The green and gold need at least a point in Samara to keep their World Cup alive after a 2-1 loss to France in Kazan.

But a blunt van Marwijk gave little away to the world’s media when he fronted his final press conference before the match.

When asked what Australia’s odds are of beating Denmark, he said: “They are not so high in the world ranking as France, so you can count yourself.

“France have more creativity but the Danish are more of a team. I will not talk about [selection] changes or no changes. Everybody was very disappointed with the France game, as was myself.

“Denmark will be a very difficult team to play against, but we get more confidence every day in the way we want to play. We have to do exactly the same as we did against France, with a lot of discipline, and know we have to find in detail where the Danish have problems.

Asked about the danger posed by Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen, the Dutchman said simply: “You can ask me those questions 100 times. I know him. I’ve see him play in Holland and for Tottenham.”

van Marwijk would not be drawn if Tim Cahill was likely to come off the bench or start against the Danes when asked.

“There’s always a chance, for all the players,” he said.

The Socceroos boss hinted that Australia could face an aerial barrage from corners and free kicks on Thursday, with Denmark set to field several tall players.

“The Danish are a strong team,” van Marwijk said.

“They are number 12 in the world ranking, that says enough. They are a physical team with a lot of tall players.  We have to be well-organised against those set pieces. They have six players over 190cm.

“We must improve in things that can make the difference. We had a few chances against France, maybe we have to have more chances against Denmark. Peru had a lot of chances against Denmark.”