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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club               = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| season             = 2014
| manager            = [[Ange Postecoglou]]
| chairman           = [[Frank Lowy]]
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This page summarises the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national soccer team]] fixtures and results in 2014.

==Summary==
In their first full year under new coach [[Ange Postecoglou]], the national team managed only one victory from eleven matches. The bulk of the matches were friendlies and included a 4–3 loss to Ecuador despite leading 3–0. Australia participated in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] and were unable to proceed beyond the group stage after losing all three games.

==Record==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Type !! GP !! W !! D !! L !! GF !! GA
|-
| align=left|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] || 8 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 8 || 13
|-
| align=left|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 9
|-
| align=left|'''Total''' || '''11''' || '''1''' || '''2''' || '''8''' || '''11''' || '''22'''
|}

==Match results==

===Friendlies===
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|round      = 
|date       = 5 March 2014
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score      = 3–4
|report     = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/05/world/friendlies/australia/ecuador/1640046/ Summary] <br/>[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/10-man-socceroos-go-down-to-ecuador/1au1c4nhk4rhl12rsee4ne5vl8 Report]
|team2      = {{fb|ECU}}
|goals1     = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|8||31}} <br> [[Mile Jedinak|Jedinak]] {{goal|15|pen.}} <br> [[Mitchell Langerak|Langerak]] {{sentoff|0|58}}
|goals2     = [[Fidel Martínez|Martínez]] {{goal|56}} <br> [[Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982)|Castillo]] {{goal|60|pen.}} <br> [[Enner Valencia|E.Valencia]] {{goal|76}} <br> [[Édison Méndez|Méndez]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium    = [[The Den]]
|location   = [[London]], England
|attendance = 7,133
|referee    = [[Lee Probert]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 26 May 2014
|time       = 19:30
|team1      = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/26/world/friendlies/australia/south-africa/1656886/ Summary] <br/> [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/socceroos-dazzle-but-held-to-draw/1rfnwwinslgaz1pigudpo4ikbq Report]
|team2      = {{fb|RSA}}
|goals1     = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|14}}
|goals2     = [[Ayanda Patosi|Patosi]] {{goal|13}}
|stadium    = [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]]
|location   = [[Sydney]], Australia
|attendance = 50,468
|referee    = [[Kim Jong-hyeok]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
|result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 6 June 2014
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score      = 0–1
|report     = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/07/world/friendlies/croatia/australia/1635684/ Summary] <br/>[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/socceroos-downed-by-croatia/11lxkr8vn3rgb1utgzwfpbb810 Report]
|team2      = {{fb|CRO}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = [[Nikica Jelavić|Jelavić]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium    = [[Estádio de Pituaçu]]
|location   = [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Brazil
|attendance = 
|referee    = Francisco Carlos do Nascimento ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 4 September 2014
|time       = 20:45 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1      = {{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score      = 2–0
|report     = [http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/socceroos-lose-to-classy-belgium/d6nboawh69yh11jh5djpwjrfs Report]
|team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1     = [[Dries Mertens|Mertens]] {{goal|18}} <br/>[[Axel Witsel|Witsel]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]]
|location   = [[Liège]], Belgium
|attendance = 16,850
|referee    = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 8 September 2014
|time       = 20:00 ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1      = {{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score      = 2–3
|report     = [http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/socceroos-win-in-london/plxt7i2fuhoo1gzmxva9kk0h1 Report]
|team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1     = [[Hassan Muath Fallatah|Fallatah]] {{goal|71|pen.}} <br/>[[Taisir Al-Jassim|Al-Jassim]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2     = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|3}} <br/>[[Mile Jedinak|Jedinak]] {{goal|6}} <br/>[[Bailey Wright|Wright]] {{goal|77}}
|stadium    = [[Craven Cottage]]
|location   = [[London]], United Kingdom
|attendance = 3,677
|referee    = [[Martin Atkinson]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 10 October 2014
|time       = 18:30 ([[UTC+04:00|UTC+4]])
|team1      = {{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score      = 0–0
|report     = [http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/socceroos-left-frustrated-in-abu-dhabi/1fpambrsfp60u12mrfeiyq6gyz Report]
|team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium]]
|location   = [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates
|attendance = 
|referee    = [[Vladislav Tseytlin]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|result     = D
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 14 October 2014 
|time       = 19:30 ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]])
|team1      = {{fb-rt|QAT}}
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/socceroos-slump-to-defeat-against-qatar/4vjnqw2tk1orz33fjyz260e4 Report]
|team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1     = [[Khalfan Ibrahim|Ibrahim]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium]]
|location   = [[Doha]], Qatar
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Kirin Challenge Cup
|date       = 18 November 2014 
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score      = 2–1
|report     = [http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/result-japan-2-australia-1/avbftxgh9wsp1ni1aorovjg0e Report]
|team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1     = [[Yasuyuki Konno|Konno]] {{goal|61}} <br/>[[Shinji Okazaki|Okazaki]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2     = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium    = [[Nagai Stadium]]
|location   = [[Osaka]], Japan
|attendance = 
|referee    = [[Paweł Gil]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result     = L
}}

===[[2014 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]]===
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|round      = [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group Stage]]
|date       = 13 June 2014
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
|score      = 3–1
|report     = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/14/world/world-cup/chile/australia/1220076/ Summary] <br/>[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/gutsy-socceroos-go-down-to-chile/uvwhn7q7zr4r1vyaihod24bts Report]
|team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1     = [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|12}} <br/>[[Jorge Valdivia|Valdivia]] {{goal|14}} <br/>[[Jean Beausejour|Beausejour]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2     = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|35}}
|stadium    = [[Arena Pantanal]]
|location   = [[Cuiabá]], Brazil
|attendance = 40,275
|referee    = [[Noumandiez Doué]] ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]])
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group Stage]]
|date       = 18 June 2014
|time       = 13:00
|team1      = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score      = 2–3
|report     = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/18/world/world-cup/australia/netherlands/1220078/ Summary] <br/>[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/See%20Tim%27s%20wonder%20goal%20+%20match%20report/itg0rsnjfmon19ipbs531nccp Report]
|team2      = {{fb|NED}}
|goals1     = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|21}} <br/>[[Mile Jedinak|Jedinak]] {{goal|54|pen.}}
|goals2     = [[Arjen Robben|Robben]] {{goal|20}} <br/>[[Robin van Persie|van Persie]] {{goal|58}} <br/>[[Memphis Depay|Memphis]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium    = [[Estádio Beira-Rio]]
|location   = [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil
|attendance = 42,877
|referee    = [[Djamel Haimoudi]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group Stage]]
|date       = 23 June 2014
|time       = 13:00
|team1      = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score      = 0–3
|report     = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/23/world/world-cup/australia/spain/1220080/ Summary] <br/>[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/classy-spain-too-strong-for-socceroos/1i5229w4w0ima1dcltvge04h6m Report]
|team2      = {{fb|ESP}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = [[David Villa|Villa]] {{goal|36}} <br/>[[Fernando Torres|Torres]] {{goal|69}} <br/>[[Juan Mata|Mata]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium    = [[Arena da Baixada]]
|location   = [[Curitiba]], Brazil
|attendance = 39,375
|referee    = [[Nawaf Shukralla]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
|result     = L
}}

==Player statistics==
''Correct as of 18 November 2014 (v. {{fb|JPN}}).''
<br/><small>''Numbers are listed by player's number in FIFA World Cup or last friendly played''</small>

{{Efs start|Friendlies|World Cup}}
{{Efs player|no=1 |pos=GK|nat=AUS|name=[[Mathew Ryan]]                                   |6+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=AUS|name=[[Mitchell Langerak]]                             |2+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|pos=GK|nat=AUS|name=[[Brad Jones (footballer)|Brad Jones]]            |0+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|pos=GK|nat=AUS|name=[[Adam Federici]]                                 |0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=2 |pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Ivan Franjic]]                                  |4+1|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=3 |pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Jason Davidson]]                                |6+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6 |pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Matthew Spiranovic]]                            |2+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6 |pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Nikolai Topor-Stanley]]                         |1+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=8 |pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Bailey Wright]]                                 |1+0|1|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=8 |pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Luke Wilkshire]]                                |0+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Aziz Behich]]                                   |2+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Brad Smith (footballer, born 1994)|Brad Smith]] |0+4|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Ryan McGowan]]                                  |1+0|0|2+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Trent Sainsbury]]                               |3+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Alex Wilkinson]]                                |7+1|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Curtis Good]]                                   |1+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Chris Herd]]                                    |3+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=5 |pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Mark Milligan]]                                 |5+1|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=8 |pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Joshua Brillante]]                              |2+2|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Mitch Nichols]]                                 |0+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Ben Halloran]]                                  |0+3|0|0+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Tommy Oar]]                                     |6+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Oliver Bozanic]]                                |0+2|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[James Troisi]]                                  |3+2|0|0+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Mile Jedinak]]                                  |7+0|2|3+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[James Holland (footballer)|James Holland]]      |1+2|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Carl Valeri]]                                   |0+2|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Matt McKay]]                                    |1+2|0|2+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Dario Vidošić]]                                 |1+2|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Tom Rogić]]                                     |1+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Massimo Luongo]]                                |3+2|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Mark Bresciano]]                                |2+3|0|2+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=[[Aaron Mooy]]                                    |0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=4 |pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Tim Cahill]]                                    |6+2|5|2+0|2}}
{{Efs player|no=7 |pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Mathew Leckie]]                                 |7+1|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Tomi Juric]]                                    |0+2|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Adam Taggart]]                                  |0+1|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Joshua Kennedy]]                                |0+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Robbie Kruse]]                                  |3+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Bernie Ibini-Isei|Bernie Ibini]]                |1+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs end|date=February 2015}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070618055728/http://fifa.com/associations/association=aus/fixturesresults/gender=m/index.html Australia: Fixtures and Results]

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