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Prince William, former British Prime Minister David Cameron, and senior figures in Australia 2022 World Cup bid are all named in a long-awaited FIFA report.
Australia's Massimo Corey Luongo (right) lunges to control the ball with Chile's Francisco Andres Silva Gajardo a step behind. Photo: AP
The Socceroos saved their best performance of the tournament for last.
Led by Tim Cahill in his 100th game, Australia played with confidence and dare against a side 44 places above them in the FIFA rankings – and that beat the Socceroos 3-1 at the last World Cup.
Chile's Martin Rodriguez (second right) celebrates after scoring the equaliser against Australia. Photo: AP
Mark Milligan kept Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez at bay. Jackson Irvine and Massimo Luongo were composed and sharp in the middle. Trent Sainsbury was a tower at the back and James Troisi took his chance well. Most impressively, the entire side executed the game plan for the entire 90 minutes.
"We played them four years ago and we thought we gave them a good game that day but they were just a little bit better than us," Postecoglou said.
"Today I thought we were the better side and deserved to get something out of it. "