The excitement of being selected for the World Cup quickly dissipated when 30 of Australia’s best started filing into the Terrigal training ground, ready to be carved into champions.

It’s show time for coach Ange Postecoglou, who has been building up to this point for months. Meticulous planning, watchful eyes all over the world and harsh decisions have been made to get the team and the management to this point.

Already the players have started their medical screenings and are getting fitted for their new gear to show the world that we fit the part.

Their first training session on Friday had coach Postecoglou finally at the helm introducing his signature style onto a team from all sides of the world, used to a hundred different styles themselves.

Overflowing at 30, Postecoglou will need to cut seven players before the squad departs for Brazil, and training will be the perfect place to find the loose screws.

That added pressure might make or break some players.

For young Melbourne Victory player James Troisi, getting into that squad was a dream in itself, but now his focus has shifted.

The half-Greek, half-Italian South Australian has never represented his country in the World Cup, but has nine caps so far for the national team.

Back in 2011, the 20-year-old was a national team regular when he was making a name for himself at Turkish club Kayserispor, but he fell off Holger Osieck’s radar unexpectedly.

Postecoglou begged Troisi to come play for Melbourne Victory on loan from his club Atlanta when he was still the coach at the start of the season. Troisi is happy to be finally recognised for his solid performances.

“As a player it is a privilege to play for your national team and I don’t take that for granted,” he says.

“If you’re not playing regularly at your club, then I understand you shouldn’t be getting called up for your national team, so first and foremost for me it has always been about my club football and if I’m doing well there then hopefully I’m getting the call.

“So that’s why I was pretty disappointed with the previous two coaches because I was playing some good football in some good leagues and not getting acknowledged, really, for whatever reason.

“But hopefully I’ve turned the page and at the moment it seems to be working out pretty well for me.”

Troisi has had a record breaking season at Victory, playing 35 games and scoring 15 goals for the side.

His inclusion in the World Cup squad show’s Postecoglou’s belief in giving young malleable players the ability to shine.

“It’s a new era and it’s time for players like myself and younger players coming through to step up and show the ability that we have,” Troisi says.

If he gets the final call up, he will have the Greek Australian community on his side, cheering him on in Brazil and back home.

Most of the squad will arrive in Sydney from Monday when they finalise their weekend matches overseas.

Australia’s 30-man World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Mark Birighitti (Newcastle Jets), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Mitch Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Mat Ryan (Club Brugge)
Defenders: Josh Brillante (Newcastle Jets), Jason Davison (Heracles Almelo), Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Curtis Good (Dundee United), Ryan McGowan (Shandong), Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk), Luke Wilkshire (Dynamo Moscow), Bailey Wright (Preston North End)
Midfielders: Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Mark Bresciano (Al Gharafa), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf), James Holland (Austria Vienna), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Tommy Oar (Utrecht) , Tom Rogic (Melbourne Victory), Adam Sarota (Utrecht), Dario Vidosic (FC Sion)
Forwards: Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Josh Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus), Mathew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory)