Australia coach Guus Hiddink has told his players they will have to remain patient a little longer if they want to make the World Cup finals for the first time in 32 years.

But Uruguay striker Alvaro Recoba thinks the South Americans will deny Australia, claiming Uruguay have a "divine right" to make the finals.

Australia need to win by two clear goals in today's second leg play-off in Sydney after losing Saturday's opening leg in Montevideo 1-0.

Hiddink has urged his players not to panic and to take their time looking for the goals that could propel them into their first World Cup appearance since 1974.

"We can't just attack, attack, attack from the first minute," Hiddink said.

Uruguay arrived in Sydney without injured striker Diego Forlan while the Australians are expected to introduce goalscoring midfielders Tim Cahill and Marco Bresciano into their line-up.

Uruguay, World Cup champions in 1930 and 1950, have kept a low profile in Australia but are brimming with confidence.

The South Americans overturned a 1-0 deficit to beat Australia 3-1 on aggregate in the playoffs four years ago and Recoba felt they were destined to win.

"I'm not saying that we have to force our way into the finals but it is normal for a country like ours to be at the game's biggest event," Recoba told reporters.

"The Australians obviously will try their utmost to beat us and this is only logical.

"But the fact is that Uruguay are Uruguay, and the Australians should respect us for this. Uruguay have a divine right to play."