Australia women's national soccer team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Matildas, Tillies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Australia | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania): 1966–2006 AFC (Asia): 2006–present | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Tony Gustavsson | ||
| Captain | Sam Kerr | ||
| Most caps | Clare Polkinghorne (163) | ||
| Top scorer | Sam Kerr (68) | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 6 Steady (7 December 2018)[1] | ||
| Highest | 4 (December 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 16 (October 2003 – June 2004; September 2005) | ||
| First international | |||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2–2 New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg (Sydney; 6 October 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 21–0 American Samoa File:Flag of American Samoa.svg (Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 9–1 Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg (Ambler, United States; 5 June 1997) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2023) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2020) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1975) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010) | ||
| Oceanian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1994, 1998, 2003) | ||
| Southeast Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2008) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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The Australia women's national soccer team represents Australia in international women's soccer. It is currently governed by Football Australia and has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 2006, when Australia left the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team is officially nicknamed the "Matildas" (after the Australian folk song and bush ballad "Waltzing Matilda"), but was referred to as the "Female Socceroos" until 1995.
Players[change]
The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]
Caps and goals are current as of 19 August 2023 after the match against Sweden.
Related pages[change]
- Australia men's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Socceroos")
References[change]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "CONFIRMED: Matildas squad locked in for Women's World Cup". Matildas. Football Australia. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.