The Socceroos' Confederations Cup fate is out of their hands after labouring to a 1-1 draw with Cameroon in St Petersburg.
Ange Postecoglou's side played without spark against the African champions but earned a point when Mark Milligan converted a penalty to cancel out Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa's first-half finish.
Australia now head to Moscow to play Chile, where they must win and have another result go their way to reach the semi-finals in Russia.
Once again, the Socceroos failed to produce a performance to be proud of, losing the bulk of the battles and the shot count 19-5.
They did at least start more confidently than in their first-up loss to Germany but their ascendancy faded, leaving only Cameroon playing with the urgency that the do-or-die match required.
