Harry Kewell vs Mathew Ryan
Australia against Australia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Harry Kewell
Australia · 2001–06 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Australia
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 56 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- Leeds United, Liverpool, Galatasaray S.K.
Stuttgart, 79 minutes gone on 22 June 2006, and Aloisi flicked on Bresciano's cross for Kewell to drive in the 2-2 with Croatia that carried Australia into a World Cup knockout round for the first time. He was the first Australian to win the European Cup, on the pitch for Liverpool's 2005 final in Istanbul, and added the 2006 FA Cup, PFA Young Player of the Year, and a Leeds semi-final run in the 2001 Champions League. Career record: 56 caps and 17 goals for Australia; club career at Leeds United, Liverpool, Galatasaray S.K..
Mathew Ryan
Australia · 2013–25 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Australia
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 101 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Central Coast Mariners, Club Brugge K.V., Brighton & Hove Albion
Ryan was winning his hundredth cap in Jeddah on 10 June 2025 when he beat out Salem Al-Dawsari's penalty in the 84th minute, and Australia held on to win 2-1 and reach a sixth straight World Cup. He won the 2015 Asian Cup at home and its Golden Glove, the Belgian Cup with Club Brugge, the A-League double with Central Coast in 2013, and kept two clean sheets in Qatar, a Socceroos record at a World Cup. Career record: 101 caps and 0 goals for Australia; club career at Central Coast Mariners, Club Brugge K.V., Brighton & Hove Albion.
The verdict
The almanac puts Harry Kewell ahead by 5 rating points, 89 against 84.
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