Sunderland defender Bailey Wright will link with the Socceroos in Jeddah this evening as Australia Head Coach Graham Arnold adds a further defensive option to his squad for Tuesday’s clash with Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah Sports City.
With Rhyan Grant and Milos Degenek having returned to their respective clubs due to yellow card trouble, Wright will join the squad in Jeddah ahead of Tuesday’s contest.
Mathew Leckie, who was also in danger of being suspended for June’s AFC playoff if he received a further yellow card in Tuesday’s match, was also permitted to return to his club.
Kick-off in Tuesday evening’s match against Saudi Arabia is at 9pm local time (5am AEDT – Wednesday, 30 March 2022), with the contest to be broadcast exclusively live and free in Australia on Network 10 and simulcast on 10 Play.
Socceroos Squad vs. Saudi Arabia – Tuesday, 29 March 2022 | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round)
|
Name |
Club, Country |
‘A’ Caps (Goals) |
Junior Club |
|
Nathaniel ATKINSON |
Heart of Midlothian, Scotland |
0 (0) |
Riverside Olympic FC (Football Tasmania) |
|
Aziz BEHICH |
Giresunspor, Turkey |
48 (2) |
Meadow Park SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Martin BOYLE |
Al-Faisaly, Saudi Arabia |
15 (5) |
Lewis United FC/Montrose FC (Scotland) |
|
Nicholas D’AGOSTINO |
Melbourne Victory FC, Australia |
0 (0) |
Runaway Bay SC (Football Queensland) |
|
Kenneth DOUGALL |
Blackpool FC, England |
4 (0) |
Samford Rangers FC (Football Queensland) |
|
Mitchell DUKE |
Fagiano Okayama, Japan |
18 (7) |
Liverpool Rangers SC (Football NSW) |
|
Ben FOLAMI |
Melbourne Victory FC, Australia |
1 (0) |
Sutherland Sharks FC (Football NSW) |
|
Bruno FORNAROLI |
Perth Glory FC, Australia |
1 (0) |
Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay) |
|
Denis GENREAU |
Toulouse FC, France |
1 (0) |
Brighton SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Ajdin HRUSTIC |
Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany |
15 (2) |
Heatherton United SC (Football Victoria) |
|
James JEGGO |
KAS Eupen, Belgium |
14 (0) |
Green Gully SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Fran KARACIC |
Brescia Calcio, Italy |
7 (1) |
NK Lokomotiva (Croatia) |
|
Joel KING |
Odense Boldklub, Denmark |
2 (0) |
Shellharbour Junior FC (Football NSW) |
|
Awer MABIL |
Kasimpasa SK, Turkey |
24 (6) |
Saint Augustines FC (Football South Australia) |
|
Ryan MCGOWAN |
Kuwait SC, Kuwait |
22 (0) |
Para Hills Knights SC (Football South Australia) |
|
Connor METCALFE |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
3 (0) |
South Cardiff FC (Northern NSW Football) |
|
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk) |
Sydney FC, Australia |
2 (0) |
Gosford City Dragons FC (Football NSW) |
|
Mathew RYAN (Gk) |
Real Sociedad, Spain |
70 (0) |
Blacktown City FC (Football NSW) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
KV Kortrijk, Belgium |
59 (4) |
Armadale SC (Football West) |
|
Gianni STENSNESS |
Viking FK, Denmark |
1 (0) |
Pittwater RSL FC/Collaroy Cromer SC (Football NSW) |
|
Marco TILIO |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
2 (0) |
APIA Leichhardt FC/Sydney Olympic FC (Football NSW) |
|
Daniel VUKOVIC (Gk) |
NEC Nijmegen, Netherlands |
4 (0) |
St Clair United SC (Football NSW) |
|
Bailey WRIGHT |
Sunderland AFC, England |
24 (1) |
Langwarrin SC (Football Victoria) |
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round)
Matchday 10: Saudi Arabia v Australia
Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Kick-off: 9pm (local); 5am (AEDT)
Broadcast: Live and free in Australia on Network 10 and simulcast on 10 Play