Match Previews

Narrow 2-1 defeat against France in the opening game on Saturday. Jedinak is set to make another appearance, Luongo could start on the bench again.

Australia came close to producing an upset in their opening game against France, but two VAR decisions proved to be fatal for Bert van Marwijk's men. The Socceroos were able to keep up with France for most of the time, but it wasn't enough to prevent the defeat.

The new VAR system definitely frustrated Australia to say the least. The first review earned the French a penalty kick, while the second one confirmed that Paul Pogba's attempt crossed the line after hitting the crossbar. The Australians produced a performance to be proud of, but the defeat put the pressure on the team as they will have to bounce back against Denmark and Peru to prevent the early knock-out.

The last position on the midfield remains the point of a discussion at the moment. Mile Jedinak regained his starting spot against France and he could make another appearance, but Massimo Lungo will push for minutes as well. The latter will come in if Van Marwijk decides to focus more on the attack.

The last line-up didn't include big surprises and Van Marwijk is set to award the same players with starts again. Jedinak and Luongo will have to convince the staff to claim minutes, but the other starters should get another chance to show their skills.

The striker spot could contain a fresh face as Jamie Maclaren could get the nod in attack based on the last training sessions. Andrew Nabbout would drop to the bench in that case.

Aziz Behich, Matthew Leckie and Joshua Risdon picked up a yellow card in the match against France. Another booking will prevent them from facing Peru.