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The final standings:
7.4 - Alessandro Circati
Along with ten tackles and six blocked shots, Alessandro's 19 clearances had him just on the cusp of the top-50 for the tournament - not a bad effort for a player who didn't get past the Round of 32.
He also accumulated the second-most accurate passes (157) of the team, behind fellow centre-back Harry Souttar.
7.3 - Patrick Beach
Beach made a total of 14 saves at the World Cup at what was the sixth-best save percentage (82.4%) and sixth fewest goals conceded per 90 minutes (0.7) at time of writing.
7.0 - Paul Okon-Engstler
Okon-Engstler was a somewhat surprise starter against Turkey but justified his selection with two key passes and 13 accurate passes in the opposition half.
With even better passing stats against the USA, his demotion to the bench for Australia's next two games were a bit of a head-scratcher.
Here is how the remainder of the squad rated over the course of Australia's four World Cup matches.
6.8 - Harry Souttar, Jackson Irvine
6.7 - Aiden O'Neill
6.6 - Cristian Volpato
6.5 - Ajdin Hrustic, Nestory Irankunda, Tete Yengi, Connor Metcalfe, Jason Geria and Jacob Italiano
6.4 - Awer Mabil
6.3 - Mohamed Toure and Jordy Bos
6.2 - Cameron Burgess
6.1 - Kai Trewin, Aziz Behich and Lucas Herrington
6.0 - Nishan Velupillay
5.8 - Mathew Leckie
Sadly, Leckie's only World Cup appearance was a shocker. Nearly half of his 13 passes missed their intended target, he lost most of his individual ground duels, and then he succumbed to injury. We wish him all the best in his recovery.
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Aaron Murphy has been with Flashscore since 2018 and, as the founding editor of the Australian newsdesk, has reported on-site at several major events in Melbourne including the Australian Open, State of Origin, A-League, NBL and international cricket. You can read his pieces here and contact him on X or LinkedIn.
