Kilkenny, 26, played a key role in the Robins’ end of season unbeaten streak which lifted them nine points clear of the relegation zone and ensured more second tier football for the club in 2012/13.

Now with the final phase of World Cup qualifiers looming, the Aussie midfielder is hoping to make a similar contribution to the Socceroos’ crucial warm-up clash in Copenhagen before taking on Oman on June 8.

“I know a few (Denmark) players, obviously the higher profile players, I know they’re in the top ten of the FIFA World Rankings so it’ll be a hard game and a hard test but one that we’re looking forward to,” Kilkenny told the FFA website.

“(Against Oman in Muscat) obviously it’s going to be a massive, massive game, first one of the second stage of the World Cup qualifiers and we need to go in there and do well.

“Hopefully the boys will be confident, and I’m sure that we will, and hopefully we’ll go and get a win there.”

 Among the June qualifiers Kilkenny has his eye on one match in particular, June 12, when the Socceroos host Japan in his hometown of Brisbane.

“Obviously it’s nice to play at where you used to live and back home,” he said.

“I’m really looking forward to it, playing in front of friends and family and obviously in front of the Australian public so it’s something to look forward to and hopefully we’ll get a win there.

“It’s going to be a hard game - Japan are a decent team, we know that, we played them in the Asian Cup final. It could have gone each way but unluckily for us, they got the win. We’re looking to do well and get the three points.”

Meanwhile, Matthew Spiranovic has joined his Socceroos teammates in Copenhagen from his base in Japan where he plays for Urawa Reds.

“I think it’ll be a tough game considering the Danish squad are in a similar situation with the Euro’s coming up,” the 23-year-old defender said of the upcoming friendly.

“It’s a huge game for us, we really want to put in a good performance leading up to Oman, it’s important for our preparation.

“It’s very important, everyone is pushing each other and that makes for a good team.

"In the game against Denmark it will also be the case of players competing for spots and players trying to impress the coach."

Spiranovic stressed the importance of the Socceroos getting their Group B qualifying campaign off to a winning start.

“We saw at the Asian Cup, the first game kind of set us up for the rest of the tournament,” he said.

“We’ll be looking for three points and it might not be pretty there in Oman but it’s important we get off to a good start.”

“I think, having played Oman already, we’ll be better prepared. The conditions, they’ll be a test, but a lot of the boys have experienced the warm conditions in Asia.

“We’re looking forward to the game, we definitely want a good result, three points to hopefully start off the group but we’ll take it one step at a time and Japan will be waiting in Australia and that’ll be a tough game.”