Osieck's side are already well placed in Group D of third-round qualifying, with two wins from two matches played.

They lead Thailand by three points and are five ahead of Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Anything less than a Socceroos victory from Tuesday's match at ANZ Stadium would be considered an upset.

But after a laboured performance in Australia's last competitive outing on home soil - the 2-1 win over Thailand - Osieck sought to dismiss any suggestions that three points were already in the bag.

"The qualification has not come to an end, all teams in our group still have a chance to go through for sure, so that makes every game very difficult," Osieck said on Monday.

"Because all teams will go for the three points and try and get the utmost out of it. A victory is a victory and there is no substitute for victory, so we go for that tomorrow.

"A win always gives you a good feeling, but I don't want to look beyond that. First we have to win and it's going to be a very, very tough one. We have to put a lot of effort into it to make it happen."

Australia fell into a trap of playing long, ineffective passes at times during the win over Thailand at Suncorp Stadium.

Osieck is keen to avoid a repeat of that disjointed display, and wants to see the kind of structured build-up Australia produced in their subsequent victories over Saudi Arabia and in last Friday's 5-0 friendly demolition of Malaysia.

"I think it's a basic element of our game, to keep the patience, no matter who we play," he said. "You can never win a game in the first five minutes.

"It takes much more input in order to go through and I think we are getting there. The understanding between the boys and myself is really improving from day to day."

If the Socceroos are to take another step forward on the road to Brazil in 2014, they must do so without the experience of Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton.

But when asked about how he would cope with the absentees, Osieck rejected the idea his team would be composed of second-choice players.