To see the Socceroos in training in Qatar on Saturday...

Big guns such as Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Brett Emerton and Harry Kewell are all expected to return to the Australia side after being rested for last Wednesday's goalless friendly draw with UAE.

Osieck told FoxSports he wants to establish stability and rhythm in the team to ensure Australia has its best chance at success in the tournament.

"It's a tournament and I'm not the kind of guy who gambles," Osieck said. "In a tournament it's very important that you get into your rhythm."

Osieck continued: "There's numerous examples from previous tournaments from other teams who qualified after two games, rested their best players and when they got into the knockout, their rhythm was gone, they got eliminated.

"Therefore it's important to start with a team that I think should be starting, and then let them go.

"... What I'm looking at first of all is that we get together as a team, we find our performance level, we find our understanding and of course we need to get our results."

And Osieck added he is not about to underestimate India, who are outsiders in the group, with a FIFA ranking of 142.

"If you under-estimate a team, then you're on the wrong track," he said. "They (India) are fresh, they're full of expectations.

"When you see their team bus it says '11 players, 1 billion heartbeats', they represent a huge amount of people. It won't be a Mickey Mouse team. That's for sure."

* In other news, 32-year-old Socceroos superstar Harry Kewell has reiterated that he is determined to be around for Brazil 2014.

"I'm not keen on looking too far ahead especially since we're about to embark on a major tournament which could see Australia win its first silverware, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that the prospects of going to a third World Cup didn't excite me," Kewell told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"I like to think I'd be in the right physical condition to be available and to be effective, and I know the hunger is still there to compete at another World Cup.

"If you're ready physically and mentally then why wouldn't any player want to be there? It's the biggest stage of all, and footballers love the massive occasions.

"Sure, I'd be approaching 36 then but I know that the pace is still there at 32, the belief is still there, so is the desire. I'm looking ahead, and things can happen, but I'm choosing to stay positive."

Kewell continued: "The bottom line is I'm feeling great, loving my football in Turkey, and I believe I still have a lot to offer.

"It's good to see the younger players breaking through now, and if I can play some part in helping them develop at international level, then I'll be delighted to do it."

The Galatasaray forward also added he wants to prove wrong the criticism that the Socceroos will disappoint in Qatar like they did in 2007.

"I think we're going to do much better than some people reckon," he said. "There are critics out there who love to write us off, and we don't need that sort of negativity around us.

"We don't see this as a second-tier event, and the coach has picked a nice blend of older and younger players.

"He's selected a team he believes can do a job for the now, rather than one for the future, and that's what we need because it's time Australia won something.

"I think we have the players to do it. It's vital we get off to a flyer and, let's be honest, if we don't get the better of India then we're going to do it tough.

"We must set a platform for the games against South Korea and Bahrain. We can go the whole way, and we're all up for it."

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