in Cairo. In January 2011, he led the team to the final of the AFC Asian Cup, before an extra-time loss to Japan 1–0, with Australia conceding just two goals for the entire tournament. Osieck was widely praised for an otherwise outstanding campaign that included a victory over defending champions Iraq in the quarter-finals, and an amazing 6–0 defeat of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals. On 30 March 2011, Osieck lead Australia to a shock 2–1 victory over his home country Germany in an international friendly match at Mönchengladbach. Australia were without their top goal scorer Tim Cahill but managed to score two goals in quick succession midway through the second half with Germany playing a weakened side with coach Joachim Löw playing a younger squad. Australia remained to be the only team to defeat Germany at home or away in 2011. Out of 17 games played in 2011, Australia achieved 12 wins, three draws and two losses. In 2013, in World Cup qualifying, Australia defeated Saudi Arabia and Iraq. On 18 June 2013, Osieck precipitated a bout of conniptions from Australian talisman Tim Cahill and enraged Australian fans by substituting him in the 78th minute of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier against Iraq. His decision was to be vindicated, however, with the tactical substitution of Joshua Kennedy scoring the decisive goal in the 83rd minute and hoisting Australia to a third successive World Cup berth. On 12 October 2013, after two consecutive 6–0 defeats in friendly matches against Brazil and France, Osieck's contract was terminated with the FFA. Managerial statistics Managerial record Year-to-year results Club National teams Honours Fenerbahçe TSYD Cup: 1994–95 Kocaelispor Turkish Cup: 1996–97 Urawa Red Diamonds AFC Champions League: 2007 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2000 Australia AFC Asian Cup: runner-up 2011 References External links Football Federation Australia profile Vancouver Whitecaps stats Sunday Profile Interview – Osieck is interviewed by Monica Attard on ABC Radio National 1948 births Living people Footballers from Duisburg German footballers Association football forwards 1. FC Bocholt players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players 2. Bundesliga players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada German football managers Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) coaches FC Schalke 04 non-playing staff Olympique de Marseille non-playing staff VfL Bochum managers Fenerbahçe football managers Urawa Red Diamonds managers Canada men's national soccer team managers Australia national soccer team