Troisi, 28, joined Saudi Arabian giants Al Ittihad in August 2015 where he played with and against several of the current Green Falcons national team.

Bert van Marwijk’s side have surprised most with their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign so far, sitting in second spot in Group B with an impressive 5-1-1 record.

Saudi Arabia haven’t qualified for the World Cup since 2006 but Troisi provided an insight into what it would mean to their people if they did and how much Australia need to respect their opponents.

“I don’t think people really understand they’re like superstars,” Troisi said.

“They can’t go anywhere or do anything back in their country. They’re treating like gods.

“They definitely have some good players. It’ll be a tough game.

“In saying that we’re at home and we’re very hard to beat at home.

“We’ve got a good lead-in to the game. We’ll get quite a few trainings under our belt.

“We’re looking forward to putting on a good performance on Thursday night.”

Troisi said Saudi Arabia were technically gifted throughout their side, something Australia needed to be wary of.

“Because it’s so hot (in Saudi Arabia), the tempo is a bit slower so technically they’re very good,” Troisi said.

“They have a lot of dangerous players. Technically gifted. A couple of boys in my old team are quite dangerous as well.

“We’ll respect them, like any team, but it’s more so what we do and if we execute that we’ll get the job done.”