Every football player dreams of playing at the World Cup. Representing your country on the biggest stage is a singular honour that only a select few get to experience. 

However, once you get that call up, pull that jersey on and step out onto the field, a new dream begins to form, and the back of the opposition net begins to look mighty tasty.

For Australia only 10 players have lived out this dream and scored for their country at a World Cup. 

Of these 10, only three players have scored more than one goal for Australia at a World Cup and only two have scored at multiple World Cups. Any guesses who they might be? 

If you don’t know, you’re about to find out. Here is the full list of every Australian to have ever scored at a World Cup. 

Full List of Australia’s World Cup Goal Scorers 

Craig Moore – 1 Goal 

The only true out and out defender on this list, Craig Moore became a World Cup goal scorer via the penalty spot back in 2006.

Moore buried a spot kick in a tense 2-2 draw with Croatia. His calm and composed conversion gave Australia a foothold in the crucial group-stage match and set the tone for a dramatic evening. 

The point proved vital, as it was enough to send Australia through to the Round of 16 for the first time, a landmark moment in the nation's football history.

Mitchell Duke – 1 Goal 

Duke's headed goal against Tunisia at the last World Cup stands as one of the most important strikes in recent Aussie football history. 

Arriving at the near post to meet a cross and directing a firm header into the net in the 23rd minute, Duke gave Australia a 1-0 lead they would protect for the entire match. The victory was crucial to Australia's progression through the group stage, and was a true embodiment of their rugged, backs-against-the-wall, underdog style. 

John Aloisi – 1 Goal 

Iconic Aussie striker John Aloisi put the finishing touch on one of the most thrilling comebacks in Australian football history, sealing a famous 3-1 victory over Japan deep into stoppage time, some 20 years ago now.

It was a moment of pure joy for Australian football, their first World Cup victory, and a statement that the boys from Down Under had well and truly arrived.

Craig Goodwin – 1 Goal 

Craig Goodwin got Australia off to a stunning start against reigning World Champions France in the first game at the 2022 World Cup.

Finishing off a stunning team move in just the ninth minute to give Australia an early lead in their opening group match and send shockwaves through the competition. 

It was a bold, confident finish that briefly had Australian fans dreaming of an upset. France, however, proved too strong, eventually running out 4-1 winners. 

Despite the heavy defeat, Goodwin's goal was a moment to savour, a reminder that Australia could compete on the biggest stage and were not there simply to make up the numbers.

Mathew Leckie – 1 Goal 

If you’re only going to score one World Cup, make it a solo stunner that sends Australia to the Round of 16 for only the second time ever. 

That’s exactly what Mathew Leckie did against Denmark at the most recent World Cup. 

With the match level and Australia desperately needing a winner to advance, Leckie picked up the ball, drove forward with purpose, and finished superbly to give Australia a 1-0 lead they would hold for the remainder of the game. 

That goal and subsequent victory was enough to send Australia into the Round of 16 for only the second time ever. 

Harry Kewell – 1 Goal 

A golden moment for the golden boy of Australian football, Harry Kewell’s lone World Cup goal was as crucial as they come.

In their final group game of the 2006 World Cup Australia had been pegged back to 2-1 by Croatia and needed something special to salvage a result. 

Kewell provided it, finishing from close range with a brilliantly controlled strike to level the scores at 2-2 and secure a vital point.

That point was enough to see Australia through to the Round of 16, marking the first time they had reached the knockout stage of a World Cup.

Brett Holman – 2 Goals 

One of three Aussies to have scored multiple World Cup goals, Brett Holman’s heroics in front of goal were the silver lining on Australia’s disappointing 2010 World Cup campaign. 

He first scored against Ghana in a 1-1 draw, before scoring a long-range screamer in a 2-1 win over Serbia, in a win that proved to be too little too late for the Aussies. 

Mile Jedinak – 3 Goals 

Not only is Mile Jedinak one of three Aussies to have scored multiple World Cup goals, but he is also one of only two to have scored at multiple World Cups.

That’s right Captain Fantastic converted from the penalty spot in both the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. 

In 2014 Australia were in the thick of a thrilling 3-2 defeat against the Netherlands when Jedinak stepped up from the spot in the 54th minute and converted calmly. The penalty offered a brief lifeline but ultimately Australia couldn't hold on.

Four years later he would score two more goals from the penalty spot, against Denmark and eventual champions France respectively. 

Tim Cahill – 5 Goals 

Then there was one. Tim Cahill stands alone in terms of both number of World Cup goals scored and number of World Cups scored in.

Cahill’s five World Cup goals has cemented his place as Australia’s greatest scorer on football’s biggest stage. 

First there was his iconic brace against Japan in 2006, which included Australia’s first ever goal at a World Cup.

Then his header against Serbia in 2010, which showed his knack for delivering under pressure. 

Fast forward to Brazil 2014 and you’ll see Cahill scored a trademark header against Chile, but it was his stunning volley against the Netherlands that became his defining World Cup moment.

A goal of extraordinary technique and power, widely regarded as the finest ever scored by an Australian at not just the World Cup, but ever.