Australia head into their final scheduled games ahead of the upcoming World Cup hoping to build further momentum, after their eye-catching qualifying run beginning in 2019, having firstly cruised through the second round with a perfect record from their eight group fixtures.

That saw Graham Arnold's side advance to another group, and, with stiffer competition from the likes of Japan and Saudi Arabia, they fell just short of a top-two finish and automatic progression to the upcoming tournament, instead having to go through two more rounds, firstly taking on United Arab Emirates in June with a place in the Inter-Confederation playoff on the line.

Jackson Irvine put the Socceroos ahead, but their opponents quickly equalised before Ajdin Hrustic wrapped up the victory in normal time with an 83rd-minute goal, booking them a playoff tie with South American outfit Peru in Qatar.



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澳大利亚队在即将到来的世界杯前进入最后一场比赛，希望在2019年开始的出线之旅中建立进一步的势头，他们在小组赛的8场比赛中以完美的战绩首次轻松通过了第二轮。

这见证了格雷厄姆·阿诺德(Graham Arnold)的球队进入了另一个小组，而且，由于来自日本和沙特阿拉伯等球队的竞争更加激烈，他们距离进入前两名和自动晋级即将到来的比赛只差一步之遥，而是必须再经过两轮，首先是在6月对阵阿联酋，他们有可能在国际足联(interconfederation)的季后赛中获得一个席位。

杰克逊·欧文帮助球队领先，但他们的对手很快将比分扳平，随后阿吉丁·赫鲁斯蒂奇在第83分钟的进球帮助球队在正常时间内锁定胜局，帮助球队在卡塔尔与南美球队秘鲁在季后赛中战平。