Sydney, July 6 -- Football Australia have thrown their support behind under-fire coach Tony Popovic despite some questionable decisions in their World Cup penalty shootout loss to Egypt that saw them again fail to clear a knockout round.
Popovic sparked criticism from some high-profile former Australia players for substituting first-choice goalkeeper Patrick Beach deep into extra-time in the last-32 clash in Dallas on Friday as penalties loomed.
"Every fan will think about what can be done better," Football Australia chief executive Martin Kugeler said in Dallas.
"But the coaching staff and Tony Popovic are always in the best place to judge in that moment what is needed for the team."
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