The Socceroos have won their way through to a fifth consecutive World Cup, thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Peru.
Here are five things you need to know about the Australian team's challenge at this year's finals.
Where's the World Cup being played and when?
The FIFA World Cup will be held in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar, starting on November 21 and ending with the World Cup final, which will kick off at 2am AEDT on December 19.
There will be 32 teams competing in Qatar, split into eight groups of four.
The top two in each group will advance to the knockout stages.
Matches will be held at eight venues, in or surrounding the capital, Doha.
The final will be held at the 80,000-seater Luhail Stadium, 21 kilometres north of the capital.
Who's in Australia's group?
Australia, as the winner of the intercontinental play-off with Peru, has been drawn in Group D, alongside France, Tunisia and Denmark.
This is a very similar group to the one the Socceroos were in four years ago in Russia, when Australia played France, Denmark and Peru.
The Socceroos will play all their games at the Al-Janoub Stadium, 20 kilometres outside Doha.
Their first game will be against France on November 23 at 6am AEDT.
The Australians will next face Tunisia on November 26 at 9pm AEDT.
Their final game will be against Denmark on December 1 at 2am AEDT.
What are the Socceroos' chances?
Four years ago, Australia failed to make it out of the group stage, finishing fourth behind France, Denmark and Peru with one point from three matches.
This year's tournament shapes as a difficult task for Graham Arnold's men.
France went on to win the World Cup in 2018, lifting the trophy for the second time.
Although they are not going quite as well at the moment, they are ranked three in the world and still have stars like strikers Kylian Mbappé, Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezemann, midfielder N'Golo Kanté, defender Raphaël Varane and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
The Danes are ranked 11 in the world, and on form would be expected to reach the second round along with the French.
Their most famous player is star playmaker Christian Eriksen, who survived a heart attack during the Euro 2020 tournament, and has returned to Premier League football and looks set to be included in the Danish squad for Qatar.
Tunisia are ranked 35 in the world, and this is the sixth time they have qualified for the World Cup finals.
They have won only twice out of their 15 games at the tournament — the Tunisians are yet to make it to the knockout stages.
Australia will need to beat Tunisia and get at least a draw out of France or Denmark to have a chance of progressing.
Who are the favourites for the World Cup?
Aside from the defending champions France, the favourites for the World Cup are all also former winners.
Brazil has won the tournament a record five times, and will be again considered big chances, led by striker Neymar, attacking midfielder Raphinha, winger Vinícius Júnior and goalkeeper Alisson.
The English team with star striker Harry Kane will want to go one step further after a tough loss in the Euro 2020 final.
Spain will also be in the mix, with strikers Marco Asensio and Álvaro Morata among others.
And the other big chance will be Argentina, led by superstar Lionel Messi, who will be hoping to win a first World Cup in what is probably his last finals.
What's new about the World Cup?
The big change for this year's World Cup is that the tournament has been scheduled for a November start.
Normally, World Cups are held in the northern summer months, in July or August.
This year the move has been made to avoid the intense heat of a Qatari summer, when temperatures can average 42 degrees Celsius or higher.
To ensure comfort for fans and players, all eight open-air stadiums in use for the World Cup will be air-conditioned, using specially designed coolant systems.
