Australia has drawn 1-1 with Paraguay in its international friendly match at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium tonight. Retiring defender Tony Popovic scored what looked a late winner for Australia, but an unfortuante own goal from Michael Beauchamp gifted the South Americans an injury-time equaliser.

Two second half goals in quick succession, has secured a 2-0 for Kuwait over Australia in their AFC Asian Cup qualifier played in Kuwait City. The win now moves Kuwait to within two points of Australia in the group table.

Australia has secured its place in the Asian Cup finals next year after recording a 2-0 win over Kuwait at Aussie Stadium in Sydney tonight. Late goals to Travis Dodd and Sasho Petrovski saw Australia skip five points clear of both Kuwait and Bahrain on the Group D table.

Australia has bowed out of the 2006 World Cup finals in the most dramatic of circumstances, when another controversial refereeing decision saw Fransesco Totti score with the last kick of the game from the penalty spot to win the Round of 16 clash for Italy 1-0 in Kaiserslautern.

Australia is through to the second round of the 2006 World Cup finals after drawing 2-2 with Croatia is an amazing match at the Gottlieb- Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart

Beaten, but not disgraced was the best way to describe Australia’s 2-0 loss to Brazil that sets up a mouth-watering clash with Croatia in their final group match, to see which team is to make the second phase of the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

The Socceroos scored arguably the most amazing win in its international history with a come from behind 3-1 win over Japan in their opening match of 2006 World Cup finals in Kaiserslautern.

The Socceroos may have won their final practice game before playing Japan in their first game at the 2006 World Cup finals, but the performance against Liechtenstein left coach Guus Hiddink very disappointed.

Mark Schwarzer went a long way to securing the No.1 goalkeeper’s jersey for Australia’s first game of the World Cup Finals against Japan, with a commanding performance in the 1-1 draw with The Netherlands at the De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam.

A stunning goal from Josip Skoko has seen the Socceroos prevail 1-0 over Euro 2004 champion Greece in their friendly international match in front of 95,103 fans at the MCG.