The tournament is barely over but the Qantas Young Socceroos kick off their 2011 qualifying campaign in Jakarta next month. It means there will be little time for rest for Ben Kantarovski, Rhyan Grant, Sam Gallagher, Tommy Oar and Kofi Danning. 

"In the last game we started with five players who will be available for the next U-20 World Cup so I think this is a real positive for us,'' Versleijen said. 

"Kantarovski, Danning and Oar started every game, while Gallagher and Grant started the last one and they all showed great signs and they will be better for the experience.   

"The players will go back to their clubs with more confidence and the challenge for them now is to break into their Hyundai A-League side or, if they already have, then to make sure they become a regular. 

"It is so important that these players are playing for their clubs. I don't think enough of our players were doing that heading into the tournament, in many cases through no fault of their own, and I think it affected us.'' 

The  Young Socceroos are in Group F for the 2011 qualifiers, alongside Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan with the top two advancing and the best third place team from the three East Asian groups.

The first game is against Hong Kong on 1 November at Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. 

With none of the players having featured at a World Cup, Versleijen said the class of 2009 would benefit hugely from the experience, and commended them for their attitude. 

"We had much higher expectations going into the tournament, we wanted to at least get out of the group stage, but despite the fact that we didn't achieve that I think the players walk away having improved as footballers and better for the experience,'' Versleijen said. 

"We tried to play a certain way and while the results indicated that we weren't successful, we improved in each of the games as a team and the players will feel more confident individually. 

"I must  congratulate the players and the staff, because it was a great camp and everybody was professional and worked hard. It was really unfortunate not to come away with anything because we really deserved to.''