Australia coach Holger Osieck has made several changes to his squad for the crucial upcoming Brazil 2014 qualifier against Iraq following a damaging defeat against Jordan last month.
Australia began the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 0-0 draw at Oman, who will be disappointed not to have taken all three points.
Australia and three-time continental champions Japan won their respective semi-finals at Qatar 2011, albeit in vastly contrasting fashion, to set up an intriguing title decider between Asia's two top-ranked teams.
Australia stormed into their first AFC Asian Cup final on Tuesday with a 6-0 thrashing of 10-man Uzbekistan to set up a decider against three-time champions Japan.
