Australia, this is the 26-man Caltex Socceroos squad Bert van Marwijk has named to head to Turkey for a pre-FIFA World Cup training camp.
With all-time leading goalscorer Tim Cahill included in the extended squad, there is also room for Hyundai A-League hotshot Daniel Arzani and Lokomotiva Zagreb right back Fran Karacic.
Arzani and Karacic are the only two new faces to make the cut as van Marwijk reduced the squad from 32 players.
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This means there is no room for Jamie Maclaren, Apostolos Giannou, Alex Gersbach and Mitchell Langerak.
Two players from van Marwijk’s first ever squad for March friendlies against Norway and Colombia have also been informed they have not been selected – Bailey Wright and Aleksandar Susnjar.
“It is always a challenging task to reduce a squad, however this is the nature of professional sport at the highest level,” explained van Marwijk.
“Overall, I believe we have named a strong and ambitious squad for our training camp in Turkey and friendly against Czech Republic in Austria.”
The players will now join up for pre-FIFA World Cup training camp in the coastal town of Antalya, Turkey commencing 20 May.
Following the Friday 1 June friendly against Czech Republic, van Marwijk will then reduce the squad again to the final 23 by Sunday 3 June.
HERE IS THE FULL 26-MAN CALTEX SOCCEROOS EXTENDED SQUAD
|
Name |
Club, Country |
A-International Caps (Goals) |
|
Daniel ARZANI |
Melbourne City FC, AUSTRALIA |
0 (0) |
|
Aziz BEHICH |
Bursaspor, TURKEY |
21 (2) |
|
Joshua BRILLANTE |
Sydney FC, AUSTRALIA |
5 (0) |
|
Tim CAHILL |
Millwall FC, ENGLAND |
105 (50) |
|
Milos DEGENEK |
Yokohama F. Marinos, JAPAN |
17 (0) |
|
Jackson IRVINE |
Hull City AFC, ENGLAND |
17 (2) |
|
Mile JEDINAK |
Aston Villa FC, ENGLAND |
75 (18) |
|
Brad JONES (Gk) |
Feyenoord Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS |
5 (0) |
|
Tomi JURIC |
FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND |
34 (8) |
|
Matthew JURMAN |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings, KOREA REPUBLIC |
4 (0) |
|
Fran KARACIC |
NK Lokomotiva, CROATIA |
0 (0) |
|
Robbie KRUSE |
VfL Bochum, GERMANY |
62 (5) |
|
Mathew LECKIE |
Hertha BSC, GERMANY |
51 (6) |
|
Massimo LUONGO |
Queens Park Rangers FC, ENGLAND |
34 (5) |
|
James MEREDITH |
Millwall FC, ENGLAND |
2 (0) |
|
Mark MILLIGAN |
Al Ahli SC, SAUDI ARABIA |
66 (6) |
|
Aaron MOOY |
Huddersfield Town AFC, ENGLAND |
32 (5) |
|
Andrew NABBOUT |
Urawa Red Diamonds, JAPAN |
2 (0) |
|
Dimitri PETRATOS |
Newcastle Jets, AUSTRALIA |
1 (0) |
|
Josh RISDON |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, AUSTRALIA |
6 (0) |
|
Tom ROGIC |
Celtic FC, SCOTLAND |
35 (7) |
|
Nikita RUKAVYTSYA |
Maccabi Haifa FC, ISRAEL |
18 (1) |
|
Mathew RYAN (Gk) |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, ENGLAND |
42 (0) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
Grasshopper Club Zurich, SWITZERLAND |
33 (3) |
|
James TROISI |
Melbourne Victory, AUSTRALIA |
37 (5) |
|
Daniel VUKOVIC (Gk) |
KRC Genk, BELGIUM |
1 (0) |
Caltex Socceroos pre-2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Friendlies:
Caltex Socceroos v Czech Republic
Date: Friday, 1 June 2018 (local time)
Venue: NV Arena, St. Polten, Austria
Kick-off: 1pm local (9pm AEST – Friday, 1 June 2018)
Broadcast: Live in Australia on FOX SPORTS and Network Ten
Hungary v Caltex Socceroos
Date: Saturday, 9 June 2018 (local time)
Venue: Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary
Kick-off: 5.30pm local (1.30am AEST – Sunday, 10 June 2018)
Broadcast: Live in Australia on FOX SPORTS and Network Ten
Caltex Socceroos 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group C Matches:
France v Caltex Socceroos
Date: Saturday, 16 June 2018
Venue: Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia
Kick-off: 1pm local (8pm AEST – Saturday, 16 June 2018)
Broadcast: Live in Australia on SBS and Optus Sport
Denmark v Caltex Socceroos
Date: Thursday, 21 June 2018
Venue: Samara Arena, Samara, Russia
Kick-off: 4pm local (10pm AEST – Thursday, 21 June 2018)
Broadcast: Live in Australia on SBS and Optus Sport
Caltex Socceroos v Peru
Date: Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Venue: Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia
Kick-off: 5pm local (12pm AEST – Wednesday 27 June 2018)
Broadcast: Live in Australia on SBS and Optus Sport