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.

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[edit] Australia v Qatar

February 6, 2008
19:30 AEDT
Flag of Australia Australia 3 – 0 Flag of Qatar Qatar Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,969
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
Kennedy Scored after 10 minutes 10'
Cahill Scored after 17 minutes 17'
Bresciano Scored after 33 minutes 33'
FFA Report
AFC Summary
Australia
AUSTRALIA:
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
RB 7 Brett Emerton
CB 3 Craig Moore Booked after 65 minutes 65' Substituted off after 78 minutes 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 Substituted off after 66 minutes 66'
CF 9 Joshua Kennedy Substituted off after 70 minutes 70'
CF 10 Scott McDonald
Substitutions:
MF 17 Carl Valeri Substituted on after 66 minutes 66'
FW 15 John Aloisi Substituted on after 70 minutes 70'
MF 14 Brett Holman Substituted on after 78 minutes 78'
Unused Substitutes:
GK 12 Ante Covic
DF 13 Jade North
MF 6 Jacob Burns
FW 16 Archie Thompson
Coach:
Pim Verbeek Flag of the Netherlands
Qatar
QATAR:
GK 1 Mohamed Saqr
CB 4 Ibrahim Al Ghanim
CB 3 Marconi Amaral Costa
CB 6 Abdullah Koni Booked after 65 minutes 65'
RM 13 Mustafa Abdullah
LM 8 Saad Al-Shammari (c) Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
AM 15 Talal Al-Bloushi Substituted off after 78 minutes 78'
AM 5 Majdi Siddiq Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
RF 16 Fábio César Montezine
CF 9 Ali Afif
LF 14 Khalfan Ibrahim
Substitutions:
MF 17 Wesam Rizik Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
DF 18 Mesaad Al-Hamad Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
FW 10 Waleed Jassem Substituted on after 78 minutes 78'
Unused Substitutes:
GK 2 Rajab Hamza
DF 7 Ali Nasser
MF 11 Meshaal Abdulla
FW 12 Magid Mohamed
Coach:
Jorge Fossati Flag of Uruguay

[edit] Australia v Singapore

March 22, 2008
22:00 AEDT
Flag of Australia Australia 0 – 0 Flag of Singapore Singapore Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance:
Referee: Flag of Thailand Thailand
FFA Report
Australia
AUSTRALIA:
GK 1 Ante Covic
RB 2 Adam Griffiths
CB 4 Jade North Substituted off after 71 minutes 71'
CB 6 Michael Beauchamp Substituted off after 63 minutes 63'
LB 3 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
DM 5 Mile Jedinak
RM 15 James Holland
LM 11 James Troisi
AM 10 Harry Kewell (c) Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
CF 7 Mark Bridge Substituted off after 80 minutes 80'
CF 8 Archie Thompson Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Bruce Djite Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
MF 20 Nathan Burns Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
DF 13 Adrian Leijer Substituted on after 63 minutes 63'
MF 17 Leigh Broxham Substituted on after 71 minutes 71'
FW 23 Ryan Griffiths Substituted on after 80 minutes 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 Flag of the Netherlands
Singapore
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 Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
RM 7 Shi Jiayi Substituted off after 60 minutes 60'
LM 17 Shahril Ishak Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
CF 10 Indra Sahdan Daud (c) Substituted off after 63 minutes 63'
CF 9 Aleksander Duric Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Fazrul Nawaz Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
MF 11 Hariss Harun Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
FW 12 Agu Casmir Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
MF 2 Muhammad Ridhuan Substituted on after 60 minutes 60'
DF 20 Juma'at Jantan Substituted on after 63 minutes 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 Flag of Serbia

[edit] Australia v China

March 26, 2008
17:00 AEDT
Flag of Australia Australia 0 – 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
FFA Report
AFC Summary
Australia
AUSTRALIA:
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer Booked after 88 minutes 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 Booked after 17 minutes 17'
RF 5 Jason Culina
CF 10 Archie Thompson Substituted off after 10 minutes 10'
LF 18 Mark Bresciano
Substitutions:
MF 14 Brett Holman Booked after 79 minutes 79' Substituted on after 10 minutes 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 Flag of the Netherlands
China PR
CHINA PR:
GK 1 Zong Lei
DF 2 Zhang Shuai
DF 3 Sun Xiang
DF 4 Feng Xiaoting Booked after 4 minutes 4'
DF 5 Li Weifeng
MF 10 Zheng Zhi (c) Substituted off after 69 minutes 69'
MF 17 Sun Jihai
MF 18 Zhou Haibin Substituted off after 62 minutes 62'
FW 9 Han Peng Substituted off after 73 minutes 73'
FW 13 Zhu Ting
FW 16 Jiang Ning
Substitutions:
MF 6 Shao Jiayi Substituted on after 69 minutes 69'
MF 15 Xiao Zhanbo Substituted on after 62 minutes 62'
FW 11 Qu Bo Substituted on after 73 minutes 73'
Unused Substitutes:
GK 12 Song Zhenyu
DF 21 Wang Xiao
MF 7 Liu Jian
MF 8 Du Zhenyu
Coach:
Vladimir Petrovic Flag of Serbia

[edit] Australia v Ghana

May 23, 2008
20:00 AEST
Flag of Australia Australia 1 – 0 Flag of Ghana Ghana Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 29,914
Referee: Hajime Matsuo Flag of Japan Japan
Sterjovski Scored after 46 minutes 46' FFA Report
Australia
AUSTRALIA:
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
DF 3 Michael Beauchamp
DF 4 Jade North
MF 6 Jacob Burns Substituted off after 79 minutes 79'
MF 7 Mile Jedinak
DF 8 Adam Griffiths Substituted off after 65 minutes 65'
MF 10 Harry Kewell (c) Substituted off after 74 minutes 74'
DF 11 David Carney Substituted off after 79 minutes 79'
FW 15 Joel Griffiths
MF 16 James Troisi Substituted off after 65 minutes 65'
MF 21 Mile Sterjovski Booked after 28'Booked again after 87'Sent off after 87' 28', 87'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Substituted on after 79 minutes 79'
MF ?? Matthew Spiranovic Substituted on after 65 minutes 65'
MF ?? James Holland Substituted on after 79 minutes 79'
MF ?? Mark Bridge Substituted on after 74 minutes 74'
MF ?? Danny Allsopp Substituted on after 65 minutes 65'
Unused Substitutes:
GK ?? Michael Petkovic
DF ?? Rodrigo Vargas
DF ?? Leigh Broxham
MF ?? Chris Coyne
Coach:
Pim Verbeek Flag of the Netherlands
Ghana
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 Flag of Ghana

[edit] Australia v Iraq

June 1, 2008
17:00 AEST
Flag of Australia Australia 1 – 0 Flag of Iraq Iraq Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,678
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Kewell Scored after 47 minutes 47' FFA Report
AFC Summary
Australia
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 Booked after 89 minutes 89'
MF 13 Vince Grella Booked after 48 minutes 48'
MF 5 Jason Culina
MF 18 Marco Bresciano Substituted off after 62 minutes 62'
MF 10 Harry Kewell (c) Substituted off after 77 minutes 77'
FW 9 Scott McDonald Substituted off after 65 minutes 65'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Brett Holman Substituted on after 65 minutes 65'
MF 6 Carl Valeri Substituted on after 62 minutes 62'
FW 15 Bruce Djite Substituted on after 77 minutes 77'
Unused Substitutes:
GK 12 Michael Petkovic
MF 16 Nick Carle
DF 17 Rodrigo Vargas
DF 2 Chris Coyne
Coach:
Pim Verbeek Flag of the Netherlands
Iraq
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 Substituted off after 84 minutes 84'
GK 12 Noor Sabri
DF 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir Booked after 23 minutes 23'
DF 15 Ali Hussein Rehema Booked after 13 minutes 13'
MF 18 Mahdi Karim Substituted off after 68 minutes 68'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Mostafa Karim Substituted on after 84 minutes 84'
MF 6 Salih Sadir Substituted on after 68 minutes 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 Flag of Iraq

[edit] Australia v Iraq

June 8, 2008
02:00 AEST
Flag of Australia Australia 0 – 1 Flag of Iraq Iraq Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura Flag of Japan Japan
FFA Report
AFC Summary
Mohammed Scored after 27 minutes 27'
Australia
AUSTRALIA:
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
DF 2 Chris Coyne Substituted off after 65 minutes 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) Substituted off after 71 minutes 71'
DF 11 David Carney
MF 13 Vince Grella Booked after 46 minutes 46' Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Brett Holman Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
FW 17 Scott McDonald Substituted on after 65 minutes 65'
MF 9 Josh Kennedy Substituted on after 71 minutes 71'
Unused Substitutes:
GK 12 Michael Petkovic
FW 15 Mile Jedinak
MF 18 Marco Bresciano
Coach:
Pim Verbeek Flag of the Netherlands
Iraq
IRAQ:
DF 2 Saad Attiya Booked after 43 minutes 43'
DF 3 Bassim Abbas
MF 5 Nashat Akram Substituted off after 78 minutes 78'
FW 7 Emad Mohammed
MF 9 Qusay Munir
FW 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Booked after 61 minutes 61'
MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed Substituted off after 66 minutes 66'
GK 12 Noor Sabri
DF 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir
DF 15 Ali Hussein Rehema Booked after 13 minutes 13'
MF 18 Mahdi Karim Substituted off after 68 minutes 68'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Mohammed Ali Karim Substituted on after 66 minutes 66'
MF 6 Salih Sadir Substituted on after 68 minutes 68'
MF 8 Haitham Kadhim Substituted on after 78 minutes 78'
Unused Substitutes:
GK 1 Mohammed Kassid
DF 4 Salam Shakir
FW 16 Mostafa Karim
FW 17 Ali Salah Hashim
Coach:
Adnan Hamad Flag of Iraq

[edit] Australia v Qatar

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

[edit] Australia v China

June 22, 2008
Flag of Australia Australia Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance:
Referee:

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