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Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is bullish on Australias prospects of opening their World Cup qualifying group with a win.The Socceroos face Iraq in Perth on Thursday night confident in their abilities but also wary that falling short of a maximum three points will make it harder to reach the 2018 tournament.With an arduous 10-match qualifying path ahead, anything less than a win would be a major setback.But Postecoglou, ever the perfectionist, wont be satisfied simply to win.We have to win your home games as it will be tough to pick up points on the road, he said.With a scrappy victory, you get three points but it doesnt show the road ahead is going to be where you want it to be.I still want us to perform strongly. I want to win but also play well so we have confidence in what were doing.Australia have beaten Iraq, ranked by FIFA as the worlds 113th best side, in their past four meetings dating back to 2008.Postecoglou believes that figure and formline betray the challenge theyll pose at nib Stadium.If you think what qualifying would mean to a nation like Iraq ... think about what it meant to us in 2006, and in 1974, then you know its going to be a tough game, he said.Weve been following Iraq since the draw. 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We needed a break.Grass, 16-0 within the OVC, believes his squad actually improved during the off week -- at least from a practice standpoint.The good thing about this team is that we seem to get better each week, he said. We had some great practices last week and we got better. It wasnt just a week of going through the motions.That can only mean more trouble for the others in the conference, who again are expected to chase the two-time defending champion Gamecocks. Ranked third in the STATS FCS Top 25, the reigning national runner-up last dropped a league game Nov. 16, 2013, at Eastern Illinois. Theyve also won 24 straight regular-season contests against non-FBS competition.JSU prepped for the OVC slate by playing then-No. 21 LSU strong for a little more than a quarter before falling 34-13, and took down a pair of talented FCS squads in Coastal Carolina -- currently ranked 17th -- and Liberty in their last two contests.Paced by star quarterback Eli Jenkins, the Gamecocks average 29.8 points and rank seventh nationally totaling 491.8 yards per contest. 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Keep it close and see if we can make it a game in the fourth quarter.Satterfield has reason to be concerned considering his team has allowed an average of 36 points despite beating Eastern Kentucky 33-30 in overtime last week. The Golden Eagles also rank near the bottom of the FCS at 2.7 yards per carry.Were not effective in handing the ball off and gaining a yard right now, Satterfield said.Tech does have a solid offensive threat in senior quarterback Michael Birdsong, who went 27 of 42 for 327 yards and threw three of his nine touchdown passes last weekend.If he wasnt in the game, we would have got beat by about five touchdowns, Satterfield said of the former James Madison and Marshall signal caller. ' ' '