Australia sit second in the four-team league with three points after their opening match, conceding just one goal.
Manager Tony Popovic has signed a contract extension through the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, giving him the chance to build on the side's early momentum and preserve the defensive record that has underpinned their two-goal per game home average.
With the team positioned in the mid-table but eyeing a top-half finish, they will look to extend their unbeaten run and secure a place among the league's front-runners as the campaign unfolds.
Australia challenge Paraguay in the second round of the FIFA World Cup Group D at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on Friday.
The side have won three of their last five (W3, D1, L1) and have scored nine goals in their last five matches, while Paraguay have found the net nine times in the same period. The Socceroos won their opening Group D game against Turkey 2-0 while Los Guaranies sit fourth in the group with zero points after a 4-1 defeat to USA just six days earlier.
The side play an opposite style with Tony Popovic's side pressing high up the pitch and attacking in numbers when in possession, and his side are very direct and play a vertical game that has made them hard to play against and very dangerous in transition. Nestory Irankunda has been in good form for the side of late, scoring three times in his last five appearances, and the side's top scorer in World Cup Group D is Connor Metcalfe with one while Paul Okon-Engstler has also caught the eye as a playmaker with one assist in the group.
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