2004 Australia national soccer team season

November 2015 November 2015This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2004. Australia 2004 Frank Farina 2003 2005 Summary 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.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2004A.html Socceroo 2004 Matches 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.https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-v-turkey-match-preview Australia V Turkey - Match Preview 22 May 2004 The Turks were ranked 7th in the world at the time and won both fixtures, 3–1 in Sydney http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/match?gameId=151516 Australia vs. Turkey - Football Match Summary - May 21, 2004 - ESPN 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 matcheshttps://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-through-nations-cup-play Australia Through to Nations Cup Play-off 5 June 2004 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 winhttp://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2674-0-0-0&sID=25179&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=93773 Game One - Full Match Summary - 2004 OFC Nations Cup / 2006 FIFA World Cup - Stage 2 - SportsTG 9 January 2019 9 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190109204959/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2674-0-0-0&sID=25179&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=93773 dead in Honiara was followed with a 6–0 winhttp://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2674-0-0-0&sID=25179&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=93769 Game Two - Full Match Summary - 2004 OFC Nations Cup / 2006 FIFA World Cup - Stage 2 - SportsTG 9 January 2019 9 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190109204912/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2674-0-0-0&sID=25179&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=93769 dead 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. Record Type GP W D L GF GAFriendly matches512257 OFC Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers7610324 Total127323711 Match results Friendlies 18 February Friendly Venezuela 1930 1–1 Australia Arango 92 18 Agostino Venezuela 1930 Caracas, Venezuela Estadio Olímpico 12,000 Oscar Julian Ruiz (Colombia) D 30 March Friendly Australia 1–0 South Africa Bresciano 19 Loftus Road England London, England 16,108 Mark Halsey (England) W 21 May Friendly Australia 1–3 Turkey Bresciano 47 pen. 42 Özat 69 75 Şükür Sydney Football Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 28,326 Toru Kamikawa (Japan) L 24 May Friendly Australia 0–1 Turkey Kahveci 42 Telstra Dome Australia Melbourne, Australia 28,953 Derek Rugg (New Zealand) L 16 November Friendly Australia 2–2 Norway Cahill 44 Skoko 58 40 Iversen 72 Pedersen Craven Cottage England London, England 7,364 Rob Styles (England) D OFC Nations Cup & World Cup Qualifiers 29 May Group Stage Australia 1–0 New Zealand Bresciano 40 Hindmarsh Stadium Australia Adelaide, Australia 12,130 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) W 31 May Group Stage Australia 9–0 Tahiti Cahill 14 47 Skoko 43 Simon 44 o.g. Sterjovski 51 61 74 Zdrilic 85 Chipperfield 89 Hindmarsh Stadium Australia Adelaide, Australia 1,200 Harry Attison (Vanuatu) W 2 June Group Stage Australia 6–1 Fiji Madaschi 6 50 Cahill 39 66 75 Elrich 89 19 Gataurua Marden Sports Complex Australia Adelaide, Australia 2,200 Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) W 4 June Group Stage Australia 3–0 Vanuatu Aloisi 25 85 Emerton 81 Hindmarsh Stadium Australia Adelaide, Australia 4,000 Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti) W 6 June Group Stage Australia 2–2 Solomon Islands Cahill 50 Emerton 52 43 75 Menapi Hindmarsh Stadium Australia Adelaide, Australia 3,500 Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) D 9 October Final 1st Leg Solomon Islands 1–5 Australia Suri 60 5 28 Skoko 19 Milicic 43 Emerton 79 Elrich Lawson Tama Stadium Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands 21,000 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) W 12 October Final 2nd Leg Australia 6–0 (Report) Solomon Islands Milicic 5 Kewell 8 Vidmar 60 Thompson 79 Elrich 82 Emerton 89 60 Suri Sydney Football Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 19,208 Leone Rakaroi (Fiji) W Goal scorers Player Friendlies OFC Nations Cup Total Goals Cahill167 Emerton-44 Skoko134 Bresciano213 Elrich-33 Sterjovski-33 Aloisi-22 Madaschi-22 Milicic-22 Agostino1-1 Chipperfield-11 Kewell-11 Thompson-11 Vidmar-11 Zdrilic-11 References 2004 Category:Australia men's national soccer team results Category:2003–04 in Australian soccer Category:2004–05 in Australian soccer Category:2004 national football team results