Winger Martin Boyle has put the onus on the Socceroos' attack to get more ruthless, start turning chances into goals and take the pressure off their Asian Cup campaign.
Australia are through to the round-of-16 in Qatar after finishing top of group B, but scored just four goals across three games.
Boyle scored Australia's only goal, from the penalty spot, in a tough 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan.
He was confident more goals could come in the round-of-16 clash on Sunday night against yet-to-be-determined opponents - if the Socceroos started burying their chances.
"We're creating a lot of chances each game, we just need to be a bit more ruthless," Boyle told AAP.
"So when the chances come, it would kind of make the game a bit little easier, and the teams would maybe come out and attack a bit more.
"But look, we have to remain patient in our play and our build-up and I feel like we've done that. So hopefully we can continue to do so and keep winning games.
"We have to remain confident. We have a great squad here, great depth. Everyone wants to play but we have to keep pushing ourselves.
"We'll just see who we get in the next round and we'll obviously try to take the game to them."
Despite the result, the Uzbekistan game was a special one for Boyle.
The Scottish-born winger missed the 2019 Asian Cup and 2022 World Cup through injury but finally scored his first goal at a major tournament with a penalty late in first-half stoppage time.
"I'm really excited," he said.
"My family were there to see it, which is great. My two daughters are at home. They sent me videos and stuff, so they're all excited.
"Personally for me, it's a huge milestone and obviously I've missed two major tournaments and I finally managed to play in this one and score.
"It would have been sweeter if we got the three points but at the same time, we've managed to top the group and we can dust ourselves down and and look forward to the next round."
With the knockout stage on the horizon, the 30-year-old is adamant he can be the big-game player needed to reach the quarter-finals.
"I enjoy every minute I put on this jersey and I just want to give my all," he said.
"If I can contribute towards goals and score goals then that's even better, but as long as I've given 110 per cent for the nation, then I can look myself in the mirror and say that I've done my all."
