How many fouls Australia commit, and who fouls most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Australia commit 13.0 fouls per game in 2026, the joint 3rd most of the 13 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 11.9, across 10 games, while Uzbekistan commit the most with 14.8.
Yes, Australia commit more fouls than they win: over their last 10 games they committed 13.0 a game and opponents fouled them 10.3 times, 2.7 more a game, across all competitions.
Australia committed 19 fouls at home to Brazil on 29 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 13.0 across their 10 games, and their fewest was six away at Paraguay on 26 June.
Nestory Irankunda has committed the most fouls for Australia in 2026, 14 in 10 appearances, 1.40 a game, ahead of Harry Souttar with 11 and Paul Okon-Engstler with 10, across all competitions.
Nestory Irankunda is the Australia player most likely to commit a foul, with at least one foul in eight of their 10 games in 2026, 80%, ahead of Harry Souttar on 75% and Jackson Irvine on 75%.
Australia have committed over 10.5 fouls in seven of their last 10 games, 70%, averaging 13.0 a game, with two of four away and five of six at home, across all competitions.
Australia games have averaged 23.3 fouls in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from 15 to 35 a game, and six of those 10 went over 22.5 fouls.
Australia commit more fouls at home, 12.4 a game in their last 10 home games against 9.6 in their last 10 away, and went over 10.5 fouls in seven of those home games.
Australia commit fewer fouls in the first half, 5.6 a game before the break against 6.8 after it over the eight of their last 10 games with half-time figures, and went over 5.5 first-half fouls in four of those eight.
| Player | Apps | Fouls | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Robertson | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cammy Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deni Jurić | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total | Australia first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 19 | 13 | 32 | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | United States (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 8 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 7 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia fouls | Over 9.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Australia fouls | Over 10.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia fouls | Over 11.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia fouls | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Australia fouls | Over 13.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 9.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 11.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 13.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total fouls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total fouls | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total fouls | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total fouls | Over 24.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total fouls | Over 26.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia fouls | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Opponent fouls | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Total fouls | 10.3 | 11.6 |