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Australia confirmed their spot at the World Cup finals with an emphatic victory.

It was supposed to be a very difficult away tie in a hostile cauldron. It was anything but.

One of the most dramatic 24 hour periods in Socceroos history.

History repeats itself with a disappointing result in Malaysia.

I cannot recall a more frustrating football match. Australia dominated every aspect of the game except the final score and, unfortunately, it was not enough.

Needing only a draw from this match to all but guarantee qualification, we lost 0-2 and possibly have a hard road ahead.

A match full of derring-do from both teams ended in a draw and Australia bowed out of the tournament.

Australia's hopes of progressing to the next stage are hanging by a thread after a disappointing draw.

Australia matched up well in some ways against the current world champions. However, recent issues also resurfaced and we were lucky to escape with a narrow loss.

Australia were given a hiding at home by the world's number one team.