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SOC:'It's one game': Time for Socceroos to flick the switch

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The Socceroos don't have to look too far back to know the danger of getting ahead of themselves at the World Cup.

Australia has one foot in the knockout stage after a brilliant opening 2-0 win over Turkey.

But the coaches and players are well aware things could easily change with a poor result against co-hosts the United States in Seattle on Friday (Saturday 0500 AEST).

Assistant coach Hayden Foxe pointed to Saudi Arabia's famous opening win over eventual champions Argentina at the 2022 tournament - and what happened next.

"It's one game, and you winning the first game doesn't dictate where you go in the tournament," assistant coach Hayden Foxe said.

"There was a good example of Saudi doing that in the past tournament, they beat Argentina first game, and we're talking about Saudi - 'how fantastic' ... which is great.

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