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Graham Arnold has urged his players to keep their feet firmly on the ground, insisting there would be no celebration after Australia reached the Round of 16 of the World Cup.
Mathew Leckie scored the only goal of the game as the Socceroos beat Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon (early Thursday morning AEDT) to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for only the second time in their history.
Australia ended a 12-year wait for a World Cup win on Saturday when they beat Tunisia, but Arnold insisted his players would not get carried away as their job wasn't done yet.
Graham Arnold is adamant his players won't celebrate their historic win over Denmark
Ahead of the clash against Denmark, he urged his troops to avoid social media to remain focused on the task ahead and he reiterated both points immediately after clinching a spot in the Round of 16.
'No celebrations tonight. That’s why we won after a great win against Tunisia,' he said.
'No celebrations, no emotion, sleep, no social media.'
Arnold was one of Guus Hiddink's assistants when Australia first reached
