The Matildas have officially arrived in Japan for their pre-games training camp in Nara, with Elise Kellond-Knight speaking to media ahead of their final tune-up.
"The process was actually quite smooth and everyone's looking pretty fresh today," Kellond-Knight said of the Matildas' transition from Sweden to Japan.
"Japan's similar to Australia in terms of humidity, so for us, this feels like home."
The Westfield Matildas arrived in Nara City for a final training camp. The last time the team were in Nara was ahead of their qualification for Rio.
Met with a warm reception, the change of location from Sweden to Japan, marks the team's last steps ahead of their opening Group G match.
Kellond-Knight said she's excited for the Westfield Matildas upcoming match against Japan on Wednesday 14 July at Sanga Stadium in Kyoto, their final match before competition begins.
"It's an amazing opportunity, getting to play the home nation at home," she said.
"We haven't played Japan or an Asian country for a long time now, we've been mainly playing European nations.
"We get to re-familiarise ourselves and we're excited. Playing against Japan is always a fun occasion, they're such a technical team and it's a really enjoyable game to play."
Following their match with Nadeshiko, the Australians will head to Tokyo on 17 July as they settle in to take on Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand.
When asked about the challenges of playing at the tournament without the physical support of family, fans and spectators, she said that it was something the team had become accustomed to as the new norm.
"A lot of us played through the pandemic without crowds, so it's familiar," she said.
She also went on to say, the absence of spectators did not change their end goal of putting on strong performances, and that the beauty of broadcast and social media meant supporters can still get behind the team.
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"You can still follow our journey, social media and television are great, you can get a lot of information, it's almost like you're at the game.
"Of course, it's not the same, but there are lots of ways you can still connect with us, one way or another."