United Kingdom
Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak played as his Crystal Palace side lost 3-2 to Brentford, with Premier League and Championship teams finalising their preparations for the 2014-15 season.
Chris Herd came on with 17 minutes remaining in Aston Villa's 4-1 friendly loss to FC Groningen.
Alex Cisak started for newly promoted Premier League side Burnley as they defeated Blackpool 1-0 away from home.
Adam Taggart was not involved but Ryan Williams played for Championship club Fulham in their 1-0 friendly win over Caykur Rizespor.
Ryan Edwards started for Reading and Adam Federici came on in a 3-1 loss to top flight Swansea City.
Tough game today. Swansea very good! That's where we want to get to. Looking forward to start of Championship week this week #readingfc
— Ryan Edwards (@redwards_17) August 2, 2014
Bailey Wright started for League One side Preston North End as they drew 1-1 with Leicester City, who are preparing for life back in the Premier League after winning the Championship last season.
Jackson Irvine featured as Celtic went down 6-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.
Europe
James Holland played and picked up a booking as Austria Wien kicked off the new league season with a 0-0 draw at home to Rheindorf Altach.
Mat Ryan kept a clean sheet as Club Brugge continued their strong start to the Belgian Pro League with their second successive win, a 1-0 victory at home to Lierse.
Ben Halloran played the full game and supplied an assist as Fortuna Dusseldorf opened the 2. Bundesliga season with a 2-2 draw at home to Eintracht Braunschweig.
Mathew Leckie started and was subbed off with 18 minutes to go as his new side Ingolstadt gave up the lead to draw 1-1 away to St. Pauli.
Mitch Langerak played the first half and Mustafa Amini came on in the second as Borussia Dortmund dispatched FC Raperswil 10-0 in a friendly.
Trent Sainsbury played for PEC Zwolle during their 1-0 upset win over Ajax to lift the Johan Cruyff Shield, the traditional season curtain-raiser in the Netherlands between the reigning Eredivisie champions and KNVB Cup holders.
Josh Brillante's stunning start to his Fiorentina career continued, scoring the winner in a 1-0 friendly win over Universitario.
Asia
Luke DeVere played the full game as his Gyeongnam drew 1-1 with FC Seoul in the K-League.
Aleksandar Jovanovic started but was withdrawn in the 57th minute of Jeju United's 1-1 draw away to Busan IPark.
Alex Wilkinson saw out a full 90 minutes, helping Jeonbuk Motors keep a clean sheet and earn three points in a 2-0 win at home to Jeonnam.
In the Chinese Super League, Daniel McBreen started and was taken off on 68 minutes as Shanghai SIPG saw off Hangzhou Greentown 2-1.
Despite all the obstacles put in the players way we've managed to get 3 points. #WellDoneBoys #UpTo4th
— Daniel McBreen (@djmcbreen) August 3, 2014
Jonas Salley and Guizhou Renhe got the better of Josh Mitchell's Liaoning Whowin, recording a 1-0 home victory, while Ryan McGowan played the full game as Shandong Luneng drew 2-2 at home to Tianjin Teda.
North America
Tim Cahill was sacrificed at half-time after New York Red Bulls went down to 10 men in the MLS, with the hosts coming from behind to beat New England 2-1 at Red Bull Arena.
Andy Rose was an unused substitute for Seattle Sounders in their 1-0 loss to San Jose Earthquakes.
What an amazing comeback to take all 3 points.The belief and drive to win was awesome.Proud of the teams performance. @NewYorkRedBulls
— Tim Cahill (@Tim_Cahill) August 3, 2014