The Wallaroos are anticipating their World Cup fate as the build to next year's Rugby World Cup begins.
The pools will be drawn Friday morning (AEDT) after the 16 teams were confirmed for the tournament in England over the weekend.
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Jo Yapp's side had to wait until the end of WXV to officially secure their place as the highest six finishers in the 2024 edition of the tournament who had not already qualified.
The Wallaroos' golden run through WXV 2 to claim the title has proven crucial for their seeding, sitting in the second position of bands.
Losses to Wales and Scotland could've seen them slip into the third seeding group. Instead, the Australians swept through the competition to establish themselves as a top-five-ranked side and avoid a tougher World Cup draw.
Rugby.com.au breaks down each band and who the Wallaroos could face ahead of Friday's draw.
There's a clear team Jo Yapp will be looking to avoid.
England is the team on everyone's radar, with their WXV 1 triumph further proof of just how dominant the Red Roses are.
The hosts are the team to beat and have built such a margin that they can only improve on their position by playing second-placed Canada and third-place New Zealand.
Both teams hold wins over the Wallaroos in 2024, however, the Kiwis are in a state of uneasiness following a fourth-place finish in WXV 1 after a surprise defeat to Ireland and a thumping loss to the English.
As for France, the Wallaroos stunned the 2021 World Cup semi-finalist in WXV 1 last year and will fancy their chances again of an upset
Teams Australia can't draw and will not face until at least the quarter-finals.
The Wallaroos will be thankful to avoid the red-hot Irish after they continue to defy their ranking with a runners-up finish in WXV 1.
Meanwhile, they took care of Scotland to finish WXV 2 and have never faced Italy.
This is the band that will decide the mood of the Wallaroos when the draw is complete.
The USA are the team to avoid after they took down Australia in Melbourne, who slipped into this band after a winless WXV 1. The Wallaroos have improved significantly since but the USA will have a point to prove after falling to ninth in the world.
Wales is a team that could throw up anything, as evidenced by their last-minute win over the Wallaroos in Newport followed by a thumping defeat to the Australians in South Africa.
Japan took down the Wallaroos in 2022 for their first-ever win over Australia, although much has changed since.
The Aussies defeated South Africa last fortnight, who continue to improve.
The tweaking of the rankings ensures the Wallaroos aren't going to be dealt with a similar fate as 2021 where they found themselves matched with Scotland, who were ranked in this band on account of their late qualification.
Spain is the standout team in this band after taking out WXV 3 in a convincing finish.
The Wallaroos have an impeccable record against Fiji whilst Samoa narrowly defeated Australia A last month.
Jo Yapp's side will be hoping for 42nd-ranked Brazil the most, who qualified through South America and are the only team in the World Cup outside of the top 20 rankings.
