The Socceroos are planning to shut down the trash-talking US at the World Cup, which starts next week, by letting their football do the talking.

Australia will face Switzerland on Sunday morning (AEST), before kicking off their World Cup campaign against Turkey on June 14 in Vancouver.

Coach Tony Popovic’s side then takes on co-host USA on June 20 in Seattle — the first time it has played a host nation since 1974 in Germany.

The World Cup is being jointly hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.

Former American footballers and media pundits have already written off Australia, which was drawn in Group D with the US, Paraguay and Turkey.

Former US’s men’s soccer player and CBS pundit Mike Grella said Australia’s fixture was a “lay-up” for the Americans, doubling down later by stating: “If USA can’t beat Australia in a football match, stay home.”

Retired international Alexi Lalas added more fuel to the fire, labelling the Socceroos an “average team” after the 27th-ranked side’s 1-0 loss to Mexico.

US soccer great Landon Donovan predicted the Socceroos would finish at the bottom of Group D and called Popovic “smug” after the Australian boss said he was satisfied with the draw.

Socceroos defender Alessandro Circati said he didn’t care about the trash-talking commentary.

“I think it’s a bit of an American approach to things, but it doesn’t really matter … too much talking can harm you sometimes — sometimes it’s better to bite your tongue and let the game play out,” he told ESPN.

“We’re always going to be seen by the football world as underdogs. We’ll let the football do the talking.”

Socceroos great Mark Schwarzer, who has already taken Grella to task after both appeared on CBS in May, believes the US can underestimate Australia at their peril.

“These are players or ex-footballers who are very opinionated,” Schwarzer said at a Sportsbet press conference in Sydney.

“We see Alexi Lalas come out and say in the last couple of days that we’re a very average football team.

“I don’t care, really. I don’t care what they think. It’s all about what we deliver, what we do on the stage.

“I always just think in the back of my mind that if we go there and perform, the best way to silence them is just by beating them.”

If anything, Schwarzer would be surprised if the Socceroos fail to exit the group stage.

Popovic has selected 17 potential debutants alongside the likes of veterans Mat Ryan and Mathew Leckie, who are heading to their fourth World Cup.

Schwarzer, who etched himself into Australian sporting history after his heroics in the iconic 2005 penalty shootout win against Uruguay, said it was up to Popovic’s new generation to keep raising the bar.

“That’s got to be our minimum goal,” Schwarzer said.

“If we don’t, is that a failure? No, but for me, if we don’t get out of the group stage, I’ll be really disappointed.

“I’ll feel like we didn’t do enough and we let that one slip by.”

-with AAP