Despite some of the feedback from home, Socceroos assistant coach Mile Jedinak insists the team has played only one bad half of football at the World Cup, and there’s no need to panic.

After one of the great Australian World Cup victories, this was a tough result. The Americans were too strong, too quick, too committed, too clever, too much, too everything.

A tired Australia side were dominated by the US, conceding an own goal within the first 10 minutes as Tony Popovic’s tactics backfired.