This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2004.
2004 season | |
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Manager | Frank Farina |
2004 commenced with a trip to Venezuela for a first ever meeting with the Venezuela national football team in a friendly which finished 1–1 after an injury time equaliser to the hosts. [1] This was followed by a 1–0 friendly win in London over South Africa. Following this Australia hosted Turkey in a two-match friendly series. [2] The Turks were ranked 7th in the world at the time and won both fixtures, 3–1 in Sydney [3] and then 1–0 in Melbourne.
In late May and early June Australia hosted the final tournament of the 2004 OFC Nations Cup in Adelaide. The tournament doubled as qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Australia largely cruised through their matches [4] although a surprise 2–2 draw with Solomon Islands in the last game meant the two nations would meet again in a two-legged playoff to determine the OFC Nations champions.
These fixtures took place in October. Australia comfortably won both legs. A 5–1 win [5] in Honiara was followed with a 6–0 win [6] in Sydney to be crowned OFC Nations champions and qualify for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.
The year ended with a 2–2 friendly draw in London to Norway.
Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Friendly matches | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
OFC Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
Total | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 11 |
18 February Friendly | Venezuela | 1–1 | Australia | Caracas, Venezuela |
Arango 92' | 18' Agostino | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Oscar Julian Ruiz (Colombia) |
30 March Friendly | Australia | 1–0 | South Africa | London, England |
Bresciano 19' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,108 Referee: Mark Halsey (England) |
21 May Friendly | Australia | 1–3 | Turkey | Sydney, Australia |
Bresciano 47' (pen.) | 42' Özat 69', 75' Şükür | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 28,326 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) |
24 May Friendly | Australia | 0–1 | Turkey | Melbourne, Australia |
Kahveci 42' | Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 28,953 Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand) |
29 May Group Stage | Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Adelaide, Australia |
Bresciano 40' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
31 May Group Stage | Australia | 9–0 | Tahiti | Adelaide, Australia |
Cahill 14', 47' Skoko 43' Simon 44' (o.g.) Sterjovski 51', 61', 74' Zdrilic 85' Chipperfield 89' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu) |
2 June Group Stage | Australia | 6–1 | Fiji | Adelaide, Australia |
Madaschi 6', 50' Cahill 39', 66', 75' Elrich 89' | 19' Gataurua | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) |
4 June Group Stage | Australia | 3–0 | Vanuatu | Adelaide, Australia |
Aloisi 25', 85' Emerton 81' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti) |
6 June Group Stage | Australia | 2–2 | Solomon Islands | Adelaide, Australia |
Cahill 50' Emerton 52' | 43', 75' Menapi | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) |
9 October Final 1st Leg | Solomon Islands | 1–5 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
Suri 60' | 5', 28' Skoko 19' Milicic 43' Emerton 79' Elrich | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) |
12 October Final 2nd Leg | Australia | 6–0 | Solomon Islands | Sydney, Australia |
Milicic 5' Kewell 8' Vidmar 60' Thompson 79' Elrich 82' Emerton 89' | (Report) | 60' Suri | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 19,208 Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji) |
Player | Friendlies | OFC Nations Cup | Total Goals |
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Cahill | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Emerton | - | 4 | 4 |
Skoko | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Bresciano | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Elrich | - | 3 | 3 |
Sterjovski | - | 3 | 3 |
Aloisi | - | 2 | 2 |
Madaschi | - | 2 | 2 |
Milicic | - | 2 | 2 |
Agostino | 1 | - | 1 |
Chipperfield | - | 1 | 1 |
Kewell | - | 1 | 1 |
Thompson | - | 1 | 1 |
Vidmar | - | 1 | 1 |
Zdrilic | - | 1 | 1 |
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