Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọstrelia banyere n'asọmpi Iko Mba Ụwa nke 2006 dị ka ndị nke abụọ kasị ala n'usoro. Ọ bụ ezie na ọkwa ha ka mma nke ukwuu na ọnwa ndị sochirinụ mgbe usoro egwuregwu ngosi na-emegide ndị otu egwuregwu dị elu, gụnyere 1 <unk> 1 draw megide Netherlands, na mmeri 1 <unk> 0 na-ere ere 100,000 ikike Melbourne Cricket Ground megide mgbe ahụ
N'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke afọ 2006, e tinyere Australia na Group F, tinyere Japan, Croatia na ndị na-agbachitere iko mbaụwa bụ Brazil. N'egwuregwu mbụ ha, Australia meriri Japan 3<unk>1, ebe Tim Cahill gbara goolu abụọ (84', 89') na John Aloisi gbara otu (90+2') na nkeji asatọ ikpeazụ. Ihe mgbaru ọsọ ha mere akụkọ ihe mere eme, ịbụ onye mbụ nke ndị otu bọọlụ ndị nwoke nke Australia na-eme na World Cup na ọ bụkwa mmeri mbụ nke otu Oceania na World Cups, yana ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ a na-eme na nkeji asaa ikpeazụ nke egwuregwu ahụ, nke a na-emebeghị na egwuregwu World Cup. Australia zutere Brazil na egwuregwu nke abụọ ha, nke Australia meriri Brazil 2 <unk> 0. Australia zutere Croatia n'egwuregwu nke atọ ha. Akara ikpeazụ (2<unk>2) zuru ezu iji hụ ka Australia na-aga n'ihu na agba nke 16, ebe a kpochapụrụ ha na asọmpi ahụ mgbe mmeri 1<unk>0 site n'aka ndị mmeri ikpeazụ bụ Italy mgbe ha nwetasịrị ntaramahụhụ na-ese okwu na nkeji 93. Mmeri a mere ka Hiddink kwụsị ọrụ dịka onye nkuzi mba Australia. Ihe ịga nke ọma ha nwetara na 2006 World Cup mechara hụ ka akpọrọ ndị otu AFC National Team of the Year, yana ịbụ ndị akpọrọ "ọgbọ ọla edo" na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Socceroos.