"Australia's World Cup dream is alive after a come-from-behind 3-1 win over China in Adelaide on Thursday night... goals by Lewis Miller and Craig Goodwin either side of half time... rescued a valuable three points in Tony Popovic's first outing as Socceroos manager."
"The changes offered not just fresh faces but a fresh tactical approach with either a back three or five... early on they appeared to have had the desired effect with Australia playing with the dynamism that Popovic promised."
"Popovic liked what he saw, perched on the edge of his technical area, applauding and encouraging every action. The early optimism gave way to a sense of frustration as the half wore on."
"Any doubts this was a new era in Australian football were dispelled 80 minutes before kick off when... Popovic had made five changes to the side the faced Indonesia last month."
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