This year's tournament in North America will be Popovic's first in charge of the national team, with Australia to play co-hosts the US, Paraguay and a yet-to-be determined European nation in the group stages.
As well as securing a pre-World Cup friendly with Mexico in California, AAP understands that Football Australia is locked in talks about an additional encounter against Switzerland ahead of the global showpiece.
Those two games will give the Socceroos a chance to adapt to matches at this year's tournament, which FIFA announced this month will feature mandatory drinks breaks midway through each half.
The stoppages are being introduced at a World Cup where games - particularly in central parts of the US - are set to be impacted by heat, which conveniently allows FIFA to sell more TV advertisements.
Popovic has experience of dealing with similar breaks during his coaching career in the A-League, but is eager to learn how the Socceroos can ensure any in-game momentum is not halted by an enforced interval.
"It's something we have to accept and try to work on in the games we have leading into the World Cup," he said.
"Four quarters is very different, and we'll have to come up with a few ideas and strategies.
"They (AFL coaches) have strategies after a quarter.
"What do they do in the first three or four minutes (after)? How do they get on top? What's the strategy? How do they get back into the rhythm of the game?
"We are looking at all of that to see where we can get an advantage over the opponent and where we can be better than someone else."
Popovic also sought the counsel of Jones on a recent trip to Japan, where he spoke to the former Wallabies coach about knowing when to turn the intensity up or down.
Some Socceroos could have been in camp for the best part of a month ahead of Australia's opening fixture on June 14.
"I actually had breakfast with Eddie Jones in Tokyo," Popovic said.
"When you've coached at least four different nations, you've won a World Cup, you've done many five- to six-week preparations … his insight was (valuable).
"He was very open and showed me a lot of information and how he learned from things that they did wrong, whether it's family and friends (around the camp), or whether it's not giving enough days off to the staff or the players. And how do you manage it over five to six weeks?
"We want to hit the first game at the highest level and hit the ground running, but we also don't want to fall off a cliff straight after the first game."
