Australia's Connor Metcalfe has warned his teammates to avoid reacting to Saudi Arabia's gamesmanship when the nations face off in Jeddah on Tuesday with automatic qualification for next year's World Cup finals on the line.

Australia coach Tony Popovic has warned his buoyant team they still "need to do a job" after propelling themselves to the cusp of a sixth successive World Cup."We need to do a job in Saudi," he told reporters.

Uzbekistan has qualified for its first ever World Cup appearance, capturing one of the spots reserved for Asian countries for next year's tournament to be held in North America.