Socceroos out to defy history in Japan blockbuster

Riley McGree says he'll draw on Australia's rivalry with Japan ahead of their World Cup qualifier. Video by AAP

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00:00Well, I think my most recent memory probably was when I got the opportunity to come here,

00:05stay in this hotel, playing I think at the same stadium, and unfortunately we did lose

00:09on that day, but we played quite well and I think that's when I truly experienced that

00:14rivalry and it's something that we can take in our sorority and use hopefully to our advantage

00:20for the game.

00:21It was awesome.

00:22I mean, you know, that time where we couldn't play in front of fans and we had to wear the

00:26mask and do all the testing and all that kind of thing, it can take a toll mentally, but

00:30it was very refreshing to be able to be out in front of a little bit of non-fake noise.

00:36So yeah, it was awesome.