"The press represented the Netherlands at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup, and said, "I’ve seen some teams who had very good preparations, then lost a few games at the tournament, and the other way around," said Van Bommel.

Since qualifying for Russia, Australia have played three friendlies, losing 4-1 to Norway and drawing 0-0 with Colombia before beating Czechia 4-0 on 1 June.

“Of course we want to win against Hungary and have confidence to go to Russia, but that doesn’t give you a guarantee," he added.

"I think we had a very good preparation in Turkey. We worked hard on the physical part and also tactical art, and all of that gives us a lot of confidence."

Van Bommel was fielding the questions in the Socceroos' pre-match press conference, with head coach Bert Van Marwijk having taken short leave to visit a gravely ill friend in the Netherlands.

Earlier in the week, Van Marwijk had conveyed a similar message to the press. The squad have only gone into minor analysis about tonight's opponents, focusing instead on how they'll set up for their opening game a week today.

"It’s all about France," dais Van Marwijk. "I want everybody to concentrate on that game, everybody. He, him, the players, everybody, the chairman, the directors, everybody."