2001 Australia national soccer team season

June 2020 April 2011 Australia 2001 Frank Farina 2000 2002 This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2001. Summary Australia started a busy 2001 with an away friendly in Bogotá, Colombia where they went three goals behind to the hosts before pulling two back late. In April, Australia commenced their qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup by hosting a group of five in the OFC qualification First Round at Coffs Harbour. In the first game against Tonga, Australia set a new world record for an international football match when they won 22–0.Australia set record https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/Soccer/Australia-set-record-20010410 News24 13 April 2020 Just two days later, they broke that record when they won 31–0 against American Samoa.Australia Score 31 Without Loss In Record Win https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3003021/Australia-score-31-without-loss-in-record-win.html The Telegraph 13 April 2020 Archie Thompson also set an individual world record by scoring 13 goals in the game. With Australia winning their next two games they comfortably proceeded to the OFC Final Round against New Zealand later in the year. As champions of the 2000 OFC Nations Cup, Australia headed to South Korea for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. They were drawn in a group with hosts South Korea; 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winners, France and Mexico, winners of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Australia beat Mexico in the opening game with a first half goal to Shaun Murphy and another to Josip Skoko in the second half.Tuckerman Mike Beating France and Brazil? Australia did both in 2001 https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/05/29/beating-france-brazil-australia-2001/ The Roar 13 April 2020 They then had a surprise victory over France when Clayton Zane scored the only goal of the game. Despite losing the third game 1–0 to South Korea, Australia finished second in the group on goal difference to proceed to the semi-final stage. They had to travel to Yokohama to play against Japan, the joint hosts, and lost the game 1–0. Australia finished off the tournament with another upset victory to claim third-place. This time it was against Brazil when Murphy scored in the 84th minute for a 1–0 victory. Nine days later Australia were in Wellington for the first leg of the second round of World Cup qualification. Brett Emerton scored a double and despite a late Danny Tiatto red card they held on for a 2–0 win. The second leg was held in front of a crowd of 41,976 at Stadium Australia in Sydney and a 4–1 win gave them a 6–1 aggregate victory and meant Australia would proceed to OFC–CONMEBOL play-off against the fifth placed South American side. Heading back to Japan for an August friendly saw Australia lose 3–0 and in November they hosted the current world ranked number one nation, France in a friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Craig Moore gave Australia the lead just prior to half-time however French striker David Trezeguet equalised just after the break and the game finished 1–1.Australia v France, 11 November 2001 https://www.11v11.com/matches/australia-v-france-11-november-2001-271501/ 11v11.com 13 April 2020 The year finished up with a two-legged tie to attempt to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Australia hadn't participated since the 1974 FIFA World Cup and they came up against Uruguay. The first leg was played in Melbourne and a Kevin Muscat penalty in the 78th minute gave Australia a 1–0 lead going into the second leg.Hall Matthew Muscat gives Australia an edge https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/nov/21/worldcupfootball2002.sport The Guardian 21 November 2001 12 April 2020 On 25 November the second leg was played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. An early goal by Darío Silva for Uruguay brought the tie level however a second half brace by Richard Morales gave victory and World Cup qualification to Uruguay.Fahey Jessica Australia's world is turned upside down once more https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/nov/26/newsstory.sport1 The Guardian 26 November 2001 12 April 2020 Record Type GP W D L GF GAFriendly matches301237Confederations Cup530242World Cup qualifiers8701734 Total1610158013 Match results Friendlies 28 February 2001 Friendly match COL 3–2 Australia Serna 12 Salazar 66 Grisales 75 77 pen Corica 90 Chipperfield Bogotá, Colombia Nemesio Camacho Stadium 2,071 Spain Henry Cervantes L 15 August 2001 Friendly match JPN 3–0 Australia Yanagisawa 19Hattori 53Nakayama 65 pen Shizuoka Stadium Fukuroi, Japan 60,000 CHN Zhang Jianjun L 11 November 2001 Friendly match Australia 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/australia-v-france-11-november-2001-271501/ report FRA Moore 43 49 Trezeguet Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia 53,173 AUS Simon Micallef D Confederations Cup 30 May 2001 Group match MEX 0–2 AUS 20 Murphy 55 Skoko Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon, South Korea 6,232 ZIM Felix Tangawarima W 1 June 2001 Group match AUS 1–0 FRA Zane 89 Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu, South Korea 44,400 GUA Carlos Batres W 3 June 2001 Group match KOR 1–0 AUS Hwang 24 Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon, South Korea 42,759 COL Oscar Julian Ruiz L 7 June 2001 Semi-final JPN 1–0 AUS Nakata 43 Yokohama International Stadium Yokohama, Japan 48,699 MEX Benito Archundia L 9 June 2001 3rd place AUS 1–0 BRA Murphy 84 Munsu Cup Stadium Ulsan, South Korea 28,520 GER Hellmut Krug W World Cup qualifiers 9 April 2001 OFC group match TON 0–22 AUS Chipperfield 3 83Mori 13 23 40 58Aloisi 14 24 37 45 52 63Muscat 18 30 54 82Popovic 67Vidmar 74Zdrilic 78 90Thompson 80Boutsianis 87 International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia 1,500 VAN Harry Atisson W 11 April 2001 OFC group match AUS 31–0 ASA Boutsianis 10 50 84Thompson 12 23 27 29 3237 42 45 56 6065 85 88Zdrilic 13 21 25 33 5866 78 89Vidmar 14 80Popovic 17 19Colosimo 51 81De Amicis 55 International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia 3,500 TAH Ronan Leaustic W 14 April 2001 OFC group match FIJ 0–2 AUS Corica 23Foxe 81 International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia 1,500 NZL Derek Rugg W 16 April 2001 OFC group match AUS 11–0 SAM A. Vidmar 5 50Zdrillic 28 57Foxe 44Popovic 55 89Thompson 75 88Chipperfield 76Bureta 81 o.g. International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia 1,500 NZL Brian Precious W 20 June 2001 OFC final round NZL 0–2 AUS Emerton 6 82 Westpac Trust Stadium Wellington, New Zealand 19,500 JPN Masayoshi Okada W 24 June 2001 OFC final round AUS 4–1 NZL Zdrilic 5 82Emerton 40Aloisi 56 Coveny 44 pen. Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 41,976 KOR Kwon Jung Chul W 20 November 2001 Play-off AUS 1–0 URU Muscat 79 pen. Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia 84,656 ITA Graziano Cesari W 25 November 2001 Play-off URU 3–0 AUS Silva 14 Morales 70 90 Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 62,000 UAE Ali Bujsaim L Goal scorers Player Goals Archie Thompson16 David Zdrillic14 John Aloisi7 Kevin Muscat5 Tony Popovic5 Con Boutsianis4 Scott Chipperfield4 Damian Mori4 Aurelio Vidmar4 Brett Emerton3 Simon Colosimo2 Steve Corica2 Hayden Foxe2 Shaun Murphy2 Fausto De Amicis1 Craig Moore1 Josip Skoko1 Tony Vidmar1 Clayton Zane1 References Ozfootball.net Australian National Team Results 2001 2001 Category:Australia men's national soccer team results Category:2000–01 in Australian soccer Category:2001–02 in Australian soccer Category:2001 national football team results