The introduction of Tomi Juric for the injured Andrew Nabbout up front was the only change for Bert van Marwijk who opted to leave Tim Cahill on the bench until the second half when his side had already gone 2-0 down.

The Socceroos were neither able to keep Peru from scoring nor to respond after going behind, ultimately causing them to bow out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the group stage.

Van Marwijk's team were again made to pay for their lack of a cutting edge and succumbed to goals from Andre Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero for the already-eliminated South Americans in this group finale.

They go home without a win, joining Peru in being eliminated in Group C as France and Denmark - who drew 0-0 in Moscow - both went through. Indeed, that result confirmed that even an Australian win here would have been in vain.

When Cahill arrived into the fray for Tomi Juric in the 53rd minute, he became the first Socceroos player in history to play in four FIFA World Cups.

And although the 38-year-old was unable to provide Australia with another heroic FIFA World Cup moment on this occasion, Cahill’s unparalleled aerial ability was once again on display for the world to see.

The Socceroos needed a win to stand any chance of reaching the last 16 for the first time since 2006, but they were undone by Andre Carrillo's 18th-minute strike and Paolo Guerrero's goal early in the second half at the Fisht Stadium.

They go home without a win, joining Peru in being eliminated in Group C.

Peru were already out before this game but they still had a huge travelling support, clad in the country's distinctive white and red colours.

They made up the majority of the 44,073 crowd in sauna-like conditions by Russia's Black Sea coast, and the stadium exploded when Carrillo scored their first goal at a World Cup since 1982.

It was their first win in nine games at the tournament since they defeated Islamic Republic of Iran 4-1 in Argentina in 1978, and they will now hope to build on their performances in Russia after finally coming in from the international wilderness.

The win wasn't enough for Korea Republic to advance to the Round of 16, with Sweden defeating Mexico 3-0 to seal top spot in Group F, but it is a result which will be celebrated across Asia.

It was a historic win as it is the first time an Asian team has beaten the reigning World Cup champions in any official match.

Saudi Arabia kicked-off the game with three changes in the starting lineup from the game against Uruguay, most notably, Juan Antonio Pizzi called upon Yasser Al Mosaileem between the sticks to make it three different goalkeepers in the Green Falcons' three fixtures.

Skipper Osama Hawsawi saw a third different centre-back partner as Motaz Hawsawi replaced Ali Al Bulaihi, who had himself taken the place of Omar Hawsawi.

Carlos Queiroz saved their best until last as they held Portugal to a draw on Monday, earning their fourth point of the 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign. Their best tally ever was still not enough to see them advance to the next round.

Team Melli set up in their usual compact method and battled for every ball. Once they had gone behind to a trademark Ricardo Quaresma strike, the Iranians threw everything forward and were rewarded with a late equaliser through Karim Ansarifard's penalty. The equaliser was too little too late as IR Iran needed all three points to advance to the knock-out stage for the first time in their history.