Coach - Bert van Marwijk: The Dutchman led his native Netherlands to the World Cup final in 2010, where they famously tried to kick Spain off the park in South Africa. It remains to be seen how he will set his team up at this World Cup as he took over only after Australia had already qualified - van Marwijk actually achieved qualification for Russia with Saudi Arabia.
Legend - Craig Johnston: 'Skippy' may be an odd choice given he never represented his country at international level but as his nickname suggests he represented Australian football at the very highest level when playing in the all-conquering Liverpool side in the early 1980s. Johnston won nine major honours including five league titles and the European Cup - while he also invented Predator football boots for good measure.
Star Man - Tim Cahill: Would probably go down as the country's legend were he not still playing, so he gets star man status. A goalscorer supreme for the Aussies, he's got almost half their goals in World Cup finals.
Did you know? Australia's Archibald Thompson holds the scoring record for most goals in an international match after netting a quadruple hat-trick (13 goals) in a 31-0 victory over American Samoa in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup.
Fun Fact: Cahill has scored five of Australia's 11 World Cup goals, that puts him level with Lionel Messi despite playing six fewer games.
Qualifying: It is always a long, tough road for the Aussies given the nature of the qualifying system, and they needed that man Cahill to bail them out with an extra-time winner against Syria before clinching their spot with a play-off win over Honduras.
Group C fixtures: France (11am, June 16, Kazan), Denmark (1pm, June 21, Samara), Peru (3pm, June 26, Sochi)
Goalkeepers: Brad Jones (Feyenoord), Mat Ryan (Brighton), Danny Vukovic (Genk).
Defenders: Aziz Behich (Bursaspor), Milos Degenek (Yokohama F. Marinos), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Samsung Blue Wings), James Meredith (Millwall), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshopper Zurich).
Midfielders: Jackson Irvine (Hull City), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum), Massimo Luongo (QPR), Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield), Tom Rogic (Celtic), Tim Cahill (Millwall).
Forwards: Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City), Tomi Juric (Luzern), Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds), Dimitri Petratos (Newcastle Jets), Jamie Maclaren (Hibernian).
They may have made just four previous appearances at the World Cup, but Australia are back for their fourth consecutive appearance on the world stage.