Neither Spain or Australia will advance to the last 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but both teams are determined to end their campaign with a win when they collide on Monday at the Arena Da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.

Australia had a lot of chances to secure at least a point in their first two matches, but they fell short, losing to Chile, 3-1, and to the Netherlands, 3-2, in their second assignment.

The Socceroos are expected to go all out, knowing that a win against Spain would be a nice consolation prize, but they will have to do it without veteran striker Tim Cahill, who will serve a suspension after earning a second yellow card in their game against Netherlands.

Mathew Leckie is expected to take Cahill's place, while Ben Halloran and James Troisi might also see action in place of the injured Mark Bresciano and Mark Milligan.

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou vowed to push his squad to be at their best, saying that playing against Spain is a good way to measure their progress.

"We will try and win it," Postecoglou said via Yahoo Sports UK. "We'll go at it again and we're going to measure ourselves against the very best in the world. Spain are an outstanding team and we want to come off the pitch knowing how far we have come and where we're at. So our approach won't change we want to again go into that game and prove to people that we can play good football against the best in the world."

Spain, on the other hand, will play for pride as they will try to avoid having one of their worst performances in a World Cup just four years after having their best one.

Monday's match could also signal the end of an era for Spain as stars David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, and Pepe Reina might be playing in their final match donning their national colors.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, whose future is also in doubt, said that they will look to end on a positive note, while also adding that everyone in the team should be blamed for their disappointing performance in the tournament.

Schedule, Date, Where to Watch

The Spain-Australia match will start at 12 p.m. EST and will be shown on ESPN and on the ESPN Player.

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