Fresh off a confronting reality check from Venezuela, the Socceroos will lick their wounds then head to New York knowing they must kick their performance up several gears against Colombia.
An experimental line-up turned in arguably the least impressive performance of the 13-game Tony Popovic era in Saturday's 1-0 loss in Houston.
The Socceroos were flat and, bar some early chances for Mohamed Toure, lacked any real drive or punch until second-half substitutes provided a spark.
