Australia's all-time leading scorer has backed the Socceroos' boss to steer his team to Russia 2018 despite increasing criticism
Tim Cahill has indicated the Socceroos and coach Ange Postecoglou produce their best when critics write them off, with the veteran forward insisting he's confident Australia will qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Postecoglou's tactics and his team's results were questioned during last month's international window as a draw against Iraq and a win over United Arab Emirates left the Socceroos outside the automatic qualifying berths in Group B.
With the top two sides in each group set to advance to Russia 2018 when the Asian Football Confederation's third phase of qualifying ends in September, Australia sit third with a three-point gap to Japan and Saudi Arabia.