Australia v Kuwait, 16 August 2006
| Score | 2-0 to Australia |
| Referee | Junjie Huang (China) Huang |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Group D |
| Venue | Aussie Stadium |
| Attendance | 32,000 |
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Australia
Manager: Gary Moretti
Goals:
| Travis Dodd | 75 |
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| Saso Petrovski | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Clint Bolton
Defender/Right back
Kevin Muscat
Defender
Travis Dodd
Defender
Jade North
Defender
Michael Valkanis
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Milligan
Midfielder
Dave Carney
Midfielder
Alvin Ceccoli
Midfielder
Steve Corica
Forward
Joel Griffiths
Forward
Archie Thompson
Substitutions:
| Saso Petrovski for Joel Griffiths | 56 |
| Alex Brosque for Archie Thompson | 69 |
| Matt McKay for Steve Corica | 90 |
Cards:
| Saso Petrovski | 57 | Y |
0
Kuwait
Manager: Yousef Al Yatama
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Nawaf Al Khaldi
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Al Eidan
Defender
Nohair Al Shammari
Defender
(captain)
Yaqoub Al Taher
Defender
Fahad Awadh
Defender
Jarah Al Ateeqi
Midfielder
Abdulrahman Al Dawood
Midfielder
Nawaf Al Mutairi
Midfielder
Fahad Al Hamad
Forward
Khalaf Al Mutairi
Forward
Bader Al Mutawa
Forward
Substitutions:
| Waleed Ali for Khalaf Al Mutairi | 79 |
| Fahad Al Rashidi for Fahad Al Hamad | 84 |
| Nawaf Al Otaibi for Nawaf Al Mutairi | 88 |
Cards:
| Khalaf Al Mutairi | 32 | Y |
| Abdulrahman Al Dawood | 36 | Y |