Mark Viduka vs Mathew Ryan
Australia against Australia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mark Viduka
Australia · 1999–2006 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Australia
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 43 · 11 goals
- Clubs
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Leeds United, Middlesbrough
Liverpool led 2-0 at Elland Road on 4 November 2000 before he scored on 24 minutes, again after the break, then twice inside two minutes on 73 and 75 to finish it 4-3. He captained Australia at the 2006 World Cup, won three Croatian titles at Dinamo Zagreb, took the Scottish League Cup and was Scotland's Footballer of the Year in 1999-2000, reached the 2006 UEFA Cup final with Middlesbrough and was Oceania Footballer of the Year in 2000. Career record: 43 caps and 11 goals for Australia; club career at GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Leeds United, Middlesbrough.
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 Mark Viduka ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.
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