2002 Australia national soccer team season

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2002.

Australia
2002 season
ManagerFrank Farina

Summary

Australia's only games in 2002 was when competing in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. Other than Scott Chipperfield, Australia sent a squad made up of NSL based players.[1] They won their group matches against Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji without conceding a goal. In the semi-final Tahiti scored in the 38th minute and it wasn't until the 88th minute that Mehmet Duraković scored Australia's equaliser to take the game to extra-time. In the 96th minute Damian Mori scored the golden-goal winner for Australia to send them through to the final against the hosts New Zealand. New Zealand won the final 1–0 to secure their third OFC Nations Cup title and qualification to the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as representatives of Oceania.

Record
Type GP W D L GF GA
OFC Nations Cup 5 4 0 1 23 2
Total 5 4 0 1 23 2

Match results

Oceania Nations Cup
6 July 2002 Group Stage Vanuatu  0–2  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
69' Mori
85' Despotovski		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: French Polynesia Charles Ariiotima
8 July 2002 Group Stage New Caledonia  0–11  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
3', pen 55', 75', 77' Despotovski
14' Horvat
21', 35' Chipperfield
34' Mori
82' Costanzo
86' Porter
90+1' Trimboli		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: New Zealand Derek Rugg
10 July 2002 Group Stage Fiji  0–8  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
5' Milicic
8', 13', 44', 53' Porter
36' Juric
47' Trimboli
89' De Amicis		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Papua New Guinea Joakim Sosongan
12 July 2002 Semi Final Tahiti  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Zaveroni 38' Report 88' Durakovic
96' Mori		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: New Zealand Derek Rugg
14 July 2002 Final New Zealand  1–0  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Nelsen 78' Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: French Polynesia Charles Ariiotima

Goal scorers
Player Goals
Despotovski 5
Porter 5
Mori 3
Chipperfield 2
Trimboli 2
Horvat 1
De Amicis 1
Durakovic 1
Costanzo 1
Juric 1
Milicic 1

References
  1. "Socceroo 2002 Matches".
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