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Australia men's national soccer team results (1950–1979)

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This article provides details of international soccer games played by the Australia men's national soccer team from 1959 to 1979.

1950s

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1950

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11 June International Friendly Southern Rhodesia  0–5  Australia Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Report
Stadium: Old Hararians Ground
Attendance: 5,000
17 June International Friendly Southern Rhodesia  1–4  Australia Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
15:45
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Report
Stadium: Queens Sports Club
Attendance: 6,000
24 June International Friendly South Africa  3–2  Australia Durban, South Africa
Report
Stadium: Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J. Edgar (South Africa)
1 July International Friendly South Africa  2–1  Australia Johannesburg, South Africa
Report
Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rautenbach (South Africa)
8 July International Friendly South Africa  1–2  Australia Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Report
Stadium: Crusader Ground
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: A.S. Finlay (South Africa)
22 July International Friendly South Africa  0–2  Australia Cape Town, South Africa
Report
Stadium: Hartleyvale Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stanley Krantz (South Africa)

1954

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14 August International Friendly Australia  1–2  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
14:45 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Melbourne Showgrounds
Referee: George Gatt (Australia)
28 August International Friendly Australia  4–1  New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
15:15
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: V. Robertson (Australia)
4 September International Friendly Australia  4–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
15:00
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Dick Thorpe (Australia)

1955

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3 September International Friendly Australia  0–3  South Africa Brisbane, Australia
15:00 Report
Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Bill Malcolm (Australia)
10 September International Friendly Australia  0–2  South Africa Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Melbourne Showgrounds
Attendance: 1,809
Referee: W. Curren (Australia)
17 September International Friendly Australia  0–8  South Africa Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Kensington Oval
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Joe Harvey (Australia)
24 September International Friendly Australia  0–6  South Africa Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Ron Wright (Australia)
1 October International Friendly Australia  1–4  South Africa Newcastle, Australia
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,907
Referee: Gordon Muir (Australia)

1956

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27 November 1956 Summer Olympics First round Australia  2–0  Japan Melbourne, Australia
15:30 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: Reginald Lund (New Zealand)
1 December 1956 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals Australia  2–4  India Melbourne, Australia
13:30 UTC+11
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: C.H. Wensveen (Indonesia)
12 December International Friendly Australia  1–7  India Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Herbert Imlay (Australia)

1958

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16 August International Friendly New Zealand  2–3  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Basin Reserve
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Maurice Swain (New Zealand)
23 August International Friendly New Zealand  2–2  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Carlaw Park
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: R. Lund (New Zealand)

1960s

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1965

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21 November 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification North Korea  6–1  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
24 November 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia  1–3  North Korea Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report
Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Gregory Anthony de Silva (Singapore)
26 November International Friendly Cambodia  0–0  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alng Kim Ean (Cambodia)
29 November International Friendly Hong Kong  1–0  Australia Hong Kong, China
Report Stadium: Government Stadium
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Len Ken-Chie (Hong Kong)
7 December International Friendly Malaysia  0–1  Australia Ipoh, Malaysia
Report
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Boswell (Malaysia)
8 December International Friendly Malaysia  0–3  Australia Ipoh, Malaysia
Report
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 300

1967

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28 May International Friendly Australia  0–1  Scotland Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Royal Agricultural Showground
Attendance: 34,792
Referee: Bill Hosie (Australia)
Note: The match was originally not considered as an international A match by the Scottish Football Association, but later was reclassified.[1]
31 May International Friendly Australia  1–2  Scotland Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Norwood Oval
Attendance: 10,315
Referee: Des Maitland (Australia)
Note: The match was originally not considered as an international A match by the Scottish Football Association, but later was reclassified.[1]
3 June International Friendly Australia  0–2  Scotland Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 22,138
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
Note: The match was originally not considered as an international A match by the Scottish Football Association, but later was reclassified.[1]
5 November 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Group A Australia  5–3  New Zealand Saigon, South Vietnam
Report
Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hong Duk-yong (South Korea)
7 November 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Group A South Vietnam  0–1  Australia Saigon, South Vietnam
Report
Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium
Referee: N.F. Nice (Malaysia)
11 November 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Group A Australia  5–1  Singapore Saigon, South Vietnam
Report
Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
12 November 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Semi-finals Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Malaysia Saigon, South Vietnam
Report Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
14 November 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup Final Australia  3–2  South Korea Saigon, South Vietnam
Report Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
17 November International Friendly Indonesia  0–2  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
21 November International Friendly Singapore  1–6  Australia Kallang, Singapore
Report
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
27 November International Friendly Malaysia  0–4  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report
Stadium: Stadium Merdeka
Attendance: 500

1968

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30 March International Friendly Australia  2–2  Japan Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 8,646
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia
31 March International Friendly Australia  3–1  Japan Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,974
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia
4 April International Friendly Australia  1–3  Japan Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Norwood Oval
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Des Maitland (Australia

1969

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19 July International Friendly Australia  1–0  Greece Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,129
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
23 July International Friendly Australia  2–2  Greece Brisbane, Australia
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Attendance: 8,649
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
27 July International Friendly Australia  0–2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 24,416
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
10 October 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First round Japan  1–3  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
14 October 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First round Australia  2–1  South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: George Suppiah (Singapore)
16 October 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First round Australia  1–1  Japan Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: George Suppiah (Singapore)
20 October 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First round South Korea  1–1  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
23 November 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round Rhodesia  1–1  Australia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report
Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: António Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round Australia  0–0  Rhodesia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: António Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
29 November 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round Australia  3–1  Rhodesia Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Salazar Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: António Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
14 December 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 29,737
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

1970s

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4 November International Friendly Iran  1–2  Australia Tehran, Iran
Report Stadium: Amjadiah Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Daud Nasiri (Iran)
10 November International Friendly Israel  0–1  Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Report Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
17 November International Friendly Greece  1–3  Australia Athens, Greece
Report
Stadium: Panathinaikos Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nikolaos Giannopoulos (Greece)
2 December International Friendly Mexico  3–0  Australia Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abel Aguilar (Mexico)

1971

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11 November International Friendly Australia  2–2  Israel Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 5,062
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)
14 November International Friendly Australia  1–0  Israel Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 11,282
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
21 November International Friendly Australia  1–3  Israel Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Roger Lamb (Australia)

1972

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7 October International Friendly Indonesia  1–4  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Senayan Stadium
Attendance: 11,258
Referee: Achmad Karim (Indonesia)
9 October International Friendly New Zealand  1–3  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Senayan Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kosasih Kartadiredja (Indonesia)
15 October International Friendly South Vietnam  0–1  Australia Saigon, South Vietnam
Report Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kosasih Kartadiredja (South Vietnam)
22 October International Friendly South Korea  1–1  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kim Ju-won (South Korea)
24 October International Friendly South Korea  0–2  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mang Myung-sup (South Korea)
29 October International Friendly Philippines  0–6  Australia Manila, Philippines
Report
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Julian Esguarra (Philippines)

1973

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14 February International Friendly Australia  2–2  Bulgaria Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,648
Referee: Roger Lamb (Australia)
16 February International Friendly Australia  1–3  Bulgaria Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8,576
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
18 February International Friendly Australia  0–2  Bulgaria Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 9,204
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
4 March 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B1 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Newmarket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lak Tat-sun (Hong Kong)
11 March 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B1 Australia  3–1  Iraq Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 23,762
Referee: Govindsamy Suppiah (Singapore)
13 March 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B1 Australia  2–1  Indonesia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 23,762
Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)
16 March 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B1 Australia  3–3  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: K. Mahendron Malaysia)
18 March 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B1 Australia  0–0  Iraq Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 10,684
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)
24 March 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B1 Australia  6–0  Indonesia Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 10,684
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)
18 August 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B Final Australia  3–0  Iran Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 28,881
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
24 August 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B Final Iran  2–0  Australia Tehran, Iran
Report Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium
Attendance: 128,000
Referee: Pavel Kasakov (Soviet Union)
28 October 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Australia  0–0  South Korea Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 32,005
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)
10 November 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round South Korea  2–2  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Arie van Gemert (Netherlands)
13 November 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round play-off Australia  1–0  South Korea Hong Kong, China
Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Arie van Gemert (Netherlands)

1974

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25 April International Friendly Australia  0–0  Uruguay Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 20,283
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
27 April International Friendly Australia  2–0  Uruguay Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 23,302
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
21 May International Friendly Indonesia  1–2  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Stadium: Senayan Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Juremi (Indonesia)
28 May International Friendly Israel  2–1  Australia Jaffa, Israel
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
14 June 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1 East Germany  2–0  Australia Hamburg, West Germany
19:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
18 June 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1 Australia  0–3  West Germany Hamburg, West Germany
19:30 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Mahmoud Mustafa Kamel (Egypt)
22 June 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1 Australia  0–0  Chile West Berlin, West Germany
16:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)
Note: While official match reports show Richards as having been booked twice (in the 37th and 83rd minutes), the referee showed Richards cards on four occasions. He was shown the red card several minutes after being shown his 3rd yellow card.[2]

1975

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6 August International Friendly Australia  1–0  China Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)
16 November International Friendly Australia  0–0  Soviet Union Perth, Australia
Report Stadium: Perry Lakes Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
20 November International Friendly Australia  0–3  Soviet Union Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)
23 November International Friendly Australia  1–2  Soviet Union Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)
26 November International Friendly Australia  0–0  Soviet Union Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Attendance: 6,845
Referee: Des Miles (Australia)
30 November International Friendly Australia  2–3  Soviet Union Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
3 December International Friendly Australia  1–1  Soviet Union Newcastle, Australia
Report Stadium: Newcastle Showground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

1976

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29 February International Friendly New Zealand  0–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Newmarket Park
Attendance: 12,300
2 March International Friendly Australia  3–1  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)
11 August International Friendly Australia  0–1  Hong Kong Canberra, Australia
Report Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
18 August International Friendly Australia  2–0  Hong Kong Gosford, Australia
Report Stadium: Grahame Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
20 October International Friendly Indonesia  1–1  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Soedorso (Indonesia)
22 October International Friendly Singapore  0–1  Australia Kallang, Singapore
Report Stadium: Kallang National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lee (Singapore)
24 October International Friendly Hong Kong  0–2  Australia Hong Kong, China
Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
29 October International Friendly China  0–2  Australia Guangzhou, China
Report
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
3 November International Friendly Israel  1–1  Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: René Mathieu (Switzerland)

1977

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12 February International Friendly Australia  1–1  Israel Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,302
Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)
16 February International Friendly Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,961
Referee: Des Miles (Australia)
13 March 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Australia  3–0  Taiwan Ba, Fiji
Report Stadium: Govind Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: P. Watana (Thailand)
16 March 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Taiwan  1–2  Australia Ba, Fiji
Report
Stadium: Govind Park
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
19 March International Friendly Fiji  1–0  Australia Suva, Fiji
Report Referee: Bob Khan (Fiji)
27 March 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,120
Referee: Chan Tam Sun (Hong Kong)
30 March 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
10 July 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Australia  3–0  Hong Kong Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
14 August 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Australia  0–1  Iran Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 17,735
Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)
27 August 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Australia  2–1  South Korea Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 8,719
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
16 October 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Australia  1–2  Kuwait Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,015
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
30 October 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Hong Kong  2–5  Australia Hong Kong, China
Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
13 November International Friendly Singapore  0–2  Australia Singapore
Report
19 November 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Kuwait  1–0  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
Report Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)
25 November 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round Iran  1–0  Australia Tehran, Iran
Report Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

1978

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11 June International Friendly Australia  1–2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
14 June International Friendly Australia  0–1  Greece Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
18 June International Friendly Australia  1–1  Greece Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: David Yelland (Australia)

1979

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13 June International Friendly New Zealand  1–0  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Newmarket Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tom Delahunty (New Zealand)
27 November International Friendly Taiwan  0–2  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
Report
Attendance: 2,000

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson". Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "World Cup countdown No.28: Zinedine Zidane gets 28th red card of 2006 finals". news.com.au. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014.
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