The local reception in Honduras for the World Cup qualifying play-off against Australia has been one of drumming-up encouragement for "Los Catrachos" but their bid to gather support is coming at the cost of respect for the Socceroos, and potentially the security of the team.

Arguably the most recognisable player in Honduran history has described the Australian style of play as "simple", suggesting it is reflective of a country that has no football history. Former Inter Milan, Benfica and Cagliari forward, David Suazo admitted Australia are a strong team, but made no secret of his low opinion of their style of play and quality as a football country.

Suazo spent 12 seasons in Italy between 1999 and 2012 - most of which in the Serie A - and would have regularly played against the likes of former Socceroos' Mark Bresciano, Vince Grella and Zeljko Kalac. In an interview with local newspaper La Prensa, Suazo issued a backhanded compliment of Australian football and held little concern of their threat against Honduras.

"Australia is a strong team but with a simple philosophy and does not have an important football tradition," Suazo said.

This is despite the fact Australia has participated in more World Cups (four) than Honduras (three) and reached the world's biggest tournament eight years before the Central Americans.

Australia has travelled a greater distance than any other nation on their road to Russia and could set a new record for games played to qualify for a World Cup with the series against Honduras bringing their tally to 22 games. The upcoming play-off will be Honduras' 17th and 18th games, but Suazo believes their route through Central America has been far more difficult than Australia's in Asia.

"They [Honduras] have an advantage in arriving with everything because they had to sweat a lot more for their place," he said. "Honduras in San Pedro Sula has to be respected."

His comments continue the passionate bravado from the local press and public ahead of the first leg. This series is the first play-off for Honduras but local newspaper, Diez, suggests history favours them, as Australia have lost six of their eight previous play-off attempts. The 2000 Olympics win for Honduras over Australia has been another favoured topic of discussions while more concerning for the Socceroos is the publication of intimate details of their stay in Honduras.

Australia will undergo heightened security amid serious concerns of interference from locals during their five-night stay in San Pedro Sula which have not been allayed by the publication of their accommodation, training schedule, arrivals and touring party.

Local newspapers revealed the Socceroos hotel and details of their own chef's food preparation coming from local produce. The location and images of the team's hotel was also published by the same newspaper, so too the venue and time for their first training session on Monday as well as the three main airport arrival times of the national team. The publication also revealed the accommodation details of the core Australian supporter's group.

The Socceroos are anticipating a hostile reception from the locals, primarily on match day and the day before the game. However, the revelation of their details could prompt more fans to attempt to interfere and intimidate the players well before Friday's match (Saturday, 8:30am AEDT).