Australia national football (soccer) team season 2008

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In 2008 the Australian national football team has 8 matches currently scheduled, all of which but the Singapore and Ghana friendlies, are for Round 3 of the AFC World Cup Qualifiers.

Contents 1 Australia v Qatar 2 Australia v Singapore 3 Australia v China 4 Australia v Ghana 5 Australia v Iraq 6 Australia v Iraq 7 Australia v Qatar 8 Australia v China 9 References

[edit] Australia v Qatar

February 6, 2008 19:30 AEDT	Australia	3 – 0	Qatar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 50,969 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh  Malaysia
	Kennedy  10' Cahill  17' Bresciano  33'	FFA Report AFC Summary

AUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 7 Brett Emerton CB 3 Craig Moore 65' 78' CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) LB 11 David Carney DM 5 Jason Culina RM 8 Luke Wilkshire LM 18 Mark Bresciano AM 4 Tim Cahill 66' CF 9 Joshua Kennedy 70' CF 10 Scott McDonald Substitutions: MF 17 Carl Valeri 66' FW 15 John Aloisi 70' MF 14 Brett Holman 78' Unused Substitutes: GK 12 Ante Covic DF 13 Jade North MF 6 Jacob Burns FW 16 Archie Thompson Coach: Pim Verbeek

QATAR: GK 1 Mohamed Saqr CB 4 Ibrahim Al Ghanim CB 3 Marconi Amaral Costa CB 6 Abdullah Koni 65' RM 13 Mustafa Abdullah LM 8 Saad Al-Shammari (c) 46' AM 15 Talal Al-Bloushi 78' AM 5 Majdi Siddiq 46' RF 16 Fábio César Montezine CF 9 Ali Afif LF 14 Khalfan Ibrahim Substitutions: MF 17 Wesam Rizik 46' DF 18 Mesaad Al-Hamad 46' FW 10 Waleed Jassem 78' Unused Substitutes: GK 2 Rajab Hamza DF 7 Ali Nasser MF 11 Meshaal Abdulla FW 12 Magid Mohamed Coach: Jorge Fossati

[edit] Australia v Singapore

March 22, 2008 22:00 AEDT	Australia	0 – 0	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: Referee:  Thailand
		FFA Report

AUSTRALIA: GK 1 Ante Covic RB 2 Adam Griffiths CB 4 Jade North 71' CB 6 Michael Beauchamp 63' LB 3 Nikolai Topor-Stanley DM 5 Mile Jedinak RM 15 James Holland LM 11 James Troisi AM 10 Harry Kewell (c) 46' CF 7 Mark Bridge 80' CF 8 Archie Thompson 46' Substitutions: FW 9 Bruce Djite 46' MF 20 Nathan Burns 46' DF 13 Adrian Leijer 63' MF 17 Leigh Broxham 71' FW 23 Ryan Griffiths 80' Unused Substitutes: GK 18 Tando Velaphi DF 14 Ruben Zadkovich DF 16 Nigel Boogaard DF 21 Tarek Elrich FW 19 Nikita Rukavytsya Coach: Pim Verbeek

SINGAPORE: GK 18 Lionel Lewis RB 5 Noh Rahman CB 3 Baihakki Khaizan CB 6 Precious Emuejeraye LB 16 Daniel Bennett DM 15 Mustafic Fahrudin DM 14 John Wilkinson 46' RM 7 Shi Jiayi 60' LM 17 Shahril Ishak 46' CF 10 Indra Sahdan Daud (c) 63' CF 9 Aleksander Duric 46' Substitutions: FW 8 Fazrul Nawaz 46' MF 11 Hariss Harun 46' FW 12 Agu Casmir 46' MF 2 Muhammad Ridhuan 60' DF 20 Juma'at Jantan 63' Unused Substitutes: GK 1 Hassan Sunny GK 19 Jasper Chan DF 13 Shariff Abdul Samat DF 21 Ismail Yunos MF 17 Isa Halim FW 22 Khairul Amri Coach: Radojko Avramović

[edit] Australia v China

March 26, 2008 17:00 AEDT	Australia	0 – 0	China PR	Tuodong Stadium, Kunming Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi  United Arab Emirates
		FFA Report AFC Summary

AUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark Schwarzer 88' CB 3 Jade North CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) CB 6 Michael Beauchamp RM 8 Luke Wilkshire CM 7 Carl Valeri CM 13 Vince Grella LM 11 David Carney 17' RF 5 Jason Culina CF 10 Archie Thompson 10' LF 18 Mark Bresciano Substitutions: MF 14 Brett Holman 79' 10' Unused Substitutes: GK 12 Ante Covic DF 4 Patrick Kisnorbo DF 17 Nikolai Topor-Stanley MF 15 Mile Jedinak MF 16 Jacob Burns FW 9 Mark Bridge Coach: Pim Verbeek

CHINA PR: GK 1 Zong Lei DF 2 Zhang Shuai DF 3 Sun Xiang DF 4 Feng Xiaoting 4' DF 5 Li Weifeng MF 10 Zheng Zhi (c) 69' MF 17 Sun Jihai MF 18 Zhou Haibin 62' FW 9 Han Peng 73' FW 13 Zhu Ting FW 16 Jiang Ning Substitutions: MF 6 Shao Jiayi 69' MF 15 Xiao Zhanbo 62' FW 11 Qu Bo 73' Unused Substitutes: GK 12 Song Zhenyu DF 21 Wang Xiao MF 7 Liu Jian MF 8 Du Zhenyu Coach: Vladimir Petrovic

[edit] Australia v Ghana

May 23, 2008 20:00 AEST	Australia	1 – 0	Ghana	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 29,914 Referee: Hajime Matsuo  Japan
	Sterjovski  46'	FFA Report

AUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark Schwarzer DF 3 Michael Beauchamp DF 4 Jade North MF 6 Jacob Burns 79' MF 7 Mile Jedinak DF 8 Adam Griffiths 65' MF 10 Harry Kewell (c) 74' DF 11 David Carney 79' FW 15 Joel Griffiths MF 16 James Troisi 65' MF 21 Mile Sterjovski  28', 87' Substitutions: MF 2 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 79' MF ?? Matthew Spiranovic 65' MF ?? James Holland 79' MF ?? Mark Bridge 74' MF ?? Danny Allsopp 65' Unused Substitutes: GK ?? Michael Petkovic DF ?? Rodrigo Vargas DF ?? Leigh Broxham MF ?? Chris Coyne Coach: Pim Verbeek

GHANA: GK 1 William Amamoo DF 4 John Pantsil DF 5 John Mensah (c) DF 6 Anthony Annan DF 7 Laryea Kingston MF 9 Junior Agogo MF 14 Prince Buaben MF 18 Eric Addo FW 19 Emmanuel Agyemang Badu FW 21 Harrison Afful FW 23 Haminu Dramani Substitutions: Unused Substitutes: FW ?? Samuel Yeboah GK ?? George Owu DF ?? Francis Dickoh MF ?? David Addy MF ?? Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Coach: Selas Tetteh

[edit] Australia v Iraq

June 1, 2008 17:00 AEST	Australia	1 – 0	Iraq	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 48,678 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov  Uzbekistan
	Kewell  47'	FFA Report AFC Summary

AUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark Schwarzer DF 7 Brett Emerton DF 3 Michael Beauchamp DF 4 Jade North DF 11 David Carney MF 8 Luke Wilkshire 89' MF 13 Vince Grella 48' MF 5 Jason Culina MF 18 Marco Bresciano 62' MF 10 Harry Kewell (c) 77' FW 9 Scott McDonald 65' Substitutions: FW 14 Brett Holman 65' MF 6 Carl Valeri 62' FW 15 Bruce Djite 77' Unused Substitutes: GK 12 Michael Petkovic MF 16 Nick Carle DF 17 Rodrigo Vargas DF 2 Chris Coyne Coach: Pim Verbeek

IRAQ: DF 2 Saad Attiya DF 3 Bassim Abbas MF 5 Nashat Akram FW 7 Emad Mohammed MF 9 Qusay Munir FW 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed 84' GK 12 Noor Sabri DF 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir 23' DF 15 Ali Hussein Rehema 13' MF 18 Mahdi Karim 68' Substitutions: FW 16 Mostafa Karim 84' MF 6 Salih Sadir 68' Unused Substitutes: GK 1 Mohammed Kassid DF 4 Salam Shakir MF 8 Haitham Kadhim DF 13 Mohammed Ali Karim DF 17 Yassir Raad Coach: Adnan Hamad

[edit] Australia v Iraq

June 8, 2008 02:00 AEST	Australia	0 – 1	Iraq	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura  Japan
		FFA Report AFC Summary	Mohammed  27'

AUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark Schwarzer DF 2 Chris Coyne 65' DF 3 Michael Beauchamp DF 4 Jade North MF 5 Jason Culina MF 6 Carl Valeri DF 7 Brett Emerton MF 8 Luke Wilkshire MF 10 Harry Kewell (c) 71' DF 11 David Carney MF 13 Vince Grella 46' 46' Substitutions: FW 14 Brett Holman 46' FW 17 Scott McDonald 65' MF 9 Josh Kennedy 71' Unused Substitutes: GK 12 Michael Petkovic FW 15 Mile Jedinak MF 18 Marco Bresciano Coach: Pim Verbeek

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IRAQ: DF 2 Saad Attiya 43' DF 3 Bassim Abbas MF 5 Nashat Akram 78' FW 7 Emad Mohammed MF 9 Qusay Munir FW 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) 61' MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed 66' GK 12 Noor Sabri DF 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir DF 15 Ali Hussein Rehema 13' MF 18 Mahdi Karim 68' Substitutions: DF 13 Mohammed Ali Karim 66' MF 6 Salih Sadir 68' MF 8 Haitham Kadhim 78' Unused Substitutes: GK 1 Mohammed Kassid DF 4 Salam Shakir FW 16 Mostafa Karim FW 17 Ali Salah Hashim Coach: Adnan Hamad

[edit] Australia v Qatar

June 14, 2008	Australia	–	Qatar	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha Attendance: Referee:

[edit] Australia v China

June 22, 2008	Australia	–	China PR	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: Referee:

[edit] References

Football in Australia v • d • e
Governing body: Football Federation Australia National leagues: A-League • Youth League | Former: National Soccer League
National football teams of Australia v • d • e
Senior: Men's (Socceroos) (2006, 2007, 2008) | Women's (Matildas) Youth: Men's U23 (Olyroos) | Men's U20 (Young Socceroos) Women's U20 (Young Matildas) | Men's U17 (Joeys)