FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Australia national football team

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The Australian National Football Team nicknamed a “Socceroos, Aussies. The Australian team could be the first team to qualify for the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa. The team is controlled by Football Federation Australia (FFA). Australia is a four-time Oceania Football Confederation champion and has represented at two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1974 and 2006. The Australian national team first played at the World Cup finals in West Germany in 1974.
Team configuration

Nickname(s)	Socceroos, Aussies
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC
Head coach	Netherlands Pim Verbeek
Captain	Lucas Neill
Most caps	Alex Tobin (87)
Top scorer	Damian Mori (29)
FIFA code	AUS
FIFA ranking	23
Highest FIFA ranking	14 (September 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking	92 (June 2000)

Current players Australia

Goalkeepers Clint Bolton Eugene Galeković Danny Vukovic Danny Vukovic

Defenders Luke Wilkshire Jade North Simon Colosimo Jon McKain Mark Milligan Scott Jamieson Robert Cornthwaite Andrew Durante Shannon Cole Luke DeVere

Midfielders Jason Culina Mile Sterjovski Jacob Burns Matt McKay Matt Thompson Michael Zullo Stuart Musialik Michael Marrone Thomas Oar Ben Kantarovski

Strikers Joshua Kennedy Alex Brosque David Williams Mathew Leckie Daniel McBreen

Honours
FIFA World Cup

Round of 16: 2006
Group Stage: 1974
Qualified: 2010
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runners-Up (Silver Medal): 1997

3rd Place (Bronze Medal): 2001
Group Stage: 2005

Captains

List of Australian national association football team captains

Peter Wilson
Paul Wade
Alex Tobin
Charlie Yankos
John Kosmina
Johnny Warren
Paul Okon
Lucas Neill
Mark Viduka]
Mark Viduka
Craig Moore