Socceroos vs Venezuela AS IT HAPPENED: Socceroos beaten in 'extremely poor' performance

Thanks for tuning into Wide World of Sports' LIVE coverage of the friendly between the Socceroos and Venezuela.

A disappointing night for Tony Popovic's men in Houston.

Next up is Colombia.

Goalkeeper Patrick Beach had a starring performance on debut for the Socceroos.

"He had an outstanding game," Alex Brosque said on Paramount+.

"I think he was one of the only ones (who did)."

Overall Beach finished with four saves and 75 per cent passing accuracy. He had 24 touches.

In the post-match coverage on Paramount+, Bruce Djite focused on one stat in particular: passes in opposition half.

The Socceroos finished with 154 while Venezuela had 401.

"We're keeping the ball from the left back to the centre back through to the right back," he said.

"We're struggling to break the lines."

On Paramount+, Alex Brosque didn't mince his words too much post-match.

The Sydney FC legend said the Socceroos "were extremely poor" and a lack of cohesion was no excuse considering Venezuela had a new-look side too.

The Socceroos had 34 per cent possession.

There's the final whistle for the Socceroos.

It's a 1-0 loss in Texas and that's back-to-back losses.

With injury time on the clock, the Socceroos are pulling out all the stops.

Cam Burgess has drawn a foul just outside the box again, this time on the left.

Al Hassan Toure has looked dangerous in his short cameo.

The debutant had another chance, albeit behind his body off a cross and it went way over the posts.

Callum Elder had a crack on the free kick.

It was a low effort but straight to the keeper.

Riley McGree has drawn another foul from Venezuela.

It's outside the box again and now there's a chance to level for the Socceroos.

That was probably Australia's best chance.

A great ball came over the top for Al Hassan Toure who shot on the half volley.

His right-footed effort was on an angle but he put it on target and forced a save.