Ange Postecoglou described himself as shattered post-game, and maybe rightly so – had the Socceroos been more clinical in front of goal, it is quite possible that they would have won by the two-goal margin required and earned passage through to the next round.

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Formations

Ange Postecoglou named a starting XI which contained six changes from the match against Cameroon, with both Tom Rogic and Aaron Mooy dropping to the bench.

Jackson Irvine, who played a tremendous role throughout, started in a deeper midfield role alongside Massimo Luongo, whilst captain Tim Cahill and James Troisi occupied the more advanced central positions. 

Turkey-based Aziz Behich regained his spot in the starting XI from Alex Gersbach, starting on the left, with Robbie Kruse on the opposite flank. Mark Milligan and Ryan McGowan both came into the back three, either side of the ever-present Trent Sainsbury. 

Formations and movement tendencies

Juan Antonio Pizzi’s star-studded line up was led by captain Claudio Bravo, whose future at Manchester City is in doubt after Guardiola’s recent acquisition of former Benfica goalkeeper Ederson.

Mauricio Isla, one of the most capped players in the squad with 93 appearances for his country, started on the right-hand side of defence alongside 22 year-old Paulo Diaz. The Germany-based duo of Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal and Leverkusen’s Charles Aranguiz started in midfield, with Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez starting on the left.

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