Australia snatched a last-minute 2-1 win over New Zealand in their World Cup warm up match on Monday.
The All Whites looked set to spoil Australia's farewell bash in front of 55,659 fans before substitute Brett Holman scored the winner in the fourth minute of injury time after the Socceroos had trailed for much of the match.
New Zealand, playing Australia for the first time in five years, took the lead in the friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after a 16th-minute strike by Middlesbrough's Chris Killen.
The Socceroos, ranked 58 places above the Kiwis in 20th spot, equalised in the 57th minute through Dario Vidosic and the game looked set to finish in a stalemate before Holman's late intervention.
Holman, who plays his club football in the Netherlands, latched on to a chip kick from Carl Valeri to beat All Whites goalkeeper Mark Paston with the last kick of the match.
It was a fiercely contested friendly just three weeks out from the World Cup with five yellow cards, four of them to the Australians, who face Germany in their tournament opener in Durban on June 13.
New Zealand, playing in their first World Cup since 1982, take on Slovakia in Rustenburg on June 15.
Ghana  face Australia on 19 June in the second Group D match.