AUSTRALIA has sealed its passage to the next phase of World Cup qualifying with an emphatic 5-1 win over Jordan at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

Star striker Tim Cahill scored a brace on the back of a five star display from Robbie Kruse, who set up all three first half goals, and another commanding display from Aaron Mooy in the middle, who also got on the board.

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Tom Rogic came into the starting XI and was a menace for the surprisingly insipid Jordanians to deal with, and he scored the side’s fourth before substitutes Chris Ikonomidis and Massimo Luongo combined for the latter to score the fifth.

Jordan pulled one goal back in the 90th minute after Abdallah Deeb curled his shot into the top corner.

It was a commanding and emphatic display by the hosts in front of 24,495 fans on a wet night in Sydney, but despite the stakes for the Middle East nation, coached by Harry Redknapp, they were surprisingly lax.

Their decision to sit back and absorb territory proved fatal, with the likes of Mooy, Rogic and Mark Milligan able to do as they please.

The first half was the Kruse show.

The Bayer Leverkusen man, who was cut down in a nasty challenge in the second half that had fans holding their breath, was a menace from the right, from the middle or from the left, no matter where he was stationed.

He teed up Tim Cahill for his 46th international goal with a penetrating burst to the right byline for a tap in and then put it on a plate for his striker with a sumptuous pin-point ball floated from the left.

In between, he made life difficult for Jordan with Aaron Mooy once again pulling the strings in midfield.

The Melbourne City man got his reward in between Cahill’s goals, bursting through from midfield to coolly slot home after Kruse masterfully summed up a chance for the Socceroos on the counter attack.

Postecoglou made five changes to the side that beat Tajikistan 7-0, with Cahill taking the armband and Mark Milligan and Tom Rogic coming into midfield for Mile Jedinak and Massimo Luongo.

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