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Australia will have a completely different back four than that which confronted Bahrain last week with Mark Milligan and Luke Wilkshire already back with their clubs and yellow cards set to rule out Chris Coyne and David Carney.

It will mean skipper Lucas Neill will anchor an otherwise rookie defence likely to contain Jade North and two of Matthew Spiranovic, Rhys Williams and Shane Stefanuto. But the lack of experience does not concern Verbeek who sees it as a chance to see what his other defensive options can offer.

"I have the confidence they can do that. All they have to do is show it. It's a big chance for the defenders. We play with totally new defence last week against Bahrain. We play three games in a row with three different defending, it's good for me, it's a great test for the players, it's a great test, I look forward to the great opportunities," he said.

Japan coach Takeshi Okada, who himself will field a less than full strength XI for the match, believes, the Japanese might be able to exploit Australia down the flanks.

"We will be looking to attack in the same way we usually do. We'd like to make play down the wings and get in good crosses. Along with dead ball chances, we see this as our best hope of scoring," said Okada.

If Japan were to score, they would be the first team to breach Australia's defence in seven games this campaign.

Australia's defence was the highlight of the last game against Japan in Yokohama in February, holding on under a Japanese barrage to grab a point with a 0-0 result. But Verbeek does not take much credence from that result and expects a different match on Wednesday.

"I think every game is different. We have a totally new team on the field. Like Japan has, I think the preparation is different, so, we can't compare games in February with games in June, it will be a tough game," he said.

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