Antalyaspor
16 – MF – Carl VALERI – 25 – Sassuolo
22 – MF – Dario VIDOSIC – 23 – MSV Duisburg
4 – FW – Tim CAHILL – 30 – Everton
9 – FW – Joshua KENNEDY – 27 – Nagoya Grampus Eight
10 – FW – Harry KEWELL – 31 – Galatasaray
14 – FW – Brett HOLMAN – 26 – AZ Alkmaar
17 – FW – Nikita RUKAVYTSYA – 22 – Twente Enschede
19 – FW – Richard GARCIA – 28 – Hull City
23 – FW – Marco BRESCIANO – 30 – Palermo

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Australia and Denmark faced each other in Roodepoort, South Africa in what was the second of each of their three-match World Cup warm up programmes. It was a tight and cagey affair, lacking in regular goalmouth action. The solitary strike came in the 71st minute when Australian striker Josh Kennedy latched on to a ball into the box to score from close in. It was the Nagoya Grampus striker’s seventh goal in eighteen appearances for the Socceroos and will do his case for a place in the regular starting line up no harm at all. The Danes weren’t able to muster up much of a response and the match ended 1-0.

Having beaten neighbours New Zealand 2-1 in their send-off match in Melbourne last week and dispatched Denmark today, Pim Verbeek’s on-form Australia squad next face the USA in Roodepoort on the 5th of June, eight days before taking on Germany in their first World Cup Group D fixture in Durban. With Harry Kewell set to return from injury, the signs are looking promising for the Socceroos.

Denmark beat Senegal 2-0 in their own send-off game in Aalborg five days ago and perhaps need slightly longer to acclimatise to the South Africa conditions following this result. Their last chance to fine tune their preparations comes against South Africa in Atteridgeville on the 5th of June, nine days before they take on Holland in their opening World Cup Group E fixture in Johannesburg. The hosts are in fine form and will provide a stern test for Morten Olsen’s men.

Australia 1-0 Denmark (01/06/2010)

Starting Line-ups:

Australia:
Schwarzer
Neill
Moore
Chipperfield
Cahill
Garcia
Wilkshire
Culina
Grella
Bresciano
Kennedy

Substitutions:
46 Carney for Cahill
46 Valeri for Chipperfield
46 Holman for Garcia
73 Vidosic for Bresciano
73 Jedinak for Culina
76 Beauchamp for Moore

Denmark:
Andersen
Kroldrup
Mtiliga
Jacobsen
Agger
Poulsen
Jensen
Kahlenberg
Enevoldsen
Eriksen
Tomasson

Substitutions:
46 Poulsen for Jensen
46Rommedahl for Eriksen
62 Larsen for Enevoldsen
62 Gronkjaer for Tomasson
78 Jorgensen for Poulsen
82 Beckmann for Kahlenberg

Goals:
Kennedy (71)