Reports circulated following Australia's 3-2 aggregate win over Syria that Postecoglou was set for a shocking exit as the national team boss. 

Postecoglou has already stated he will leave his role at the end of the 2018 World Cup, but it could be even sooner - even if Australia qualify. 

However, Postecoglou has finally spoken about his future in public, but things still aren't as clear as before. 

“It’s the first question my wife asked me when I got home the next day as well,” Postecoglou said of the speculation about his future.

“It’s obviously been a hell of a talking point and for me it’s served its purpose because no one is talking about the back three anymore. It’s certainly helped in that area, no one is talking about the congress, so David (Gallop) is really happy.

“I guess from my perspective — and it’s interesting because I haven’t said anything, to hear it all play out — I get the interest in it but some of the commentary around it is a bit bewildering to me because the reality of it is that my focus is these two games.

“Because if we don’t get through these two games then there’s no decision to make. That’s the one certainty. It’s not because I’m leaving it out there for people to talk about, or have conjecture about.

“I’ve set up the environment like that. I’ve said to the players every time they walk into camp that we’ve all got 10 days, two games. Even if we qualify for the World Cup, I can’t guarantee that all those players are going to be there. So I’m not going to go out there and start thinking about what happens post these two games because they’re just too important.

"Like I said, some of the commentary around it has been a bit bewildering. I guess people are trying to figure out a reason why. It’s certainly not because I’m not enjoying it. This is the greatest honour you can possibly have.

“I love every minute of coaching my country. I know I’m in a pretty special place and I love every minute of it. Like I said, people will talk about it and I’ll let them talk. It means they’re not talking about my back three, which is nice.”

With the play-off against Honduras edging ever close, Postecoglou is expected to be asked about his future on a regular basis. But he says that does not faze him.

“I don’t really care to be honest. It’s not what’s important to me,” he said. “It’s not how I think, it’s not how I work. I guess people don’t understand that but I guess that’s because they don’t know me. I think a lot of people think they know me but they don’t. It’s not the way I’m wired. These two games are too important for me to think about anything else.

“The last coach qualified for the World Cup and he wasn’t there when it came around. So there’s no guarantees about anything in life. Especially in sport. You start thinking about what you’re going to do in a year’s time in sport, you’re going to miss what’s happening now.

“For me the most important thing is we get the job done in the next two games and all the other stuff — whether it’s criticisms around the way the team’s playing or me or what I’m going to do — is just noise that doesn’t really infiltrate me and certainly doesn’t infiltrate the camp.”