Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Australia yakaenda ku2006 World Cup sechikwata chechipiri chakaderera pakurongwa. Kunyange hazvo chinzvimbo chavo chakavandudzika zvikuru mumwedzi yakatevera mushure memutambo wemitambo yekuratidzira vachipesana nezvikwata zvine mukurumbira, kusanganisira 1<unk>1 kurova vachipesana neNetherlands, uye 1<unk>0 kukunda pa100,000 yakatengeswa-nzvimbo yeMelbourne Cricket Ground vachipesana nemakwikwi eEuropean panguva iyoyo.
KuGreece, nokuda kweNdebe yeNyika ya2006, Australia yakaiswa muChikwata F, pamwe chete neJapan, Croatia neBrazilia. Mumutambo wavo wekutanga muboka, Australia yakakunda Japan 3<unk>1, Tim Cahill achihwina zvibodzwa zviviri (84', 89') uye John Aloisi achihwina chimwe (90+2') mumaminetsi masere ekupedzisira. Zvinangwa zvavo zvakaita nhoroondo, kuva wokutanga nokusingaperi scored ne Australia varume nhabvu chikwata munyika Cup uye aivawo kukunda wokutanga Oceania chikwata munyika Cups, uyewo zvose zvinangwa zvitatu scored mumaminitsi manomwe okupedzisira mutambo, izvo kumbobvira kwaitwa muna World Cup mutambo. Australia yakasangana neBrazil mumutambo wavo wechipiri weboka, iyo Australia yakarasikirwa neBrazil 2 <unk> 0. Australia yakatarisana neCroatia mumutambo wayo wechitatu. Chibodzwa chekupedzisira (2<unk>2) chakanga chakaringana kuona Australia ichienderera mberi kuenda kunhanho ye16, kwavakabviswa mumakwikwi mushure mekukundwa ne1<unk>0 nemakwikwi ekupedzisira eItaly mushure mekubvuma chirango chakakanganiswa muminiti ye93rd. Kurasikirwa uku kwakaratidza kuguma kwebasa raHiddink semurairidzi wenyika yeAustralia. Kubudirira kwakawanikwa pa 2006 World Cup gare gare vakaona chikwata chinonzi AFC National Team of the Year, pamwe nekunzi "chizvarwa chegoridhe" munhoroondo yeSocceroos.