Editing Mark Bosnich (section)

==International career==
His first appearance with the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national team]] came in 1990 against touring [[USSR]] club side [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo]], followed by a number of further appearances in 'unofficial' Socceroos matches in the next few years. His first full international appearance came in 1993 against [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] in a qualifying match for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. Bosnich also appeared for the Socceroos at the [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Olympics]] and the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]].

Although his international appearances with the Socceroos were rare, they were memorable occasions. Keeping for Australia in the away leg of its home-and-away qualifier with [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in a failed attempt to qualify for the [[Football World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]], Australia losing on away goals in what Bosnich described as "the lowest moment in Australian football". Bosnich also scored a late [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] for his national team in a 13–0 win over the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]]. In November 1997 he admitted that he was hopeful of selection for Australia to make up for the times he shunned it in favour of his club commitments. "If I ever get the chance to play for Australia again, I will never make the mistake of saying 'no'."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=David |title=Bosnich targets comeback |url=http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=97034 |website=The World Game |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117092646/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=97034 |archive-date=17 November 2007 |date=17 November 2007}}</ref>