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AUSTRALIACommonwealth of AustraliaPopulation: 23 millionMain language: EnglishLife expectancy: 82 yearsGDP per person: $44500Capital city: Canberra2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1961No. footballers / registered: 970,728 / 435,728FIFA ranking (May-14): 59Highest FIFA ranking: 14 (Sep-09)Continental titles: 4 times Oceania Cup winners(1980, 1995, 2000, 2004)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1974, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 2006Biggest win: 3-1 v Japan (2006)Biggest loss: 0-4 v Germany (1974)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC Group B runners-upGroup BDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in AustraliaPopulation count (2011 census): 15017800Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 24.2 14.7 49.2 11.9Median age: 33.7 yearsSex ratio: 97.5 males per 100 femalesAustralian citizenship rate: 99.6 per centFORM GUIDE20/07/13 Korea Republic D 0-0 Seoul25/07/13 Japan L 2-3 Hwaseong28/07/13 China PR L 3-4 Seoul07/09/13 Brazil L 0-6 Brasilia11/10/13 France L 0-6 Paris15/10/13 Canada W 3-0 London19/11/13 Costa Rica W 1-0 Sydney05/03/14 Ecuador L 3-4 London26/05/14 South Africa D 1-1 Sydney06/06/14 Croatia - SalvadorNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – AUSTRALIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubMark Birighitti 23 GK Newcastle Jets AUS Massimo Luongo 21 Mid Swindon Town ENGOliver Bozanic 25 Mid Luzern SUIRyan McGowan 24 Def Shandong Luneng CHNMark Bresciano 34 Mid Al Gharafa QATMatt McKay 31 Mid Brisbane Roar AUSJosh Brillante 21 Mid Newcastle Jets AUS Mark Milligan 28 Mid Melbourne Victory AUSTim Cahill 34 For New York Red Bulls USA Tommy Oar 22 Mid Utrecht NEDJason Davidson 22 Def Heracles Almelo NED Tommy Rogic 21 Mid Melbourne Victory AUSIvan Franjic 26 Def Brisbane Roar AUSMaty Ryan 22 GK Club Brugge BELEugene Galekovic 33 GK Adelaide United AUS Adam Sarota 25 Mid Utrecht NEDCurtis Good 21 Def Dundee United SCO Matthew Spiranovic 25 Def Western Sydney AUSBen Halloran 21 For Fortuna Duesseldorf GER Adam Taggart 21 For Newcastle Jets AUSJames Holland 25 Mid Austria Wien AUTJames Troisi 25 Mid Melbourne Victory AUSMile Jedinak 29 Mid Crystal Palace ENG Dario Vidosic 27 Mid Sion SUIJoshua Kennedy 31 For Nagoya Grampus JPN Alex Wilkinson 29 Def Jeonbuk Motors KORMitch Langerak 25 GK Borussia Dortmund GER Luke Wilkshire 32 Def Dynamo Moscow RUSMathew Leckie 23 For Frankfurt GERBailey Wright 21 Def Preston North End ENGCOACH: Ange Postecoglou (Australia) age 48 yearsCoach of Australia since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 10