Australian World Cup team is the first team landed in Johannesburg, Wednesday, to follow the matches which will begin June 11 until July 11, 2010 in various cities of the country.
Coach Pim Verbeek told reporters, they arrived early to acclimatize to the high plains in some places in South Africa.
"For anyone, this is a new experience in practice to adjust to high altitude," the coach said that she arrived at the Tambo Airport in Johannesburg.
"We must feel and find out how you can do and what should we do in the next few days. We still have time 15, 16 days to prepare," he said.
Australia, for the third time the World Cup, played his first game against Germany on June 13 in the coastal city of Durban, before switching to Rustenburg - plateau 1300 meters above sea level - to play against Ghana. Their last match in Group D on June 23 against the Serbs.
The team ranked 20th FIFA chose the place near a training center in Johannesburg and will be a friendly match against the Danes on June 1st.
Verbeek, previously as an assistant coach Guus Hiddink in South Korea in 2002 and assistant to Dick Advocaat at the 2006 World Cup, said his team hopes to do the exercise on Thursday.
"We plan to start training tomorrow with a two practice sessions, to see what how the field and how it was practiced in an environment like now. This we will do in the next few days," he said.
"So do tomorrow will be my observations on the performance of players. Maybe they need a rest, but tomorrow they should be gathered here," he said.
Brazil, one of the favorite teams in the tournament which begins on June 11, will arrive in South Africa
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