The Socceroos will face the Chivalrous without injured quartet Aaron Mooy, Daniel Arzani, Martin Boyle and Mathew Leckie, and without a recognised goal-scoring striker to count on.

But Borkelmans believes that will have little impact.

"No, when you have a country like Australia you have a lot of good, quality players [to choose from]," he said.

The 55-year-old was only apppointed head coach of Jordan in September last year, after he was promoted from his position as an assistant.

Borkelmans admits he has had to work his players hard to whip them into shape for the Asian Cup.

He knows how important the first match of the tournament against the Socceroos is.

"Jordan is not a country like Australia, or like China or the rest of the world," he said.

"The competition in Jordan is very low, in our four-week camp we trained three times a day in the first two weeks. Now at this moment we are physically and mentally very strong. The first game is very important and I’m improved my players physically and mentally.

"I am a happy coach at the moment. Jordan have changed a lot and I hope we can make the game for Australia very difficult. Sometimes when you have a good team you can also lose.

"I told my players there many clubs and big teams, like when you see the World Cup in Russia, there are many big countries going home [early]. I’ve instilled a lot of belief in my players. On their day, that can beat anybody.

"It’s the same with Australia also, when they play at a tournament like the World Cup and the other countries don’t play well, they can win also. You must always believe in yourself and stay positive in your skills. I only talk positively to my players."