With Australia's opening match of the Confederations Cup against the World Champions looming the competition for places in the squad is heating up.

Wright, who made the move to Championship side Bristol City in January, is one of those in contention but recognises he needs to perform well to make the starting 11. The 24-year-old says he hasn't been haunted by the error that led to Brazil scoring their opening goal within 12 seconds of kick-off in the 4-0 friendly defeat.

“I’ve been in the game for long enough now (to know) that you have your ups and downs during a game and, unfortunately for me, it happened quite early on but you’ve just got to bounce back,” Wight said.

“It wasn’t a great start, that’s obvious, but it’s how you build on it and grow and if you let it get to you then it can affect you for the whole 90 minutes”.

And despite the shock start, Wright has the support of his teammates.

“We all had the same reaction," he said.

"We all wanted to go and make the most of the game.  We back each other regardless of who makes a mistake. They were fine. They were supportive and we’re all in it together regardless of whatever happens.”

Germany haves taken an under strength team to the tournament - including seven players that have yet to debut for the national side - and has omitted key players such as Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos, Jerome Boateng, Thomas Mueller and Mats Hummels.

But Wright is under no illusion that Germany, the highest ranked team at the tournament at number three, will still be a formidable opponent.

“They’re a good all-round team," the defender said. 

"We know that they’re physical, they’re well drilled, they’re good footballers.  We know that they’re going to be a tough opponent.

“There’s a lot of new, fresh faces there and that will throw it’s challenges at us trying to figure out their team and how they’re going to play."

The Socceroos are still learning to adapt to a new back three formation but Wright is bullish about their chances adding: “We’re going to be a difficult team to play against. 

"If we take our game to them, which is what we’re going to do and what we always do, we’ll cause them problems.”

Wright feels that coach Ange Postecoglou has now put together a squad where there is competition for places in the team and feels that this has created a positive environment.

“We all want to be out on that pitch and we have a great squad and great depth in our squad and that’s healthy, that's what you want," he said.  "Everyone wants that shirt in all positions on the pitch.

“There’s no guaranteed places for that starting 11.  We all put pressure on each other but we all want what’s the best for each other and that’s to win games of football regardless of whether you’re in the starting 11 or on the bench.”

Postecoglou always sets the bar high for his team and the Confederations Cup is no exception.  He has made it clear that he is looking for Australia to go deep into the tournament, and even all the way to winning it, as Wright made clear,

“We want to go as far as we can in this tournament and that’s to reach the final and to try and win it," he said.

"We’ve come a long way over the last few years and now is another great opportunity for us to keep going and go a step further.”

The Germany match provides an interesting contrast between the approaches of the two sides. The European powerhouse has decided to use the tournament for experimentation and to increase depth ahead of next year's World Cup.

Australia has taken their strongest squad available and sees the Confederations Cup as laying a strong foundation for the remainder of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign and, all being well, for the competition itself next year.