Argentina coach Michael Cheika is confident the Wallabies will still be a force at the World Cup after his side's last-minute win at CommBank Stadium.
Cheika and the Pumas produced a late comeback to take the 34-31 victory, with number eight Juan Martin Gonzalez diving over in the 79th minute.
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It came after Mark Nawaqanitawase looked to have won the game with a late intercept that Cheika thought was offside, only for the visitors to have one last say in the match.
The defeat leaves Eddie Jones and the side under significant pressure heading into September's World Cup.
With the two teams potentially lining up in the quarter-finals, the last man to lead the Wallabies into the World Cup was confident they will be a completely different team.
"I don't think it's my place to hold an opinion on what Australia does but what I will say is that I'm 100% confident Australia will win their pool in the World Cup," he told reporters.
"They've got a good team, good players. They'll be there."
Jones admitted it was "a bad loss" but was adamant they can challenge the All Blacks and get themselves back on track.
"In 10 days we can be a completely different team, and that's the aim," he insisted on the post-match coverage.
"We tried to play a bit freer which involved a bit more decision making, but at the moment it's not quite gelling.
"But we've got to accept there is going to be a little bit of pain."
Woeful discipline was again a problem against Los Pumas with 14 penalties conceded, including one in the dying minutes that allowed Argentina to launch a final attack that ultimately won them the game.
"If you look at our squad at the moment, there are a number of guys coming back from long-term injuries, so we're not where we should be," said Jones.
"But that's no excuse for today's performance.
"It's more about how can the team just be better decision makers around the ball and our ability to get off the line a bit harder.
"Again, we didn't put enough pressure on them with our defence."
