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It might have only been a friendly but the Socceroos have given themselves a very valuable confidence boost with a 2-1 win over Jordan ahead of a World Cup qualifying clash against the UAE next week.
Set pieces were the key to victory, with Bailey Wright and Awer Mabil both scoring from corners after the side went 0-1 down in the 18th minute.
The win is just Australia's second from their past eight games and gave coach Graham Arnold plenty to ponder heading into Tuesday's (Wednesday AEST) clash with the UAE.
Jason Davidson makes a pass for Australia during the friendly match against Jordan at Al Wakrah Sports Complex, Qatar
Arnold was pleased with the win, but said it still gave him plenty to think about.
'Probably couldn't have had a better game to play to be honest. Jordan, good side, they've changed enormously since the new coach. They put us under pressure and that's the perfect game that you want,' he told Network 10.
'We'll go back and review the game and obviously there's a lot to work on still. The good thing is this is the longest I've ever been able to coach them for - seven or eight days.
'We've got another six days now before the UAE game
