Match Report
The table read 39th (Australia, 6 pts) against 19th (Costa Rica, 3 pts), 3 points apart. The last five rounds placed Costa Rica no better than 104th for form, against 19th in the standings. Per game in the league, Australia were scoring 1.2 and conceding 3, Costa Rica 4 and 0, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Australia had taken 3 of 15 points to Costa Rica's 9.
The match was played at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney (capacity 41,507). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Australia: Tim Cahill (69')