Football Australia has today advised of changes to the Socceroos’ squad for Australia’s forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualification fixtures against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Adelaide United attacker Craig Goodwin has been ruled out of the squad after he was deemed to be a close contact for COVID-19, while FC St. Pauli midfielder Jackson Irvine will miss the window after he tested positive to the virus prior to departing Germany for Australia.
With Goodwin and Irvine ruled out of the squad, Melbourne Victory attacker Ben Folami will come in for his debut camp. Additionally, Blackpool FC midfielder Kenneth Dougall has been called up to represent Australia.
Socceroos players will begin arriving in camp today. The final squad members are due to land in Australia late on Tuesday evening, allowing part of the squad just one training session together ahead of Thursday’s match against Japan.
The Socceroos’ match against Japan on Thursday evening (kick-off 8.10pm AEDT) will be broadcast live and free in Australia on Network 10 and simulcast on 10 Play. Tickets are available from Ticketek.
Socceroos Squad | 21 – 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 |
14 (5) |
Lewis United FC/Montrose FC (Scotland) |
|
Nicholas D’AGOSTINO |
Melbourne Victory FC, Australia |
0 (0) |
Runaway Bay SC (Football Queensland) |
|
Milos DEGENEK |
Columbus Crew, USA |
35 (1) |
Blacktown City FC (Football NSW) |
|
Kenneth DOUGALL |
Blackpool FC, England |
4 (0) |
Samford Rangers FC (Football Queensland) |
|
Mitchell DUKE |
Fagiano Okayama, Japan |
17 (7) |
Liverpool Rangers SC (Football NSW) |
|
Ben FOLAMI |
Melbourne Victory FC, Australia |
0 (0) |
Sutherland Sharks FC (Football NSW) |
|
Bruno FORNAROLI |
Perth Glory FC, Australia |
0 (0) |
Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay) |
|
Denis GENREAU |
Toulouse FC, France |
1 (0) |
Brighton SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Rhyan GRANT |
Sydney FC, Australia |
20 (1) |
Canowindra Juniors/Bathurst 75 (Football NSW) |
|
Ajdin HRUSTIC |
Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany |
14 (2) |
Heatherton United SC (Football Victoria) |
|
James JEGGO |
KAS Eupen, Belgium |
13 (0) |
Green Gully SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Fran KARACIC |
Brescia Calcio, Italy |
7 (1) |
NK Lokomotiva (Croatia) |
|
Joel KING |
Odense Boldklub, Denmark |
1 (0) |
Shellharbour Junior FC (Football NSW) |
|
Mathew LECKIE |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
69 (13) |
Brimbank Stallions FC (Football Victoria) |
|
Awer MABIL |
Kasimpasa SK, Turkey |
23 (6) |
Saint Augustines FC (Football South Australia) |
|
Jamie MACLAREN* |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
21 (8) |
Green Gully SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Connor METCALFE |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
2 (0) |
South Cardiff FC (Northern NSW Football) |
|
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk) |
Sydney FC, Australia |
2 (0) |
Gosford City Dragons FC (Football NSW) |
|
Tomas ROGIC |
Celtic FC, Scotland |
53 (10) |
Tuggeranong United FC (Capital Football) |
|
Kye ROWLES |
Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia |
0 (0) |
Palm Beach SC (Football Queensland) |
|
Mathew RYAN (Gk) |
Real Sociedad, Spain |
69 (0) |
Blacktown City FC (Football NSW) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
KV Kortrijk, Belgium |
58 (4) |
Armadale SC (Football West) |
|
Gianni STENSNESS |
Viking FK, Denmark |
0 (0) |
Pittwater RSL FC/Collaroy Cromer SC (Football NSW) |
|
Marco TILIO |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
1 (0) |
APIA Leichhardt FC/Sydney Olympic FC (Football NSW) |
|
Daniel VUKOVIC (Gk) |
NEC Nijmegen, Netherlands |
4 (0) |
St Clair United SC (Football NSW) |
*Japan game only
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round)
Matchday 9: Australia v Japan
Date: Thursday, 24 March 2022
Venue: Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia
Kick-off: 8.10pm AEDT
Tickets: Tickets available from Ticketek
Broadcast: Live and free in Australia on Network 10 and simulcast on 10 Play