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Socceroos coach Graham Arnold remains adamant his team is “overachieving” at the Asian Cup amid questions about patchy form and a lack of goals, and singled out rookie striker Kusini Yengi for praise after Australia’s 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan in its final pool match.

The point gained at Al-Janoub Stadium was enough for the Socceroos to top Group B and secure an easier round-of-16 clash on Sunday night against one of the best four third-ranked group teams to advance to the knockout stages.

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However, for the third match in succession, the Australians struggled in attack, with Arnold lamenting the lack of a cutting edge in the final third of the pitch.

“We played some good combination football, we played some good attacking football, but it’s the last pass, and it’s the last maybe cut…