Overview
- Australia closed the window with a 5-1 win over Curaçao that included four goals in 17 minutes.
- Nestory Irankunda came off the bench to score twice and his Michael Jackson glove celebration drew wide attention.
- Tony Popovic used the two friendlies to test options as 23 of the 26-man squad saw minutes.
- The rotated lineups faltered at times and the first-choice substitutes, including Irankunda, Jordy Bos and Riley McGree, had to swing the games.
- Selection calls now hinge on recent debuts and ongoing injuries before a May 30 friendly against Mexico and the final 26-player cut.