Lucas Neill reminds his Socceroos they cannot afford to slip up against Japan Socceroos captain Lucas Neill, right, training with Tim Cahill. Picture: Rob Griffith. SOCCEROOS captain Lucas Neill wasted no time in reminding his teammates what was at stake over the next three weeks. And defender Mark Milligan warned that Japan can no longer be bullied by the Socceroos ahead of next week's decisive World Cup qualifier. The Socceroos' camp in Saitama, just outside of Tokyo, started on Monday with the bulk of the squad arriving by Tuesday afternoon for the meeting with Group B leaders Japan. Neill, who missed the 2-2 draw against Oman due to suspension, called a meeting where he reminded the players they could afford few slips ups over the next 270 minutes. "Lucas had a quick chat with the boys with what lay ahead and how important these next three games are," defender Jade North said. It was just a quick chat to refresh the memories and get the mind going. We know exactly what's at stake. They only need a point to qualify so I think a lot of the pressure will be on them. I know how they think, they should be sitting comfortably but when you only need that point like we did against Qatar to qualify for the last World Cup, it was 0-0, it starts to play mind games with you. Milligan, who spent two years with J-League 2 side JEF United, said the exodus of Japanese players to Europe has seen them become accustomed to the physical nature of the game. "A few years ago we used to be able to bully them a bit but with their boys playing in Europe it's definitely not the case any more," Milligan said. We have to definitely match them fitness wise and physically and tactically. The physical side of things for them is not an issue now. We're under no illusions of what's ahead of us and how difficult it's going to be. It's the way it's worked out and we've got to deal with it and the most important game now is Japan. North said the players were delighted for teammate Mile Jedinak, who captained Crystal Palace to a Championship playoff win over Watford yesterday. "I didn't watch it, I was fast asleep but the boys were buzzing today and he thoroughly deserves it and he's got a great story behind to come from where he has (he couldn't get an A-League contract in season one) to play in the Premier League," North said.