To see the Socceroos goofing off at the team picture photoshoot...

 

In order to progress, the Socceroos must beat Serbia and hope Germany loses to Ghana. Any other result in the other game would see Australia requiring to make up significant goal difference on either Ghana or Germany.

If the Socceroos are to bridge that gap, they will need Cahill, one of the team's most reliable scorers in the past four years, in top form. The fire in the belly is burning for the Everton midfielder, who said he is ready to give his all on Wednesday.

"I'm ready to go now," Cahill said. "For me, it's about making sure of that.

"This week I have kept myself really fresh and sharp and made sure that the management can see that I'm edging to still be in selection and make sure that I try and start, if not come on at some point and make a difference."

With Harry Kewell suspended, Cahill will be arguably Australia's most important player.

He watched on as Australia battled hard when down to 10 men against Ghana and saw plenty of positive signs.

"The hardest thing is I can't see many teams in this World Cup and trying to have a crack at it," he said.

"Going down to 10 men, we showed that we can do it. Still in the second half, it could have gone either way and it could have bit us a bit.

"It could have been another drubbing where they could hit us on the break. Those opportunities and those chances show how close we are.

"I'm not the best watcher, but the one thing I did feel was the togetherness of the team.

"After all that, the lads were really disappointed, because it's an opportunity gone, but at the end of the day, it's still another opportunity, we've got one more chance."

To see the Socceroos goofing off at the team picture photoshoot...