Socceroos midfielder Mark Bresciano is aware that expectations placed on the national team for the 2010 World Cup are much higher than what they were four years ago. Back in 2006 in Germany, the Australians managed to get through to the second phase of the finals - something they were not expected to do - so this time the players know what is expected of them.

Bresciano also believes that performance will make opponents stand up and take notice of the Socceroos.

"Obviously our expectations are much higher now because having a successful World Cup in 2006, people - our supporters and ourselves - want to see us repeat that performance again and obviously this time around we are going to be much more respected with other teams. They are going to come into the games knowing about us and respecting us much more," the former Palermo man said.

In regards to who will score the goals, Bresciano said it had to be a team effort because it is too much to rely on one or two players to do that job.

"I think all of us have to take more responsibility. Just our style of play, we can get into good situations where a lot of players will be able to get into goal scoring situations so I think everyone has to take more responsibility and try and help out and try to win games at the World Cup," he added.

And in terms of the goal the team has set themselves and how they will measure if it is a successful tournament or not, the 30-year old said to emulate the class of 2006 would be a good start.

"I think just to repeat 2006, getting past the group stages. Obviously we want to get a step further but I think we should take it a step at a time and concentrate on those three games and get us through to the next stage," he concluded.