List of international goals scored by Tim Cahill

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Tim Cahill is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Australia men's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Socceroos") from 2004 to 2018. During his international career, he scored 50 goals in 108 appearances for the side, making him the nation's men's all-time record goalscorer. He played his final game for Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Peru, and announced his retirement following the end of the tournament. [1] [2] Cahill was well known for his trademark goal celebration, in which he ran to the corner of the pitch and shadowboxed the corner flag. [3]

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Cahill made his debut for Australia in a friendly against South Africa in March 2004. [4] He scored his first two goals for the side in a win over Tahiti at the 2004 OFC Nations Cup. [5] In the next game of the tournament, he scored his first international hat-trick against Fiji. [6] His 12th international goal, and Australia's first in an Asian Cup, was against Oman on 8 July at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. [7] His 29th international goal against Costa Rica on 19 November 2013 equalled fellow Australian Damian Mori's record, [8] which he surpassed on 5 March 2014 with two goals in a friendly against Ecuador. [9] During a 4–0 win over Bangladesh on 17 November 2015 in a 2018 World Cup second round qualifier, he scored the first three goals of the match, marking his second and final international hat-trick. [10] Excluding those two hat-tricks, Cahill scored twice in an international match on ten occasions.

During his international career, Cahill scored five goals against AFC rivals Japan, more than he scored against any other country. [11] Two of these goals were at the 2006 World Cup, which were also the first goals scored by Australia at any World Cup. [12] He also scored against Serbia at the 2010 World Cup [13] and against both Chile and the Netherlands at the 2014 World Cup. [14] [15] His volleyed goal against the Netherlands was subsequently nominated for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award, an award given to the player who scored the "most beautiful" goal of the calendar year. [16]

On 10 October 2017, Cahill scored both goals in a 2–1 win over Syria during a 2018 World Cup fourth round qualifier. The second of these was Cahill's 50th and final international goal, [17] making him the 59th man to score 50 international goals. [18] During his career, Cahill scored six goals at three Asian Cups (2007, 2011, 2015) and six goals at one OFC Nations Cup (2004). [11] Thirteen of Cahill's 50 international goals were scored in friendlies, all of them against nations from each of the six confederations. [19]

Goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cahill goal. [11]
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1231 May 2004 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1–09–0 2004 OFC Nations Cup [20]
24–0
332 June 2004 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, AustraliaFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–16–12004 OFC Nations Cup [21]
44–1
55–1
646 June 2004Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, AustraliaFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–12–22004 OFC Nations Cup [22]
7516 November 2004 Craven Cottage, London, England Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–12–2 Friendly [23]
8113 September 2005 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4–07–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
9154 June 2006 Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–11–1Friendly [25]
101712 June 2006 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–13–1 2006 FIFA World Cup [26]
112–1
12248 July 2007 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1–11–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup [27]
13286 February 2008 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2–03–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round [28]
142915 October 2008 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AustraliaFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–04–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round [29]
153317 June 2009 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round [30]
162–1
173412 August 2009 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–03–0Friendly [31]
182–0
193614 October 2009Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of Oman.svg  Oman 1–01–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification [32]
20405 June 2010 Ruimsig Stadium, Roodepoort, South Africa Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–3Friendly [33]
214223 June 2010 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South AfricaFlag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 1–02–1 2010 FIFA World Cup [34]
224711 January 2011 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Flag of India.svg  India 1–04–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup [35]
234–0
245310 August 2011 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–12–1Friendly [36]
25586 September 2012 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1–03–0Friendly [37]
266016 October 2012 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1–12–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round [38]
276126 March 2013 Stadium Australia, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Oman.svg  Oman 1–22–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round [39]
286311 June 2013Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round [40]
296619 November 2013Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–01–0Friendly [41]
30675 March 2014 The Den, London, EnglandFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1–03–4Friendly [42]
313–0
326826 May 2014Stadium Australia, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–11–1Friendly [43]
337013 June 2014 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–21–3 2014 FIFA World Cup [44]
347118 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, BrazilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–12–32014 FIFA World Cup [45]
35738 September 2014Craven Cottage, London, EnglandFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–03–2Friendly [46]
367618 November 2014 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–21–2Friendly [47]
37779 January 2015 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–14–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup [48]
388022 January 2015Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AustraliaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–02–02015 AFC Asian Cup [49]
392–0
40858 September 2015 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2–03–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round [50]
413–0
428712 November 2015 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, AustraliaFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round [51]
438817 November 2015 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round [52]
442–0
453–0
468929 March 2016Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–05–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round [53]
473–0
48926 September 2016 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–01–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round [54]
4910310 October 2017Stadium Australia, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–12–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round [55]
502–1

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