"So it's going to be one that's going to benefit us, and it's going to be a great game," tutur Harry Souttar, bek Australia.

Meskipun mengakui kualitas tim Meksiko, bek yang baru pulih dari cedera panjang ini tetap optimistis timnya bisa mengatasi tekanan yang ada.

"Obviously we know they're a good team, with a home crowd there can be that little bit of pressure, but can be an advantage as well," jelas Harry Souttar, bek Australia.

Souttar menegaskan bahwa tim Australia hanya harus memainkan permainan mereka sendiri sesuai dengan apa yang telah dilatih.

"From our point of view, we've just got to play our game, what we've been working with the last three, four weeks working on our game plan, and trying to quiet the crowd," ucap Harry Souttar, bek Australia.

Kembalinya Harry Souttar dan Status Cristian Volpato

Souttar merasa kerja kerasnya selama masa pemulihan cedera panjang akhirnya terbayar dengan kesempatan tampil di turnamen besar ini.

"Obviously, long time out, but one that I've worked so hard to get back to," ungkap Harry Souttar, bek Australia.

Motivasi tinggi untuk tampil di Piala Dunia diakui Souttar menjadi pendorong utama dirinya untuk segera pulih dan kembali ke performa terbaik.

"Like four years ago (in Qatar), it made it a little bit easier knowing that I've got this kind of carrot at the end of it," ujar Harry Souttar, bek Australia.

Pelatih timnas Australia, Tony Popovic, menyambut gembira kembalinya sang bek andalan ke dalam tim menjelang pertandingan penting tersebut.