The Socceroos have been beaten, but not disgraced, by Argentina in the Round of 16.
Two-time world champions Argentina won 2-1, with Lionel Messi taking qualification on his shoulders and leading his team to the quarter-finals.
Argentina will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals next Saturday in what will be a re-match of the 1978 final.
The Dutch winning their way through to the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over the United States.
