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Australia men's national minifootball team

Australia
AssociationAustralian Minifootball Federation
First international
 Argentina 1–5 Australia 
(Nabeul, Tunisia; 7 October 2017)
Biggest win
 Australia 11–0 India 
(Perth, Australia; 3 October 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 0–6 Romania 
(Perth, Australia; 9 October 2019)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 2017, 2019

The Australia men's national minifootball team represents Australia in men's international minifootball competitions and is controlled by the Australian Minifootball Federation, the governing body of minifootball in Australia. Australia has competed in two WMF World Cups in 2017 and hosted the 2019 edition[1] finishing at the quarter-finals on both occasions.

History

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Australia entered the WMF World Cup for the first time in 2017,[2] drawing in Group A with the Czech Republic, France, and Argentina. On 7 October 2017, Australia played their first match with a 5–1 win against Argentina and advanced to the knockout stage with a 5–1 loss against the Czech Republic, and a 3–3 draw against France. Australia won 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw against Bosina and Herzegovina in the Round of 16, and ultimately being knocked out at the quarter-finals after a 4–3 loss to Spain.

On 16 July 2018, Australia won the rights to host the 2019 WMF World Cup over a majority vote against Kazakhstan.[1][3] In the tournament, Australia won all three matches in the group stage; 4–0 against Thailand, 11–0 against India, and 4–1 against Colombia. Australia won in the Round of 16 with a 2–1 against Saudi Arabia, but was knocked out at the quarter-finals in a 6–0 loss to Romania; their biggest defeat.

Results and fixtures

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2017

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7 October 2017 WMF World Cup Group A Argentina  1–5  Australia Nabeul, Tunisia
16:30 UTC+1
  • Esteban Voight 29'
 Report
  • Martin Middlehurst 3'
  • Shervin Adeli 28', 44'
  • Natham Sansom 37'
  • Jordan Ferrier 40'
 Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
9 October 2017 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  1–5  Czech Republic Nabeul, Tunisia
22:45 UTC+1
  • Shervin Adeli 27'
 Report
  • Patrik Levčík 3'
  • František Hakl 5'
  • Michal Salák 16'
  • Stanislav Mařík 22'
  • Jakub Polák 38'
 Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
11 October 2017 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  3–3  France Nabeul, Tunisia
21:30 UTC+1
  • Tai Smith 10'
  • Shervin Adeli 33', 27' (pen.)
 Report
  • Aurelien Jastier 7'
  • Wesley Liadé 26'
  • Omar Belbachir 44'
 Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
12 October 2017 WMF World Cup Round of 16 Australia  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		  Bosnia and Herzegovina Nabeul, Tunisia
  • Shervin Adeli 6', 19', 57'
 Report
  • Goran Lovrinovic 23' (pen.)
  • Marko Vujica 27'
  • Kristijan Pantić 58'
 Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
Penalties
  • Shervin Adeli soccer ball with check mark
  • Tai Smith soccer ball with check mark
  • Matthew West soccer ball with check mark
  • Jordan Ferrier soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Goran Lovrinovic
  • soccer ball with check mark Marin Jukić
  • soccer ball with check mark Marko Vujica
  • soccer ball with red X Kristijan Pantić
13 October 2017 WMF World Cup Quarter-finals Spain  4–3  Australia Nabeul, Tunisia
  • Vincente Zaragoza 18', 54'
  • Francisco Castaño 27', 43'
 Report
  • Jordan Ferrier 31'
  • Shervin Adeli 37'
  • Tai Smith 49'
 Stadium: Nabeul Minifootball Stadium

2019

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1 October 2019 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  4–0  Thailand Perth, Australia
19:30 UTC+8
  • Chris Payne 7', 8'
  • Predraj Bojic 13'
  • Jake Harris 28'
 Report Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
3 October 2019 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  11–0  India Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8
  • Amaury Gauthier 13', 30', 34'
  • Joshua Swadling 13'
  • George Harle 27'
  • Chris Payne 29'
  • Hussein Akil 36'
  • Marc Warren 41'
  • Adolph Koudakpo 47', 49'
  • Brad Bartels 48'
 Report Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
5 October 2019 WMF World Cup Group A Australia  4–1  Colombia Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8
  • Joe Fox 4'
  • Chris Payne 10', 25', 35'
 Report
  • José Zúñiga 43'
 Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
8 October 2019 WMF World Cup Round of 16 Australia  2–1  Saudi Arabia Perth, Australia
17:30 UTC+8
  • Chris Payne 3', 26'
 Report
  • Naif Alanazi 2'
 Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium
9 October 2019 WMF World Cup Quarter-finals Australia  0–6  Romania Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Stelian Stancu 4'
  • Mircea Ciprian Ungur 9', 33'
  • Toma Vincene 12'
  • Sebastian Petrisor Vasile 20'
  • Dragan Robert Paulevici 29'
 Stadium: Perth Minifoot Stadium

Competitive record

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WMF World Cup

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  Winners    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament hosted

WMF World Cup Qualification
Year Host Round Pld W D L F A Pos. Pld W D L F A
2015 United States Did not enter No qualification phase
2017 Tunisia Quarter-finals 5 1 2 2 12 13 Invited
2019 Australia Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 21 8 Qualified as hosts
2023 United Arab Emirates Did not enter Did not enter
2025 Azerbaijan
Total Quarter-finals 10 5 2 3 33 21

References

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  1. ^ a b "MiniFootball World Cup coming to Australia!". ftbl.com.au. 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Australia primed for 2017 Mini Football World Cup". ftbl.com.au. 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Australia to Host the WMF World Cup 2019". World Minifootball Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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