Asian champion Australia fell into second place behind Jordan in its World Cup qualifying group with a surprise 2-0 loss to Jordan. Star midfielder Massimo Luongosaid the match was a massive learning curve for the Socceroos. “The counterattack is a bit dangerous for us,” Luongo said of the plays that led to goals by Hasan Abdel Fattah and Hamza Al Dardour. “We handled that really well in the past games and today I didn’t think we were as good at handling twochances. We won’t steer away from where we’re trying to go with our football, it’s just we might be a bit more cautious. We know what can hurt us now.” The semifinal round of Asian qualifying hasproduced some of the most dramatic turns. Only the group winners will advance to the final round of qualifying.