Here are The World Game's 5 things to look out for:
Tom Rogic
The silky playmaker returns to the Socceroos set-up after an absence stretching more than 12 months.
Rogic has won only nine caps since bursting onto the scene at Central Coast Mariners, and his career stalled when injuries began to plague him after his transfer to Celtic in 2013.
Hoops coach Ronny Deila gave Rogic his chance this season and goals against Partick Thistle and St Johnstone, see him come into camp in red-hot form.
He now has a chance to cement his place, and make up for lost time, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which he missed through injury.
With Massimo Luongo making a breakthrough at the Asian Cup, football fans around Australia could well be seeing the formation of a wonderful midfield pairing for the Socceroos.
The goalkeepers
Adam Federici, recently signed by AFC Bournemouth, looks set to start in the absence of injured No.1 Mathew Ryan and his understudy Mitchell Langerak.
The only problem is, Federici has been on the bench since he left Reading at the end of last season, and although he won't expect to be busy, he will be underdone.
Ange Posetcoglou could play a wildcard and give a first cap to Alex Cisak, who is first choice gloveman at English League 2 side Leyton Orient.
Meanwhile, Adelaide United captain Eugene Galekovic received a late call to link up with the squad and played just last week in the FFA Cup, and has never let his country down in the past.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh's most recent FIFA ranking is 170, and it has never been ranked higher than 110.
It was not embarrassed in going down 3-1 to Kyrzygstan in June as its qualifying campaign got under way before it picked up a point days later with a 1-1 home draw with Tajikistan.
It's last outing was a goallees affair with Malaysia last month.
The big question will be just how will Bangladesh threaten Australia's defence? The answer could well be striker Jahid Hasan Ameli, his nation's most-capped player with 61 appearances and record goalscorer with 15.
However, for a side that has only beaten Sri Lanka, Nepal and Northern Mariana Islands in the past three years, a sight on goal, let alone finding the net, will be quite an accomplishment.
The A-League contingent
Opportunity beckons for three of the A-League contingent particularly: Tarek Elrich, Aaron Mooy, and Luke Brattan (although the latter is technically unattached after his recent departure from Brisbane Roar).
Elrich could start at right back and provide some welcome forward thrust against a Bangladesh side sure to sit deep and try and hit Australia on the counter attack.
Mooy was in superb form at the base of Melbourne City's midfield last season and his ability to find the killer pass could put him in the frame to start in midfield - although a cameo off the bench appears more likely.
Brattan is the squad's bolter and was only called up after Mile Jedinak was ruled out through injury. Like Mooy, Brattan's passing from deep is incisive, and the other caveat is that he is in the shop window, after deciding to leave Roar - with a career abroad in his sights.
Perth
The Socceroos play in Perth for the first time in a decade.
The last time the Socceroos played in the west, they took on Indonesia at Subiaco Oval. Ange Postecoglou's assistant coach Ante Milicic scored a brace and a late goal by SBS's very own David Zdrilic saw Australia complete a comfortable 3-0 win.
That match, too, was 10 years after the previous one, when Ghana beat the Socceroos 1-0 at the WACA Ground.
Come Thursday night, nib Stadium should be a sell out with a capacity crowd of 20,500 on hand to support the green and gold.
