A 'strong chat' from Lucas Neill and Mark Schwarzer after the loss to Jordan has the Socceroos eager to atone for their surprise defeat, according to striker Alex Brosque.
Holger Osieck's men were stunned 2-1 by Jordan on September 11, leaving them winless in the fourth round of AFC World Cup qualifying and in danger of missing a spot at Brazil 2014.
Captain Neill and veteran goalkeeper Schwarzer were quick to remind the Socceroos of what it meant to reach the World Cup, having made it to two straight finals after a 32-year drought.
Brosque, who has gone six internationals without scoring, believes the talk from the duo has led to the Socceroos being more focused ahead of their meeting with Iraq in Doha on Wednesday morning.
"We noticed it straight after the last game. Schwarzy and Lucas had a real good sort of chat and a strong chat to the boys about not letting this opportunity slip away," Brosque said.
"And what it means to go to a World Cup, how hard it used to be for the teams in the past to qualify and now - not saying that it's easier - but through the amount of games that we play, it is a little bit easier, if you like, to qualify.
"You can't just show up and expect that it's going to happen.
"After that game a few boys went home and we really just made sure that coming into the next camp it wasn't going to happen again.
"I noticed that - even from the first couple of sessions - Holger's taken the boys in and spoken about where we went wrong last game, what he wants improved on this game and just the intensity at training has lifted.
"Everyone's that little bit more focused, the fact we're not playing a friendly game as well just shows it's all about committing 100 percent to the game against Iraq."
The Socceroos have slipped eight points behind Group B leaders Japan after the poor start to qualifying, which has left them fourth.
Despite taking on an Iraq side also without a win so far, Brosque warned his team-mates not to underestimate Zico's team.
"Everyone sort of understands how difficult these games are," he said.
"Regardless of what country we're up against, from game to game, just every game against these teams varies and you don't know what you're going to get.
"We found that out the hard way in the last game. I thought we prepared well, we got a good friendly under our belt with a good victory, just didn't show up on the day.
"We were beaten quite well against Jordan. It's just something through having played more games now against these Asian teams, we're learning a lot more.
"The main thing is just to never underestimate them."