2010 Australia national soccer team season
This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2010.
| 2010 season | |||
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| Chairmen | Frank Lowy | ||
| Manager | Pim Verbeek | ||
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Summary
The year started with Australia's final two qualification matches for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Qualification was sealed by topping the group. Australia won four of eight friendlies during the year however the main event was the 2010 World Cup. With a win, draw and a loss, Australia failed to progress from the group stage on goal difference.
Record
| Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| World Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Asian Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
Match results
Friendlies
| 24 May 2010 | Australia  | 2–1 |  New Zealand | Melbourne, Australia |
Vidošić  57' Holman 90+4' |
[ (Report)] | 16' Killen |
Stadium: MCG Attendance: 55,659 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States) |
| 1 June 2010 | Australia | 1–0 |  Denmark | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Kennedy 71' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Ruimsig Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
| 5 June 2010 | United States  | 3–1 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Buddle 4', 31' Gomez 90+3' |
[ (Report)] | 19' Cahill |
Stadium: Ruimsig Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Abdul Ebrahim (South Africa) |
| 11 August 2010 | Slovenia  | 2–0 | Australia | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Dedič 78' Ljubijankič 90+1' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 16,155 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 3 September 2010 | Switzerland  | 0–0 | Australia | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| [ (Report)] | Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: 14,660 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria) |
| 7 September 2010 | Poland  | 1–2 | Australia | Kraków, Poland |
| Lewandowski 18' |
[ (Report)] | 13' Holman 26' (pen.) Wilkshire |
Stadium: Stadion Miejski in Kraków Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
| 9 October 2010 | Australia | 1–0 |  Paraguay | Sydney, Australia |
| Carney 53' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 25,210 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 17 November 2010 | Egypt  | 3–0 | Australia | Cairo, Egypt |
| El-Zaher 28' Gedo 59' Zidan 90' (pen.) |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria) |
| 13 June 2010 Group stage | Germany  | 4–0 | Australia | Durban, South Africa |
| 20:30 UTC+02:00 | Podolski 8' Klose 26' Müller 67' Cacau 70' |
Report | Cahill  56' |
Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Attendance: 62,660 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| 19 June 2010 Group stage | Ghana  | 1–1 | Australia | Rustenburg, South Africa |
| 16:00 UTC+02:00 | Gyan 25' (pen.) |
Report | 11' Holman Kewell 24' |
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 34,812 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 23 June 2010 Group stage | Australia | 2–1 |  Serbia | Nelspruit, South Africa |
| 20:30 UTC+02:00 | Cahill 69' Holman 73' |
Report | 84' Pantelić |
Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Attendance: 37,836 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| 6 January 2010 Group B | Kuwait  | 2–2 | Australia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 17:30 UTC+03:00 | Bandar 40' Nasser 44' |
[ (Report)] | 3' Wilkshire 5' Heffernan |
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 3 March 2010 Group stage | Australia | 1–0 |  Indonesia | Brisbane, Australia |
| 19:00 UTC+10:00 | Milligan 42' |
[ (Report)] | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,422 Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan) |
Goal scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Brett Holman | 4 |
| Tim Cahill | 2 |
| Luke Wilkshire | 2 |
| David Carney | 1 |
| Dean Heffernan | 1 |
| Joshua Kennedy | 1 |
| Mark Milligan | 1 |
| Dario Vidošić | 1 |
References
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