The Matildas suffered a 4-0 loss to Japan in the She Believes Cup in February, before going down to the USA and Colombia to finish last on the ladder.
Japan's performance was the opposite, finishing first after defeating the Matildas, Colombia and the USA scoring 10 goals in the process.
Japan's dominance propelled them to fifth on the world rankings, while the Matildas slumped to 16th, their lowest in 20 years.
However, the Tillies eyes are on hosting the Women's Asian Cup, a competition they haven't won in 15 years.
This starts with two friendlies against South Korea, the team that knocked them out of the previous Asian Cup, on Friday in Sydney and Monday in Newcastle.
"Playing Japan in the first opening game was good to see the level now," Van Egmond said.
"We've been exposed to three different oppositions, Japan, Colombia and the US. We're looking to collect ourselves again and have a good performance.
"Especially going into an Asian Cup, if we can put our full focus into that game on Friday, there's no reason why we can't get the outcome that we want at the cup."
The Matildas will take on their Asian rivals for the first time since the 87th minute goal that denied them a third consecutive Asian Cup semi-finals berth.
South Korea went on to finish runners up, but since then have struggled to make an international impact missing out on Olympic qualification after draws with China and North Korea last year.
Although they are on a three game winning run, they haven't beat a top 10 side since August 2015.
The Matildas also haven't beaten a top 10 side since Germany in October, so Van Egmond isn't looking at South Korea as an easily beatable nation.
"We know what they're capable of. They're a great team. They're a technical team. So for us, it's making sure we nullify what they put to us," she said.
"It feels like years ago now. That was a heartbreak for us to concede in the last couple of minutes. It was not a nice feeling."
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