Having seen his players put in a bold, battling but ultimately unrewarded performance at Wembley Stadium a few days ago against England, Graham Arnold now wants the Socceroos to take home a memento of Antipodean history from their London double-header.
Australia meet New Zealand at English Premier League side Brentford's ground on Tuesday night (Wednesday, 5:45am AEDT) and the 'Soccer Ashes' are at stake.
That is the century-old, recently rediscovered 'Soccer Ashes' trophy.
Created in 1923, a year after the sport's first trans-Tasman matches, it was contested until the mid-1950s when it dropped off the radar.