The Socceroos will hope their stroke of luck in World Cup seeding can help them avoid yet another group of death, including a group-stage date with champions Argentina, in the draw for next year's finals.
US President Donald Trump will be among those in attendance at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC for the draw on Friday afternoon local time or 4am Saturday AEDT.
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic, Football Australia chair Anter Isaac and interim chief executive Heather Garriock will be on hand when Australia learn their opposition.
They won't know where until Sunday AEDT, when FIFA will announce the venues and kick-off times for the June 11-July 19 tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Draws haven't been kind to Australia since returning to football's grandest stage in 2006, with the Socceroos only twice making it to the knockouts from five attempts - that year and again in 2022.
They will hope a more straight-forward route awaits next year.
World No.26 Australia landed in Pot 2 for the draw, meaning the Socceroos won't face any of two-time champions Uruguay, 2018 finalists Croatia, Colombia, Switzerland or Austria in the opening round.
But the chaotic nature of European qualifying, plus an expanded 48-team tournament, means there are still plenty of roadblocks to another knockout berth.
Only one team from each confederation, except UEFA, can land in each of the 12 groups, with four groups to contain two European teams.
Australia also cannot face great Asian rivals and fellow Pot 2 members Japan, South Korea and Iran.
World champions Argentina, European champions and world No.1 Spain, plus England, Brazil and France are all ominous potential opponents.
The biggest danger team is Norway, with powerhouse Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, in Pot 3.
There is also plenty to be decided in Pot 4, with Italy, Denmark, Turkey and Poland among those still in European qualifying.
It means a potential nightmare draw of Argentina, Norway and Italy is still a reality.
Popovic's former international teammate John Aloisi is adamant no group will dramatically affect the Socceroos, given the meticulous preparation the former defender will be putting his charges through.
"The biggest thing about us and what Tony's trying to instil is that we can actually compete against anyone. We can actually match with anyone," Aloisi told AAP.
"And it's not because we've got better individuals than a lot of countries. It's just that he will make sure they're well organised.
"He'll make sure that they believe in what they're doing. And he'll make sure that they're super prepared. And you can really see that.
"We've got this Australian spirit that somehow whenever we put on the Socceroo jersey, we seem to go another level. And he's got them believing that as well.
"So I know that they'll be probably as prepared as any other nation, moreso than any other nation and so that'll give us the best possibility of getting through the group stage.
"We don't know what group we're going to get, but I still feel that we will get through the group stage - and then the knockout stages you just don't know what can happen."
Strangely enough if Denmark qualify and are lobbed into Pot 4, the Socceroos could repeat their 2022 draw of the Danes, France and Tunisia.
There will be some players of Scottish and Australian heritage hoping Scotland and the Socceroos land in the same group.
John Souttar, older brother of Socceroo Harry, and Gold Coast-born striker Lyndon Dykes play for Scotland, while the younger Souttar and Martin Boyle were both born there.
The draw will be conducted by former England captain Rio Ferdinand while NFL legend Tom Brady, NHL hall of famer Wayne Gretzky, seven-time MLB All-Star Aaron Judge and NBA great Shaquille O'Neal will serve as draw assistants.
