2025 Australia national soccer team season
| Season | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Tony Popovic | ||
| Captain | Mathew Ryan | ||
| Top goalscorer | Jackson Irvine (3) | ||
| Players | 40 | ||
| Goalscorers | 11 | ||
| Debutants | 9 | ||
| Biggest home win | Australia 5–1 Indonesia (20 March) | ||
| Biggest away win | China 0–2 Australia (25 March) | ||
| Highest scoring | Australia 5–1 Indonesia (20 March) | ||
| Longest winning run | 7 (20 March–10 October) | ||
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 (20 March–10 October) | ||
| Longest winless run | 3 (14 October–18 November) | ||
| Longest losing run | 3 (14 October–18 November) | ||
| Highest attendance | 57,226 Australia 1–0 Japan (5 June) | ||
| Lowest attendance | 19,115 Australia 1–0 New Zealand (5 September) | ||
| Average attendance | 37,194 | ||
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← 2024 | |||
This page summarises the Australia men's national soccer team fixtures and results in 2025.
Summary
Australia opened the year sitting second place in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers group, with four games remaining.[1] They won their first match against Indonesia at home 5–1, with Jackson Irvine scoring a brace and Martin Boyle, Nishan Velupillay, and Lewis Miller scoring a goal each. Indonesia pulled one back through Dutch-born Ole Romeny.[2] The second match away against China ended with an Australian victory, with Irvine and Velupillay each scoring to ensure a 2–0 scoreline, while midfielder Ryan Teague made his senior international debut.[3] In their third match of the year, Australia hosted Japan in Perth, beating them 1–0 with Aziz Behich scoring his first goal in 13 years during stoppage time.[4] Optus Stadium was sold out for the game, with a record 57,226 fans marking the largest crowd since 2017.[5] The result placed Australia in second place in the group poised to qualify directly for the World Cup, with a loss by five or more goals to Saudi Arabia being the only possible scenario for them to miss out.[6] In the last match, Australia secured their place at the 2026 World Cup with a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah. After Abdulrahman Al-Aboud opened the scoring for the hosts, Connor Metcalfe equalised with his first international goal and Mitch Duke scored the winner.[7] This marked the first time they qualified directly since the 2014 edition and their sixth consecutive qualification.[8]
Following their qualification for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2010, New Zealand proposed reigniting the Soccer Ashes series against Australia as part of their tournament preparation.[9] The 2025 edition of the series was confirmed in June, with two matches scheduled for September in Canberra at GIO Stadium and in Auckland at Go Media Stadium.[10] Australia won the home leg in Canberra 1–0, with Max Balard scoring on debut and Paul Izzo and Nicolas Milanovic making their international debuts too.[11] The return leg, away in Auckland, was also won by Australia with a 3–1 scoreline, with Australia retaining the Soccer Ashes with a 4–1 aggregate victory. Leading the way for Australia were former Adelaide United South Australian duo Mohamed Toure and Nestory Irankunda who scored a brace and a single goal. New Zealand only managed to pull one back with Chris Wood's goal.[12]
In July 2025, Football Australia announced that the team would travel to North America in October to play friendlies against Canada in Montreal[13] and against the United States in Colorado.[14] Australia won the friendly against Canada 1–0 with Irankunda scoring the goal and Jacob Italiano making his international debut.[15] Against the United States, Australia recorded their first loss since Tony Popovic took over as coach. Despite Jordan Bos scoring the first goal, American striker Haji Wright scored a brace to give the United States a 2–1 victory. The loss also prevented Australia from climbing up the FIFA rankings which would potentially gift them an easier draw at the 2026 World Cup group stage.[16][17]
Continue their preparation for the 2026 World Cup, the Australian team returned to the United States in November 2025 to play friendlies against Venezuela and Colombia.[18] They lost the first match to Venezuela 1–0 with Jesús Ramírez scoring the only goal. Australia started the match with Patrick Beach, Kai Trewin, and Paul Okon-Engstler making their debuts, while Al Hassan Toure came on in the second half to make his debut too.[19] Before the second match, a virus hit the playing group, reducing training time and match fitness, and Australia lost to Colombia 3–0 with James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz, and Jefferson Lerma scoring.[20]
Record
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| World Cup qualifiers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 |
Match results
Friendlies
| 5 September Soccer Ashes | Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| 19:45 UTC+10 |
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Report | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland) |
| 9 September Soccer Ashes | New Zealand | 1–3 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 19:00 UTC+12 |
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Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 18,213 Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland) |
| 10 October | Canada | 0–1 | Australia | Montreal, Canada |
| 19:30 UTC−6 | Report |
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Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica) |
| 14 October | United States | 2–1 | Australia | Commerce City, United States |
| 19:00 UTC−6 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,218 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada) |
| 14 November | Venezuela | 1–0 | Australia | Houston, United States |
| 20:00 UTC−6 |
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Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
| 18 November | Colombia | 3–0 | Australia | New York City, United States |
| 21:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Citi Field Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
World Cup qualifiers
| 20 March Third round | Australia | 5–1 | Indonesia | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:10 UTC+11 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 35,241 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 25 March Third round | China | 0–2 | Australia | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 70,588 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) |
| 5 June Third round | Australia | 1–0 | Japan | Perth, Australia |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Perth Stadium Attendance: 57,226 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
| 10 June Third round | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Australia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:15 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 24,620 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
Player statistics
Correct as of 18 November 2025 (v. Colombia).
Numbers are listed by player's number in last match played
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Friendlies | World Cup qualifiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Tom Glover | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AUS | Paul Izzo | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | AUS | Joe Gauci | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | AUS | Patrick Beach | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Miloš Degenek | 9 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Lewis Miller | 10 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Kye Rowles | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Jordan Bos | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Callum Elder | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | AUS | Kasey Bos | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Jason Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Kai Trewin | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Fran Karačić | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Alex Grant | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Jacob Italiano | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Cameron Burgess | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Jason Geria | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Alessandro Circati | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | AUS | James Overy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Jack Iredale | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Anthony Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Connor Metcalfe | 8 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Ajdin Hrustic | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Aiden O'Neill | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Riley McGree | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Max Balard | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Ryan Teague | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Cameron Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Patrick Yazbek | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AUS | Paul Okon-Engstler | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine | 4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | AUS | Martin Boyle | 10 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Nishan Velupillay | 2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Nicolas Milanovic | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Nicholas D'Agostino | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Nestory Irankunda | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Kusini Yengi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Adam Taggart | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Mohamed Toure | 7 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Brandon Borrello | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Adrian Segecic | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Daniel Arzani | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Al Hassan Toure | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Mitchell Duke | 5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Samuel Silvera | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Marco Tilio | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Craig Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
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