The Vodafone Fiji Bati blessed the Sydney Football Stadium today before turning their minds to the biggest game in the country's short rugby league history against Australia in the World Cup semi-final.
The deeply religious Bati squad gathered in the middle of the ground this morning to pray together breaking into song before a light training session ahead of tonight's showdown with the star studded Kangaroos.
While bookmakers make the Kangaroos 500-1 to win, with star captain Darren Lockyer and Greg Inglis returning after being rested against Papua New Guinea, the Bati are not worried about the predications.
Captain Wes Naiqama said his players know their capability and everything they know and have trained for in their careers will be put to the test against the number 1 side tonight.
Prop Ashton Sims is confident of a good outing from the Bati team as he maintains that they are not coming into the game thinking of losing.
Sims said the players want to continue to play and they will hope for the best result tonight.
The Bati will collect $300,000 dollars prize-money for qualifying for the semi-finals.
The team has voted to split 70 percent of the cheque among the 32 players and officials in the squad with each to get $6562.
The Fiji Bati and Australia semi-final will kick-off at 9pm tonight and the winner will play New Zealand in the final after they defeated Great Britain 32 - 22 last night.
Bati Bless Sydney Football Stadium
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