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General Information for Australia

Football Federation Australia
Founded
1961
FIFA entry
1963
Average height in 1989
1.83m
Average age in 1989
25.5
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1989
No jersey in 1989

Coaches in 1989

Arok, Frank (Coach)

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Arok, Frank (Coach)

Day of Birth
1932-01-20
Day of Death
2021-01-12
Place of Birth
Kanjiža (Serbia)
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Frank Arok

Players of Australia in 1989

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Olver, Jeff 1960-12-25 Goalkeeper Australia Heidelberg United 4 0 0 0 0 0
Yankos, Charlie 1961-05-29 Sweeper Australia Blacktown City Demons 4 0 2 0 0 0
Davidson, Alan 1960-06-01 Sweeper Australia Melbourne Croatia 4 0 0 0 0 0
Savor, Wally 1959-06-21 Right Back Australia Sydney Croatia 3 0 0 0 0 0
Calderan, Steve 1963-04-24 Defender Australia Marconi Fairfield 3 0 0 0 0 0
van Egmond, Gary 1965-06-29 Defender Australia Marconi Fairfield 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jennings, Graham 1960-01-18 Left Back Australia APIA Leichhardt 0 1 0 0 0 0
Crino, Oscar 1962-08-09 Defensive Midfielder Australia Preston Makedonia 4 0 1 0 0 0
Wade, Paul 1962-03-20 Centre Midfielder Australia South Melbourne FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Petersen, Mike 1965-05-06 Midfielder Australia South Melbourne FC 3 1 0 0 0 0
Slater, Robbie 1964-11-22 Centre Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0 2 0 0 0 0
Koczka, Andy 1965-09-06 Midfielder Australia St. George Saints 0 2 0 0 0 0
Arnold, Graham 1963-08-03 Centre Forward Australia Sydney Croatia 4 0 2 0 0 0
Farina, Frank 1964-09-05 Centre Forward Belgium Club Brugge 2 0 0 0 0 0
Krnčević, Eddie 1960-08-14 Centre Forward France FC Mulhouse 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ollerenshaw, Scott 1968-02-09 Left Winger Australia Sydney Olympic 2 0 0 0 0 0
Spink, Warren 1967-10-04 Centre Forward Australia Preston Makedonia 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell, Dave 1962-06-13 Centre Forward Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Trimboli, Paul 1969-02-25 Centre Forward Australia South Melbourne FC 0 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of Australia in 1989

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1989-03-12
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4:1 c
Australia vs. New Zealand
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Sydney Football Stadium
1989-03-19
Israel
Israel
Australia
Australia
1:1 c
Israel vs. Australia
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Ramat Gan Stadium
1989-04-02
New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
Australia
2:0 c
New Zealand vs. Australia
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Mount Smart Stadium
1989-04-16
Australia
Australia
Israel
Israel
1:1 c
Australia vs. Israel
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Sydney Football Stadium
4 Matches

Match Progress for Australia in 1989

Favorite Opponents of Australia

Opponent M W D L G
New Zealand
New Zealand
40 24 7 9 61
Japan
Japan
23 5 7 11 25
South Korea
South Korea
20 5 4 11 25
Kuwait
Kuwait
12 7 2 3 21
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
12 6 4 2 20
China
China
12 6 2 4 22
Oman
Oman
11 6 4 1 23
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
10 9 1 0 55
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 7 2 0 21
Iraq
Iraq
9 6 1 2 11
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 9 0 0 47
Tahiti
Tahiti
9 9 0 0 38
Argentina
Argentina
9 1 1 7 8
Jordan
Jordan
8 5 0 3 14
Bahrain
Bahrain
8 6 1 1 13
Brazil
Brazil
8 1 1 6 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
7 3 0 4 8
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7 4 2 1 7
South Africa
South Africa
7 3 3 1 7
Thailand
Thailand
7 6 1 0 17
England
England
7 1 2 4 5
Ghana
Ghana
7 4 2 1 8
Chile
Chile
6 0 2 4 3
France
France
6 1 1 4 4
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 2 2 6
Germany
Germany
6 1 1 4 9
Fiji
Fiji
6 5 0 1 24
Israel
Israel
6 2 4 0 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 0 1 4 1
Qatar
Qatar
5 3 1 1 10
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 2 3 0 4
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
5 4 1 0 14
Scotland
Scotland
5 1 1 3 3
Denmark
Denmark
5 2 1 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
5 2 2 1 2
Lebanon
Lebanon
4 4 0 0 13
Syria
Syria
4 3 1 0 7
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 2 2 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
4 1 2 1 5
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 18
Greece
Greece
3 2 0 1 3
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
3 3 0 0 6
USA
USA
3 1 1 1 2
Palestine
Palestine
3 3 0 0 9
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 0 2 7
Hungary
Hungary
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 2 0 1 10
Norway
Norway
3 1 1 1 4
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 1 0 7
Singapore
Singapore
3 2 1 0 7
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 10
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 0 2 1
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 5
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 4
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
2 2 0 0 33
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 7
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 5
Iran
Iran
2 0 2 0 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2 1 1 0 1
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 2 0 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
2 1 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 1 0 1 4
Nepal
Nepal
2 2 0 0 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
2 2 0 0 5
Czechia
Czechia
2 1 0 1 5
India
India
2 2 0 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
2 1 1 0 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
1 1 0 0 11
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Tonga
Tonga
1 1 0 0 22
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 1 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 1 0 1
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 1 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
1 1 0 0 4
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 0 1 2
Samoa
Samoa
1 1 0 0 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 0
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 2
China
China (B)
1 1 0 0 2
American Samoa
American Samoa
1 1 0 0 31
Guam
Guam
1 1 0 0 9
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