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Australia 2–4 Argentina

Saturday 18 Jun 2005 · Nuremberg, Germany (neutral)

Australia2–4Argentina

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Figueroa Riquelme Figueroa Aloisi Aloisi Figueroa

12′0–1Luciano Gabriel Figueroa Argentina
31′0–2Juan Román Riquelme Argentina · penalty
53′0–3Luciano Gabriel Figueroa Argentina
61′1–3John Aloisi Australia · penalty
70′2–3John Aloisi Australia
89′2–4Luciano Gabriel Figueroa Argentina

Hat-trick: Luciano Gabriel Figueroa

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Australia

Argentina

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Australia: 1915 → 1889
Argentina: 2025 → 2051

Expected score for Australia: 34.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 9, 1988–2023.

Australia wins: 1
Draws: 1
Argentina wins: 7

Form either side

Australia

Before

1–1 v South Africa 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Iraq 26 Mar 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Indonesia 29 Mar 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v New Zealand 9 Jun 2005 · Friendly
3–4 v Germany 15 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005

After

0–2 v Tunisia 21 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
7–0 v Solomon Islands 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Solomon Islands 6 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
5–0 v Jamaica 9 Oct 2005 · Friendly
0–1 v Uruguay 12 Nov 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Argentina

Before

2–1 v Bolivia 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Colombia 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v Ecuador 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Brazil 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Tunisia 15 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005

After

2–2 v Germany 21 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
1–1 v Mexico 26 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
1–4 v Brazil 29 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
2–1 v Hungary 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–1 v Paraguay 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Germany	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Argentina	3	2	1	0	+3	7
3Tunisia	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4Australia	3	0	0	3	-5	0

Road through the tournament

Australia

3–4 v Germany Group stage
2–4 v Argentina Group stage
0–2 v Tunisia Group stage

Argentina

2–1 v Tunisia Group stage
4–2 v Australia Group stage
2–2 v Germany Group stage
1–1 v Mexico Semi-final
1–4 v Brazil Final

Every Australia v Argentina match9

From Australia's side.


15 Jun 2023	Argentina	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
3 Dec 2022	Argentina	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Round of 16
11 Sep 2007	Argentina	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Jun 2005	Argentina	2–4	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2005	Group stage
30 Jun 1995	Argentina	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
17 Nov 1993	Argentina	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
31 Oct 1993	Argentina	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
18 Jun 1992	Argentina	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
14 Jul 1988	Argentina	4–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN