Australia went with both experience and youth in a penalty shootout at the World Cup. Neither move by coach Tony Popovic worked in a 4-2 loss on penalties after playing to a 1-1 draw.

With the clash against Egypt balanced on a knife’s edge, Australia is preparing to counter the ‘inhumane’ pressure of a penalty shootout aided by a former captain who never missed.

DALLAS, July 2 : Tony Popovic wants his Australia team to deliver the nation's first-ever win in the knockout rounds of a World Cup against Egypt in Dallas on Friday rather than…