The Socceroos progressed from their initial phase of qualifying by topping their group, which consisted of Jordan, Tajikistan, Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan. However, this will be a much tougher test for coach Ange Postecoglou's men.
Postecoglou, who attended the draw in Kuala Lumpur, said his side is ready for the challenges ahead in their final round of qualifying for Russia 2018.
"As Champions of Asia we will show due respect to all countries but focussed on continuing our journey that has aspirations greater than simply qualifying for the World Cup," Postecoglou said.
The Socceroos' 2018 FIFA World Cup final round qualifying schedule:
1 September 2016 - AUSTRALIA v Iraq
6 September 2016 - United Arab Emirates v AUSTRALIA
6 October 2016 - Saudi Arabia v AUSTRALIA
11 October 2016 - AUSTRALIA v Japan
15 November 2016 - Thailand v AUSTRALIA
23 March 2017 - Iraq v AUSTRALIA
28 March 2017 - AUSTRALIA v United Arab Emirates
8 June 2017 - AUSTRALIA v Saudi Arabia
31 August 2017 - Japan v AUSTRALIA
5 September 2017 - AUSTRALIA v Thailand
In Group A will compete: Iran, Korea Republic, Uzbekistan, China, Qatar and Syria.
The winner and runner-up of each group (four teams in total) will qualify for the Russia 2018, while the third-placed teams of each group will advance to the Asian play-off.
The winner of the Asian play-off will face the side that finishes fourth in the fifth round of the CONCACAF qualifiers in a two-leg inter-confederation playoff.
