Subway Socceroo, Lewis Miller has been ruled out of Australia’s upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Lebanon due to injury.
Miller came from the field midway through the first half of Hibernian’s clash with Ross County, which got underway just hours before Graham Arnold officially announced his squad for the March FIFA Men’s International Window.
Following an assessment by Hibernian medical staff, in consultation with the Subway Socceroos medical team, Miller was deemed unavailable for international duty.
Miller will be replaced by his former Central Coast Mariners FC teammate, Josh Nisbet who earns his first senior men’s national team call up.
Nisbet – who has previously represented Australia at U-23 level – will join the squad on Sunday, fresh from securing the Central Coast Mariners a spot in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Final.
The Subway Socceroos are set to face Lebanon at Sydney’s CommBank Stadium on Thursday, 21 March before travelling to GIO Stadium, Canberra for a match on Tuesday, 26 March.
The qualifier at GIO Stadium will be designated as a home game for Lebanon, who have opted to play in Australia due to the current circumstances in the Middle East, with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) requesting this fixture be played in a neutral territory.
The March FIFA Men’s International Window sees the resumption of the Second Round of qualification for FIFA World Cup 2026™, following the recent AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ in which Australia made the Quarter Finals.
To find out all the latest information on fixtures, results and Second Round Qualification updates please click here.
The Subway Socceroos FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifiers will be broadcast live thanks to Football Australia’s broadcast partner, 10 Paramount.
MATCH DETAILS:
Subway Socceroos v Lebanon
Thursday, 21 March 2024
CommBank Stadium, Parramatta
Kick-off: 8.00pm AEDT
Tickets: Start from $20 Child, $25 Concession, $30 Adult, $80 Family via Ticketek
Broadcast: 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+
Lebanon v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Kick-off: 7.45pm AEDT
Tickets: Start from $15 Child, $20 Concession, $25 Adult, and $50 Family via Ticketek
Broadcast: 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+
SUBWAY SOCCEROOS’ SQUAD l MARCH FIFA MEN’S INTERNATIONAL WINDOW
| Name | Current Club, Country | ‘A’ Caps (Goals) | Junior Club (Member Federation/Country) |
| Nathaniel ATKINSON | Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland | 12 (0) | Riverside Olympic FC / Football Tasmania |
| Keanu BACCUS | St Mirren FC, Scotland | 17 (0) | Parklea FC / Football New South Wales |
| Brandon BORRELLO | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | 11 (2) | Modbury Jets SC / Football South Australia |
| Jordy BOS | K.V.C Westerlo, Belgium | 12 (1) | Hoppers Crossing SC / Football Victoria |
| Cameron BURGESS | Ipswich Town FC, England | 6 (0) | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Thomas DENG | Albirex Niigata, Japan | 3 (0) | Adelaide Blue Eagles / Football South Australia |
| Mitchell DUKE | FC Machida Zelvia, Japan | 37 (12) | Liverpool Rangers SC / Football New South Wales |
| Bruno FORNAROLI | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | 7 (0) | Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay) |
| Joe GAUCI (Gk) | Aston Villa FC, England | 2 (0) | Cumberland United FC / Football South Australia |
| Thomas GLOVER (Gk) | Middlesbrough FC, England | 0 | Menai Hawks / Football New South Wales |
| Craig GOODWIN | Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia | 24 (4) | Munno Para City FC / Football South Australia |
| Ajdin HRUSTIC | Heracles Almelo, Netherlands | 24 (3) | Heatherton United SC / Football Victoria |
| John IREDALE | SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Germany | 0 | West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook / Football New South Wales |
| Jackson IRVINE | FC St Pauli, Germany | 66 (11) | Ringwood City SC / Football Victoria |
| Gethin JONES | Bolton Wanderers FC, England | 4 (0) | Wrexham FC (Youth), Wales |
| Riley MCGREE | Middlesbrough FC, England | 24 (1) | Gawler Eagles FC / Football South Australia |
| Connor METCALFE | FC St. Pauli, Germany | 19 (0) | South Cardiff FC / Northern NSW Football |
| Joshua NISBET | Central Coast Mariners, Australia | 0 | St Mary’s FC / Football Queensland |
| Kye ROWLES | Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland | 18 (0) | Palm Beach SC / Football Queensland |
| Mathew RYAN (Gk) (C) | AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands | 91 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales |
| Sam SILVERA | Middlesbrough FC, England | 5 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales |
| Harry SOUTTAR | Leicester City FC, England | 27 (11) | Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland) |
| Adam TAGGART | Perth Glory FC, Australia | 17 (6) | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Patrick YAZBEK | Viking FK, Norway | 0 | Austral Soccer Club / Football New South Wales |
| Kusini YENGI | Portsmouth FC, England | 4 (0) | Fulham United FC / Football South Australia |